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June 18 @7-9pm: Twilight Beer Tasting at "Make Your Mark" on Reynolds St. in Pt. Breeze

June 21 @3pm: Richard's Last Day Surprise Party - come say goodbye, have some cake, but seriously, DON'T TELL HIM!

June 27 @6pm: BIKEFEST Kickoff Party

July 12 @3-6pm: Venture Outdoors Brewery Hike

July 12 @6pm: "Stubble and Smoke" an all new Wayno show at Zombo Gallery

Aug 9: Millvale BrewFest... details to come, but I can guess it's in Millvale!


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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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Brewery Information

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 2007: A long overdue revision here: For anyone who has been to Growler Hours some time in the last year, you know that I'm not flying solo here anymore. Richard (pictured here ) has become an integral part of the Growler Hour experience - not to mention countless off-hours behind the scenes washing kegs, unloading grain, cleaning, fixing, and generally making my life a whole lot easier... and in the process, managing to offer almost as much wit, as he takes home in growlers! So really, that means you can blame him too if you don't like the beers.

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. 

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

 
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

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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