Pittsburgh

[OneDropSoup]

Side note, am I the only person that finds all podcasts to be the most boring form of media available?

I like them. I also donated to NPR in my early 20s, so...

 

[MooseLang]

I like them. I also donated to NPR in my early 20s, so...

Agreed. I usually don't want to listen to music during my morning commute to my soul-crushing job. I've listened to all 800+ Marc Maron episodes, with some Morning Edition mixed in.

 

[greg4579]

When I was getting married and taking public transportation into town to save money I listened to them and kind of liked them. I have not really listened to one in 5+ years as I got a short commute and simply would never find myself at home sitting there listening to one.

 

[Brewski2]

I do a good bit of traveling for my job and always listen to podcasts. I'm an old Stern fan from the 90's so talk radio has been something I always dug. ****, when I'm driving around the Pittsburgh area I listen to KDKA 1020 AM radio. Podcasts are a good and free way to pass the time if you're driving or flying to your next destination.

 

[kbuzz1]

1020 pages.

Wow.

 

[bren4220]

Your Mom's House podcast is amaze though

 

[Matthouse3]

Your Mom's House podcast is amaze though

Segura is so fuggin funny. Missed him a couple weeks ago when he came to town.

 

[bren4220]

Segura is so fuggin funny. Missed him a couple weeks ago when he came to town.

I went to the show, he absolutely killed

 

[hornydevil]

Welcome to the official kickoff of PCBW where we celebrate all things craft beer here in this great city of Pittsburgh, or as I like to call it, "the week where Caliente sells beer not normally available around here for a $1.50 an oz. and where every bar/restaurant has a tap takeover of beers that are readily available but no one normally drinks".

(Couldn't figure out a way to incorporate cupcakes and free glassware giveaways.)

You should make a suggestion that they market it that way.

 

[epicureIO]

I do a good bit of traveling for my job and always listen to podcasts. I'm an old Stern fan from the 90's so talk radio has been something I always dug. ****, when I'm driving around the Pittsburgh area I listen to KDKA 1020 AM radio. Podcasts are a good and free way to pass the time if you're driving or flying to your next destination.

I still listen to these Podcasts. They are super good.

Comedy Bang Bang
How Did This Get Made
Radio Lab
Snap Judgment

 

[tommyguz]

Yeah seriously. At the very LEAST, you need those tommyguz 's Better Half Voodoo cupcakes

Thanks. She kills them every time!

 

[greg4579]

Voodoo Cowbell nitro cans are available!

 

[OneDropSoup]

I wasn't going to throw any snark fuel on the PCBW fire, but I'd happily volunteer to copy edit the program next year. Good...god...damn.

 

[dtx00]

You should make a suggestion that they market it that way.

I tried to get involved in the first couple years it was started. Pretty sure the website is the same. Also pretty sure the same places are hosting the same events. There used to be a few cool events each year that seemed like they were only by word of mouth. Fuel n fuddle tapped ithica brute 1 yr. Harris grill tapped bells ba 10k. Something special got tapped at the library once. Blue dust had a couple things no else had. These were things that I hoped would increase as time went on. Unfortunately I think the opposite has happened.

 

[greg4579]

I tried to get involved in the first couple years it was started. Pretty sure the website is the same. Also pretty sure the same places are hosting the same events. There used to be a few cool events each year that seemed like they were only by word of mouth. Fuel n fuddle tapped ithica brute 1 yr. Harris grill tapped bells ba 10k. Something special got tapped at the library once. Blue dust had a couple things no else had. These were things that I hoped would increase as time went on. Unfortunately I think the opposite has happened.

When Bells BA Batch 9000 was on tap at MadMex Monroeville for like a month.

 

[dadavat]

I do a good bit of traveling for my job and always listen to podcasts. I'm an old Stern fan from the 90's so talk radio has been something I always dug. ****, when I'm driving around the Pittsburgh area I listen to KDKA 1020 AM radio. Podcasts are a good and free way to pass the time if you're driving or flying to your next destination.

Current stern fan here. They were clowning on NPR a few weeks ago, saying that everyone always sounds like they're whispering. That's all I hear whenever I listen to npr now.

 

[shuggy1]

Start at 44:00 - I fell asleep for 35 minutes from jagoffbrewer soothing voice, but woke up before

Thanks Tim.

Yes, I have never been right. I've even acknowledged how you destroyed me on a podcast.

To make the blanket statement that I "hate" local beer is patently false. I just don't share the same enthusiasm as these yinzers. As I said before varying levels of mediocrity. I have the same outlook towards non local beer. The overwhelming majority of beer on the shelves is mediocre at best. I don't care where it is brewed if it's really good I'll say so. If it's boring I'll also say so. You saying you didn't(still don't?) lend any credence to what I have to say is fine. The people I don't lend any credence to are the homers who say anything and everything is on point, awesome, fantastic, etc. GTFO with that nonsense.

 

[tommyguz]

Thanks Tim.

To make the blanket statement that I "hate" local beer is patently false. I just don't share the same enthusiasm as these yinzers. As I said before varying levels of mediocrity. I have the same outlook towards non local beer. The overwhelming majority of beer on the shelves is mediocre at best. I don't care where it is brewed if it's really good I'll say so. If it's boring I'll also say so. You saying you didn't(still don't?) lend any credence to what I have to say is fine. The people I don't lend any credence to are the homers who say anything and everything is on point, awesome, fantastic, etc. GTFO with that nonsense.

TL;DR

 

[beerman6686]

I tried to get involved in the first couple years it was started. Pretty sure the website is the same. Also pretty sure the same places are hosting the same events. There used to be a few cool events each year that seemed like they were only by word of mouth. Fuel n fuddle tapped ithica brute 1 yr. Harris grill tapped bells ba 10k. Something special got tapped at the library once. Blue dust had a couple things no else had. These were things that I hoped would increase as time went on. Unfortunately I think the opposite has happened.

It hurts that Founders hasnt made a good backstage beer in 3 years. A few places had events with those, but I dont think anyone is going to go running for Frootwood and Mango Magnifico anytime soon.

 

[OneDropSoup]

The irony of shuggy bear trying to clarify himself in an effort to be understood & represented fairly is more than I can take on a Friday night.

 

[psnydez861]

Voodoo Cowbell nitro cans are available!

Finally a beer that won't get darker in the can!

 

[uvm2003]

Thanks Tim.

To make the blanket statement that I "hate" local beer is patently false. I just don't share the same enthusiasm as these yinzers. As I said before varying levels of mediocrity. I have the same outlook towards non local beer. The overwhelming majority of beer on the shelves is mediocre at best. I don't care where it is brewed if it's really good I'll say so. If it's boring I'll also say so. You saying you didn't(still don't?) lend any credence to what I have to say is fine. The people I don't lend any credence to are the homers who say anything and everything is on point, awesome, fantastic, etc. GTFO with that nonsense.

 

[moarhops1]

I wasn't going to throw any snark fuel on the PCBW fire, but I'd happily volunteer to copy edit the program next year. Good...god...damn.

You mean the program the president paid himself to produce? Not likely.

 

[OneDropSoup]

You mean the program the president paid himself to produce? Not likely.

Ohhhh ****, NOW Nate gets it! I thought it was odd how much of that content he'd banged out* himself, especially after sending a request for volunteer writers.

* And I literally mean it looks like he may have used a claw hammer to type up that guide. Dude's a decent enough writer, but god...damn...

 

[moarhops1]

Ohhhh ****, NOW Nate gets it! I thought it was odd how much of that content he'd banged out* himself, especially after sending a request for volunteer writers.

* And I literally mean it looks like he may have used a claw hammer to type up that guide. Dude's a decent enough writer, but god...damn...

Don't forget, his "media company" is a platinum ultra mega sponsor!

 

[tommyguz]

I guess I just don't understand what's going on with PCBW since I am too far north of the city. Did the dude running it just alienate himself with all the local businesses or is there another reason it seems like everyone hates it?

The whole point of a beer week is to showcase the craft beer bars, breweries and etc right? Those FB posts were too much to go through and decipher what was going on

 

[greg4579]

Throwing this out there...if anyone grabbed the DG Infinite Highway cans from last night and would be interesting in swapping a 4-pack let me know. Got a canoe trip next week and some cans would be nice. I plan to head to BG on Thursday so that might be an option for meeting up.

Thanks to hunterpgh for hooking me up with a couple Infinite Highway and Lustra cans for my canoe trip next week!

 

[Brewski2]

Thanks to hunterpgh for hooking me up with a couple Infinite Highway and Lustra cans for my canoe trip next week!

Where you going? Turtle Creek?

 

[Beerwanderer]

My question this year is, how do you alienate GE enough for them to go from platinum sponsorship to nothing? I'd probably be the person to know this but I don't. Maybe they didn't ask?

 

[OneDropSoup]

My question this year is, how do you alienate GE enough for them to go from platinum sponsorship to nothing? I'd probably be the person to know this but I don't. Maybe they didn't ask?

Pretty sure Whole Foods is a sponsor, if that tells you anything.