May 24, 2012 One of the sure signs of the "Frog Days Of Summer" is Saranac Thursdays, held weekly in the parking lot at the F.X. Brewery on Court Street in Utica. Tonight is the first Saranac Thursday of the season with live music by Dashboard Nixon, a central New York favorite.
May 15, 2012 As a former tour guide at the F.X. Matt Brewing Company, I live by the motto "Beer is thicker than water". That's why I like to share beer news with you. This is American Craft Beer Week across the country, and a number of local events are taking place to celebrate that fact.
April 10, 2012 If you know me (and you do by now), you hear me talking about beer on occasion. And, I often share beer news from our friends at the F.X Matt Brewing Company in Utica. Well today, I'll share with you some "home brew" news. Our Big Frog 104 Production Director and my friend, Geoff is quite the brewmaster.
April 7, 2012 Today is National Beer Day, and it may interest you to know that the very first beer to be sold in the U.S. after the repeal of Prohibition was Utica Club. The story goes that UC was for sale within an hour and a half of the repeal on this day back in 1933. (Shultz & Dooley would be proud).
February 23, 2012 It's the quiet time of the year, a month to go until St. Patrick's Day, and a couple of weeks away from America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk. Now, something new from Saranac to liven up the landscape...Saranac Chocolate Orange beer.
January 27, 2012 As we plod along through winter 2012, we see that there's another bright spot on the horizon from our local brewery. The F.X. Matt Brewing Company recently released its annual "What Ales You" variety 12-pack.
October 5, 2011 My loyalty and friendship with the F.X. Matt Brewing Company, makers of Utica Club and Saranac beer and soft drinks goes way back to my college days, when I was a tour guide at the brewery. Now that we are well into the "Frog Days of Fall", Saranac is launching a new look on TV.
