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Federal food regulators are backing off of proposed changes to what craft brewers can do with the leftover grains from the beer making process.Craft…

Some New York craft brewers are asking their local congressman to reduce the federal taxes on their beer so they can continue to grow.The number of craft…

Erica and Les Goodman live on a stunning Adirondack foothill near Fort Ann, that happen's to be Erica's childhood home. The valley below is just starting…

Dave Pasick moved back to his family’s farm just north of Utica a few years ago, naming it Szaro Farms, after an old family name.Last year, behind the old…

The historic F.X. Matt Brewery, maker of the popular Saranac line of beers, is getting more "green" next month.It won't be making green beer on a regular…

Nick Matt ducks into side doors and up staircases while rattling off the history of the F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica.The brew house is like a second home to…

Five big new tanks have arrived at the F.X. Matt Brewing Company in Utica. But they won't be used to make the brewery's signature Saranac brand craft…

Roc Brewing Co. got off to an auspicious start.Last October, the then four-month-old Rochester microbrewery became the first of two beermakers in the…

Craft beer has proven recession-proof. Its sales have accelerated while the overall beer market remains flat.So in 2010, when two college friends from RIT…