Pittsburgh

[preluderl]

Staying near PNC park. I'll have a car Friday but plan will be to use public transit/uber to get around on Saturday since I'll be drinking all day.

Unlikely to be any releases at DG/BG/Voodoo on those days, unfortunately but you'll still be able to get plenty of great beers on tap at each place.

If you're going to spend time at Fat Heads, I'm sure someone will mention Carson Street Deli and Piper's Pub, both of which are fairly nearby.

 

[sobeleg]

I strongly advise against this, unless you really want to try it. There is also a Primantis in Hagerstown now, if you just wanted to tick that box off on your way there/back.



lol **** no PA sucks when it comes to that.


Enjoy, and be sure to rock lots of Capitals gear!

Thanks! No huge desire to try Primantis, but figured I'll have time to kill and may as well try it.

Caps actually play the Pens that Friday in DC and the couple getting married are big Pens fans, so I'm sure we will be giving each other **** as always throughout the rehearsal dinner.

 

[preluderl]

If you go to Primanti's, get the capicola with a fried egg. Avoid the steak, it's gross.

 

[kbuzz1]

Primanti's, Avoid, it's gross.

 

[preluderl]

This was my first suggestion.

 

[TommyShitt]

Would rather just croosh butternut squash soup at Pipers amirite?

 

[kbuzz1]

Would rather just croosh butternut squash soup at Pipers amirite?

****....it is butternut squash soup season, isn't it??...ISO.

 

[jagoffbrewer1]

Heading to Pittsburgh next weekend (10th-12th) for a friends wedding. My wife is in the wedding so I'll have a good chunk of Friday and Saturday to myself.

Plan right now is to grab some Primantis on Friday, wander around and then hang at Fat Heads until the rehearsal dinner. Saturday I'll head to Brew Gentleman and Dancing Gnome in the early afternoon. Any other cool spots or can't miss places I am leaving off? Any good bottle shops or liquor stores (for whiskey) that I should definitely hit? Also any idea if there will be a release going on at BG/DG/Voodoo next weekend?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hitchhiker is a half mile from DG but that place ******* sucks.

 

[preluderl]

Hitchhiker is a half mile from DG but that place ******* sucks.

Are you going to give him a little half and half behind the dumpster? If so, he should definitely come there too.

Srsly sobeleg hit up Hitchhiker too. Like this jagoff says, it's very close by DG and it's quite good too. And this guy might actually give you a handy, if you're into that kind of thing.

 

[McMatt7]

eh yo sobeleg, open your ears and hold onto your butt, you wanna party in Pittsburgh you listen to me, i've got a 10th grade education AND my parents were married.

Throw down a base at Primantis on Friday, cap and egg or corned beef and egg. If you don't get the egg you're wasting your time.

Pipers is two doors down, nice selection of locals, non-locals, and imports. If you're in there Friday evening moarhops should be tending the bar. He's easy on the eyes but has the personality of a mooseknuckle. Good luck.

When you get to Fat Heads order the Bay of Pigs. Eat it, fart, then leave without paying. I've never done this personally but you seem like a nice guy and i'm betting you get away with it.

Carson Street Deli is a short walk. They serve beer and food. Nice staff but unfortunately i don't know them well enough to make fun of them right now. That would be ignorant.

Rest up for Saturday.

If you hit DG stop at Hitchiker. jagoffbrewer brews tasty beers despite his disgustingly low levels of self esteem. Stay close to the bar at HH tho, it's bigger than Heinz Field and at least 4 people that i know have gotten lost there.

When you get to BG grab the UNO deck before you order a beer. When you get to the bar make sure they see the UNO deck, you'll receive better service. Watch out for dogs.

If you can, hit Roundabout Brewery for flight, it's my favorite brewery in the city and always has a nice variety of styles on tap. Don't touch any of the plants and please wash your hands after using the rest room.

Do not drink any tap water without boiling it first.

Do not swim in any of the rivers.

Do not go to the Rivers Casino.

Don't feed the homeless.

I hope you enjoy your time in Pittsburgh.

 

[MooseLang]

eh yo sobeleg, open your ears and hold onto your butt, you wanna party in Pittsburgh you listen to me, i've got a 10th grade education AND my parents were married.

Throw down a base at Primantis on Friday, cap and egg or corned beef and egg. If you don't get the egg you're wasting your time.

Pipers is two doors down, nice selection of locals, non-locals, and imports. If you're in there Friday evening moarhops should be tending the bar. He's easy on the eyes but has the personality of a mooseknuckle. Good luck.

When you get to Fat Heads order the Bay of Pigs. Eat it, fart, then leave without paying. I've never done this personally but you seem like a nice guy and i'm betting you get away with it.

Carson Street Deli is a short walk. They serve beer and food. Nice staff but unfortunately i don't know them well enough to make fun of them right now. That would be ignorant.

Rest up for Saturday.

If you hit DG stop at Hitchiker. jagoffbrewer brews tasty beers despite his disgustingly low levels of self esteem. Stay close to the bar at HH tho, it's bigger than Heinz Field and at least 4 people that i know have gotten lost there.

When you get to BG grab the UNO deck before you order a beer. When you get to the bar make sure they see the UNO deck, you'll receive better service. Watch out for dogs.

If you can, hit Roundabout Brewery for flight, it's my favorite brewery in the city and always has a nice variety of styles on tap. Don't touch any of the plants and please wash your hands after using the rest room.

Do not drink any tap water without boiling it first.

Do not swim in any of the rivers.

Do not go to the Rivers Casino.

Don't feed the homeless.

I hope you enjoy your time in Pittsburgh.

I want to print this out and frame it.

Can we make it a sticky to point to whenever someone asks what to do in Pittsburgh?

 

[moarhops1]

eh yo sobeleg, open your ears and hold onto your butt, you wanna party in Pittsburgh you listen to me, i've got a 10th grade education AND my parents were married.

Throw down a base at Primantis on Friday, cap and egg or corned beef and egg. If you don't get the egg you're wasting your time.

Pipers is two doors down, nice selection of locals, non-locals, and imports. If you're in there Friday evening moarhops should be tending the bar. He's easy on the eyes but has the personality of a mooseknuckle. Good luck.

When you get to Fat Heads order the Bay of Pigs. Eat it, fart, then leave without paying. I've never done this personally but you seem like a nice guy and i'm betting you get away with it.

Carson Street Deli is a short walk. They serve beer and food. Nice staff but unfortunately i don't know them well enough to make fun of them right now. That would be ignorant.

Rest up for Saturday.

If you hit DG stop at Hitchiker. jagoffbrewer brews tasty beers despite his disgustingly low levels of self esteem. Stay close to the bar at HH tho, it's bigger than Heinz Field and at least 4 people that i know have gotten lost there.

When you get to BG grab the UNO deck before you order a beer. When you get to the bar make sure they see the UNO deck, you'll receive better service. Watch out for dogs.

If you can, hit Roundabout Brewery for flight, it's my favorite brewery in the city and always has a nice variety of styles on tap. Don't touch any of the plants and please wash your hands after using the rest room.

Do not drink any tap water without boiling it first.

Do not swim in any of the rivers.

Do not go to the Rivers Casino.

Don't feed the homeless.

I hope you enjoy your time in Pittsburgh.

I'd like to mention that you shouldn't eat at any Primantis in the city EXCEPT the one in the Strip District & only when already drunk. Otherwise you'd be doing our fair city a disservice.

 

[OneDropSoup]

While you're here, you should get a job in "tech", open an artisanal Goodwill, & eat breakfast, lunch, & dinner from a food truck that that uses unemployed, uninsured blue collar people as fuel.

 

[preluderl]

While you're here, you should get a job in "tech", open an artisanal Goodwill, & eat breakfast, lunch, & dinner from a food truck that that uses unemployed, uninsured blue collar people as fuel.

... Annnndddd I'm hard

 

[OneDropSoup]

While we're on the subject of jagoffbrewer, I'm drinking a Surge right now & it's freaking phat.

 

[sobeleg]

Are you going to give him a little half and half behind the dumpster? If so, he should definitely come there too.

Srsly sobeleg hit up Hitchhiker too. Like this jagoff says, it's very close by DG and it's quite good too. And this guy might actually give you a handy, if you're into that kind of thing.

eh yo sobeleg, open your ears and hold onto your butt, you wanna party in Pittsburgh you listen to me, i've got a 10th grade education AND my parents were married.

Throw down a base at Primantis on Friday, cap and egg or corned beef and egg. If you don't get the egg you're wasting your time.

Pipers is two doors down, nice selection of locals, non-locals, and imports. If you're in there Friday evening moarhops should be tending the bar. He's easy on the eyes but has the personality of a mooseknuckle. Good luck.

When you get to Fat Heads order the Bay of Pigs. Eat it, fart, then leave without paying. I've never done this personally but you seem like a nice guy and i'm betting you get away with it.

Carson Street Deli is a short walk. They serve beer and food. Nice staff but unfortunately i don't know them well enough to make fun of them right now. That would be ignorant.

Rest up for Saturday.

If you hit DG stop at Hitchiker. jagoffbrewer brews tasty beers despite his disgustingly low levels of self esteem. Stay close to the bar at HH tho, it's bigger than Heinz Field and at least 4 people that i know have gotten lost there.

When you get to BG grab the UNO deck before you order a beer. When you get to the bar make sure they see the UNO deck, you'll receive better service. Watch out for dogs.

If you can, hit Roundabout Brewery for flight, it's my favorite brewery in the city and always has a nice variety of styles on tap. Don't touch any of the plants and please wash your hands after using the rest room.

Do not drink any tap water without boiling it first.

Do not swim in any of the rivers.

Do not go to the Rivers Casino.

Don't feed the homeless.

I hope you enjoy your time in Pittsburgh.

This may be one of the single greatest replies I have ever seen in one of these threads. Very honored to be bestowed with this.

While you're here, you should get a job in "tech", open an artisanal Goodwill, & eat breakfast, lunch, & dinner from a food truck that that uses unemployed, uninsured blue collar people as fuel.

C'mon I can visit Brooklyn for that.



Looks like I'll definitely add Hitchhiker to the list. Was planning on heading out that way to hit up Perani's Hockey store earlier on Friday but may have to reshuffle the schedule since it looks like Hitchhiker doesn't open until 4.

Thanks again for everyone's feedback. Looks like this will be the current plan, still open to further recommendations:

Friday: Giant Eagle Shadyside, Carson St. (Fat Heads, Pipers, Carson St. Deli), Perani's, Hitchhiker. Guessing we go out in the Strip District after rehearsal dinner, so if I head to Primantis that seems to be the optimal time.

Saturday: Dancing Gnome, Roundabout, Brew Gentleman, maybe Voodoo

 

[HeadHunter]

eh yo sobeleg, open your ears and hold onto your butt, you wanna party in Pittsburgh you listen to me, i've got a 10th grade education AND my parents were married.

Throw down a base at Primantis on Friday, cap and egg or corned beef and egg. If you don't get the egg you're wasting your time.

Pipers is two doors down, nice selection of locals, non-locals, and imports. If you're in there Friday evening moarhops should be tending the bar. He's easy on the eyes but has the personality of a mooseknuckle. Good luck.

When you get to Fat Heads order the Bay of Pigs. Eat it, fart, then leave without paying. I've never done this personally but you seem like a nice guy and i'm betting you get away with it.

Carson Street Deli is a short walk. They serve beer and food. Nice staff but unfortunately i don't know them well enough to make fun of them right now. That would be ignorant.

Rest up for Saturday.

If you hit DG stop at Hitchiker. jagoffbrewer brews tasty beers despite his disgustingly low levels of self esteem. Stay close to the bar at HH tho, it's bigger than Heinz Field and at least 4 people that i know have gotten lost there.

When you get to BG grab the UNO deck before you order a beer. When you get to the bar make sure they see the UNO deck, you'll receive better service. Watch out for dogs.

If you can, hit Roundabout Brewery for flight, it's my favorite brewery in the city and always has a nice variety of styles on tap. Don't touch any of the plants and please wash your hands after using the rest room.

Do not drink any tap water without boiling it first.

Do not swim in any of the rivers.

Do not go to the Rivers Casino.

Don't feed the homeless.

I hope you enjoy your time in Pittsburgh.

This post needs to be immortalized in one of those “3 Perfect Days in Pittsburgh” articles in some in-flight magazine.

 

[chefduff2]

eh yo sobeleg, open your ears and hold onto your butt, you wanna party in Pittsburgh you listen to me, i've got a 10th grade education AND my parents were married.

Throw down a base at Primantis on Friday, cap and egg or corned beef and egg. If you don't get the egg you're wasting your time.

Pipers is two doors down, nice selection of locals, non-locals, and imports. If you're in there Friday evening moarhops should be tending the bar. He's easy on the eyes but has the personality of a mooseknuckle. Good luck.

When you get to Fat Heads order the Bay of Pigs. Eat it, fart, then leave without paying. I've never done this personally but you seem like a nice guy and i'm betting you get away with it.

Carson Street Deli is a short walk. They serve beer and food. Nice staff but unfortunately i don't know them well enough to make fun of them right now. That would be ignorant.

Rest up for Saturday.

If you hit DG stop at Hitchiker. jagoffbrewer brews tasty beers despite his disgustingly low levels of self esteem. Stay close to the bar at HH tho, it's bigger than Heinz Field and at least 4 people that i know have gotten lost there.

When you get to BG grab the UNO deck before you order a beer. When you get to the bar make sure they see the UNO deck, you'll receive better service. Watch out for dogs.

If you can, hit Roundabout Brewery for flight, it's my favorite brewery in the city and always has a nice variety of styles on tap. Don't touch any of the plants and please wash your hands after using the rest room.

Do not drink any tap water without boiling it first.

Do not swim in any of the rivers.

Do not go to the Rivers Casino.

Don't feed the homeless.

I hope you enjoy your time in Pittsburgh.

Gene you should consider some trophy points for this post.

 

[preluderl]

McMatt7 has a beautiful mind.

 

[jeevo]

McMatt's post should be stickied at the top of this thread, to be immortalized in Pittsburgh craft beer lore. It's beautiful free spirited prose brings to mind a favorite quote of mine from Jack Kerouac's road trip through Americana novel, On the Road:

"... the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars."

 

[stakem1]

Does anyone know if this beautiful baby is gonna be available around here? I'm an unapologetic lover of Mad Elf. Beerwanderer ?

God do I have to spell everything out for you letter by letter? How is Grand Cru different than normal Mad Elf?

I had no idea what that beer was either. It said "Grand Cru," but then said "ale brewed with honey and cherries." But that's just like regular Mad Elf, right?

So I had to go elsewhere to see what made it "Grand Cru."

Im curious enough to buy a bottle of it when/if I see it unless its priced stupid. I regret buying "wild elf" when that **** came out and was nothing like it was advertised as.

Im assuming the raw sugar is what they are using as the priming sugar for the bottle conditioning so thats slightly different from the norm but not enough to call it a grand cru, right? I also think I read that they added an abundance of tart cherries to it which I dont think regular mad elf gets.

 

[MooseLang]

Im curious enough to buy a bottle of it when/if I see it unless its priced stupid. I regret buying "wild elf" when that **** came out and was nothing like it was advertised as.

Im assuming the raw sugar is what they are using as the priming sugar for the bottle conditioning so thats slightly different from the norm but not enough to call it a grand cru, right? I also think I read that they added an abundance of tart cherries to it which I dont think regular mad elf gets.

I'm definitely interested in this, too, despite the fact that I'm your typical "Troegs is a shell of its former self since they moved from Harrisburg" ********.

 

[stakem1]

I'm definitely interested in this, too, despite the fact that I'm your typical "Troegs is a shell of its former self since they moved from Harrisburg" ********.

If that makes you a ********, im President Richard Cranium

 

[preluderl]

Mad Elf is the only Troegs beer that I've ever really enjoyed that much. I don't know when they moved from Harrisburg to their current location though.

 

[Matthouse3]

I just had a Master of Pumpkins which was pretty tasty. But I am a white girl soo..

 

[london1o11]

Did troegs move to Harrisburg before or after that first year of barrel aged mouflon? That **** was fire.

 

[dadavat]

Did troegs move to Harrisburg before or after that first year of barrel aged mouflon? That **** was fire.

They moved to hershey before they had that first mouflon release. I personally like a lot of troegs beers. Dreamweaver, perpetual, hop knife, and sunshine pils will always be beers that i'll buy cases of. Nugget nectar was definitely better in the old spot though.

 

[beerman6686]

Did troegs move to Harrisburg before or after that first year of barrel aged mouflon? That **** was fire.

Best Barleywine ever made #BIL

 

[MooseLang]

They moved to hershey before they had that first mouflon release. I personally like a lot of troegs beers. Dreamweaver, perpetual, hop knife, and sunshine pils will always be beers that i'll buy cases of. Nugget nectar was definitely better in the old spot though.

I still like Troegs. Their IPAs suffered for a long time after they moved. Perpetual was first brewed right before they moved to Hershey, and the first few batches were really good. After they moved, I actually wondered if they bottled the wrong beer. They used to only brew "hits" but have been a lot more hit or miss since the move.

I go through a lot of Sunshine Pils cans though. Fantastic.

 

[McMatt7]

Big shout out to my main squeeze Rjdillman for being a super dope host last night at BG. Dude can light up a room and lower the boom like a true champion.

If yunz haven't tried them yet i highly recommend BG's Mild and Vienna, got me thinking about changing my name to McMalt7 say word.