Post by Miss Dee on Jun 16, 2010 21:55:25 GMT -5
One of my uncles worked there and had tons of stuff in his basement bar. So did my dad. Lights, clocks, coasters, etc.
Reviving A Legend: Duquesne Beer Is Coming Back
Production On Longtime Pittsburgh Favorite Starts Soon In Latrobe
POSTED: 2:26 pm EDT June 16, 2010
UPDATED: 7:30 pm EDT June 16, 2010
LATROBE, Pa. --Duquesne Beer will soon flow again in western Pennsylvania.
The beer was brewed on the South Side of Pittsburgh from 1899 to 1972 and was Pennsylvania's biggest seller in the 1950s before going out of business.
Mark Dudash, 51, is a lawyer from Upper St. Clair who now holds the trademark for the Duquesne Beer brand. He said he already has regional distribution deals in place.
"I'm in the entire state of West Virginia. I'm here up to State College," Dudash said. "I hope to get in Harrisburg next and swing through Ohio and Virginia and really leave the same footprints Duquesne once had."
Dudash told Channel 4 Action News that this is the only place to revive "a legend," as he calls the Duquesne brand.
"I really believe you can only do this in Pittsburgh -- not Chicago, not New York -- because there's something about Pittsburghers. They just embrace it," Dudash said.
Starting next week, Duquesne Beer will go back into production at the City Brewing plant in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, with a recipe that is similar to the original. The beer should be ready for sale in July.
Iron City and Stoney's beers are already being made at City Brewing.
"I'm in here for the long term," Dudash said. "My goal is to bring a brewery back to Pittsburgh and bring back families. Now, the Latrobe situation is working very well. I couldn't be happier that those people are working."
City Brewing took over the former Rolling Rock plant in Latrobe when Anheuser-Busch bought Rolling Rock and moved production out of state.
Reviving A Legend: Duquesne Beer Is Coming Back
Production On Longtime Pittsburgh Favorite Starts Soon In Latrobe
POSTED: 2:26 pm EDT June 16, 2010
UPDATED: 7:30 pm EDT June 16, 2010
LATROBE, Pa. --Duquesne Beer will soon flow again in western Pennsylvania.
The beer was brewed on the South Side of Pittsburgh from 1899 to 1972 and was Pennsylvania's biggest seller in the 1950s before going out of business.
Mark Dudash, 51, is a lawyer from Upper St. Clair who now holds the trademark for the Duquesne Beer brand. He said he already has regional distribution deals in place.
"I'm in the entire state of West Virginia. I'm here up to State College," Dudash said. "I hope to get in Harrisburg next and swing through Ohio and Virginia and really leave the same footprints Duquesne once had."
Dudash told Channel 4 Action News that this is the only place to revive "a legend," as he calls the Duquesne brand.
"I really believe you can only do this in Pittsburgh -- not Chicago, not New York -- because there's something about Pittsburghers. They just embrace it," Dudash said.
Starting next week, Duquesne Beer will go back into production at the City Brewing plant in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, with a recipe that is similar to the original. The beer should be ready for sale in July.
Iron City and Stoney's beers are already being made at City Brewing.
"I'm in here for the long term," Dudash said. "My goal is to bring a brewery back to Pittsburgh and bring back families. Now, the Latrobe situation is working very well. I couldn't be happier that those people are working."
City Brewing took over the former Rolling Rock plant in Latrobe when Anheuser-Busch bought Rolling Rock and moved production out of state.