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RateBeer Brew Tour Guide's Comments
The only true micro brewery in Pittsburgh. Penn specializes in German style lagers. The Gold, Dark and Pilsner are available year round with seasonal fest beers, a winter bock and a summer weizen. The Penn Brewery is host to the Pennsylvania Microbrewer’s Fest every year at the end of May. They have parties for Octoberfest, Mardi Gras and a few others during the year. The kitchen serves the citys best German food. Tours available for groups or sometimes during events. Offsales available.
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| NelsonCrowle |
Visited 31 July 2008 (Thursday) at 2PM. Very German style beer and food. Restaurant was a series of benches with tables. German sausage/cheese/pickles/vegetables/bread appetizer platter is huge! Good service from the bartender. Restaurant was pretty much empty at this time of day. Beers were generally above average, with the Kaiser Pils and Penndemonium standing out as very good.
BEERS (sampler of 6-4 oz beers for $4) - for detailed ratings see www.BuildABeer.org
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| Foam |
Old world beer atmosphere ... tasty Germanic food ... great fresh staple Penn brewing offerings BUT ...I’m SO tired of Penn beers.... they don’t seem to want to do anything new ... And , I just read that Tom Pastorious, the owner, sold it to unnamed investors/etc ... He , I suspect feared the doom whence the Hofbrauhaus opens in the South side works (Fall or WInter ’08 ...possibly not til Spring/SUmmer ’09 according to a security guard at South side works...)
Oktoberfest used to be fun to go to ... too crowded tho ... again, not enough space to handle it all ...
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 Hophead22 |
Nice German beer hall feeling, typical selection of german style brews, but good beers though. Food was decent, chili repeated on my friend something fierce, story we still talk about. Nice poeple, and a good time.
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| MikeF |
Very cool old building. German decor and ambiance. Brewing equipment visible through large windows within the dining area. The menu is german and includes a nice variety of offerings. The prices are a touch high, but reasonable. The food is good. The beer is decent. Standard, relatively non adventurous offerings.
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| Derek881 |
Visited the brewery on my trip to PIttsburgh and had a couple beers in the upstairs dining room (the downstairs dining room looked more festive and lively). Our server did a bad job that night and the service was poor. The selection was not as good as I had hoped, but not a complete disaster. I had hoped for more variety in the selection of brewery beers available. Overall, it seemed like a nice place and I would be willing to go again, but this experience left something to be desired.
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| cheapdark |
Wow, what ambiance! Big modern shiny brewtanks. Smaller area and less upscale than I expected. Nice copper plated bar. I was expecting to have some special seasonal Penn but they had mostly their common beers, which by the way, are not too common. Friendly people and a nice atmosphere. Back off the pesky murmur of East Ohio Street. I Had a big glass of Hefe Weizen, 22 oz for $4, what a deal. You can walk downstairs to the root cellar where you can observe the beer being lagered. Cool big chrome tanks with temperature gauges on them. I’ve got to check this out in the summer so I can enjoy the garden.
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| Aurelius |
Oh my gosh, what a fun place. My boss and I came here on an autumnal August afternoon without a cloud in the sky and sat out in the biergarten. It was like being in Bavaria - cobblestone courtyard, old brick and stone buildings. My boss spent a few years playing minor league hockey in Germany and said as much. Without a doubt, one of the premiere lager breweries in the US - the hefe was killer, the Kaiser Pils was formidable, the Pils was really good. Didn’t eat, but I had enough beer to forget my laptop computer. The staff stowed it back after I’d gone halfway to the airport. Watch out for the locking bathroom door. Not a huge selection of beer, but a great, great beerhall. Two of the best hours that I’ve spent in a long time. Even though you can pick their beers up in the local watering holes, I’d rate this as Essential for a Pitt trip. Across from the Heinz plant.
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| Sammy |
The State I have been told by all of the Pittsburgh owners/bartenders is a German beer one. That’s the only set of styles you find here. It’s here, it’s got an outdoor seating area. a place for parties. The beer is good,though not outstanding-- see my ratings. Fresh based on a good turnover, bottling. A couple of nice pilsners.Very friendly and patient staff. A few blocks away, the worst neighbourhood of Pittsburgh.
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| cdog69 |
Very cool place. Takes on a old german beer hall look. A must visit during Oktoberfest. They have a couple of good beers and very good food. Not a huge selection to choose from but its quality. A worthy place to check out.
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| CTwriter |
I was disappointed in the beer quality, but the food was delicious. But it didn’t make me want to come back the next time I’m in Pittsburgh
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