[Fot] Odd request - other beer disappearances

[Scott Janzen]

I was weaned on Strohs too and drank many $2 pitchers of it in my Pittsburgh 
days.  Iron City was the local brew, but we called it Iron Sh.tty.
One of my favorites disappeared last fall when Anheiser Busch bought Rolling 
Rock.  "Old 33" had a saying on the back of each bottle - "Rolling Rock, 
from the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe, we tender this premium beer for 
your enjoyment as a tribute to your good taste. It comes from the mountain 
springs to you".   I could almost write it from memory.  Unfortunately, it 
now comes from the waters of Newark, NJ - not quite the same thing as 
western PA spring water.  I bought my last case of the good stuff at the 
Weatherly PA hillclimb last Fall.  Not quite the memory shared by Mark, but 
I must say I have mnay good memories associated with beer!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <spyderweb at uwalumni.com>
To: <mark at bradakis.com>
Cc: <FOT at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Odd request


> Quoth "Mark J. Bradakis" <mark at bradakis.com>:
>
>> Is there a company still selling Strohs beer out there?
>
> As always, the answer is "yes and no".
>
> From Wikipedia:
>
> The end finally came on February 8, 1999, when word came down from
> Stroh headquarters that the 149 year-old brewer was selling its labels
> to the Pabst Brewing Company and Miller Brewing Company. John Stroh
> III, now company president and chief executive, said of the decision
> to sell: "Emotionally, it was an extremely difficult one to make,
> knowing that it would impact our loyal employees, and recognizing that
> it would mean the end of our family's centuries old brewing tradition
> that had become, in essence, an important part of our identity.
>
> After its disolution in 2000, some Stroh brands were discontinued,
> while others were purchased by other breweries. The Pabst Brewing
> Company acquired the most Stroh/Heilman brands. They currently produce
> Colt 45 malt liquor, Lone Star, Schaefer, Schlitz, Schmidt's, Old
> Milwaukee, Old Style, Stroh's, and St. Ides. The Miller Brewing
> Company got Mickey's Malt Liquor and Henry Weinhard's. Most other
> Stroh/Heileman brands disappeared after 2000
>
> Jim Hill
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