Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Fall Beer Festivals

This morning, my husband emailed me asking for a list of fall beer festivals. A client of his was interested. After I sent him my list, I realized it would make a great blog post. Below are the festivals I'm aware of, however, I'm sure there are more. Please feel free to message me about others and I'll add them. I should also state that much of this list came from The Drunk Yinzer. He has a great compilation of local festivals on his site.

Wet Hopped BrewFest
September 5th at Kelly's Bar in East Liberty
7pm to 11pm
This event was created by East End Brewing. Local breweries, such as East End, Church Brew Works, Full Pint, perhaps others will showcase their wet hopped brews. This is a pay-as-you-go event.

The Steel City Big Pour
September 8th
This event is currently sold out, however, various locations (such as Bocktown) are having contests to win free tickets. Also, they still need volunteers for both sessions. A little work gets you some free beer.

The Zoo Brew
September 14th at the Pittsburgh Zoo
6pm to 9:30pm
$60 per ticket
An evening of food, music, craft beer and...lions and tigers and bears!

Butler Craft Beer Festival
September 15th
6pm at the Brickhouse, 118 N Main Street
Tickets are $15
Butler Pennsylvania's Original Brew Fest. Catering to to beer aficionados in the Butler area. Come enjoy over 100 differents beers.

Brewfest 2012 in Mt Lebanon
September 22nd at Clearview Commons (uptown on Washington Rd)
4pm to 7pm
Tickets are available for $25. This event benefits Mt. Lebanon Veterans Memorial and Outreach Teen and Family Services.

Penn Brewing Oktoberfest is the last two weekends in September.

Barks & Brews Beer Tasting Festival
October 6th at Brady's Run Park in Beaver
3pm to 6pm
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door | VIP Pooch Packages begin at $60
This event benefits the animals and programs at the new Beaver County Humane Society shelter, set to open in Fall 2012.

Brewing Up a Cure
October 13th at the PPG Wintergarden.
7pm to 10pm
The VIP session is sold out, but you can still get regular tickets for $40. This event benefits Cystic Fibrosis.

Gear & Beer Tri-state Conservation Fallfest
October 14th at the Lodge in Bradys Run Park
9am to 5pm
Ticket prices vary depending on which events you wish to take part in.
This is the first annual Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) Gear & Beer Tri-state Conservation Fallfest. The festival includes a mountain bike ride, 35-mile or 50-mile road bike ride, 5K run/walk, kayaking and canoeing, Calland Arboretum Trail Tour, auctions, raffles, children's bike rodeo, music, beer tasting, food and drink!

Butler's Brew Festival
November 10th at Days Inn
6pm to 10pm
Tickets are $15 pre-sale; $18 at the door
This event involves a homebrew competition, beer sampling, food, music and prizes.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Event Updates

Ladies, fall is upon us and we all know what that means...pumpkin beers! We currently have two events scheduled for September.

Pumpkin Beer Sampling
Thursday, September 13th at 7pm
Sample a number of different pumpkin beers, while supplies last. This event is at Packs & Dogs on Mt. Washington. They have a great selection and really good bottle prices. Price is TBD, we'll buy bottles there. I'm aiming for $10 per person.

Steelers Game/Beer Swap
Sunday, September 23rd
Bring a six pack of your favorite beer to swap with other PBL members, drink some brews and watch the Steelers beat up on the Raiders.

Northern PA Brewery Tour
Weekend of October 20th
The Pittsburgh Beer Ladies will head north for a brewery tour! We will be touring all day on Saturday, staying at Sprague Farm & Brew Works on Saturday night, and then touring again on Sunday. The tour tentatively includes North Country, Erie, Lavery, Voodoo, Blue Canoe, Timber Creek and The Union Station Brew Pub.

For more details regarding any of these events and to RSVP, click here.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Upcoming Events

We have several events taking place in the near future and quite a few more in the planning stages. Keep checking back for more details and new postings!

Bocktown's Localfest
On Wednesday, August 15th, Bocktown is hosting a fabulous event called LocalFest. The purpose is to support local chefs, breweries, artist, etc. Buy local, buy fresh. Yours truly will be there representing the Pittsburgh Beer Ladies! Come down to Bocktown in Robinson next Wednesday at 6pm! Click here for more details.

PBL Just Ducky Tour
Saturday, September 15th
Join us for a private ducky tour and bring a growler or six-pack of your favorite brew to share. This will be a one-hour Just Ducky tour.

Steelers Game/Beer Swap
Sunday, September 23rd
Bring a six pack of your favorite beer to swap with other PBL members, drink some brews and watch the Steelers beat up on the Raiders.

Northern PA Brewery Tour
Weekend of October 6th
Join PBL for a northern PA weekend brewery tour tentatively to include North Country, Erie, Lavery, Voodoo, Blue Canoe and The Union Station Brew Pub.

For more details regarding any of these events and to RSVP, click here.