Brewers - Construction Junction

Brewers... the 2011 lineup

So here is our final list of awesome brewers for Big Pour 2011. One thing for sure, our craft brewing festival just keeps getting better and better. It's our mission to have an incredibly impressive lineup of craft brewers at the Big Pour... a "burden" of effort we gladly bear.

Please get to know particpating breweries. Visit their websites (scroll down) and, of course, seek out these beers at local beer bars and distributors.

How do we select the brewers we invite?

All members of the Committee get together months and months prior to September to plan each Big Pour. During the early meetings we sift, sort, rate and debate to the wee hours of the night. Eventually we arrive at consensus and winning breweries are invited to the festival. To be nominated in the first place... we definitely emphasize quality over quantity. We have several criteria that we consider:

Taste - The single most important factor is taste... the brewery must produce excellent tasting craft made beers. No compromises, no exceptions, no nonsense!! And trust us, we spend a lot of time at meetings tasting beers.
Local - We wholeheartedly support the Buy Local movement and try to invite brewers that are local to the Pittsburgh area - which to us means within a days drive. We work hard to support and promote locally produced beers.
Reuse - At Construction Junction we're all about promoting reuse and recycling, so naturally we gravitate towards brewers with like minded values. We like brewers who reuse buildings and equipment in addition to using other sustainable practices to produce their beer.

Five Year Veterans

Some Big Pour sponsors, brewers and food partners are veterans, having participated all five years!! We've acknowledged them through out these pages and thank them for their committment and support.