“It’s the wood that makes it good.” — Newman, Seinfeld In a recent blog post, I made the comment that 2016 was going to be a pretty big year for barrel-aged beer in Pittsburgh. You’d be hard-pressed to find a brewery that doesn’t have some sort of barrel-aging program in […]
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2015 Craft Beer Spotlight Mashup As we turn the calendar to December and prepare to close the curtain on 2015, we can look back on a very prosperous year for the Pittsburgh craft beer scene. Many established destinations have either upped their game to ensure they’re catering effectively to a […]
November 2015 November. It’s time you and I just face the facts…winter is pretty much upon us. Yeah, maybe we get lucky and only experience a few flurries here and there for a couple more weeks. But the cold, bitter breath of Mother Nature is quickly becoming more frequent. And […]
If there’s one thing in life that you can always depend on, it’s this: Music makes everything better. Don’t believe me? Here’s an example. I was just recently faced with the mundane task of cleaning out and organizing my garage. It’s not exactly something I was looking forward to, nor […]
Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week is a 10-day celebration of craft beer excellence in our city and region. No matter where you travel or what event you attend, you’re guaranteed to walk away with a little more knowledge on craft beer, some memories, and hopefully a few new friends. The Pittsburgh […]
PCBW Mashup, known last year as “My PCBW,” is a recap of the places my Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week travels took me. Enjoy! I’m sure I’m not alone when I say the home stretch of Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week is always a tad bittersweet. So much work goes into making […]