Yes that’s right – an entire week devoted to celebrating the wonders of craft beer! A craft brewer is defined as a small, independent, traditional beer maker. Generally a craft brewer produces 6 million barrels of beer per year (or fewer). The majority of craft brewers are not owned by a larger alcoholic beverage industry [...]
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Diving into Jack’s
For my first bar review I’m going to start with a place many people like to finish the night, Jack’s. Jack’s located on 1117 E Carson Street boasts that it’s a, “Pittsburgh Legend.” When people hear “dive bar” it evokes a variety of responses. To some they are nothing more than dimly lit, smoke filled [...]
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Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Bars 2012
I’ve been getting lots of hits to the blog from people searching for things to do in Pittsburgh on St Patrick’s Day – and specifically bars to go to on St Patrick’s Day and what might be going on in the North Shore. I’m sure they are probably coming here via my last post about [...]
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Brunch at Harris Grill
Bacon, beer, and brunch… The Harris Grill is a popular bar / restaurant in the Shadyside neighborhood, famously known for its Tuesday night “Bacon Night”. That’s right… every Tuesday night starting at 6:30, baskets of fresh, crispy, fried bacon can be had for free if you sit at the bar. If you sit at a [...]
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The Beerhive
I’m not sure how long the place has been around, but I recently heard about the Beerhive via twitter. It’s a rather small place in the Strip District, but the inside was clean and looked like it could be fairly new. The walls are decorated with artwork from local Pittsburgh artists, which looked like the [...]
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PSL Cornhole at the Pittsburgh Rivers Casino
I began playing cornhole with PSL the first or second season that it was offered. In the early days, games were only played at Buffalo Blues in Shadyside. My partner was a friend from college, and we made a bunch of great friends and spent many, many Tuesday nights at Buff Blues throwing cornhole bags [...]
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Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh Review
Although I don’t get to visit as often as I would like, one of my favorite places to drink beer and eat in Pittsburgh is at the Hofbräuhaus in Southside Works. I actually got a chance to go there this past weekend, as we celebrated my girlfriend’s belated birthday with her mom and brother, so [...]
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