Stoney Age: 100 and still brewing The makers of Stoney's beer celebrated their centennial yesterday at the old brewery in Smithton, Westmoreland County, with an afternoon of memorabilia, food and, of course, beer. The memories -- in the form of collectible cans, calendars and other "breweriana" -- were still sweet. And no one complained about the familiar taste of the beer. And yet there was still a hint of bitterness. Not in the beer, mind you, but among some of the people who stopped in to the celebration in the former brewery's parking lot on Second Street, along the Youghiogheny River. Read entire Post-Gazette article ................................................................... Stoney's Marks 100 Years By Chris Buckley SMITHTON - The beer is now produced in Pittsburgh, but the Jones Brewing tradition lives on in the Mid-Mon Valley. And a century of brewing begun in Smithton will be celebrated this weekend where it all began - and continues on. A Beer Collectibles Show will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the brewery premises. The Pittsburgh-based Olde Frothingslosh Chapter of the Brewery Collectors Club of America is sponsoring the event. The gathering will take place on the Jones Brewing parking lot in Smithton under a tent, rain or shine. In addition to the merchan-dise, food, beverages and a raffle of beer items will be featured. Jones Brewing produced its products -- such as Stoney's, Esquire, Fort Pitt and Gold Crown brands -- in Smithton until 2002 when brewing operations ceased. Since then, these products have been brewed at Pittsburgh Brewing Company. The sales force, administrative offices and gift shop still remain in Smithton. That is down considerably from when the products were made in Smithton, but it is growing steadily in recent years, Podlucky said. Jones Brewing had even ventured overseas in the final years of brewing in Smithton, but the current emphasis is on marketing and distribution in the tri-state area, Podlucky said. "Our objective is to make it strong here and then move out into other areas," she said. The brewery is "holding its own" because of faithful Stoney's drinkers, Podlucky said. "They've stuck by us and we can't thank them enough," Podlucky said. Podlucky said the management of Jones Brewing is happy with the continued growth. "To be 100 years old and still here is a feat in of itself," Podlucky said.
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