Beermaker in bankruptcy (Iron City)

Pittsburgh Post Gazette ^

[evets]

Pittsburgh Brewing, forced into bankruptcy yesterday to avoid a cutoff of its water supply, plans to get rid of more than $6 million in pension obligations and emerge from bankruptcy with its ownership group intact, Vice Chairman Joseph Piccirilli said.

From left, Pittsburgh Brewing Co.'s Valerie Stoltz, director of human resources; Tony Ferraro, vice president of sales and marketing; Jeff Vavro from media relations; and Joseph Piccirilli, vice chairman, talk after a news conference at the brewery in Lawrenceville yesterday afternoon

[R. Scott]

Yep!

[Fester Chugabrew]

Maybe if they went back to that old style can and sold it at Auto Zone . . .

[TXBSAFH]

The Beer Looter Guy is deeply saddened.

[Petronski]

Chateau d'Yquem

Castle of Come?

[add925]

For more shocking news, the US hops (beer ingredient) industry is about 1/2 of what it used to be a few years ago.

In 2004, one country outpaced Germany for hop cone exports to the US.........Take a guess who it was?

All our beer are belong to them.

[oyez]

Seems like Falstaff, Falls City, and Ballantine all disapeared about the same time.

[ericthecurdog]

"Castle of Come?"

Well, hey, it's a French wine, so I wouldn't be surprised.

[evets]

[oyez]

I remember seeing Papst Blue Ribbon and Budwiser cans like that.

[mikrofon]

I think I mistook it for dry gas one time...

[Smokin' Joe]

Fox Deluxe was a close runner up.

[YouPosting2Me]

This may just be the saddest thread of the day... *sniff*

[AmishDude]

Their Augustiner line is quite good, but relatively new.

[R. Scott]

Is Genesee and Rolling Rock still around?

[olezip]

The best beer in the entire world is Old Frothlingslosh seasonally brewed by Iron City. Old Frothlingslosh had the foam on the bottom. I even have an autographed flat by non other than Miss Frothingslosh! Wow! What wonderful memories. I had my first Iron City beer (a sip, anyway) when I was eight years old. It tasted awful! However, I have grown to love Iron City; taste just like Old Dominion, but is a lot less expensive. Really good with pizza, pretzels, and kielbasi. I hope the brewery can pull out of this financial mess!

[Xenalyte]

I've always understood Iron City as being right down there with Nasty Gansett and Black Lab.

[oyez]

Rolling Rock is, thankfully, still around.

[TXBSAFH]

ALL OF THESE SWILLS PALE IN COMPARISON BEFORE THE MAJESTY OF SHINER BOCK!!!!!!!!!

[R. Scott]

We emptied many an R&R.

[chopperman]

The important question is:

What will happen to 'Old Frothingslosh'?