Pittsburgh

[bren4220]

Any definitely worthwhile PCBW events to go to? I saw the post about battle of the barrels or whatever which sounds great. Too soon to tell?

 

[McMatt7]

Rivertowne, North Country, & less frequently, East End, Hop Farm, Penn can.

Glaringly omit top-tier **** much?

 

[bren4220]

I think hunterpgh has a ton of those. FYI, BG will not fill them.

BG fills my ceramic growler all the time.

 

[greg4579]

BG fills my ceramic growler all the time.

I was thinking of the plastic ones.

 

[moarhops1]

BG fills my ceramic growler all the time.

They just filled a couple of double walled stainless ones for me a couple weeks ago.

 

[dtx00]

Are you Delfesting bro? Say word

Since 2008

 

[preluderl]

SOUTH HILLS BOYZ is Mindful worth checking out?

 

[dtx00]

I think hunterpgh has a ton of those. FYI, BG will not fill them.

Good to know he still has them, but I was thinking something a little nicer that I would use more regularly like stainless or ceramic or something else

 

[hornydevil]

SOUTH HILLS BOYZ is Mindful worth checking out?

**** yes. VERY solid in-house beers with a pretty damn well-curated guest draught list. Beer bottles are meh, but their bottles of wine are well chosen.

Never eaten there, but have drank there a handful of times. Always crowded when I've been, but, then again, I've only been there Friday night or Saturday, so YMMV.

 

[kbuzz1]

For those who were hyping up value of blind tastings, still time to enter:

https://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/nbo-blind-bif-2017.38294/

 

[nhindian1]

For those who were hyping up value of blind tastings, still time to enter:

https://www.talkbeer.com/community/threads/nbo-blind-bif-2017.38294/

Already in!

 

[kbuzz1]

Already in!

Saw that.

This is the most appealing BIF idea I've ever come across. Just bad timing for me and can't commit or I'd be all over it.

Will be on the lookout for the review thread though.

 

[McMatt7]

Since 2008

Real nice festival, went in '11 and '12 and had a blast, hope you have good weather and may your grass always be blue, cheers pal

 

[preluderl]

Rando question, of which I seem to have a lot of today...

Any of you weirdos know where I can get a case of Left Hand Milk Stout for a friend? This is a serious question, btw.

 

[Brewski2]

I know this is a bit premature, but I go to a music festival every Memorial Day weekend

 

[greg4579]

Just saw Helltown Idle Hands is now in bottles. Cautiously optimistic to try these.

 

[brother rebus]

Kolsch is amazing. Its truly under represented in my opinion. Any recommendations for kolsch available around Pgh besides the Four seasons one OneDropSoup mentioned?

roundabout had a lemon drop hop Kolsch. wasn't a kolsch really IMO. not bad. just not a kolsch.
"king kolsch"(?) from Gristhouse isn't bad. a little sweet when I had it though.
Southern Tier actually had a good one on tap a week or two back. was pleased.

 

[clwatt3]

Just saw Helltown Idle Hands is now in bottles. Cautiously optimistic to try these.

Now if getting to the South Side to get some of these wasnt such a pain in the ass.

 

[dtx00]

Normally I would agree, but this fest is totally unlike any other I have been to. A lot of emphasis on families, which is why this is one of the few we still go to.

 

[dtx00]

Normally I would agree, but this fest is totally unlike any other I have been to. A lot of emphasis on families, which is why this is one of the few we still go to.

Apparently technology has passed my by and I can no longer post gifs.

 

[kbuzz1]

You need to leave the gif posting for the technologically gifted...allow me....

 

[london1o11]

"Öl (pronounced Oil) was aged in Laphroaig scotch casks, bourbon casks and 27-year-old rum casks then finally bottle conditioned with local maple syrup. The beer was bottled in late summer of 2016 in hopes that it would be ready for out 5th Anniversary. We tested the bottles over and over and although the taste was fantastic, the beer would not naturally carbonate and we could not release it. So, we waited, and waited, and waited some more...until now. Some 9 months after bottling and 4 months after our intended release date the beer has finally awaken and is ready for you guys.

Bottles are $9.75 each and there is a 6 bottle limit per person per day. Öl is 11.3% abv."


Yay alphabet soup style of beer-making!

Do they mention what the beer is, or just the multitude of barrels it was aged in?

 

[kbuzz1]

Do they mention what the beer is, or just the multitude of barrels it was aged in?

Oil

 

[preluderl]

Do they mention what the beer is, or just the multitude of barrels it was aged in?

Nope, they don't... But they mention "tartness", so yeah.

 

[moarhops1]

Just saw Helltown Idle Hands is now in bottles. Cautiously optimistic to try these.

Bottled 2.5 weeks ago. I'm optimistically cautious.

 

[preluderl]

Am I an ******* for thinking that tartness and those barrels just do not go together regardless of who brewed that concoction? I just don't want those things together, ever.

 

[dtx00]

You need to leave the gif posting for the technologically gifted...allow me....

Well would you look at that. Used to just be able to copy and paste

 

[nhindian1]

Am I an ******* for thinking that tartness and those barrels just do not go together regardless of who brewed that concoction? I just don't want those things together, ever.

They should add a disclaimer: "If you don't like tart and smokey and barrels together, DO NOT BUY THIS BEER!"

 

[kbuzz1]

They should add a disclaimer: "DO NOT BUY THIS BEER!"

 

[preluderl]

They should add a disclaimer: "If you don't like tart and smokey and barrels together, DO NOT BUY THIS BEER!"

Yeah I know wild beer is their aesthetic, but... Just stop it.