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Pittsburgh Brewing Company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. The company is still in operation and producing beer.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is covering the story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05342/618920.stm
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paris lundis,
Pittsburgh, PA
(12/08/2005) |
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A nice old brewery to visit. Take a tour if you can. Lots of neat breweriana on display.
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Geo. Miller,
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(01/29/2004) |
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As you can see most of the locals look down thier noses a Iron City beer. This has been a first generation middle-class tradition for a number of years m because they don't want people to think of them as "blue collar." Take it from a guy from New Jersey who's family has been middle-class and up for six generations, it's not a bad beer compared to the nation brands. It's not Yuengling or Straubs but it's good beer. I.C. light is a great light beer I am told by those who like watery beer. Pittsburgh Brewing is making a beer called Augustiner, under license, which is quite good for a mass produced beer. They also make a lot of the Sam Adams for this region.
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Matt Gray,
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Otto,
Toms River, NJ
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Now I've gotta tell you, the beer really is CRAP. I mean it honestly sucks. The reason I'm giving it a Good rating is because, if you're looking for a regular ordinary premium glass of swill, you can't do wrong with this muck. Compared to Bud, Miller or Coors, it's just as horrible as they are. Alright, maybe it's a bit better, more in the realm of Rolling Rock or Genesee if you get my drift. So what have we learned here: You want crap beer? This is for you. Tired of the usual crap and looking for something a little less crappy? Here you go. What the hell, you'll be supporting the little guy. Plus a trip to the brewery is really worth it . A big leftover of some past industrial age. Very cool.
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Otto,
Toms River, NJ
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I actually like the IC Light, but I have to say that regular Iron City is the rankest beer I have ever had the displeasure of tasting. I like beer and have tried quite a variety over my lifetime, and have only come across 2 in my life that I absolutely could not drink. There are other beers that I really don't prefer, but will still drink if that's all there is, but Iron City is not one of them. I think their secret ingredients for this one are piss and river water.
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Chris,
McDonald, PA
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What can you say about Iron City....Its just the best beer out their. i can see if you want to try the other beers out their. But theirs nothing like having about 30 of your freinds over on a saturday night and having a ice cold Keg of iron city on tap.....Now thats City Living baby
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Kevin Williams,
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(09/06/2003) |
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I am usually not one to make postings online, but here goes. I am not a professional drinker, but I was born in da Burgh and moved away at a very young age. My parents lived there all their lives. Now that I am of the legal drinking age, when we go back to visit relatives, I have to stock up on IC and IC Light to bring back to St. Louis, MO. with me. There is a true home town heritage and culture that Pittsburgh emmits. The food is better, or at least greasier, the pizza is much better, and the beer is colder. The people are loyal to their sports teams and there is a tradition that is one of a kind. The beer is a part of this culture and it is truley unique.
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Matt Rizzo,
St. Louis, MO
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Although, I usually drink I.C.Light, the Iron City brand is very drinkable, and as good as any of the domestic lagers out there. As far as I.C.Light is concerned, I would rank it above any of the premium domestic lights out there (coors light , miller lite etc.). Also to some of you pittsburghers who seem to be down on the brand, please remember these brands are the same brands that were selling 1 million bbls. in the early 80's., with about 85% of the sales coming in W. PA. I don't think any of the other reg. brews can say that. Don't confuse quality with image.
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mike,
new castle, PA
(06/11/2003) |
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I grew up in Pittsburgh (Penn Hills) and I would not wish this garbage on my worst enemy. Just a sip give one a headache. Bottom line, when you see and IC or IC Light be afraid, be very afraid.
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Sean,
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(01/15/2003) |
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Hmm, interesting conversation going on here. I've already rated the beer so I don't need to do it again. I too lived in Pittsburgh for a brief time while my wife attended CMU. (If we're lucky she'll be going there again soon and I'll be glued to a bar stool at the Sharp for another 4 or 5 years.) I know exactly what R.W.C is talking about. It's not that Pitt folks weren't friendly; quite to the contrary, you won't find a city of friendlier folks. At least I haven't so far. But people's values there were surprisingly provincial for a major northern city, and it seemed they were very careful to make sure their values weren't compromised too much by outside influences. I guess this is a good thing because the values being guarded are by and large virtuous. But I can see how this guarded attitude might be perceived as hostility by outsiders. Whether or not this has been an impediment to population growth and outside investment as R.W.C. implies is probably not something that can be determined without very careful, thorough study.
And for whatever else it's worth, apparently Pittsburgh Brewing isn't relying on a stagnant regional population to keep them in business; I've seen Iron City for sale here in Chicago.
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The Enemy,
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My whole family supports PBC. They have very good beer. I like the IC Light in a bottle the best. I was born and raised in the ole 'Burgh and me and my family only drink PBC swill.
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Debbie Norkevicus,
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R.W.C.: A response seems to be needed. First, I am an outsider too, from eastern PA; born there, grew up there, live there now. Like you, I went to CMU (History MA, 1984); unlike you, I never found Pittsburgh to be hostile to outsiders. The people I met from Pittsburgh were proud of what they had and never too busy to talk to me about the town. Second, I rate Iron City as "good" in comparison to other mainstream American beers (as I said in my review), and I stick by that. It's as good as any other mainstream American beer. Third, Pittsburgh isn't just stagnant, it's shrinking, though you need to go back further than 25 years to see that. Pittsburgh's lost 1/3 of its population since 1960. The decline of Big Steel is most of that, despite what some Pittsburghers have told me. Finally, I agree with you that the city desperately needs outside investment. But don't attribute my "Who Needs You?" to the city. I only said that in reference to the ridiculous statements I've heard about Iron City outside Pittsburgh. Iron City has always been a Pittsburgh beer, and the city has always supported it, just like Yuengling in Schuylkill County. The brewery will live or die on the support of Pittsburgh. That's true too, and why not? What's wrong with a local brewery? But the city is not going to save itself by buying from outside and killing local industry it DOES have. If you want to discuss this further, my e-mail is attached.
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Lew Bryson,
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Dear Lew Pennsylvania Breweries Flotsom Jetsom Herbert Walker Bush:
Since this is technically supposed to be a beer review site, I'll make a token contribution: Iron City is so rife with adjuncts that it's hard to figure out why someone who drinks beer for a living would rate it as "good." But I felt more compelled to respond to your comment, "Hey, you guys outside the area, make all the Iron City slams you want, who needs you?"
I was a student at Carnegie-Mellon University. I wanted to stay in Pittsburgh but I found this whole "who needs you" attitude to be so pervasive that it was downright discouraging. It is undoubtedly one reason why the Pittsburgh metropolitan area has not grown one single bit in the last 50 years while the rest of the nation's population has increased by over 40%. In real terms, that is a population loss of about one third. It's why houses routinely sit on the market for 2 years before selling, even with asking prices that haven't been seen in other cities in 25 years. It's why your kids graduate from school, get the hell out, and never come back. It's why prospective residents, businesses and investors throw up their hands in frustration and set up shop elsewhere.
Who needs us outsiders? Pittsburgh does. Wake up. Your city is dying. No new stadium projects are going to save you. No other contrived government works projects mislabled as "investment" are going to save you. The "who needs you" sneer will certainly not save you. The only thing that will save your town from veritable extinction, if it isn't already too late, is outsiders. That is, if we're ever welcome.
Who needs us outsiders? You do. In the worst way. And if we're ever going to set up shop and save your city, some of us will want beer options other than that liquid ass you call "Iron City."
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R.W.C.,
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Absolutely the worst beer ever. Should it even be called "beer"? It's lighter than the Ginger Ale I drink. Though, Augustiner is tolerable I wouldn't drink it if anything half-way decent was available. Note the "it's a burgh thing" mentality of these Steeler fans who care more about getting hammered than actually enjoying the taste of the swill they're drinking.
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Sean,
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I grew up in Pittsburgh--Fombell/South Park/Crafton/Zelienople and now live in Chicago--Orland Park. I have a home keg in my house & have IC light on tap.
I also have a shrine to the best sports teams in the world from the area where the best athletes in the world come from--Western, PA!!!!
PBC beverages are the best beers available in the world!
WHOOOO!!!!
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Al Randolph,
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I have grown up in pittsburgh.I have also delivered beer in the burgh for five years Iron city beer is great The true Pittsburgers drink it because its a burg thing. I'm proud to drink ironcity and proud to have delivered it Ironcity is not just a name I'ts a blue collered way of life
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clint litfin,
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Pittsburgh Brewing is east of downtown near what is considered the Bloomfield section of Pittsburgh most notably - a rock throw away from the Church Brew Works.
They are known for their IC Light products these days. For the die-hard beer folks Pittsburgh brewing is mainstream swill, although they have the talent, experience and history to turn out small batches of good beer.
I have only vistied their bar/living museum/town hall seeming area during a local feel-good group's use of such. I certainly would like to see more of an emphasis on the micros and more interaction in the beer community from PB.
Notably, the Augustiner product I believes rolls out from them and is notably better than the other stuff Pittsburgher's are accustom to consuming..
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paris,
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I am 24 years old and have grown up in Indiana, Pa. Although I am not living in the I have been lucky enough to live in one of your surrounding target areas. It is nice to go out at I.U.P. and have the cold refreshing feel of Pittsburgh in your hand.
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Jason Ackerman,
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i'm sorry i don't know the full address on the place, but by damnit, this has got to be one of the best "home town" beers around!!!! It's one of the greastest things about "the 'Burgh", along with The Steelers!!!
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Ryan,
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I wish every city could be as lucky as Pittsburgh. How many cities have their own brewery which not only produces awesome beer but has the ability to boast its sports figures and landmarks on the cans. Every Steeler to enter the Hall of Fame is on an Iron City can as well as the great, young boxer the Pittsburgh Kid. IC Light is the best light beer in the country and if the people of Pittsburgh do not stop buying Coors Light and other watered down national beers we could lose this wonderful icon and tradition that has quenched Pittsburgh's thirst since 1861. I now live in Tampa and have to rely on visiing relatives to drive me down cases of IC Light and Iron City.Go get yourself a cold Iron!!
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Chris Conners,
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Like Nancy said, most Pittsburghers know Pittsburgh Brewing as Iron City, and that's the truth. Second truth: I drink beer for a living, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and Iron City is no better or worse than any of the national brands of mainstream beer; IC Light is actually better than most. Third truth: if Pittsburgh doesn't get off its Coors Light-swilling butt, they aren't going to have a local brewery. PBC realizes this, and is totally revamping their image with a smart new retro campaign that concentrates on the 'City' instead of the 'Iron,' just like Pittsburgh is doing. "This is City Living," their trucks proclaim. Hey, you guys outside the area, make all the Iron City slams you want, who needs you? Iron City has always made their payroll in Pittsburgh, and that's where it's going to happen or not this time. Meanwhile, yuinz in Da Burgh: stop buying advertising instead of beer. Support your local brewery and the men and women who work there. The labor trouble is OVER, and management's got their heads on straight. Give the beer a shot.
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Lew Pennsylvania Breweries Bryson,
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(10/04/1999) |
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go with the IC light B+ its good on tap but i cant believe i liked reg. iron city beer in college C+... on tap its ok kind of...this is animal house frat beer...steeler talegate beer...i give them a good for their IC light its not beer water like so many other light beers
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Todd C.,
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I have never actually been to the brewery but their Iron City products are widely available on tap in local watering holes and in bottles at the beer distributors. This is not a beer made for the trendy microbrew crowd or the Bass drinking crowd. This is a decidedly working-class beer marketed toward and brewed with the city's sizeable working class market IN MIND. Considering that, it is perhaps unfair to give it a "so-so" ranking because it is a beer that deliberately does not try to be grand or tasty or cute. It has its niche and it fills it well to the immense satisfaction of its target market. Consider it a grade or two above Miller High Life. Where beer is concerned, Pittsburgh is no Milwaukee. But the cheeeheads can keep their Miller--for this town, it's Iron City!
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The Enemy,
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Pittsburgh Brewing Company now has a dark beer. I was offered Iron City Dark last night and thought I'd try it. The color is a lovely rich brown, reminiscent of a good stout, but there the comparison ends. The taste is bitter and lacking in body. I'd rate it C+. There are excellent dark beers around, but this isn't one of them.
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