A Better Vibe!
Looking for a better vibe this summer? We found it for our latest sponsorship: this year’s Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut. We got the perfect feeling from this one, and partnered with the Vibes to create an exclusive brew to be served at this year’s event. We asked Saranac fans and members of the “Vibe Tribe” and to help us name the beer, and the suggestions and votes came flowing in. The overwhelming winner was Saranac Liquid Vibes. The new official beer of Gathering of the Vibes will be a refreshing lager, perfect for this laid back summer event. Saranac Liquid Vibes will be sharing space in the beer tent with Saranac IPA and Saranac Summer Ale. We hope you can join us!
Gathering of the Vibes began in 1996 as a celebration of the life of Jerry Garcia, who had passed away the previous summer. Now in its 16th year, Vibes has grown into a four-day festival that has featured such world-class talent as Crosby, Stills and Nash; all living members of the Grateful Dead; the Allman Brothers Band; James Brown; the Black Crowes; Buddy Guy; Jimmy Cliff; Primus; George Clinton and P-Funk; Bruce Hornsby; Les Claypool; and many, many more, while continuing to showcase extraordinarily talented young up-and-coming bands. With its great line-up of headline bands, new bands and local favorites, the Vibes attracts 25,000-30,000 people per day.
We’re looking forward to this popular fest and serving up lots of Saranac Liquid Vibes. We hope you can join us!
Saranac Thursdays 2011 Band Schedule Announced!
The wait is finally over and the countdown to May 26th is on...only 22 days to go! We're excited to announce this year's line-up with 8 new bands, plus we've extended the season by two weeks to lead right into Utica Music Fest. Thank you to everyone who submitted your music. It was a tough decision with lots of awesome bands to choose from.
| May 26th-Crazy Fools June 2nd-Dashboard Nixon June 9th-Time Trooper June 16th-Matt Chase & Thunder Canyon June 23rd-Showtime June 30th-Jimkata July 7th-Syndicate July 14th-Sassafrass Jenkins July 21st-Gridley Paige |
July 28th-Enter the Haggis August 4th-Three Inch Fury August 11th-Dusty Puppies August 18th-Strung Sideways/Rusty Doves August 25th-Sirsy September 1st-Lynch September 8th-Fulton Chain Gang September 15th-Utica Music Fest Kickoff |
Ready to get down...with moe. and Saranac?
Get ready for a weekend with plenty of your favorite music and beer. Drink With Us this weekend at the 11th annual moe.down at Gelston Castle Estate in Mohawk, NY. We'll be serving up three great Saranac favorites: one of our most-requested seasonals, Saranac Octoberfest, and two of our favorite brews from our core line-up, Saranac Adirondack Lager and Saranac Pale Ale. We're happy to support our friends Vinny, Rob, Chuck, Jim and Al as the official beer sponsor of this wildly popular festival.
Join the guys for three whole days of nationally known and up-and-coming bands from all different genres. Don't forget to bring some school supplies to donate to a school district in the Mohawk Area. The following supplies are being requested: bookbags, crayons, #2 pencils, colored pocket folders, colored pencils, markers, glue sticks, spiral notebooks, notebook filler paper and scissors. Drop-off bins will be located in the Kids' Tent.
Don't have tickets yet? Visit the official moe.down site for more info. We hope to see you there!
Root beer here! Get your root beer!
This week kicks off the 2010 New York State Fair held in Syracuse, NY. Every summer thousands of people visit the fairgrounds each day to enjoy awesome food, entertainment, rides and more. This year, we decided to join the fun and offer $1 soft drinks at our Saranac booth located in the Horticultural Building! Also located in this building are $1 baked potatoes. Grab one and wash it down with a $1 Saranac Root Beer, Diet Root Beer, Orange Cream or Shirley Temple. Our Brewery Shop will be selling lots of Utica Club and Saranac merchandise and sampling beer from 3-4PM and 6-7PM every day! Find more Saranac and support your local Brewery while visiting other vendors at the fair. We hope you'll stop by and Drink With Us. If you haven't tried our root beer yet, here's what the Soda Jerks had to say about it (Thanks, Soda Jerks for the kind words and the very entertaining review. Cheers!)
Sausage anyone?
Save the date for "The Session: Oktoberfest (It's a Sausage Party)"
On Friday, September 10, 2010, we'll be hosting the second "Session" event. For those of you who attended “The Session: A Saranac Beer and Food Pairing Experience” back in May, you know our "Session" events are a little different from most events at the Brewery: we focus on craft beers and the perfect food to pair with each. Join us this September for "The Session: Oktoberfest (It's a Sausage Party)" to celebrate locally brewed craft beer (featuring our fall seasonals, Pumpkin Ale and Octoberfest), and lots of authentic German sausage. There is no better combination. Get your tickets at the Brewery Shop or on online now. Check our events page often and "Like" us on Facebook to be among the first to know what Brewery events are going on.
Two more weeks of great Saranac music!
After two great events, our Summer Concert Series continues: Night Ranger will be here Friday, August 13, 2010, and we’ll host STS9 on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Don't miss these phenomenal shows on the Saranac Summer Concert Series Stage. Check their links below to listen to some of their music and warm up for the shows (try it with a Saranac in hand to get the full effect). Then get your tickets online or at The Brewery Shop, and get ready to Drink With Us (and hundreds of our friends).
We’ll see you there. Cheers!
Night Ranger: 80s hit rock band with tunes you'll know and sing along to...
http://www.myspace.com/nightranger
STS9: Instrumental electronic rock band at the forefront of the electronic music scene...
http://tour.sts9.com/?p=62
Come "Raise the Dead"
Popular Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra is back for another year.
With an awesome light display and Grateful Dead-inspired tunes, DSO is always one of our favorite shows. What Grateful Dead set will they recreate this year? Or will it be an original? Buy some tickets and join us to find out. We'll have your favorite Saranac Beers on tap, and Saranac Soft Drinks will also be available. Hope to see you tomorrow night. Cheers!
Do you want to be Mayor of Saranac Thursdays?
Effective immediately, we're searching for the Mayor of Saranac Thursdays. Want the job? Sign up for Foursquare and download the app for your phone. Check-in each time you come to Saranac Thursdays. If you check in more than anyone else, you'll become the Mayor - which comes with its own set of perks for that week.
We will determine who the Mayor is by who holds the title each Thursday at noon. We'll announce the winner online via Twitter and Facebook. It's the winner's responsibility to let the folks at the gate know that you have arrived by showing your Foursquare profile.
The Mayor will receive free admission to Saranac Thursdays for that week (as well as get to wear the Mayor's sash and be acknowledged at the event). Mayorships can change from week to week so each check-in counts! The Official check-in spot is Saranac Thursdays.
So what is Foursquare? It's a great app for your smartphone that uses your location to show your friends where you are and helps you discover cool places around town. Even after the festivities at the Brewery, you can use the app to check-in at your favorite places and connect with friends to let them know where you're sharing a Saranac. More info can be found on the Foursquare website. Good luck!
Drumroll Please...
Here it is, what you've all been waiting for. Summer is near, and we've got the beer (and some pretty awesome music too!) Don't forget, the first Saranac Thursday is May 27th. Only 27 days away!
2010 Saranac Thursday Band Line Up
May 27th- Dashboard Nixon
June 3rd- Showtime
June 10th- Earl Pickens
June 17th- Last Call
June 24th- Gridley Paige
July 1st- One Hard Krank
July 8th- Custom Taylor Band
July 15th- Crazy Fools
July 22nd- Enter the Haggis
July 29th- Fulton Chain Gang
August 5th- The Bourbon Mothers
August 12th- Jimkata
August 19th- Capital Zen
August 26th- Three Inch Fury
September 2nd- Pre moe.down Throwdown
Lucky #7 in Craft Brewers
Yesterday, The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2009 beer sales volume.
The two lists are the Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies, comprising small and independent craft brewers, and the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. We are proud to announce we were ranked #7 out of 50 Top Craft Breweries and #14 out of 50 Top Overall Breweries! Cheers to YOU for drinking lots of Saranac! As always, we appreciate your support. Read the whole story...