Below you will find the definitive answer to the original question as
> answered by the company itself.
> Dear Michael D. Fisher:
> I'm writing in answer to your questions regarding Pryor Double Dark. Our
> brewery did make Pryor Double Dark under license agreement and hold it as a
> draft exclusive for a number of years. We discontinued the product about
> 10 years ago because we could not come to a agreement with the license
> holder regarding expansion of the product line. We had been interested in
> expanding the Pryor trademark and introducing packages. Unfortunately, the
> license holder would never agree to do this at a rate that would allow us to
> invest behind the brand, and thus we discontinued it about 10 years ago.
> Some time after that we did introduce Saranac Black Forest, also as a draft
> exclusive. To your question as to whether Saranac Black Forest and Pryor
> are the same beer. The answer is no they are not, but I would say that
> they are similar products, and thus I understand why people might think they
> were related. As you may be aware, Saranac Black Forest now is available
> as part of the Saranac line, and is offered in our Trail Mix packages as
> well as being available in six packs.
> I hope I've answered your questions, if you have anything else, let me know.
> Thanks for taking the time to e-mail us. We work hard to make the best
> Saranac products we can, and it certainly is nice to hear that people
> appreciate them. If you are ever in our area, I hope you will take the
> opportunity to come visit our brewery and see our operations. We have an
> interesting tour of our facilities and are proud to show our brewery, now
> operating in its third century, or alternatively you might want to visit our
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> Lorraine - Customer Relations - Matt Brewing Co.