Brewing in Utica

By Linda Tancs

The FX Matt Brewing Company in Utica, New York, derives from a legacy of brewing tradition that began in Germany. Founded in 1888, it’s the third-oldest family-owned and operated brewery in the country. It’s also distinctive because it survived Prohibition, one of few breweries to do so, owing largely to transitioning to the making of soft drinks. Once Prohibition ended, it became the first brewery in the nation to acquire a license to sell beer. The outdoor Biergarten serves beer and food through late fall.

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Billed as the Great North American Eclipse, a total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024, passing over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The path of the eclipse begins in Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. This will be the last time any solar eclipse will be visible within the United States until 2045. 

Be prepared! So long as supplies last, you can purchase eclipse glasses and other accessories, like a phone app and photo filter, from American Paper Optics, a NASA-approved manufacturer. The link in the preceding sentence is an affiliate link, which means that if you click on the link and purchase merchandise from the page, then I may receive a small commission.