Comments on: A plea to save Latrobe’s brewery

By: John Albin

John Albin — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:39:27 +0000

I stumbled on this site looking for a long lost brewing co worker in the Rainier/ Blitz Weinhard days. Sad to say both Seattle and Portland had a chance to preserve a part of their city history ,but at the time no one seemed to really care. It won’t be too long before someone tries to re create what was once a good thing. I would welcome that. In the mean time settle only for well made beer and support your local brewer.

By: roberts

roberts — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:51:07 +0000

Thank god for homebrewing no greedy corprate beer company’s water down adjunct filled swill trying to be passed off as real beer. real beer is made from malt, water,hops and yeast!!!!!!!!.not sugar and cereal grains and coffee or some spice or flavoring to replace hops!!!!!. Make your own!!!.I know its sad to loose a brand you enjoyed or maybe were even employed by but my fellow beer compadre’s all is not lost raise your homebrew and tell a&b were to go

By: Maggie O

Maggie O — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:09:46 +0000

Dave

Every brand of AB gives me a headache. and most other company brands as well. Rolling Rock has been the sterling exception, and its taste is unequaled . Please, Please, AB, if you are listening , don’t ruin this brand, and think again about restoring its production to Latrobe.

By: Dave B

Dave B — Sat, 26 May 2007 17:19:17 +0000

Anheuser Busch is a long time quality beer producer.I’m sorry for those of you who feel negative about this situation.If AB had not purchased RR some one else would have,and possibly done the same.You can not fault AB for
thinking and moving ahead in these modern times we live in.
Anheuser Busch brews the BEST and will continue to do so despite everyones
verbal bashing.

LONG LIVE AB

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:36:44 +0000

my father works for a Miller distributorship in Cleveland, and according to the word of him, a “beer insider,” i have heard word that Yuengling is or has looked at purchasing the Latrobe brewery. i too found RR to be an excellent brew, and even had a chance to visit the area at the final Town Fair. Yuengling is also an excellent brew, and i would love to see their production capacity increased by the purchase of the brewery so that we in states such as Ohio and West Va. might be able to enjoy a great beer like Yuengling all the time.

oh, and death to the bastards at Anheuser-Busch

By: Dave Powers

Dave Powers — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:39:51 +0000

I would like to say I share Gordie Holland’s sentiment although I’ve never met him. It turns my stomach to think it doesn’t come from the Glass Lined Tanks of Old Latrobe. I just found about this a few weeks ago. I’m madder than Hell. What is the matter with the world? Doesn’t anyone give a crap about traditions anymore?

I have to say being a University of Tennessee Football Fan, Rolling Rock made the games a lot more tolerable than they would have been. Thank you old ‘33′ for being there for me.

By: AL NAGY

AL NAGY — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:06:29 +0000

I can remember my grandfather drinking Rolling Rock during the 1940’s.
Did he buy it all the time…..No, he did not make much money and had to settle for a local beer at times. But when he had a few bucks more, he would buy Rolling Rock, he said it was the best beer and I would see him clearly enjoy it.
I fooled around with different beers over the years and decided to try my grandfathers drink about 15 years ago and never left RR.
A crisp taste and a clean finish, no kidding.
On or about August 2006 I bought some RR and noticed it was different.
Close, but not quite right. Another case later, close, but not quite right.
I just learned it wasn’t me, it did change………and not better!
To all those at Latrobe, you folks know how to brew real beer.
It is my hope that Latrobe brewery does not close, people do not lose their jobs and a new beer name will emerge.
You folks at Latrobe start making it, i’ll start buying and drinking it.
Regards

By: Bobby Durkin

Bobby Durkin — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:58:22 +0000

Without even knowing it I tasted the new Bud-Rock. I can’t bring myself to call it Rolling Rock because it isn’t. I took one sip from the bottle and I knew that something was wrong. It wasn’t Rolling Rock. I don’t know what they did to it but its not a good brew. I started drinking Rolling Rock in 1968 and although I’ve tried different beers over the years when it wasn’t available. I’ve never had a beer with such a crisp taste and delightful finish as True Rock. At present I am buying up as much of the last batch as I can. When thats gone it will be the end of a tradition of beer making.My only hope is that the brewery in Latrobe will reopen and they will again brew a beer that is worthy of drinking.

By: Toby Taylor

Toby Taylor — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:55:54 +0000

I have found a few songs about rolling rock but the only one that really rocks and rolls is “Rolling Rock Blues” by Caleb Donnolley. Check out http://rollingrockblues.netfirms.com where you can hear it. It’s a kick.

By: gordie holland

gordie holland — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:05:48 +0000

as i sit here reading this drinking an extra pale,it makes my stomach turn ,knowing its not from the old glass lined tanks of latrobe,but the rusted vessels in new jersey,all of a sudden the flavor changed,like the flavor changed in the mouths of the operating officers of A-B, the taste of corporate greed. in latrobe it was to you 33 now in st. louis its f.u