[FlJoePa]

The end of an era. The "beer snobs" can say what they want about Rolling Rock, but I love it. I'll miss it. It's part of PA and it's part of me. I grew up on it. Drinking ponies in the Rathskeller in State College ranks up there with the greatest times of my life.

I'm sad.

I don't know if I'll drink the new Rolling Rock or not. I guess I'll give it a shot, but I know that it will never be the same.

I don't blame AB, I blame InBev. THEY are the ones that offered up the recipe/label without the brewery. AB just made a steal of a business deal. I can't blame them, but chances are I won't drink their version.

[cyborg]

beer ping

[Chode]

loved the Rock. they can't get warm cause they're only 7oz, and at a quarter a piece... we drank them by the case(back in the 70's that is) PLUS when the price started to rise, in three Rocks, you got 21oz for the same price as 12oz of most other beers.

the X-Bar's price list said:

Rolling Rock - quarter a piece or three for a Buck

you would NOT believe how may people bought three for a buck.

lable are glued on now too instead of painted 8^(

-33-

[pissant]

I blame AB. Miller did the same thing. Bought Olympia from Heilman, then a couple years later shut down one of teh best breweries in AMerica. Grrrrrrrr.

[Lancey Howard]

La Crosse, Wis.-based City Brewing Co. is negotiating to buy the brewery and produce others brands of beer here. Union workers at the brewery have voted to accept a contract with City Brewing.

I bet. I also have a feeling there wouldn't be any strikes anytime soon.

[Gondring]

It's not just sad, but stunning.

[Vinnie]

Sad day.

I remember my first RR.
I was on a business trip from Fla. to Mich., circa 1975.

The hosts of the trip had a hotel room well stocked with Rolling Rock.
I'd never heard of it but everyone else was impressed that the hosts had gotten these little green bottles of beer.

The first mouthful had a 'unique' flavor very different than any beer I had tried. And frankly I didn't like.

After the second bottle I had changed my mind.

It seemed that Rolling Rock had a higher alcohol content than the usual big brewery beer.

While I don't think the formula today is the same as the early '70s I still like and drink it when I have a beer.

Have a 12 pack in the refrig now.

[Barney59]

Guys,

I wonder how much the Union at Latrobe played a part in AB's decision to brew in NJ? Does anyone know if the new brewery will be Unionized?

It may be corporate pencil pushers in the end, but Unions have killed more than one tradition/good deal in the US over the years.

JAT