{"id":178,"date":"2015-11-12T19:35:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T00:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/?p=178"},"modified":"2015-11-12T18:03:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T23:03:06","slug":"thankful-for-local-beer-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/allegheny\/thankful-for-local-beer-on-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Thankful for local beer on the table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/unnamed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-179\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/unnamed-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/unnamed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/unnamed.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and if you&#8217;re planning a full Thanksgiving dinner, you&#8217;ve got some decisions to make: How to cook the turkey? Sweet potatoes to go with the mashed? How many pies will be needed for dessert?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, right &#8212; and what are we drinking?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a suggestion. Why don&#8217;t you skip the overly chilled bottle of chardonnay and track down a locally made beer to go with your bird?<\/p>\n<p>Making the choice to serve beer isn&#8217;t hard; picking a specific beer or two, though, could feel a bit overwhelming. In the immediate area alone, there are dozens of breweries, each making multiple styles that would complement your feast. What&#8217;s the right choice to make?<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 100%;margin-bottom:20px;\">\r\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\r\n<video data-video-id=\"4609771190001\"\r\ndata-account=\"1105443290001\" \r\ndata-player=\"N1VVkFril\" \r\ndata-embed=\"default\" \r\ndata-application-id \r\nclass=\"video-js\" \r\ncontrols \r\nstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/video>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1105443290001\/N1VVkFril_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Relax. This isn&#8217;t as complicated as it sounds. First off, it would be tough to come up with a wrong choice; personal preference counts for a lot in this case. But if you&#8217;re still struggling, let <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockbottom.com\/locations\/pittsburgh\" target=\"_blank\">Meg Evans<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/voodoobrewery.com\/pub-homestead.php\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Voelker<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastendbrewing.com\/#freshlocalbeer\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/spoonwoodbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Ilnicki<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carsonstreetdeliandcraftbeer.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Murphy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hitchhikerbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Kwiatkowski<\/a> &#8212; all pros at\u00a0local craft beer businesses &#8212; give you a hand.<\/p>\n<p>I asked each one for recommendations for a beer they brew or pour that would work well with a traditional Thanksgiving meal; I got responses ranging from a saison to a combination of spiced pumpkin beer and a sturdy stout. Why the picks? It might be a broad pairing with most of the dishes that will show up on your table; it might also be a notion that a hefty\u00a0oatmeal stout would stand up to a smoked turkey breast.<\/p>\n<p>(We asked our pros for another pick, one that they&#8217;re not responsible for making or selling; I&#8217;ll post those in a bonus video on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pghbeerguy\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Beer Me Facebook page<\/a> early next week.)<\/p>\n<p>A bunch of choices. All available locally. I hope you can find a couple that would work on your Thanksgiving table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is just two weeks away and if you&#8217;re planning a full Thanksgiving dinner, you&#8217;ve got some decisions to make: How to cook the turkey? Sweet potatoes to go with the mashed? How many pies will be needed for dessert? Oh, right &#8212; and what are we drinking? Here&#8217;s a suggestion. 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