the market in an overabundant supply throughout Western Pennsylvania. The end result was that many of the once loyal beer drinkers switched to the national brands on a permanent basis. According to the prevailing opinion from a local beer tradesman, Fort Pitt's demise was based on a panic in promptly returning the product into the market place ahead of Duquesne and Iron City. All three breweries had significant product warehoused throughout the ongoing labor negotiations between all three local breweries and the unions. While Duquesne and Iron City disposed of all of their outdated product, in stark contrast, Fort Pitt introduced the warehoused beer into the market place in order to take advantage of the pent up demand. Since the beer introduced into the market was spoiled or “skunked”, Fort Pitt lost its longstanding #1 spot in sales throughout Pittsburgh to Duquesne and Iron City. Fort Pitt's sales decreased 40% leaving the company with a financial loss for the first time in over a decade. After the death of Berardino, in August 1957, the company announced it would cease brewing operations at the Sharpsburg plant in order to free more capital to invest in the newly incorporated Fort Pitt Industries. Although it would not be the immediate end of the Fort Pitt brand, the rights were sold to Gunther Brewing Company of Baltimore for 1.3 million dollars, and Gunther Brewing Company acquired the company. The Clock The former Duquesne Brewing Company clock which stands on the Pittsburgh South Side Brew House was originally part of a billboard that stood at the base of Mt. Washington overlooking Carson Street in close proximity to the P&LE Railroad headquarters. The clock had been built by Audichron Company for $12,500.00. The face measured 55’ in diameter and was given a spectacular view of the downtown across the Monongahela River. On July 1, 1938, Fort Pitt President Berardino flipped the switch to turn the lights on for the brand which continued to use the sign for several years before it was rented later by Carling, Ballantine and other companies. In 1960, the clock was purchased by Duquesne Brewing Company and installed on its new brew house where it currently remains today advertising AT&T. Publications Fort Pitt Brewing Company published a 79-page book about baseball titled Aunt Minnie's Scrapbook: Humorous Tales of the Diamond that was authored by Albert Kennedy "Rosey" Rowswell. A date of publication