{"id":76,"date":"2015-04-30T17:45:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T21:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/?p=76"},"modified":"2015-04-30T21:39:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T01:39:09","slug":"a-bigger-better-beer-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/pittsburgh\/a-bigger-better-beer-week\/","title":{"rendered":"A bigger, better Beer Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_79\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/FullSizeRender8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79\" class=\"wp-image-79\" src=\"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/FullSizeRender8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender(8)\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/FullSizeRender8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/FullSizeRender8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/beerme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/FullSizeRender8.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-79\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready to start the East End Brewing Keg Ride.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m nearing full recovery after the craziness of the fourth-annual Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, and it&#8217;s time to take a look back at how the week unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>With each year, Beer Week organizers and the other folks in the industry display a little more creativity, finding new ways to showcase the region&#8217;s breweries, its brewers and its beer. That doesn&#8217;t make picking favorites any easier &#8230; but let&#8217;s try anyway.<\/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=\"4207058081001\"\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>Best events: I attended 11 of them over Beer Week&#8217;s 10 days, and all made a good impression. Two events at Carson Street Deli stood out; the local firkin festival did a nice job of showcasing local brewing talents, and I met &#8212; and caught up with &#8212; a bunch of great people from Erie at a Lavery Brewing dinner pairing. I try to not work during the annual Helltown cask takeover at Piper&#8217;s Pub, because who wants to take notes when we could be tasting five of Mt. Pleasant&#8217;s best beers. But for pure fun, it would to hard to top a first-time event, the Brewers&#8217; Olympics, held at Grist House in Millvale. It helped that the weather was perfect; it also helped that everyone seemed to be ready to cut loose a little after a long week of more formal events &#8212; or as formal as beer events can be.<\/p>\n<p>Best beer: And yes, this one is even more difficult. I got through most of the collaboration beers, but I&#8217;m sorry to say I couldn&#8217;t track down a taste of Ghoul Ranch Burritos or Seasons of Hell. Of the ones I did taste, my pick would be the Old GUYser, a beautifully hopped India pale lager from Penn Brewery, Roundabout and Voodoo. Favorite non-collaboration beers? Let&#8217;s call it a draw between a specially prepared cask of Lavery&#8217;s Ulster Breakfast Stout and Helltown&#8217;s Mischievous Brown Ale. And I have to make mention of one that I may never taste again &#8212; a pineapple\/toasted coconut\/rum barrel-aged mead from Apis that I freaked out over when I tasted it at 99 Bottles.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week seems to improve every year, which means the fifth edition should be even better. And I should have just enough time to make sure I&#8217;m properly rested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m nearing full recovery after the craziness of the fourth-annual Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, and it&#8217;s time to take a look back at how the week unfolded. 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