Pittsburgh - New Beers & Local Breweries

guess that doesn't look good for me.

 

I left around 4:30 and there were only 10-12 people who had come in to get bottles. But that was also almost 2 hours ago.

 

Left Meadville about 30 minutes ago. Appeared to be about 6-7 cases left.

 

Impossible. There is no homer like a yinzer homer. They apparently can't take time from all the rah rah bullshit to write a review though.

 

Actually Rachock Obama would have sounded great. Pretty much spot on....Barack Rachock....

 

Due to a hiccup in my funding source, i.e., Powerball, my fast track plans for a brewery have come to a screeching halt. You folks will have to keep enjoying my beer for free for the foreseeable future.

 

I hit 7$ so can I be a third owner

 

I also hit $7, but I'll stay.

 

I hit $7 as well. Must have been in the water around here.

 

And here I thought you were being serious about becoming pro.....

 

Only $4 here. And I was splitting with three other guys.

 

If we all pitch in we can buy an alpine 6 pack

 

Ha got you all beat I won $8

 

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsbur...-brewing-co-working-to-establish.html?ana=twt

 

I'd be pretty happy about this. Still have not anything of theirs and I pass this building every day on the way home from work.

 

Just had lunch at House of 1000 Beers. Crazy awesome Reuben with a pile of fries and Jai Alai on tap.

 

Proposed space is right near where Gypsy Café used to be. Looks like Hitchhiker has a new offering, touted as their best yet. Thought Barbarian was a nice step up, so I'll stop by for this one.

 

^ Super Clarity

 

I'll never understand why people care about that. I couldn't possibly care less about the color/clarity of a beer, are long as it smells and tastes good.

 

aww so rare

 

Looking forward to bringing our garbage beer to the masses!

 

Assuming it's linked to fruit? Jungle Juiced Head Hunter and Troegs Triple Mango are two localish examples of yummy (but acceptable in my book) turbidity.

Then there's that recent Nightmare I keep having in Braddock; tasty as well.

 

We make clear beer too.

No fruit, haze is due to hops in the whirlpool and dry hop additions. Juicy character is a combination of the hops and yeast.

 

I'll note if a beer is really pretty (Pliny for example) but I'm not going to shy away from a beer because it's not.

 

Im surprised it took this long for the South Side to get a brewery.

 

They aren't technically the first, but I share your surprise that it took this long for a local start up (in modern times) to sprout up there.

 

Hofbrauhaus?

 

Don't know if any else saw this, but apparently Couch Brewing is planning to open shop in Larimer, not Irwin as was previously assumed.

 

Right, and the original Duquesne Brewing Company before that.

 

There's a furniture moving/movers joke in there somewhere.

 

Are you (personally) still going to be brewing in Mt. Lebanon, or just in S Side?

 

If we're talking historically, then you've got a bunch more: http://www.pittsburghbrewers.com/styled-53/styled-35/index.html
I count 26.

 

Whaaaaat? Any of these postbellum?

 

I'm kind of psyched that BA is digitizing back issues. Really interested to read the original Pittsburgh spotlight from back whenever (before I was a subscriber, anyway).

 

How about craft brewer? Non-chain? Modern Era?

 

Guessing most were postbellum & pre-Prohibition.

 

All brewing operations will be moved to the South Side. We are allowed three locations with our license but only one of those can be producing beer. We will keep the current location open as a tap room. All details will be announced tomorrow afternoon.

P.S. Mizzz you. XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

 

I would like to start a discussion now that most of us have had a chance to try the BTGNVP. What are everyone's thoughts compared to the original ABGNVP? I noticed that the BA score for the original is only a 91 and was a bit surprised by this. Personally I think that the AB barrel added another level of complexity to the beer, and I didnt notice much barrel character from the BT barrel. I will admit that all of the other beers that VooDoo has done in BT barrels takes a backseat to other barrel treatments. I beginning to wonder if just maybe BT barrels dont lend a lot of characteristics to beers? I also think that there was more heat (pepper spice) on the most recent batch compared to its predecessor. I will chalk this up as a good thing, as I dont think it was overpowering. I am looking forward to do a side by side comparison with each in the future.

 

How about we only talk about the positives until we all trade ours away then talk about the negatives?

 

Going to ask the octogenarian busboy at the Original Oyster House if he remembers any from your list. I'm suspicious.