Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh --- I might have to move closer to the South Side???

[mr4teth]

Good thing though as their beer is 5% or better alcohol so it is a little bit stronger than your average bottled beer.

5% WEAK .... you need to get a good Belgian beer or a good micro at 10%+!

I'm hooked on Victory Hope Wallop (8.5%) right now. Two or three of these and I'm good to go! The best part is you can pick up a case at Vencenie's for $30!

[CobraII]

Top 5 places to get "good beer" in the Burgh

5) Penn Brewery
4) Hofbrauhaus
3) Church Brew Works
2) Mad Mex
1) Sharper Edge Beer Emporium

Good list... I haven't been to a Mad Mex in a long time, so I'd have to bump it for Fathead's. :D

Is the Penn Brewery up and running still? I got lost in the lost their lease/sent production somewhere else saga.

[mr4teth]

Good list... I haven't been to a Mad Mex in a long time, so I'd have to bump it for Fathead's. :D

Is the Penn Brewery up and running still? I got lost in the lost their lease/sent production somewhere else saga.

Fat heads is cool but I prefer a more relaxed restaurant atmosphere myself.

Yep Penn and their landlord worked out a deal. There was a lot of positioning going on with that deal.

Landlord - We got them by the balls let jack the lease up!
Penn - F'em I'll publicly look for a new location even though I really can't move because this building is our whole image!

[badf250]

5% WEAK .... you need to get a good Belgian beer or a good micro at 10%+!

I'm hooked on Victory Hope Wallop (8.5%) right now. Two or three of these and I'm good to go! The best part is you can pick up a case at Vencenie's for $30!

I reall didn't think you could buy anything around here stronger than the 5% stuff. I did have a case of Molson XXX that I got from canada once that was 7.5%.

[weareweird69]

Glad that place turned out good...

Here it is before it was built :)




I cut the pathway in on that D5G dozer, and did the grade on the bottom, along with me working in the Red/white linkbelt digging out concrete for the place :)

I have more photo's of the ground work before hand... including pictures of inside the old Pump house! I need to get down there and check it out, I havent been there since it opened.

[Martin0660]

I do like the wiesen beer myself, don't care much for the darker beers though.

Have you ever had a true German Weissen? How does theirs compare? Every time I'm in Germany I bring home two 5 liter kegs of Maisels plus a few bottles. I need another trip soon ;)

5% WEAK .... you need to get a good Belgian beer

My absolute favorite Belgian is Palm. Good drinking and will mess you up bad. I only get into the Neatherlands on rare occasion to get it, and that's the only place I find it.

[Minstang]

http://www.hofbrauhauspittsburgh.com/

http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pi...26/focus1.html

You DO NOT want to live on the SS...trust me!!

[mr4teth]

I reall didn't think you could buy anything around here stronger than the 5% stuff. I did have a case of Molson XXX that I got from canada once that was 7.5%.

... There are plenty of places that sell good beer in the Burgh. I bought a case of Dog Fish Head Fort 18% this December at Vencenie's. They are a direct distributor for several US micro brewery's and always have a great collection of seasonal beers in stock at GREAT prices.

[mr4teth]

Have you ever had a true German Weissen? How does theirs compare? Every time I'm in Germany I bring home two 5 liter kegs of Maisels plus a few bottles. I need another trip soon ;)





My absolute favorite Belgian is Palm. Good drinking and will mess you up bad. I only get into the Neatherlands on rare occasion to get it, and that's the only place I find it.

Never had? I guess I have to sip on one the next time I'm at the Sharper Edge. You ever have a Pirat or Kasteel XX? Those are my two favorite Belgians.

... today I was in Jamestown NY visiting a client who knows I'm a beer nut. He started telling me about their local grocery store Wegman's, had a new beer selection that would knock my socks off. I chuckled and went to check it out ... HOLY COW to my dismay they had a awesome collection! I picked up a couple of pints of Lindeman's Lambic Framboise for $8.00 a bottle! You would pay more than that for a glass at Sharper Edge or Rolands. My old lady is so pumped ... she loves this stuff! It's like drinking Raspberry ecstasy!

[Troll]

you need to get a good Belgian beer or a good micro at 10%+!

Have you ever had a true German Weissen? How does theirs compare? Every time I'm in Germany I bring home two 5 liter kegs of Maisels plus a few bottles. I need another trip soon ;)
My absolute favorite Belgian is Palm. Good drinking and will mess you up bad. I only get into the Neatherlands on rare occasion to get it, and that's the only place I find it.

Not that this means anything or either one of you care, but I took a tour of Stoudt's in Adamstown, PA in April. The owner, Ed Stoudt gave the tour. He was like the nutty professor. 70 years old and seemed to know his stuff. He was a real stickler when it came to imports. He said we should all buy local for the best beer. Then, he went on to explain that (what we call imports) the beer from Europe and the mother country tastes great. He said he's been there to judge for competitions. What screws the beer up is the traveling. He said many times, "Beer doesn't liked to be moved around!!!"

He was nuts, but it made sense. Anyway, the HB stuff was OK. I guess that's what made it good to me. The taste wasn't over the top and it didn't suck. I was just real good and real smooth. I will go back.

You DO NOT want to live on the SS...trust me!!

My last name is 2 letters off Munich ??? It's in my blood.

[mr4teth]

Not that this means anything or either one of you care, but I took a tour of Stoudt's in Adamstown, PA in April. The owner, Ed Stoudt gave the tour. He was like the nutty professor. 70 years old and seemed to know his stuff. He was a real stickler when it came to imports. He said we should all buy local for the best beer. Then, he went on to explain that (what we call imports) the beer from Europe and the mother country tastes great. He said he's been there to judge for competitions. What screws the beer up is the traveling. He said many times, "Beer doesn't liked to be moved around!!!"

He was nuts, but it made sense. Anyway, the HB stuff was OK. I guess that's what made it good to me. The taste wasn't over the top and it didn't suck. I was just real good and real smooth. I will go back.



My last name is 2 letters off Munich ??? It's in my blood.

YUM .... Stoubt's IPA = Mother's Milk! They brew some great beers! I'll bet the facility tour was pretty cool!


I agree we are very fortunate because we have some of the absolute best micro brewery's around us, like Stoubts, Victory and Troegs! Yes beer doesn't like movement but even the Belgians say their beer taste better in the states because of the aging that accuser during shipping. High alcohol content beer is like a fine wine or Bourbon, it gets better with age if it's kept in cool dark places like docks, ships and warehouses.

All this beer talk is making my lips smack ... I think its time for a cold one!

[Troll]

My cousin lives in Lancaster. It was a toss-up between Stoudt's and Troegs. Victory is only an hour away, too. I like the lighter stuff myself. I'm a pilsner guy. I like, er I mean LOOVEEE Victory Prima Pils. Dunbar Distributing (yeah sometimes it's good to be a hillbilly) sells a Victory variety case for $25-$27??? something.

[Stangman701]

Most of my favorite beers are made in Fall and Winter so I usually stock up then. I think I've still got a few Mad Elves left . Sadly all of my Screaming Pumpkin is long gone .

[mr4teth]

Most of my favorite beers are made in Fall and Winter so I usually stock up then. I think I've still got a few Mad Elves left . Sadly all of my Screaming Pumpkin is long gone .

Mad Elf .... HELL YEAH! I have a case in the basement right now aging! I'll crack that bad boy open in about two months!

[CobraII]

This thread is making me thirsty. :D

Lots of good leads in here, thanks guys!

[Martin0660]

He said we should all buy local for the best beer. Then, he went on to explain that (what we call imports) the beer from Europe and the mother country tastes great. He said he's been there to judge for competitions. What screws the beer up is the traveling. He said many times, "Beer doesn't liked to be moved around!!!"

I think that is probably true of beer that goes through normal distribution. That's why I carry my own home :D That, and i think they add further preservatives to "export" shipements.

Some of the best I've had have been at simple beir gardens and small breweries all over Germany. Never bottled, no chance for export, they just make the best beer they can from old family recipes and drink it :D

Want to try something strange, try the smoked beer from Bamburgh. First taste is terrible, then the offending tastebuds are killed and it gets better.

[mr4teth]

Want to try something strange, try the smoked beer from Bamburgh. First taste is terrible, then the offending tastebuds are killed and it gets better.

Kind of like Stone brewing Runiation IPA! Once you have one you can't switch beers, it actuality ruins your taste for anything else!

[Stangman701]

Kind of like Stone brewing Runiation IPA! Once you have one you can't switch beers, it actuality ruins your taste for anything else!

Haha, reminds me of the first time I saw Arrogant Bastard at Mad Mex. First sentence in the description... "You probably won't like this beer"

[badf250]

Have you ever had a true German Weissen? How does theirs compare? Every time I'm in Germany I bring home two 5 liter kegs of Maisels plus a few bottles. I need another trip soon ;)





My absolute favorite Belgian is Palm. Good drinking and will mess you up bad. I only get into the Neatherlands on rare occasion to get it, and that's the only place I find it.

Just picked up some maisels tonight while on vacation in south carolina. Very good beer. Does have more flavor than the haufbrau house wiezen

[Martin0660]

Just picked up some maisels tonight while on vacation in south carolina. Very good beer. Does have more flavor than the haufbrau house wiezen

Very cool. Glad to hear you liked it. Also interesting to hear the comparison to the haufbrau house. I need to get there sooner than later :D