Pittsburgh - New Beers & Local Breweries

Thanks again all...re-checked the find feature on untappd and pipers has it on tap as an FYI

 

Also, buddy's has one case of it for $64

 

I thought it was pretty tasty for about 2-3oz. Can't speak on it beyond that.

Amusingly, found it to be a little overly carbonated though.

 

Looks like BG is going to release a new batch of Build and Destroy soon.

 

Had the Track 8 last night. Really enjoyed it

 

The only bottle of KtG I had was an infected bottle back in 2009, I think. Maybe 2010.

I just got lucky on vacation. A pizza place with a killer draft list happened to have it on tap.

 

Yeah, '09 was the infected year. Hmmm... I was thinking about trying to go out to that release, but ended up talking myself out of it. Glad to hear the beer's solid though.

 

Best ones off the top of my head in recent memory (last month or so) are:

Carton 077XX
Grey Sail Captain's Daughter
Wicked Weed Amorous
Westbrook Mexican Cake

 

Not a fan of cake it is good but would rather have a Bomb! Any day

 

I've got a bottle of Cake but haven't had it yet. I was crazy unimpressed by Bomb.

 

I think I'm maybe just not into the style. Pretty unimpressed by Cake, Abraxas, and Bomb. Only had a little pour of Bomb once though, so still should give that another shot. I've always been a big fan of Hunah though.

 

Hunah is the best chili beer I have ever had and by a long shot

 

What about Ghost Face Killah?

 

I like Huna but I don't love it. I've got Cake and Space Ghost that I planned to drink side by side soon.

 

I prefer Huna to Mexican Cake, but Mexican Cake is still one of My favorite beers of that style. Really sucks that we don't see it in Pittsburgh.

I also thought that all three BA Mexican Cake variants from the 2014 release were phenomenal, and on par with DB Huna.

I have a bottle of this if anyone is interested in trying it. I'm too scared, haha.

 

I LOVE chili stouts and I have a box containing a Huna on my desk at work atm. Pretty excited.

 

9th annual Brewing Up A Cure tickets are on sale. It looks like they'll have many of the local microbreweries along with homebrewers this year.

 

So good.

 

Tequila Cake is in my top 5 beers of recent memory for me. Like it more than DB Cake and DBH #humblebrag

And...I'll take you up on the Ghostface. PM incoming.

 

I was very surprised that I liked Tequila Cake as much as I did. Incredible. My favorite of any BA Cake I've had. Would still take BA Abraxas over any other BA pepper stout. Pirate Bomb and Fred's Blend are super good, as well.