Support Your Local Brewery

At the St. Paul Street end of the footbridge near High Falls you can find this great old building, which is part of the Genesee Brewery. In the town I'm from, Utica, NY, the local brewery, FX Matts, is kind of the center of the community. Most big events, like the Utica Boilermaker and several festivals and live music are tied to the brewery and Saranac beers. In Utica, the local brewer is for the most part, treated as a local treasure. When I moved to Rochester, old Genny was kind of neglected by most people here, and seemed on the verge of being overrun by crappy national brands. Since the 90's, they have tried going "microbrew" with the Dundee and High Falls lined...with limited success. Recently, a large brewing company purchased Genesee, and plans on trying to bring it back above the radar. I would like to have seen it stay with local ownership....but at least its still made here. Support your local brewery!