A Sip of History
Coleman's is a bar located in Syracuse, NY at the top of Tipperary Hill. This area, known for its Irish flare (just check out the traffic light reversed to resemble the Irish Flag), hosts Green Beer Sunday every year to kick off St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The festivities include a parade where they deliver green beer in a tanker in front of the pub. While digging through some historical artifacts, we found the picture posted here. The photo is F.X. Matt II (Fred's father and Nick's brother) with Peter Coleman, owner of Coleman's Irish Pub, in our aging cellar next to the tank of green beer we exclusively brewed for them in 1989. Although the green beer they serve now is not ours, we actually made Coleman's green beer right here in the Brewery at that time. How cool is that? Today, you can enjoy Saranac Irish Red there on tap. We thought you would enjoy this story about a tradition known near and far. Slainte!