{"id":200090,"date":"2026-05-22T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/200090\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:16:13","slug":"heartbreaking-pittsburgh-brewery-reports-theft-of-a-historic-keepsake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/200090\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heartbreaking\u2019: Pittsburgh brewery reports theft of a historic keepsake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Pittsburgh brewery says it had a piece of its history stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a social media post, Penn Brewery said that the original bottom of its copper brew kettle was taken from the brewhouse Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The four-foot piece was removed during a 2023 repair and \u201crepresents decades of Penn Brewery history and craftsmanship,\u201d the post says.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/86b3c02de8ed4c64181ca4c8a1b00970.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhat makes this especially heartbreaking is that plans were underway to turn it into a memorial plaque honoring our late former Head Brewer, Andy Rich.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The brewery says it is working with Pittsburgh police detectives to investigate the theft and retrieve the piece.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Source: Penn Brewery (Facebook)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ce6768dad3f2380c09f1fd39a5be31d0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Source: Penn Brewery (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:FREE WPXI News app;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Twitter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Watch WPXI NOW;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Pittsburgh brewery says it had a piece of its history stolen. 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