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Big Pour Week
In celebration of the Steel City Big Pour’s fifth year, Construction Junction and the Big Pour Committee are pleased to announce the all new -- Big Pour Week -- scheduled for Tuesday, Septembeer 6 through Monday, Septembeer 10, 2011 (though some of our partners and supporters are carrying the festivities through the 12th!).
The Steel City Big Pour is so popular that we’re constantly getting feedback asking us to expand it by either increasing the venue size or adding more sessions. The organizational resources required to put on the Big Pour as well as our fierce commitment to protecting the quality of the event experience make that kind of expansion impractical. Instead, we’d like to facilitate a broader celebration with the launch of the 1st annual Steel City Big Pour Week, check out listings and ads in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for more information.
Big Pour Week celebrates five years with five days of events that culminate in the Steel City Big Pour. Our goal is to leverage the Steel City Big Pour’s success to support our local partners (craft brewers, beer bars and restaurants) who share our commitment to craft beers, artisanal food traditions, and promoting reuse, while increasing the fundraising capacity of the Big Pour.
Tuesday, Septembeer 6th
Westwood Golf Club, West Mifflin
Food and pairing with the beers of Full Pint Brewery, including dinner items cooked with Full Pint beers. Brew Master Jake Kristophel will be on hand to describe the brewing techniques along with Westwood’s Executive Chef Zach Steniner. Zach will discuss preparation techniques used in the craft beer and food pairings. Dinner begins at 6:00pm. The cost of the dinner is $55 per person. After dinner, in the bar area there will be a cigar and Full Pint beer sampling. Call 412-462-9555, ext 2 for more information and reservations.
Wednesday, Septembeer 7th
Stop by Rivertowne and meet representatives from Rivertowne, Terrapin Beer Company & The Duck-Rabbit Brewery. 5pm to 7 pm. Call 412-322-5000 for more information.
Mad Mex North Hills (McKnight Road)
Stop by Mad Mex and meet representatives from Full Pint Brewing, Founders Brewing & Dark Horse Brewing, 6pm to 8 pm. Call 412-366-5856 for more information.
Bocktown Beer and Grill, Robinson
Beer Tasting featuring Helltown Brewing -- new on the scene in western Pennsylvania. Meet brewer and founder of Helltown, Shawn Gentry. The event will feature a raffle for a pair of Steel City Big Pour tickets ($5 per raffle ticket). All raffle proceeds benefit Construction Junction. 6pm to 8 pm. Call 412-788-2333 for more information.
Smokin Joe’s, Southside
Meet & Greet Matt from Oskar Blues - Take home a pint glass, win prizes. The event takes place from 7pm to 9pm. Call 412-431-6757 for more information.
1947 Tavern, Shadyside
Beer Dinner with Mike from Troegs Brewery. The dinner features 6 beers paired with 6 special plates. Call 412-363-1947 for more information and reservations.
Sharp Edge Beer Emporium, Friendship
Meet & Greet Dan from Sixpoint Craft Ales. Sample the newest craft beer in Pittsburgh. Call 412-661-3537 for more information.
Thursday, Septembeer 8th
Fat Head’s Saloon, South Side
Firkin Thursday -- tapping a barrel of Hoptical Illusion from Blue Point Brewing, and meet their National Sales Manager, Rob Johnson. The tapping begins at 5 pm. Call 412-431-7433 for more information.
Bar Tour with Full Pint Brewing and Friends - Founders Brewing and Dark Horse Brewing
1. Blue Dust, Homestead -- 5pm to 6:30pm
2. D’s Six Pax & Dogz, Regent Square -- 7pm to 8:30pm
3. Hough’s Pub, Greenfield -- 9pm to 10:30pm
4. Harris Grill, Shadyside -- 10:45pm to 11:30pm
Bocktown Beer and Grill, Robinson
Tap Takeover -- New Holland Brewing is moving in and taking over the taps at Bocktown -- 16 taps in all! This is a first ever for Bocktown. Clay from New Holland will be the master of the 16 circus ceremony in celebration of all things New Holland Brewing.
The guests of honor include... Full Circle, Envious 2010, Brother Jacob 2009, Existential, Night Tripper, Dragon’s Milk, Beer Hive, Rye Mad Hatter, Black Mad Hatter, The Poet, Golden Cap, Black Tulip, Charkoota Rye, Ichabod Pumpkin Ale, and Oak Aged Mad Hatter.
The event will feature a raffle for a pair of Steel City Big Pour tickets ($5 per raffle ticket). All raffle proceeds benefit Construction Junction. 6pm to 8 pm. Call 412-788-2333 for more information.
Bites and Brews, Shadyside
Meet & Greet representatives from Victory Brewing. Take home a pint glass and $3 drafts all night. Call 412-361-4425 for more information.
Hough's Bar and Restaurant, Greenfield
Meet & Greet Wendy from Dogfish Head Craft Brewing. Take home a glass and win prizes. Event starts at 6 pm. Call 412-586-5944 for more information.
One For the Road Beer Emporium, Wexford
Meet & Greet brewers from Erie Brewing Company and Sixpoint Craft Ales. Buy a draft, take home a glass. Event starts at 6pm. Call 724-940-7667 for more information.
Bar Tour with Full Pint Brewing and Friends -- Terrapin Beer Company and The Duck-Rabbit Brewery
1. Sharp Edge Beer Emporium -- 5pm to 6:30pm
2. Kelly’s Bar, East Liberty -- 6:45pm to 8:15pm
3. Mad Mex Shadyside -- 8:30pm to 10pm
4. BRGR, East Liberty -- 10:15pm to 11:30pm
Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar, Aspinwall
Beer dinner featuring food prepared by Cornerstone and craft beers from Great Lakes Brewing. The dinner includes 5 courses, each paired with a craft beer from Great Lakes. Dinner begins at 6:30pm. Cost is $50 per person plus tax and gratuity. Call 412-408-3258 for more information.
Friday, Septembeer 9th
The Shiloh Grill, Mount Washington
Meet & Greet some of the brewers from the Big Pour. Take home a glass and win prizes. Call 412-431-4000 for more information.
Brewers Blitz with Southern Tier
Southern Tier is sending 3 Brewers to town for the Big Pour! And they're blitzing the town on Friday starting out at Fat Head’s and then splitting up and hitting several other craft beer bars. There will be a firkin tapping at each event along with an assortment of other Southern Tier products including Pumpking and Harvest. There'll also be a few surprise firkins. Events will include some tasting and glassware giveaways. Here's the the schedule:
Blitz 1 -- Fat Head’s Saloon, South Side
Southern Tier kicks off the evening at Fat Heads with a Pumpking firkin tapping. The tapping begins at 5pm. Call 412-431-7433 for more information.
Blitz 2 -- Hough's Bar and Restaurant, Greenfield
Southern Tier will be at Hough's from 7pm to 9pm. Call 412-586-5944 for more information.
Blitz 3 -- Beer Nutz Bottle Shoppe, O'Hara
Southern Tier will be at Beer Nutz Bottle Shoppe from 7pm to 9 pm. Call 412-963-6882 for more information.
Blitz 4 -- Mad Mex, Shadyside
Southern Tier will be at Mad Mex from 7pm to 9 pm. Call 412-345-0185 for more information.
Fuel & Fuddle, Oakland
Meet & greet Robby from Smuttynose Brewing. Take home a glass & win prizes. The event takes place from 6 to 8 pm. For more information call 412-682-3473.
Harris Grill, Shadyside
Tap take over- 8 or more taps, courtesy of Harris Grill and Bell’s Brewery. Meet Greg from Bells Brewing. Win prizes. Taste some rare Bells Beers. The event starts at 4:30 pm. For more information call 412-362-5273.
Le Brew House Restaurant & Taverne, South Side
Le Brew House is doing a “Games and Beer” night in honor of the Big Pour. The games will include hand tossing a tennis ball into an old milk pail. Successful tosses win a free beer. The second game features put-put golf. Again, winners get a free beer. For both games, participants get 2 tries for a dollar. All proceeds from this little game benefit Construction Junction - thank you!
Le Brew House will also be having a beer tasting and promotions to help inspire participation in the festivities. Some of the featured breweries will be Southern Tier, Brooklyn Brewery and Brewery Ommegang. The games begin at 5pm and go until midnight. The tasting will go from 7 to 9 pm. For more information call 412-488-2223.
Blue Dust, Homestead
Bocktown Beer and Grill, Robinson
Bar Tour with Full Pint Brewing and Friends- Founders Brewing and Dark Horse Brewing
1. Smokin Joe’s, South Side- 5:00-7:00 pm
2. The Library, South Side- 7:15-9:00 pm
3. Doublewide Grill, South Side- 9:15-11:00 pm
Bar Tour with Rivertowne & Friends- Terrapin Beer Company & The Duck-Rabbit Brewery
1. Pipers Pub, South Side- 5:00-7:00 pm
2. Bar 2132, South Side- 7:15-9:00 pm
3. Birmingham Bridge Tavern, South Side- 9:15-11:00 pm
Beer Nutz Bottle Shoppe, O'Hara
Meet & Greet some of brewers from the Big Pour. Event starts at 6:00. For more information call 412-963-6882.
Saturday, Septembeer 10th
Steel City Big Pour, at Construction Junction- the main event (sold out)!
Sunday, Septembeer 11th
Fat Head’s Saloon, South Side
Breakfast Beer Brunch- This is the Third Annual for this event! The event features tapping of Founders Brewing Breakfast Stout, Kentucky Breakfast Stout, possible Canadian Breakfast Stoiut, Terrapin Beer Company Wake & Bake Stout, and possibly a few surprises. Fat Head's partners with Point Brugge on this event who makes Belgian waffles and serves them with syrup that comes from the barrels that the Canadian Breakfast Stout is aged in. Yum! The fun starts at 11 am. Call 412-431-7433 for more information.
Salt of the Earth, Garfield
Vegetarian dinner paired with craft beers from East End Brewing. This will be a 7 course dinner with each course paired with an East End brew. Brewer Scott Smith and Chef Kevin Sousa have been doing pairing dinners for quite a while, so this is sure to be a fantastic event. The only problem is there are only 38 seats available. The cost is $90 per person, not including tax and gratuities. For more information and reservations please call 412-441-7258.
Monday, Septembeer 12th
Root 174, Regent Square
Beer Dinner- Master Chef Kevin Fuller has taken over the former Legume space and opened his own place- Root 174.
Kevin is planning a 4 course dinner with a special beer pairing for each course. Beers include offerings from Unibroue, Rogue, Stone Brewing and Bells. The cost of the food is $60 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. The beer is complimentary (free) since Root 174 is BYOB. Seating is limited to 30 guests. You need to call ahead to make a reservation and pay a deposit to hold a space. For more information call 412-243-4348 or email gm@root174.com. Please also note that Root 174 will waive their normal “corkage” fee for beer during Big Pour Week- (Septembeer 6 through 10).
Ciao 2 Italian Cafe- Settlers Ridge
Beer dinner- with Craft beers from Weyerbacher. Call 412-788-9463 for more information and reservations.
Victory Beer Pairing Dinner at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Enjoy a six course meal and reception at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. A different Victory Brewing Company beer will be featured for each course, with 2 additional beers at the reception. The cost is $75 for both or just $10 for the reception. Proceeds go to benefit the EDMC Scholarship Fund and Bethlehem Haven. Call Roger Levine at 412-291-6200 for reservations.