Beer

Pairing takeout food with (local) carryout beers

By Aadam Soorma | August 4, 2020

Here are six Pittsburgh-area breweries with nearby takeout options. Try one of our suggested brewery x takeout pairings; or make up your own.

Beer accessories for summer

By Aadam Soorma | July 28, 2020

We rounded up some practical beer gear including backpacks, growler koozies and bottle openers for summertime drinking.

ShuBrew and Four City (NJ) collaborate on a rich, dark ale for Fresh Fest

By Aadam Soorma | July 21, 2020

It’s an ambitious, flavor-packed collab – ShuBrew and Four City Brewing (NJ) will release ‘Brewers Gonna Work It Out’ as a black wheat coffee beer with cacao nibs, Oreos, vanilla and lactose.

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Smoothie Sours and Scaling Up; get to know Cellar Works Brewing

By Aadam Soorma | July 14, 2020

We sat down for a Q&A with John Lasher – head brewer at Cellar Works and the man behind Fruit Whip, a wildly successful smoothie sour beer.

VIDEO: Increasing diversity & inclusion in the craft beer community

By Aadam Soorma | July 13, 2020

A discussion about access, education, and opportunities in the craft beer community.

Now Open in Bloomfield: Trace Brewing

By Aadam Soorma | July 7, 2020

Getting started with carryout service, Trace Brewing has launched with beer in cans. Their plans for 2021, include a coffee bar, beer garden and more.

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The return of the Robin Hood Cream Ale

By Aadam Soorma | June 30, 2020

The collaboration beer from Pittsburgh Brewing Company and Dancing Gnome is a modern-day rebirth of a 1970s classic. It arrives just in time for Fourth of July weekend.

Dixie Beer to drop ‘Dixie’ and be renamed, Gayle Benson says

By Clint Durrett | June 26, 2020

Dixie Beer will drop “Dixie” from its name, according to owner Gayle Benson.

Thu, June 11 // A very Pittsburgh virtual happy hour for beer fans

By Aadam Soorma | June 9, 2020

Alongside eight local breweries, the Pittsburgh Brewers Guild has organized a Zoom call for folks eager to hear from their favorite breweries. Here’s how you can register and join.

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Varying it up on Fourth Street // Four Points Brewing in Charleroi

By Aadam Soorma | June 6, 2020

We’re spotlighting Fourth Street – the year-round flagship IPA at Four Points Brewing – and its accompanying variants. Here’s what to expect and where to find it.