{"id":1768,"date":"2008-05-30T08:10:43","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T12:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2008-05-30T18:26:44","modified_gmt":"2008-05-30T22:26:44","slug":"a-moment-of-silence-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"A moment of silence and hope (UPDATED)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regular readers of this blog know that my favorite libation is brewed at the FX Matt Brewery in Utica, NY<\/a> (formerly the brewers of the iconic “Utica Club” beer) which bottled great beer under the name of “Saranac<\/a>“, the only beer I can drink after nine years of German beer. My cousin Scott emailed me this morning to tell me the brewery was engulfed in flames last night. The latest news I can find is from 3am today<\/a>;<\/p>\n

A fire is still blazing at the F.X. Matt Brewery after forcing the cancellation of the season’s first Saranac Thursday. The fire began in the canning area on the third floor. Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks says the fire is not yet under control as of 12:00 AM. There are major cracks in the walls of the burning building.<\/p>\n

Utica Fire Marshal Raymond Beck says investigators are canvassing the neighborhood talking to people. An evaluation of the building is necessary but Beck fears of potential collapse, making an examination impossible at this time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A local man took this video of the fire;<\/p>\n

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It looks like this year’s “Beers of Summer<\/a>” may not make it to market. In that case, it’ll be a long, hot, thirsty summer. My best wishes for the employees and owners of the 120-year-old family-owned brewery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m awaiting updates from my cousin who has his nose to the ground on this disturbing story.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: I know ya’all have been as worried as I’ve been about this. Well, I just received this email from the brewery;<\/p>\n

As some of you may have heard, last evening, a major portion of our production facility was destroyed by fire. While the Brewery operations remain shutdown, it is our intention to rebuild our Brewery and plans are already underway to do so in the most efficient manner possible. <\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

We cannot possibly thank everyone for their generous outpouring of support for our organization during this difficult time.<\/span> We extend our deepest gratitude to the City of Utica Fire & Police Departments as well as surrounding municipal fire departments for their efforts to control this devastating situation. Having been faced with many challenges over our 120 year history, we are extremely confident in our ability to rebuild this area of our operations and come back stronger than ever. Thank you all for your support of Saranac Beer and Soft Drinks.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\"nick\" \"Fred2\"<\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Utica’s Channel 2<\/a>;<\/p>\n

*Canning capability is lost for now. However, it looks like bottling operations could be salvageable, though officials are not yet sure.<\/p>\n

*There are plans to tank beer at another brewery.<\/p>\n

*There is plenty of finished stock that has not been effected that will be rolling out Monday.<\/p>\n

*Kegging operations were not effected.<\/p>\n

*There may be some dislocation for employees, but no other details were released.<\/p>\n

*The Boilermaker is not expected to be effected.<\/p>\n

*Saranac Thursday will continue next Thursday.<\/p>\n

*There were no fire sprinklers in the building, but the building was up to fire codes according to Nick Matt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So I can sleep tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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