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  • While visiting my hometown and family for the holidays I stopped by Penn Brewing to pay my final respects. You may or may not know that after almost 23 years they are shutting it down as a result of raised rents on the space that they occupy which happens to be a century old brewery (the old Eberhart and Ober brewery on the Pittsburgh North Side). If you are interested here is the latest story http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08346/934287-46.stm I won't go into it here as it has nothing to do with the review other than if you are interested in their beer, food and atmosphere you better get over there and try it as the official last day of restaurant ops appears to be February 28, 2009. They've brewed the last batch of beer on site as of late November and according to the article above will be dismantling the beautiful brew house. I expect that the last two months will not be up to the standards that we've known for 23 years. Other than my good byes I went to taste their Christmas seasonal the St. Nikolaus Bock. Which lived up to it's long standing standards. Rich, roasty and complex this beer is the perfect pint or liter on a wet, cold winter afternoon. I sat and enjoyed a couple while taking in for the last time the sights and sounds of the beer hall and beautifully displayed brew house. Tom Pastorious (Founder) did a great job of converting this space to an authentic German beer hall complete with the rows of long tables and benches - I don't dare say picnic tables because they aren't. When I walked in yesterday afternoon (December 26th) the place was packed but we elbowed our way to seats at the bar. The crowds just complete the ambience and the feeling of being in an actual German bier hall. We met two strangers at the bar and chatted for a good 30minutes - they were from out of town as well enjoying their final holiday pilgrimage to Penn Brewery. After my first liter I grabbed the menu (being the sucker for German food that I am) knowing what I would find on it having been here numerous times over the years. Lynne and I split the JaegerSchnitzel as an afternoon snack. It was served with a mini loaf of rye bread which was fresh, crunchy on the outside, warm and chewy on the inside and useful for mopping the wonderful mushroom laden sauce that makes this well - Jaeger and not just Viener Schnitzel. A side of mashed potatoes and a side of red cabbage accompanied the schnitzel - both very good. Yes, I'm on a plan next week - tis the season! I've had other dishes here before. The sausages as I recall are very good. If you like/desire German fare and appreciate craft brewed beer this is a great destination. Just as an aside Penn Brewery as they have for years made a showing at the Great American Beer Festival, Penn won two medals: a gold for Kaiser Pils and a bronze for Oktoberfest. I doubt that they will be able to continue this tradition as The Lion will be contract brewing their beers which we all know means the possibly the quality and character can be impacted. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they find a new location and can get back to their artisanal ways! Auf Wiedersehen Penn Brewery! at least and hopefully for a very short period of time.
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