This place was recommended to me on my recent trip to Pittsburgh. After trying out another brewery where I wasn't really impressed with the beer, I was told they have a really good IPA here.
This place is on the first floor of the Del Monte building near the pro sports stadiums in Pittsburgh. It is across a walkway from a Tilted Kilt (we have one of those in Charlotte).
I sat myself at the bar here. The bartenders were young. I could have been twice their age and apparently the more I sat here, the more the business crowd left and the crowd got younger and younger. I didn't feel comfortable here. But again, I was here for the beer.
I ordered the Wiley's IPA which was recommended to me. It was served to me in a plastic Miller Lite cup. Really? I can understand the plastic cups on a game day but there wasn't one this night. A good beer isn't served in plastic. VERY DISAPPOINTING! The beer, however, was decent but glass would have made it taste better. Trust me.
I stuck around for the food and they have a very broad menu with salads, sandwiches, steaks, etc. Nothing really stood out here but I opted for a pork loin entree with apples and caramel sauce. The pork was good and the caramel sauce was interesting and worked well with the apples and pork. I know from my Pennsylvania Dutch background that pork and apples go well together.
Anyway, this seemed more like a college bar to me than a brewpub. I really wasn't impressed much except for the beer but it should have been served in a glass, especially when it was your own beer.