East End Brewing Company

We came here on 10.2.2019. Nicely decorated pub with good music. Was empty on a Sunday afternoon. Brewery is in a separate room and not visible. Roughly 10 beers on tap, a good mix of different styles. We had an excellent Black IPA. One of the better places in this area.

Kind of damp-musty inside but a very cool hangout spot, includes a great bench area outside with hops climbing the walls in summer. Getting a restaurant – wish them luck! Place was a little empty for prime time, food will help supply deserved crowds. Good food and service, neighborhood a little isolated. Beer itself is hit or miss but generally seems to be pretty good, great variety and inspiration. Growlers and lots of cans. Future visit could see this bumped into the 90s. [2018.07.07: 84] Gets a significant upgrade with the addition of the Larder, food is varied and superb up and down the menu, vibe is relaxed and family-friendly, beer seems to have improved a notch or two. Something of a destination place in this area, just prepare for parking hijinks. [2019.07.20: 92]

East End is a handy brewery for this area. It's a simple, straightforward taproom inside an old brick warehouse. I wasn't sure what I was getting into just because of Pennsylvania's unusual beer laws but everything checks out here. Beer is available to go in growlers and bottles, pints are available, and beer of various alcoholic strength was on tap. No kitchen here either. They had a pretty good variety of styles on. What I had was decent. Nice little joint.

The Grand Tasting for RBSG16 was here and they did a great job. I recall the place itself, or at least the back room where we started at some point, was a bit warm, but it’s a working brewery, so it’s not like they’re going to have AC in the brewhouse which is where we set up for a while. Once there was food we all migrated into the main room (some of the group had smartly done that earlier), and the regular customers were pretty cool with all of it. Service was great. Worth a visit.

Visited with the RBSG group. This was the location of the Grand Tasting, and they were very amenable to us. Pretty much gave us half of their seating, which was very nice of them, especially on a Saturday night. Pretty big warehouse type place. As a nice addition, they also had a coffee shop inside the tap room. It wasn’t open while we were here, but they had a nitro coffee that was pretty good. If I was in the area again, I would want to check out the coffee shop. The beer they had on tap was pretty diverse. The major style groups were all well represented. Really fun location. I would recommend stopping in if you are in Pittsburgh.

Hosted grand tasting at RBSG. Very hospitable. Most bottled beers available when we were there.

The sign of a good brewery: I thought their Mild Ale was killer. Great variety of taps with an additional coffee bar setup and a nitro coffee on tap. Some outdoor seating and games like outdoor Jenga. Really nice, laid back vibe throughout. A top-level visit. One caveat: the bathroom door is freakishly light. My arm flailed all over the place opening and closing it.

Hosts for the RBSG Grand Tasting. Friendly and accommodating staff that put up with all our shenanigans. Plenty of different styles on tap and samples available. Would definitely go back.

Our RBSG Grand tasting host. A large warehouse like setting, plenty of beers on tap, tasters available, 4 bottles for sale, friendly service, I will go back.

A large warehouse like setting with high end coffee and one side and the beer on the others. Large tables and outdoor area. Staff were great and very knowledgeable. Beer was varied, they offered tasting flights and was decent. Only complaint is only 1 bathroom which when it gets busy could be problematic. Nice stop.