East End Brewing Company

After Christmas, my family went to Pittsburgh. I had read about and had wanted to visit the East End Brewery. We drove to look for East End and after leaving the Squirrel Hill area (a nice, cool area of Pittsburgh) we go down a hill, under an over-pass and find ourselves in a run down area of town. There is a red building to our right with a number of cars parked outside. The building looks like an old shitty warehouse and sits across from an empty lot. I wasn't expecting glamorous, but something more accessible than this! Peter, my brother-in-law, insisted it was the place. Sure enough, there was a gray door propped open with a keg, and twinkle lights led down to the main room, which housed the brewery and a small bar with taps. It was kind of crazy to be in this sketchy area, and yet be served amazing beer! Anyway, the trip was well worth it, this beer was excellent. I tried their Grissette and Cherry Grissette, which were both outstanding. This is a French farmhouse ale, similar to a saison. The cherry grissette was great because you could detect a sweetness, but not necessarily pick out the cherry flavor. I bought a growler of the grissette since its not a beer I'd had before. I also tried their East End Witte and their winter ale, Snowmelt. I thought all the beers were great. I really liked the Snowmelt, a deep ruby red ale, and the Witte was a really light witte with a citrusy presence. There were several more beers we could have sampled, but we wanted to get all the tasting in and get a growler before my daughter woke up. It was a very cool experience and I like their approach to beer. They also do a lot of great sustainable things, you can find more info on the brewery and their sustainablility or their beer at: www. eastendbrewing.com


Check out this link to a similar experience written by Adam from the Brew Lounge:
http://www.brewlounge.com/2007/03/ready-to-go-east-end-brewing-pittsburgh.html

Definatley check out their website and visit if you get a chance. They are on tap around Pittsburgh and have growler hours on Saturdays and I think a couple days during the week.
-The Bearded Brewer