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Aug 9: GRATITUDE 2007 RELEASE DAY!!!  For more info, check this devoted web page.

Aug 9: Millvale BrewFest...2 Sessions, last year was a nice mellow fest!


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Brewery Phone:
412-537-BEER (that's 2337)

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Address:
6923 Susquehanna St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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Beers

Our Year-Round Beers - (lightest to darkest)

- Available in halves and sixtels -

East End Witte - A "Belgian White" wheat beer, gently spiced with (new!) coriander and bitter orange peel. Light bodied with hints of orange and lemon. A great beer for hot weather or for those looking for something lighter all year round. (More)

Session Ale - A limited availability series of small batch, lighter bodied, easy drinking ales with gentle malt character, mild hop bitterness, and lower alcohol levels to permit a long drinking “session”. Each batch is a unique brew in this broad style. Great on cask, and the perfect beer to spend an entire afternoon with. (More )

Big Hop IPA - Loads of Centennial and Cascade hops make this a truly American IPA, brewed to be VERY hoppy but not especially bitter, balanced with a solid Munich Malt backbone. Our flagship, and by far, our most popular beer. (More)

Fat Gary Nut Brown Ale - Once part of the Session Ale series, and now a year-round offering, this deep brown ale is surprisingly light in body and low in alcohol. It’s dark malt character and light sweetness make it a beer that can be enjoyed all afternoon. Now East End has a beer that “non-hopheads” like Gary can call their very own.

Black Strap Stout - An American Stout brewed with Black Strap Molasses and Brown Sugar - robust and roasty with notes of dark chocolate, and black coffee. Extremely dark, balanced with light sweetness, and a modest American hop flavor. (More)

Our Seasonal Beers -Available in "Tall Quarters"

Monkey-Boy - Swinging from tank to tank around here, we've come up with the perfect way to sit back and wait for Spring in Pittsburgh (which can take a while): A fresh local hefeweizen that carries a distinct banana ester profile, and crisp finish. No bananas were harmed or peeled in the brewing of this beer. It's just a little bonus that this yeast strain likes to produce for us.

Pedal Pale Ale - An American Pale Ale, crisp and hoppy with light malt sweetness and fruity esters. Hopped four times with just one hop variety, originally brewed to celebrate “Bike Fest! 2005” (Bike-Pgh's week-plus celebration of all things bicycling) and now a Summer release seasonal, with the most unique tap handle you’ve ever seen. (More)

Big Hop HARVEST Ale - Each fall, I take your year-round favorite, Big Hop IPA and do something really special to it to celebrate the September hop harvest. There’s a small window where I can get fresh-picked, undried, green, local hops to toss into the kettle. These “wet hops” provide a truly unique flavor and aroma, almost like the smell of freshly cut grass – if your lawn was completely planted with American hops! Available sometime late September/early October and lasting until it’s all gone. See pictures and descriptions of this beer being brewed here.

Snow Melt Winter Ale - A rich malty, deep ruby-red, lightly spiced (and I mean REALLY lightly) winter ale, best used for frost removal, holiday toasting, and guaranteed to clear the fog off your glasses. Look for a release right arount the first day of Winter. (Mid Decemberish until the Snow Melts in February or March... hopefully.)

The Bitter End - A "small beer" available near year's-end from the second runnings of the mash for Gratitude, a bit like a pale ale, but with a bitterness that just keeps on going and going... Since they're ready much sooner, small beers can be an excellent preview of what their bigger siblings will be like. Look for this beer in limited supply in November and December, and lasting until it's all gone.

Gratitude - A limited edition Barleywine Style Ale, brewed in November in the American tradition and hand packaged to specially commemorate the one year anniversary of the brewery. Hopefully this one will return each year. (More)

Our One-Off Beers -Available in various forms

The Ugly American -
A perfectly enjoyable classic Belgian Trippel corrupted almost beyond
recognition with a completely inappropriate amount of US hops. Only in
America can such excessive excesses be fully appreciated, celebrated,
and enjoyed...and for now, only at East End Brewing! To make this one a
little more cellar-able, and a lot more portable, it's going into the
bottle. Limited run, available starting November 4th, 2006 here at the
brewery and maybe a few select tap spots. (More)

 

Stuff still under construction...

PINK CLOUDS PORTER

THREE

KVASS - See Session Ale #Something

SMOKESTACK HERITAGE PORTER

DUBBEL TRUBBEL

GOSE

 

East End Witte

Session Ale

Big Hop IPA Fat Gary Ale Nut Brown Ale

Black Strap Stout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gratitude 2006

Ugly American

 

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Growler Hours:

Black Strap Stout on vacation in Virginia

Stop by the brewery and pick up a fresh jug of GOOD BEER in reusable 1/2 gallon, take-home containers:

GROWLER HOURS:

  • Tuesday 5-7pm
  • Thursday 5-7pm
  • FRIDAYS 5-7pm NEW!
  • Saturday 12-5pm

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Recent Press

02/07: Dave and Dave profile EEBC - Video

8/8/08: Gratitude 2007 Labeling - Video

7/20/08: The Gratitude 2007 Release makes some real BEER NEWS at BeerNews.org

7/15/08: This just in... "Homewood. Closer than St. Louis!"

6/19/08: East End's WHEATFEST covered in the City Paper.

6/11/08: Fat Gary is a TERRIFIC choice for that Father's Day Barbeque, says the Trib.

5/27/08: Venture Outdoors Brewery Hike is a "Highlight" in the Trib

5/25/08: China Millman at the Post Gazette recommends impressing your visitors with a trip to Homewood for Growler Hours... all part of Pittsburgh's Food Scene

5/23/08: Late Breaking "Day of" Keg Ride bulletins in the Trib

5/22/08: Pittsburgh Area Craft Brewing icon to retire... and also some story about a guy delivering kegs by bicycle. Thanks Tom for breaking that ground 20+ years ago!

5/16/08: WPXI/Fox cameras stop in to Growler Hours to talk hop prices.

5/15/08: It's almost Cask Ale time at Piper's Pub!

3/??/08: The guys at ShouldIDrinkThat.com talk about the hop shortage with a certain local brewer here.

3/?/08: Black Strap Stout cupcakes (baked by Dozen) make the top list in the country on MSN!

2/15/08: Seems these MICRO-est of microbreweries (like EEBC) are all the rage - in Portfolio.com's eyes anyway.

Dec/Jan: Session Ales get some nice press in IMBIBE Magazine ... including some East End Brewing versions.More photos here, or open a PDF of the article here.

12/27/2007: Pittstops comes to East End Brewing

12/27/2007: Our Triple Anniversary Ale "THREE" and famed envelope artist "Uncle Chuck" get some nice coverage here in the Post Gazette.

12/2007: Check out the brew-o-taur, the half man, half kettle pictured in this Pittsburgh Quarterly feature article .

12/2007: Nice coverage of East End's new Winter offerings here in GO MAGAZINE, and another article here , reminding you that Bocktown keeps some East End brew on tap!

12/13/07: East End Brewing claims the #2 spot in the City Paper's "Best Local Microbrew", up from #3 last year. Baby steps...

12/13/07: East End's Gratitude listed in the Bocktown Barleywine Tasting event, hosted by Tony "WVBeerGeek" "Proud Poppa" Rasicci here in the Post Gazette.

12/06/07: Bigelow Grille Vegetarian Beer Dinner gets a mention here in the Post Gazette.

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