Welcome to the official beer and nightlife thread of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
As a service to new members, and to people from other cities that might be visiting, this post will grow to contain a bunch of information about beers to try and places in Pittsburgh to try them.
28 Belgians on tap, 25 American Micros/Imports on tap, bottle selection so big that it needs a menu, decent but overpriced food. Their late night (after 10) and happy hours are great deals, though. HH is from 4:30 - 6:30 on weekdays and is half-off Belgian drafts, boneless wings and individual pizzas.
15+ beers on tap, 1000+ bottles in a beer cave from which you can mix and match six packs, great bar food (though it's pretty unhealthy in a lot of cases).
15+ beers on tap, occasional use of a Randall the Enamel Animal, decent selection of bottles, good happy hour every day, awesome bar food, nice front and rear patio areas.
10+ beers on tap, decent bottle selection, decent food, the menus are made out of books, so you can do a little light reading while you wait for your food and drinks to arrive.
Beer selection is pretty weak, but it's the home of the legendary Primanti Bros sandwich. Take some fresh Italian bread, add some kind of meat and cheese of your choosing, and then smother the crap out of that with cole slaw and fries.
Decent selection of beers brewed on the premises, good food that is somewhat overpriced, you get to drink in a church that has been remodeled into a brewery. The food and the beer will both probably disappoint you for the price, but it's something everyone should do at least once.
Pre Super Bowl weekend Beer Run. Was in line while some timer went off and got 10% off my purchase. Got the Maredsous and Adriaen cheap on clearance. The latter I've never tried, but it was only $3.96 for a 750 so I figured why not.
To deserve this thread you have to change your screenname to something more...alcoholic.
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I give Husker the Johnnie Walker seal of approval to start v4. He has been carrying this thread for some time now. I feel terrible that the alcohol thread I started has gotten out of my hands a bit as i haven't had as much time to dedicate to alcohol consumption in recent years. My job has taken over my drinking time!
Great call on the Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier man. Weihenstephaner is one of my favourite brands for a Hefeweizen. Too bad it's been out of stock here for months.
But yeah if you can find them, their Hefeweissbier Dunkel (dark wheat) and Kristallweissbier is great too. Yes Sir, Weihenstephaner is one of my favourite breweries for sure. I also have two great Weihenstephaner branded weizen glasses that my fiancee got me last year.
I made it to Hopworks yesterday and seemingly had one of everything. In addition to the great beer and food, if you are interested in sustainable business practices, this place is tops.
not only is alcohol way more convenient to buy in SC than PA, it is also way cheaper. I'm excited.
Shopping in a non PA beer store is enlightening, that's for sure. Makes you hate PA beer laws even more.
Sipping a NN for the Pens game but my beer consumption has been way down. I've always liked a well made Manhattan as much as anything but I've really been choosing cocktails (usually bourbon or gin) over beer lately.
Bell's Hopslam is excellent. 10%abv, feeling it and I haven't finished the first. Really nice floral hops with a touch of honey which really helps balance the bitterness of the hops.
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Originally Posted by MetalheadPenguinsFan
Great call on the Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier man. Weihenstephaner is one of my favourite brands for a Hefeweizen. Too bad it's been out of stock here for months.
But yeah if you can find them, their Hefeweissbier Dunkel (dark wheat) and Kristallweissbier is great too. Yes Sir, Weihenstephaner is one of my favourite breweries for sure. I also have two great Weihenstephaner branded weizen glasses that my fiancee got me last year.
The store I go to has the original and hefe. They might get the others in at different times of the year, though. Might ask about their Dunkel next time I'm up there. Already need to ask about the Ephemere Black Currant.
I made it to Hopworks yesterday and seemingly had one of everything. In addition to the great beer and food, if you are interested in sustainable business practices, this place is tops.
Opening the bottle of Adriaen Dark Gold Ale...strange experience. Difficult to get the cork out, no co2 pop when the cork did come out and there is no live carbonation present. Not sure if I got a bad bottle or what, but it's flat. Actually tastes like a pretty decent Belgian dark, very fruity sweet. But this isn't right without carbonation. If it's spoiled, I'll be sick in the morning...
Reading reviews online, this should definitely have plenty of carbonation, just like most Belgian Darks...
I made it to Hopworks yesterday and seemingly had one of everything. In addition to the great beer and food, if you are interested in sustainable business practices, this place is tops.
