New business brewing in downtown Pottsville
A new brewery is weeks from opening in one Schuylkill County community, despite losing a significant investment due to the pandemic. Author: Marshall Keely (WNEP) Updated: 5:11 PM EDT June 28, 2021
POTTSVILLE, Pa. Pilger Ruh Brewing Company is just weeks from opening in downtown Pottsville. The owners said it would ve been open months ago if not for the pandemic. COVID became a big deal to us because we got a loan for like $150,000 pulled from us, said Conlan Budwash, co-owner of the micro-brewery on North Centre Street. We kind of had to piece this together with what we had.