Beer in Pittsburgh

posted on April 6, 2009 in General

I just finished up listening to the latest Good Beer Show and really enjoyed it. It was a crossover show between the GBS guys, Craft Beer Radio and the Should I Drink That Beercast. They reviewed some really great beers and I learned about a couple of great Pittsburgh beer establishments.

First up is the Church Brew Works. This place looks AWESOME. It’s an old Catholic church that has been converted into a bewpub. I strongly suggest you check out their site and pictures.

I also learned of a cool little micro-brewery called East End Brewing. This place looks like a dream of mine. If I ever get motivated enough to join the brewing fray it would be great to have something like this. It really is a shame that we don’t have more operations like this in Indiana.

Jim Koch’s State-of-the-Craft-Brewing Address

posted on April 5, 2009 in General

On Friday I was shuffling through the multiple Philly Beer Week casts over at Craft Beer Radio and came across a recording of Jim Koch’s speech during the Sam Adams dinner. I found it to be a really interesting and insightful viewpoint on the craft brewing revolution in the United States. It’s definitely worth a listen:

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CBR Philly Beer Week 14: Sam Adams Beer Dinner