Pittsburgh - New Beers & Local Breweries

Seems likely to be a short list.

 

Has anyone had Victory's Vital IPA yet? I'm going down to Blue Dust this evening with a buddy and saw that they had it on draft.

EDIT: They also have Lagunitas Born yesterday and Founders Breakfast Stout on draft. WIN!

 

Was wondering the same...I keep seeing cans popping up...and I'm a sucker for canned IPAs.

 

I did not know that these were canned. In fact, I don't know anything about this beer, haha.

 

well be sure to report back if no one else here replies to your question

 

Haven't had it but haven't heard good things.

 

I'll reply to myself.

 

I had a can of it the other day. Its nice, crisp, easy drinking, mostly citrusy hops. I wouldn't go out of my way to track it down. But it would be a good canned IPA to sneak into a movie theater/ take golfing.
IMO... Hop devil<Vital<Dirt Wolf
But.. if it were me. I'd go for Born yesterday.. but that's me. This time of year, I try to drink as many fresh hop ipas as I can.

 

1. Voodoo Brewery
2. Timber Creek Tap and Table
3. Sprague Farms (may not be in Meadville proper, but it's widely acknowledged as a suburb of the city)
4. That one guy that brews stuff in his garage, not quite a "production" brewery yet, but does awesome stuff.

 

I thought it was pretty decent. Typical Victory IPA. Not better than Hop Wallop, Hop Devil or Dirt Wolf, but close.

 

@brewgentleman or @Zach_BrewGentlemen What are the prices and limits on skeumorph and Citra saison? Gotta set up my proxy with some cash for tomorrow.

 

It tastes to me more like a hoppy pils then an IPA. Has a lot of grassy and cereal notes to it.

 

@brewgentlemen (plural)

 

Skeuomorph is 17.00 per bottle and Citra Saison is 12.00 per bottle.

There is no bottle limits.

Cheers!

 

No bottle limit that sucks can't make it tomorrow was hoping it could stick around till Friday night not now.

 

We have been doing large bottling runs. I don't think you have to worry.

 

They've made it to Lancaster and Reading, both pseudo Philly markets.

 

hogwash

 

I had Vital and Born Yesterday yesterday in Philly. Both really good. I don't know if I like Founders Harvest better than Born Yesterday, but both great wet hop beers.

 

Had really high hopes for Vital, and it's not bad (or even average), but it's not great. I'm pretty easily drinking my way through the case I grabbed of it, but it wouldn't be my first pick on a crowded tap list. Had the Founders Harvest yesterday and decided I prefer the Victory Harvest over it.

In all seriousness (irrespective of geographical consideration) Hop Stalker has been my favorite of the season, with regard to wet hop/harvest ales. Still waiting for Born Yesterday to migrate toward my location, as a trip to South Side is not in my immediate future.