November Events

Carson Street DeliPalozza
Thursday, November 15
7:00pm
Mike at Carson Street is going to have a special tasting for us. He's saving some special beers for the event. Please join the PBLers for a fun evening at Carson Street. Click here to RSVP.

Beads & Brew Part 2
Thursday, November 29
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Pittsburgh Beer Ladies join Koolkat Designs for Beads & Brew Part 2: The Holiday Edition! Bring a wintry/holiday six-pack to swap, enjoy tasty snacks, and shop LOCAL and HANDMADE items to knock out your Holiday Shopping List! We will be hosting a Mens' Night the following week, so you can also build a Wish List for yourself...It's a win/win! Click here to RSVP.

Fall Beer Lady Events

Full Pint Brewery Tour and Tasting
Thursday, October 11th, 7-9pm
Full Pint Brewery was founded in 2009 and has been making fantastic beer ever since. Located in North Versailles, it's about 20 minutes east of downtown Pittsburgh. They have been kind enough to host a brewery tour and tasting for us. Their tasting room is very spacious and they have all their beers on tap including whatever session beers they happen to be brewing at the time. Their current session beer is Weizenbocktoberfest. It is amazing! Also, if you'd like to take their beer with you, they sell growlers and bottled beer which you may buy by the six pack or case and they will mix and match for you. Hope to see you all there!

This event will include a tour of the brewery, beer tasting and pizza for $15 a person.

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.

PBL Beer Swap
Saturday, November 3rd, 5-8pm
Let's get together for a beer swap! Bring your favorite case of beer and your appetite. Cafe Lola has offered to host and feed our group. Cost is $15/person and will include heavy appetizers, coffee, soda, water and some brews (good ones, they promise!) Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 31st.

Beads & Brew Part 2!
Thursday, November 29th, 6-9pm
Pittsburgh Beer Ladies join Koolkat Designs for Beads & Brew Part 2: The Holiday Edition! Bring a wintry/holiday six-pack to swap, enjoy tasty snacks, and shop LOCAL and HANDMADE items to knock out your Holiday Shopping List! We will be hosting a Mens' Night the following week, so you can also build a Wish List for yourself...It's a win/win!

For more information or to RSVP to any of these events, click here.

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.

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.

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.

IPA Day Celebration!

August 2nd is the 2nd annual IPA Day! If you're not familiar with this event, visit the official IPA Day website. Last year, we celebrated with an informal, pay-as-you-go, event by visiting different participating venues on the South Side. It was so much fun, we are doing it again! We will to begin at Double Wide Grill at 7pm, but feel free to join us whenever you like! To RSVP, click here. Cheers!

July Events

Beads and Brew!
July 19th, 6pm to 9pm
Koolkat Designs
691 Washington Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15228

Six-pack Swap, Shopping and Sampling!

Bring a six-pack of your favorite beer to Swap with other PBL members, Shop the fabulous handmade accessories that Koolkat carries by local artists and Sample some tasty growlers by East End Brewing!

It'll be a great night of conversation, shopping and supporting local artists.

You will also receive a FREE pair of earrings with a $25 purchase from the store. We hope to see you there! To RSVP, click here!

June Events

June marks the one year anniversary of The Pittsburgh Beer Ladies! Typically, we only do one event every 4 to 6 weeks, but we have two exciting events planned for June!

Pittsburgh Beer Ladies Night at CLO Cabaret
Wednesday, June 13 at 5:30pm
Raise your glass to the show that celebrates women! Join us for a pre-show craft beer tasting at the CLO Cabaret followed by Girls Only – The Secret Comedy of Women. Sip on samples, discuss styles & characteristics, choose a brew of your choice, and enjoy the show all for $49.75! Doors open at 5:30pm just for you, and show time is 7:30pm.
Click here to RSVP for this event. Space is limited.

PBL 1st Anniversary Celebration!
Thursday, June 28 at 7pm
June 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of the Pittsburgh Beer Ladies! As some of you may know, we had our 1st event at Penn Brewery on June 3rd, 2011. We thought it fitting to celebrate our success this past year at the place where it all started. This event will include a blind beer tasting and small hors d'oeuvres. You will be able to order dinner if you like. There will be a fee associated with this event. Once I have all the details worked out with the brewery, I'll post it.
Click here to RSVP and help us celebrate the Pittsburgh Beer Ladies 1st anniversary!

Brew Your Own at Copper Kettle Brewing

Our May event will be the opportunity to brew your own beer at Copper Kettle Brewing in Greenfield! Here is your chance to brew your own beer and have someone else clean up after you! The brewing itself takes several hours, then it will ferment and the group will have to come back to bottle their beer. To keep down costs, we can have up to 5 ladies on one kettle. Each kettle makes 60 22oz bottles which is more than enough split 5 ways. We hope to use some of this beer for our summer picnic/beer exchange event.

The cost per person depends on your groups' choice of beer. There are three levels of beer pricing; classic ($35 per case), premium ($37 per case), select ($39 per case). The brew yields 5 cases of 12 22oz bottles. These bottles can be reused for future brewings to discount your total. Generic labels are provided for free. However, if your group chooses to do so, you may create custom labels for an additional $25 per case.

To register for this event, click here. Visit the Events tab at the top, scroll to the month of May, then choose the date and brew of your choice. Currently, there is an event for brewing a wheat and an IPA. More choices will be added shortly.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this event and happy brewing!

Brewniversity’s Gender Studies 423: Women and Craft Beer

Join us at 7pm on Monday April 23nd at Bocktown's Beaver Valley Mall location for this one-of-a-kind PCBW event!

Brewniversity will host an overview of the role of women in the local and national craft beer industry, with a discussion about how craft beer is a gender neutral movement, unlike stereotypical “beer culture.” The main portion of the event will be spent on palate education using the “beer wheel.” Everyone will take a sample of their beer, then check the flavors they think they taste on the beer wheel. Speakers leading the event will discuss what they taste and do some Q&A with each beer.

Speakers:
Chris Dilla, Bocktown Beer and Grill
Angela Maffessanti, Founder Pittsburgh Beer Ladies
Amanda Bowen, Vecenie Distributing Company
Marta Napoleone T.R.A.S.H. Homebrewer and Aldo’s Food Service

Cost: $25 Proceeds to Operation Walk Pittsburgh
Craft beer samples and light refreshments provided.

Please Note: This is a ticketed event and it will sell out! Link here to purchase via Pittsburgh Brewniversity.

This event was graciously designed by Pittsburgh Brewniversity. Learn more here.

Fat Heads

Beer ladies! Come on down to the South Side this Thursday, April 12th at 7pm and have an award winning Head Hunter IPA at Fat Heads! This is an informal event, but please click here to RSVP if you plan to attend so I can make a reservation.

To see their full beer list or their menu, click here!

Cheers!
Angela

Spring 2012 Events

Greetings, craft beer ladies! We have a lot of exciting events in the works for the upcoming months. Including, but not limited to, the following:

Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week
The Pittsburgh Beer Ladies will be taking part in Pittsburgh's 1st annual craft beer week. This event was created in conjunction with Pittsburgh Brewniversity and is currently scheduled for Monday, April 23 from 7:00PM-8:30PM. This event, open to both women and men, will begin with an overview of the role of women in the local and national craft beer industry. The main portion of this event will be spent on education using the "beer wheel." Attendees will sample various beers and mark the flavors they think they taste on the beer wheel. The person leading the event will discuss the tasting notes for each beer and entertain questions so everyone understands how to describe what it is they are tasting.

Copper Kettle Brewing Company
Have you ever wanted to brew your own beer but didn't know where to start? Let the PBL and Copper Kettle Brewing Company help you out. Copper Kettle, right next to Hough's Tap Room and Brew Pub, has the all equipment and the recipes. In May, those wanting to take part will be divided into groups of 5 (only 5 people can be on a kettle) and assigned a beer. When we're all done, we can swap bottles...which leads us to our June event.

PBL Beer Swap
In June, PBL will be renting a park and having our 1st annual beer swap! This event will be also open to spouses and significant others of the male persuasion. Those attending will bring a case of one of their favorite brews to share with the group. We will also bring samples of our Copper Kettle beer so those who couldn't make it to the previous event may sample our creations.

As you can see, we have quite a bit planned so please stay tuned for details! More information on all the these events, as well as any others added, will be posted soon. If you have any questions or would like us to visit a particular venue or feature a specific brewery, please feel free to post here or send me an email.

Cheers!
Angela

Tasting Education

Have you ever tried a beer, loved it, but couldn't put your finger on exactly what it was about the beer you loved? Unless you're an expert on hops, esters, yeasts, and so forth, chances are you've found yourself in this exact situation. I know I have. The Pittsburgh Beer Ladies are working on an event that takes attendees beyond just tasting; beyond this is an IPA, this is an imperial stout. Stayed tuned. More information about this educational advanced tasting will be posted soon!

Cheers!

Upcoming events

Hello, ladies! I was reminded that I have not updated this blog recently. Definitely not a good thing. We've already had one event this year created and hosted by Brooke Franus. It was a fantastic beer and chocolate event held at the Carson Street Deli on February 13th. If you missed it, not to worry. There are currently two other events scheduled. And they are:

Tap Takeover at Beer Nutz
Thursday, February 3rd, 5pm to 10pm
Every Thursday, Beer Nutz hosts what they call a Tap Takeover. They generally have a representative from a different brewery there and do tastings. Occasionally, they'll focus on a specific type of beer instead of a specific brewery. The event is set up from 5-10pm to accommodate ladies coming directly from work, and also for those who can't get there until later. To RSVP, Click here.

Sampling at Barley's and Hop's
Wednesday, March 7th, 7pm
Barley's and Hop's Bottle Shop and Cafe offers an enormous variety of imports and microbrews. On Wednesday, March 7th at 7pm, they will host a beer sampling for us. There will be a nominal fee associated with this tasting. As soon as I have the beer list and cost, I'll post it here. To RSVP, Click here.
For more information about Barley's and Hop's, visit http://barleysandhops.homestead.com.

We have a lot of other exciting events in the works, so check back soon! Cheers!