So it took me a few years to return to the Brew Gentleman but it is just as good as I remember it to be, perhaps even better. The first time we came here was for a Yelp event and we enjoyed their beer. The main issue in returning was we just don't get to Braddock often. This visit was not planned. We initially planned to go eat at a local Thai restaurant and stop at a local watering hole on the way home. However, fate had other plans for us. The restaurant turned out to be under construction AKA in a temporary location with no seating permit. We decided to still order and just wait for takeout. During the 15-20 minute wait it dawned on us what better place to take our takeout than to a brewery! Thus Brew Gentleman was our next stop.
The brewery itself is rather large and would accommodate big parties easily. There are 4 distinct rooms. One huge area off to the left when you walk in that was full of tables and chairs but no patrons that evening. The main room you enter from the street which was well populated, and to the right is the bar and several high tops and bar stools. Over by the restrooms there is another room that has a couch and some more casual seating. We got in line at the bar and ordered our first round of drinks. Now they don't offer samples which I am not a fan of. I'm usually pretty good with all IPA's but some are better than others. They do however offer several sizes. I ended up trying three different IPA's and enjoyed all of them. The double IPA, Godzilla Glue, was by far my favorite. That's unusual since doubles are usually a tad too much but it was perfect.
I'm very glad we had a chance to return after all this time. Really good beers and these guys were really at the forefront of the Pittsburgh brewery and Craft beer movement. I'm glad to see them doing so well.