{"id":510,"date":"2017-10-12T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/?p=510"},"modified":"2017-10-12T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T19:57:17","slug":"pittsburgh-is-more-than-craft-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/region\/pittsburgh-is-more-than-craft-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh is more than craft beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/10\/libations-still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-511\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/10\/libations-still.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/10\/libations-still.jpg 965w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/10\/libations-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/10\/libations-still-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a>Yinz cannot live by craft beer alone.<\/p>\n<p>Which is a pretty good reason to organize a <a href=\"http:\/\/breakingbrews.com\/pittsburgh-libations-week\/\">Pittsburgh Libations Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have to wait for another year for an actual week with actual events, but chances are pretty good that you&#8217;ve already heard something about Pittsburgh Libations Week, as Jason Cercone works to get it going.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cercone has been involved with the region&#8217;s craft beer scene since he founded his <a href=\"http:\/\/breakingbrews.com\/\">Breaking Brews<\/a> news and marketing service several years back. As he became more involved with the scene, he began noticing connections between the area&#8217;s breweries and those involved in other facets of the adult beverage industry. Moreover, he started noticing the quality of what was available: ciders, meads, wine, distilleries and a thriving cocktail culture.<\/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=\"5606475719001\"\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>Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week was already several years into its successful run at that point; while Mr. Cercone was an enthusiastic supporter &#8212; he&#8217;s emceed several PCBW events and hosted others over the years &#8212; he thought the rest of the industry deserved some time in the spotlight as well.<\/p>\n<p>If goes as planned, the first Pittsburgh Libations Week will be held a year from now. But Mr. Cercone is starting to fill his calendar with promotional events &#8212; some to raise money for his event, some to raise money for charity and all to raise awareness about PLW and the industry behind it &#8212; like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universe.com\/events\/uno-tournament-afternoon-cocktails-tickets-pittsburgh-PBV7NH\">Uno tournament coming up at the Wigle Barrelhouse<\/a> on the North Side Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<p>And as a perfect distillation of Mr. Cercone&#8217;s vision, the Uno event will feature cocktails made with local beers and Wigle spirits &#8230; because, as he hopes to show, we&#8217;re all one big happy family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yinz cannot live by craft beer alone. Which is a pretty good reason to organize a Pittsburgh Libations Week. You&#8217;ll have to wait for another year for an actual week with actual events, but chances are pretty good that you&#8217;ve already heard something about Pittsburgh Libations Week, as Jason Cercone works to get it going. 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