ol_ironstomach Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 First the bottling plant at F.X. Matt in Utica burns (and at this time, is still being put out). And now, 60,000 pounds of lobster lost in Boston fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfood Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 First the bottling plant at F.X. Matt in Utica burns (and at this time, is still being put out). Yikes. Fire is out and everyone is ok, but lots of damage done. Bad news for Utica, NY and Saranac enthusiasts. Fred Matt says they'll be back in full though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Rymarz Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I live fairly close to Utica and very glad no one got hurt. Unfortunately the economy in that area can not afford any loss of jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Bad news for Utica, NY and Saranac enthusiasts. And possibly many others. Matt has long been one of the most important contract brewers on the East Coast, and produces for dozens of small production brewers, including Brooklyn. Back in the '80s, Matt was the original contract brewer for Sam Adams. If their bottling line stays down for some time (and per the link above, Fred Matt thinks it's salvageable) presumably they'd have to tanker products to another bottler, if capacity can be found. I've never heard of that being done for a naturally carbonated beverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crescent City Clown Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 That's really tragic. I had the pleasure of doing some work there about 10 years ago and it was really fun working in an antique kinda place. While well kept, it was definitely state of the art circa 1950 or so. Really nice people, though. I hope that they can come back quickly. This is a bad time of year to lose bottling capacity. On the other hand, we were there in the Winter and I had never, up to that point in my life, had the experience of a small industrial town in Upstate New York in the middle of the winter. Come to think of it, I don't think that I had ever experienced Winter in any meaningful way. I didn't enjoy it. That place is cold as a wedge 24 hours a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 To our members, friends, and families in the Los Angeles area - stay safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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