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| - Braddock is back on the map. Not for steel, not for "Out of the Furnace", but for beer. That's right. The greater Pittsburgh area is getting more and more known for revitalization and renewal, and it's nice to see Braddock become a part of this renaissance. And leading the charge? The Brew Gentlemen.
I'm sitting in the Brew Gentlemen's viewing/auxiliary bar room as I type this. We are watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs on an enormous projector screen and drinking delicious brews as part of the Brew Gentlemen's Arbitrary Party. Why are they open on a Monday night? No reason. Just PCBW...or something arbitrary like that.
The beer: tonight we've had General Braddock's IPA (a crisp East Coast-style IPA that can holds its own with a hophead like me), Loose Seal (a 7% ABV spring saison that makes me smile), Overgrowth (a heavy hop-aroma wheat coming in at 5.2%), and Business Casual (an Imperial red with punch without being cloying). The beers are delicious, as always. We are impressed as usual with the offerings -- and walking in to "The Big Lebowski" when we first arrived didn't hurt, either.
The Brew Gentlemen are doing everything right. Where else can you go for a night of amazing beer, board games (oh, did I mention that they have a selection to choose from?), a cycle-powered smoothie and fountain (okay, THAT isn't here all of the time), industrial-chic décor, a big-screen projection TV, and the Pgh Mac and Gold good truck?
Nowhere else. Come to the Brew Gentlemen. Seriously.
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