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412-537-BEER (that's 2337)

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6923 Susquehanna St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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Our Brewery:

Outside View of the breweryIf you don’t already know, let me say right up front that we are a microbrewery in the true sense of the word, and not a brewpub. We leave the serving to the experts at the fine establishments who pour our brews around town. So please, don’t take it personally if we don’t ask you to come on over for a beer. It’s not you, or that shirt you’re wearing that puts us off. It’s because there’s really no place inside our brewery for you to sit down, have a sandwich and enjoy a fresh pint of tasty brew – though, I personally have been known to do this very thing from time to time. When you have your own brewery, maybe you can do this too.

That said, for those that want to get a closer look, you can always come out during our "Growler Hours" . We can show you around the place a bit, and you can even take some beer home with you. Here's a map to help you find the place.

The Staff and Brewer:

We are a very small staff. And by saying “we”, I really mean “me”. It’s my equipment, I did the layout, the reassembly and the installation, I design the beers, I do the graphics, I do the brewing, I do the books, I wash the kegs, I clean the floors, and when I’m not doing those things, I answer the only phone. If you like the beer, it’s my fault. If you don’t, it’s my fault too. Yes, it can be a little lonely, but at least the meetings go quickly… and the beer keeps me company.

*January 2009: A long overdue revision here - In addition to the guys who help out with putting your beer in your jug at Growler Hours, for the last 6 months or so, there's also been someone else at the brewery, keeping the beer flowing... Brendan has rapidly taken on all manner of brewery tasks from keg washing all the way up to brewing, and without his help, we'd never be able to keep up with all the new beers in the lineup, nor would we have so many beers into bottles (like the three F.O.D. beers late in 2008)...so you can thank him for that!

The Equipment:

Control PanelWhile seeing beer being made is pretty neat, reading about the equipment it’s made on isn’t for everybody. So, for those of you who are really only interested in enjoying the RESULT of the brewing process, I completely understand. In fact, I won’t be at all offended if you want to head back over to "The Beers” page about now – if only to build up your thirst a bit.

For those that are interested in the more technical aspects of our setup, please read on…

 

The heart and soul of East End Brewing’s setup is a gas-fired 10 barrel single step infusion brewhouse built in 1996 by New World Brewing Systems. It spent most of its adult beverage-making life down at what was once the Foundry Ale Works in Pittsburgh’s Strip district. This system can make some great beers, and its basic single step infusion design consumes as much as 20-50% less energy than other mashing sytems*– another big plus in the sustainability category. It’s also great for making ales and stouts.

The BrewhouseFermentation capacity consists of two 7 barrel fermenters and a 15 barrel fermenter… (As of May 2006, you can add another 20 barrel fermenter to this list!) As our bottleneck, these tanks limit our annual capacity to somewhere between 600 and 750 barrels if we were to run the brewery flat out. That’s 1200-1500 kegs, so drink up, we’re not there yet.

There’s also a bunch of other supporting equipment: Tanks, pumps, chillers, compressors, and other stuff that… well, quite frankly, if you’ve come this far, you really need to go sign up for the newsletter and then come out for a tour and a Growler. See you here soon!

Special thanks to Doug Kosydar for providing the photographs appearing on this page. For more of Doug's work, check out his website. 

* Cited from Ted Goldammer’s “The Brewers’ Handbook – the complete book to brewing beer” p175.

 
Growler Hours(tm):

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 HOURSTM:

  • TUE 5-7pm
  • WED 5-7pm
  • THU 5-7pm
  • FRI 4-8pm <-EXTENDED!
  • SAT 12-5pm

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VIDEO FEATURE: Dave and Dave profile EEBC - Video

8/19/10: Our New Growler Shop in the PostGazette!

8/13/10: Mike Pound talks Growlers in the Strip and BlackberRye Ale.

BUNCH OF STUFF MISSED HERE...

3/28/10: Brewery Hike makes the Sports section of the PG.

3/4/10: Gratitude/Wooden Nickel release day makes news.

3/2/10: Nice EEBC write-up in the Green-is-Good blog.

3/1/10: Is your beer vegetarian? Ours is.

2/20/10: An EEBC chapter in Stan H.'s new book!

2/11/10: February Beer Delights in the PG

1/28/10: Mr. Baconpants likes his Big Hop IPA

1/13/10: Thirsty Girl gets fresh with East End Brewing

1/13/10: Guess who had the "Best Group Ride" in Bike-Pgh's Best of Pgh Cycling poll? I'll give you a hint: Winner rhymes with "Shmeg Fried".

1/11/10: Nice writeup from another local "brewer" after their visit.

12/31/09: Post Gazette covers the return of Penn Brewery, and the fact that we've been here the WHOLE TIME.

12/20/09: Native Pittsburgher living in Texas makes Big Hop IPA a priority stop.

12/15/09: Lew Bryson gets a chuckle from "cake mix war" in our newsletter.

11/19/09: Reverse Keg Ride gets a nice mention here, under the main feature.

10/28/09: Joe Six Pack covers BIG BOTTLES, including our Gratitude Barleywine.

9/17/09: Eye Opener and related post-Big Pour stuff in today's PG.

8/09: EEBC in ALL ABOUT BEER MAGAZINE... link to follow.

8/09: EEBC in DRAFT MAGAZINE... link to follow.

8/6/09: Post Gazette announces EEBC as winner of "Creative Re-Use Award" from The Steel City Big Pour, among other things.

7/09: Pittsburgh Magazine gives EEBC their "Best Green Beer" award.

6/30/09: Hot, "mature" craft beer industry seeks longterm relationship for thirst-quenching encounters this 4th of July Weekend. (aka - Article in Trib Review about summer beers.)

5/29/09: Beer tax - why we're already paying more than our fair share, as explained in this study.

5/28/09: Keg Ride mention here, and other GOOD BEER Events listed.

5/27/09: Altoona Mirror talks about Pints for Pets Brewfest, and so do I!

5/21/09: Post Gazette covers on the proposed new tax on among other things, BEER.

4/16/09: Post Gazette warns you to "Pump Up Your Tires" for this year's Keg Ride!

4/16/09: The PG also tells you where to "meet and greet" the people who make your food and beer.

3/27/09: All that "Out of the Woods" you drank, and the reason why.

1/27/09: It may load slowly, but EEBC's Superbowl Sunday Growler Hours make the PG's "Blog 'n' Gold"!

1/24/09: Fat Gary Nut Brown Ale makes the pick for "Daily Brewski"

1/22/09: All kinds of local BEER NEWS here - good and bad, and some East End stuff too...

12/22/08: HOMEWOOD RESERVE covered in Elwin Green's My Homewood blog in the PG.

12/18/08: BeerNews.org picks up on the Festival of Darkness release.

12/11/08: Pgh City Paper "Best of" edition features EEBC as one of it's Staff Picks (page down to the Growler photo and read "Best Beer from the Source"

12/3/08: The Ugly American is mentioned in Slate's "The Big Money".  (No, a bottle of UA won't cost you more because of this piece...)

11/21/08: The Ugly American... "A GREAT Beer or the country's GREATEST beer?"  Well, I'll put you down for GREAT.  Have a look at the alternative here.

11/06/08: Philly's (we won't hold that against him) Joe Sixpack gets his hands on some GRATITUDE!

10/9/08: Tonight's Wet-Hopped Beer Fest (and other beer stuff) makes the PG here.

9/17/08: Good advice to get some Big Pour Brew: Dubbel Cherry while you still can!

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.

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