Pittsburgh

[jeevo]

I hate Pitt, but I was kinda pulling for them to get the upset because every Clemson fan I know is beyond obnoxious.

I don't know any Clemson fans but I always root for the three local college teams unless they are playing Penn State. Talking **** on Pitt is second nature to me, but my father is a lifelong Pitt fan and raised me to root for the Panthers. Two of my best friends went to WVU, and I became a fan during the era of Pat White/Steve Slaton and Pittsnogle/Gansey.

 

[kbuzz1]

Pittsnogle....yuck

 

[preluderl]

Pittsnogle....yuck

You just couldn't handle how roguishly handsome he was.

 

[kbuzz1]

You just couldn't handle how roguishly handsome he was.

I much prefer upperclassman Pittsnogle

 

[beerman6686]

I don't know any Clemson fans but I always root for the three local college teams unless they are playing Penn State. Talking **** on Pitt is second nature to me, but my father is a lifelong Pitt fan and raised me to root for the Panthers. Two of my best friends went to WVU, and I became a fan during the era of Pat White/Steve Slaton and Pittsnogle/Gansey.

Ahhhh, I miss the college years, visiting my friend at WVU and seeing Steve Slaton do massive lines of coke at a party.

 

[preluderl]

Ahhhh, I miss the college years, visiting my friend at WVU and seeing Steve Slaton do massive lines of coke at a party.

Why do you think he ran so fast? He looks pretty off the yayo now days though and more onto the fudge rounds.

 

[london1o11]

Any of you NC guys or travelers have any NC brewery recommendations for someone who is mostly disinterested in IPAs? I'm probably just stopping through for the night on Thursday (pending finding reasonably priced airbnbs). Pretty flexible geographically, but having 2 or 3 good spots reasonably close together would definitely be a bonus.

 

[beerman6686]

Charlotte, Ashville, or Raleigh?

 

[london1o11]

Charlotte, Ashville, or Raleigh?

You tell me.

 

[kbuzz1]

Any of you NC guys or travelers have any NC brewery recommendations for someone who is mostly disinterested in IPAs? I'm probably just stopping through for the night on Thursday (pending finding reasonably priced airbnbs). Pretty flexible geographically, but having 2 or 3 good spots reasonably close together would definitely be a bonus.

2-3 spots close together sounds like Asheville to me. And if you end up in that area, the Sierra Nevada campus is a frickin must. beerman6686 can fill you in on the rest. Guarantee he mentions Zillicoah at least twice.

 

[beerman6686]

2-3 spots close together sounds like Asheville to me. And if you end up in that area, the Sierra Nevada campus is a frickin must. beerman6686 can fill you in on the rest. Guarantee he mentions Zillicoah at least twice.

Sorry for having appreciation for beers beyond IPAs and 15% sugar water. Do you you only like going to Sierra Nevada because they have old man rocking chairs in which you can sit and drink Big Foot and rememeber the good old days 15 years ago when it was actually considered a good beer?

Joking aside, I now prefer Charlotte over Asheville just specifically for the beer, but Asheville is definitely more scenic, and I mean specifically scenic breweries. Sierra Nevada is amazing for that and Zillacoah is pretty great too. Other than that Im luke warm on Asheville beer, Burial is good most of the time, but pretty repetative, and lots of IPAs. Fonta Flora is pretty much right in between the 2 cities so thats a must if you can squeeze it in on the way. Old Hickory is a little closer to Charlotte. I know you like those old school ba beers.

 

[kbuzz1]

Do you you only like going to Sierra Nevada because they have old man rocking chairs in which you can sit and drink Big Foot and rememeber the good old days 15 years ago when it was actually considered a good beer?

Not the only reason, but definitely the main one.

 

[london1o11]

Do you you only like going to Sierra Nevada because they have old man rocking chairs in which you can sit and drink Big Foot and remember the good old days 15 years ago when it was actually considered a good beer?

Not the only reason, but definitely the main one.

To be fair, that sounds like a pretty good time to me too.

 

[kbuzz1]

To be fair, that sounds like a pretty good time to me too.

If you do end up in Charlotte, you’ll probably want to hit up NoDa. There are something like 8 breweries in that area now including the namesake, Heist, Salud Cerveceria, Divine Barrel...and a few miles up the road in Plaza Midwood is Resident Culture, which is probably my fave Charlotte brewery, but do a lot of IPAs.

 

[beerman6686]

If you do end up in Charlotte, you’ll probably want to hit up NoDa. There are something like 8 breweries in that area now including the namesake, Heist, Salud Cerveceria, Divine Barrel...and a few miles up the road in Plaza Midwood is Resident Culture, which is probably my fave Charlotte brewery, but do a lot of IPAs.

Resident Culture also has several of their wild ales for in house consumtion which are worth checking out for sure.

 

[greg4579]

McMatt7 moarhops save me some of that Zwick-goodness. Should be there 8’ish.

 

[moarhops1]

McMatt7 moarhops save me some of that Zwick-goodness. Should be there 8’ish.

I only had a half pint last night, should've drank a dozen

 

[McMatt7]

McMatt7 moarhops save me some of that Zwick-goodness. Should be there 8’ish.

I probably won't be rolling in until 8ish either, crossing my fingers i don't miss out.

I only had a half pint last night, should've drank a dozen

Dump some on a bar rag and throw it in the cooler for me cuzzle

 

[moarhops1]

I probably won't be rolling in until 8ish either, crossing my fingers i don't miss out.

Greg says to tell you that he says eat a poopie, thanks for not showing up poopie breath.

 

[McMatt7]

Greg says to tell you that he says eat a poopie, thanks for not showing up poopie breath.

Sorry greg4579, long drunk day, long drunk dinner, thought about heading over around 930 but was pretty beat.

I'll make it up to ya. With love.

 

[preluderl]

Sorry greg4579, long drunk day, long drunk dinner, thought about heading over around 930 but was pretty beat.

I'll make it up to ya. With love.

You got lost on the way there, didn't you? Happens to the best of us.

 

[McMatt7]

You got lost on the way there, didn't you? Happens to the best of us.

Sometimes when you lose your way you find yourself.

 

[london1o11]

beerman6686 kbuzz
I ended up only having time for one brewery, so I hit Fonta Flora. Was definitely worth the stop. Favorite beer I had was probably Errday.
Anybody know why there's a picture of Cleveland in the men's room?

 

[kbuzz1]

Anybody know why there's a picture of Cleveland in the men's room?

No clue. Todd's weird.

 

[beerman6686]

beerman6686 kbuzz
I ended up only having time for one brewery, so I hit Fonta Flora. Was definitely worth the stop. Favorite beer I had was probably Errday.
Anybody know why there's a picture of Cleveland in the men's room?

You made the right choice if you were only hitting one place. Can't believe they were selling magnums of Errday for $25.

 

[OneDropSoup]

What has two thumbs and had three pulls of Zwick tonight? So flerping good.

 

[kbuzz1]

What has two thumbs and had three pulls of Zwick tonight?

OneDropSoup :

 

[OneDropSoup]

Anyone hit Fire Fest? Looked pretty fun, I'm not sure how I missed hearing about it til today.

 

[greg4579]

Drove by new signage and store front for New Crescent Brewing in Irwin the other day. Didn’t find much info, but happy for another local option.

 

[McMatt7]

Drove by new signage and store front for New Crescent Brewing in Irwin the other day. Didn’t find much info, but happy for another local option.

I member when Crescent Brewing in Irwin got shut down back in 1919. Wonder if these are the same owners.