Pittsburgh - New Beers & Local Breweries

Entered. Didn't win. PM with what beers you are looking for, for that stagg!

 

Greg, you're one of the best, easily....wish we were able to crack bottles more often...you are neither an asshole online nor in real life...cheers to to you, sir.

Nope. I drink it every chance I get.

I've entered all lotteries to date. And have also lost them all. Hoping for better luck this go round with more offerings available.

Is this serious? If yes, you take beer way too seriously.

 

Mad Elf is the perfect holiday celebratory beer. My mom and I decorated all day, and the perfect night-cap was a Mad Elf.

And to go further back, I remember going to Fat Heads when I was about 17/18, and my dad got a Mad Elf on draft. It was the first craft beer that I remember having. I think it holds a special place in my heart.

 

I'm thankful for randy languefourd

 

FH did a three or four year vertical a year or two ago and it was pretty interesting to have them side-by-side. Feel that beer changes a bunch, the stuff I don't like about it mellows out and it becomes, not Naked Elf, but more drinkable (for me). Interested to see the differences in a seven year vertical, but not enough to go to D's on Black Friday interested. Plan to do FH and then Insurrection most likely.

Forgot to quote the post about Industry in Robinson, but it'll be nice to have an option in a place I feel is bereft of good options.

 

Thankful for my daughters, who drive me to drink and my wife, who is graciously reticent in the face of all the drinking.

 

I'm thankful for not being in hot ass Texas and having to deal with extended family on thanksgiving.

Struck out on all the lotteries as well.

 

That's for sure bocktown and to an extent mad mex are the only places to get a decent craft beer

 

I am thankful for my friend from New York who drove in last night with 40 dumplings and 6 bagels, my wife who is awesome and watched our newborn all day yesterday and managed to make most of the food (including a maple bourbon brined turkey) and the case of Zombie Dust bombers I have in my fridge for today. Cheers all.

 

What you don't like $10 buttery pints at Burgatory?

 

I had a 7$ 12 Oz pour of dirt wolf yesterday. Wasn't bad minus the huge markup. Burger was awesome though. Fiddy-fiddy (Half beef half bacon)

 

Thankful for all of you beer boners (besides @barflybastard ). Gives me a comfortable reminder that there are people who are just as miserable and who drink just as much beer!

Cheers dildos!

 

It's just going to add to the cluster fuck. I don't want to have to get there at 6 to get a few beers.

 

Dude. 6? Have you looked at the Twitter? I think you'll have to be there earlier than that...I think. What do I know.

 

I'm thankful that this thread continues to grow. Its wasn't long ago that there were like 10 of us. Plus most of yinz ain't half bad.


Also for those of you that chimed in about mad elf, I have a few vintages stashed away. My wife used to love that beer so we always stocked up on it. Stopped buying it a few years back so the vertical isnt complete but my oldest bottle is an 09 or 10.

 

I am thankful for this thread when I started in craft beer this thread helped a lot. I have met most of you guys and everyone has been great to share a beer with.

 

@PSU_Mike not to pile on because I know you are a good dude, but using the words "have to" is all sorts of wrong. If you don't feel like lining up that early I will be happy to crack open one with you. Beer geeks will be beer geeks, so either embrace the chaos or sit back and crack something from your cellar and read the threads on BA and laugh.

 

You should ask @HunterPGH he may know.

Yea, that place is super overpriced. And they have all the same beers on at every location at once (generally).

Im not sure, so don't quote me later, but I feel as though there will be a nice long line by 6am.
It'd be cool if @randylangford was punking us, and there's actually a buttload of all the BCBS +variants.
One can only hope...

 

Wow. I didn't think many of you grizzled folk would participate in thankful posts. For that I'm thankful

 

Oh, and I'm thankful for the 23oz. draft of Old German at Verdetto's that cost me a whopping $2.50
win.