tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post244200348369984215..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: The cat's out of the bag...Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-17590766212527026132011-03-04T14:20:39.785-05:002011-03-04T14:20:39.785-05:00Yeah, I did. I didn't say anything because the...Yeah, I did. I didn't say anything because there was a lawsuit underway at the time, and I didn't know anything more than the (literally) "he said, she said" stuff that was in that lawsuit. I did not feel comfortable commenting on this one; I'm too close to it. There are a couple other potential similar issues in brewing (PA and elsewhere) that I'm not talking about for the same reason: impending lawsuits. <br />I used to speak up on these things, and got pretty badly burned. I don't anymore; I stay focused on the beer when this happened. If that's sticking my fingers in my ears and going LA LA LA LA LA, well, so be it, and I'll take the criticism and nod, yes, I did that. It's not anything I feel comfortable talking about. There's a lot I didn't talk about with the Yards/Philadelphia Brewing breakup in the book, because when I did the interviews, the stories just didn't match up. Pick one? Print both? Not what I'm doing. <br />But like I said in the original post...no one really wants to talk about this. Well, me neither. <br />The bottling issues, that's different, and I hadn't heard about it. What's the problem?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-81279017878180271622011-03-04T12:28:17.234-05:002011-03-04T12:28:17.234-05:00http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/founders-oust...http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110301/founders-ousted-at-brewpub.html# <br /><br />Lew did you know about this when you state he said she said, "I don't want to get into it"...this should have been broke by someone who writes Pennsylvania Brewries, not some business website.<br /><br />I know you have hosted beer events there and what not, some of the beer is getting better, however their carbonation issues with the bottles being released have been a big issue for beer drinkers in the Burgh. <br /><br />Why is this news just coming out? Why doesn't Penn have a comment?<br /><br />WTF?<br /><br />Salute<br /><br />Tony aka WVbeergeekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-5168818336927591372010-11-19T13:28:20.656-05:002010-11-19T13:28:20.656-05:00quality of beer most definitely suffered in his a...quality of beer most definitely suffered in his absence and surely improved upon his return not happy to see him leave againAl Luccioninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-89107939676877156802010-11-19T11:26:46.537-05:002010-11-19T11:26:46.537-05:00Thanks for clearing this up a little Lew and addin...Thanks for clearing this up a little Lew and adding some levity.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637722407125400427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-82660457111770302942010-11-19T11:18:38.697-05:002010-11-19T11:18:38.697-05:00Recap is underway; may have to stage it. A lot hap...Recap is underway; may have to stage it. A lot happened!<br /><br />As for "quality local stuff," I'll say that the Kaiser I had over the weekend was so good that I went back on Tuesday to work on my Ale Street column in the restaurant so I could drink more. Cross the fingers.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-69926931916829531172010-11-19T11:11:10.540-05:002010-11-19T11:11:10.540-05:00This news saddens me. Now I'm torn like Natal...This news saddens me. Now I'm torn like Natalie Imbruglia as to whether or not I should continue to support Penn Brewery. Pittsburgh's a great beer-drinking town... but we just don't have an over-abundance of breweries/pubs that produce quality local stuff. Penn was/is one of those... Not good.<br /><br />The better news here is that you're blogging again, Lew. Let's get a recap of that visit of yours to Pittsburgh!Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-89790818506122795482010-11-18T17:41:23.308-05:002010-11-18T17:41:23.308-05:00This has been a happy-sad-happy-sad story for some...This has been a happy-sad-happy-sad story for some time, and this is just the next chapter, I guess. Sorry to see you go Tom, and when St. Nikolaus bock goes on tap at Olde New York next week, I'll hoist one to your energy, enthusiasm and devotion to the cause.<br /><br />On the other side...Kaiser Pils in bottles? I'm drooling already!sam knoreply@blogger.com