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Beer Birthday: Nick Matt

May 21, 2025 By Jay Brooks 2 Comments

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Today is the 80th birthday of Nick Matt, chairman and CEO of F.X. Matt Brewing in Utica, by the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The brewery was originally founded in 1888, and their main brand today is Saranac. Nick is an active member of the beer industry, and especially through the Brewers Association, and a big supporter of the community as a whole. Join me in wishing Nick a very happy birthday.

33. Nick & Fred Matt, Saranac Brewing Co
Nick and Fred Matt at the Rare Beer Tasting at Wynkoop during GABF.
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A promo shot at the brewery, Nick with his nephew, and company president, Fred Matt.
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Nick leading a toast at the American Legacy Brewers Hospitality Night a couple of years ago in Philadelphia during the Craft Brewers Conference.

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Comments

  1. Beerman49 says

    May 22, 2014 at 12:12 am

    I’ve partaken of some of their bottled Saranac varieties over the years during my trips to the DC suburbs/VA Beach. Their everyday ales are quite drinkable, tho a bit lighter & less hoppy than most of those CA/OR/WA craft breweries produce. Just checked their website & noticed label redesign & some new products that I hope to find when back there next month.

    Nice to see a new addition to the birthday list – happy soixante-neuf, Nick!

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  2. Lt. Buster (Ivar) Strand says

    August 1, 2017 at 11:47 am

    Happy belated birthday Nick. I’m just trying to catch up with old friends. We served aboard the Macdonough way back when. Drop me an email if you want.

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