Yesterday we toured another brewery, the F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica. They brew Saranac beer and soft drinks. Their main brand when they were a regional brewery was Utica Club. They advertised the beer using two talking beer steins Schultz & Dooley and the commercials became so legendary that the local TV Guide listed when they would be shown. They had a video of them in the store and they were hilarious. They also sell a line of Schultz & Dooley steins portraying various characters. This brewery was much larger than the two we visited in Cooperstown. They also brew beer for other labels, such as Pete's Wicked. The tour was interesting and included many antiques the owners have collected. At the end of the tour we went to the tap room to taste a couple beers. Of course I had to buy a six pack. After we came back from the tour we had a short rain and we saw the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Today we drove about 75 miles to the other side of Syracuse and are at the northern end of the finger lakes. Driving through the town near the campground we saw a sign saying they were having the Mosquito Festival. I don't know that we will be sitting outside very much.
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