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

[E Rocc]

You can always move up in the world:

-Eric

[evets]

[bmwcyle]

Old German -- I bought this in college. A case of 16 oz'ers was $4.29 with deposit. You could not beat it.

[oxcart]

A little DAB will do ya... http://www.dab.de/cms/startordner/marken/1364_a4939u1.html

This is a fantastic adult beverage.

[oyez]

I can remember being in Rhode Island back in 1970 while there was a teamsters strike. The only thing left on the shelves was Naragansett and Carling BL.

[E Rocc]

-Eric

[Xenalyte]

I could do this all day!

[evets]

I wasn't born in Texas

...but I got here as soon as I could.

[MarineBrat]

NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :(

As a teenager I had a pyramid of Super Steelers Iron City cans nearly to the ceiling of my room! I wish I had a picture... though I'd rather have another Superbowl! :)

[Grut]

Iron City is the single nastiest beer I've ever tasted. It makes PBR look like Chateau d'Yquem.

Compared to Schlitz in its last years, Iron City was Chateau d'Yquem. Depending, of course, on what the particular can of Schlitz you opened tasted like.

[longshadow]

placemarker

[add925]

BARF ALERT----

In 2004, the US brewers imported about 3.5 million lbs of hop cones from FRANCE, about 100,000 lbs more than from Germany!

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Time to start asking questions, take names and kick some a$$. I won't drink Surrender Beer.

[evets]

Mmmm... You have good taste!

[oyez]

I was disappointed that our local Texas Roadhouse (TN)Restaurant didn't serve Shiner. No reason to go back there.

[Xenalyte]

I'm a Texas gal born and bred . . . it's in the blood!

[evets]

When yin's were back in the 'Burgh!

[ericthecurdog]

Reminds me of a story my Dad repeatedly tells me about his time in Okinawa... Okinawan beer was either great or horrible. Every bottle was a surprise.

[AppyPappy]

IC light is actually a good low-carb beer

[add925]

You didn't taste the worst beer made:

[Semper Paratus]

In 1972 when I was going to college in DC I had cash flow problem one weekend but was saved when I found I could get a case of Iron City for $4.00.
(:>)