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Saranac Brewery: Fred Matt on F.X. Matt Brewing Company & Craft Beer History | Episode 119
Step inside one of America’s oldest family-owned breweries as Steve and Scott welcome Fred Matt, president and fourth-generation leader of F.X. Matt Brewing Company—home of Saranac and Utica Club—in Utica, New York.
Fred shares the brewery’s remarkable history dating back to 1888, including how Utica Club became the first beer sold after Prohibition. He also discusses the creation and growth of Saranac, the brewery’s pioneering mixed packs, its approach to contract brewing, and how the Matt family has kept the company evolving through more than a century of changes in the beer industry.
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