First look: Pittsburgh Brewing Co. nearing completion of new Creighton brewery for Iron City Beer

Todd Zwicker has worked in the beer business long enough to understand how unusual his new opportunity is at Pittsburgh Brewing Co., the long-time maker of Iron City Beer.

More than 10 years after the company stopped making beer at its original brewery in Lawrenceville, opting for a contract brewing arrangement out of Latrobe, Pittsburgh Brewing is nearing completion of building out the historic Pittsburgh Plate Glass Plant along the Creighton riverfront into a new brewery for Iron City.

“Most breweries never get the opportunity to bring its production back,” he said, while leading a tour of the quickly transforming 170,000-square-foot facility. “That does not happen. Rare would be an understatement.”

Read more about the new Creighton brewery from our partners at Pittsburgh Business Times here.

Pittsburgh Brewing Co., force behind Iron City beer, sets eyes on Creighton for new brewery

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