Friday, May 30, 2008

Brewery Burns!


No, it wasn't Jimmy's.
Flames erupted Thursday evening at the F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica,NY. Described as a toxic fire, the Utica police department evacuated residents living around the plant, which is located on Varick Street.
New York's oldest brewery, it was founded in 1888 by Francis Xavier Matt and has stayed in the family for 4 generations.
Always a positive presence at local and regional beer festivals they are an historic brewer of many different brands, most notably Saranac, and Utica Club.
“We will rebuild, We’ve been in business 120 years. This is a speed bump.”~Vice President Fred Matt
MC and I had visited the facility nearly 10 years ago.
Here's a photo gallery courtesy of UticaOD.com.
Perhaps karma? - I was unable to reach Sharon Stone for comment.

1 comment:

joe said...

Fire photos just posted here
http://nlford.com/news/tafbrewery/