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There were two very different headlines on stories on the same topic, Pittsburgh Brewing Co. moving its Iron City Beer production from Latrobe to East Deer, in the Feb. 5 Tribune-Review Westmoreland (“City Brewing in Latrobe to lose Iron City account”) and Valley News Dispatch (“Something big on tap: Pittsburgh Brewing Co. to move into old PPG plant”) editions. This sums up the issues of struggling industrial towns in Westmoreland County, far from the center of the area, Greensburg. It’s like they are in another state.
Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review
Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review
Ligonier Street in Latrobe passes by the City Brewing plant. Traffic on Latrobe’s Ligonier Street passes by the City Brewing plant on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
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The Latrobe brewery once home to Rolling Rock beer in its classic green bottles is poised to lose another iconic local brew: Iron City Beer.
Pittsburgh Brewing Co. announced plans to make its popular lager at a former glass plant in East Deer. The company revealed late Wednesday it will move production from the City Brewing Co. plant in Latrobe to its own facility to be built at the shuttered PPG glass plant along the Allegheny River sometime next year.
Jacob Tierney And Brian C. Rittmeyer
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 10:32 p.m.
| Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 10:32 p.m.
Steven Adams | Tribune-Review
The former Pittsburgh Glass Works plant at 150 Ferry St. in East Deer’s Creighton neighborhood as seen on Thursday.
Steven Adams | Tribune-Review
The former Pittsburgh Glass Works plant at 150 Ferry St. in East Deer’s Creighton neighborhood as seen on Thursday.
Steven Adams | Tribune-Review
The former Pittsburgh Glass Works plant at 150 Ferry St. in East Deer’s Creighton neighborhood as seen on Thursday.
Steven Adams | Tribune-Review
The former Pittsburgh Glass Works plant at 150 Ferry St. in East Deer’s Creighton neighborhood as seen on Thursday.