My Bar Buddies

On the Pubnetwork™

This PAGE originated at pubnetwork●com^TM

and the barstool of Ed Vidunas

January 1, 2012

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These sites may be of interest to beer drinkers

Beer Clubs & Societies

American Homebrewers Association www.beertown.org

Brewers United for Real Potables, Home-brew club in Maryland www.burp.org

CAMRA, Campaign for Real Ale, England www.camra.org.uk

Pittsburgh Pub Crawl International www.nauticom.net/www/george/crawl

Pittsburgh Beer Society http://www.pittsburghbeersociety.org

Society for the Preservation of Beer in the Wood http://www.spbw.org

Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Home Brewers: www.trashhomebrewers.org

Three Rivers Beer Club of Pittsburgh, http://www.maltdaddy.com is their newsletter

Three Rivers Underground Brewers http://trubrewers.com

Beer Distributors

Frank B. Fuhrer Wholesale Co., 3100 E Carson St. 412 488-8845

Call first if you want to buy retail

Galli 800 Anderson St New Kensington, Pa 15068-6030

In Pa 800 242 5347 Out of Pa 724 337 3581

Mellinger's 402 Semple Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone 412 682 4396

McBroom 1200 S Braddock Ave Pittsburgh, Pa 15218 Phone 412 241 2500

South Side Beer Distributor, 74 S 20^th St, below Carson, 412 481-2337

Tony Savatt Distrbutor

Vecenie 140 North Ave. Pittsburgh, (Millvale) Pa 15209 Phone 412 821 4618

They do cask ale and they sell beer to the public. 412 821-4618

Wilson-McGinley Distributor 85 36th St Pittsburgh, PA 15201Phone 412 621 4420

East End Brewery has an off-site sales space at the Market District (MAP) in the Strip for sale of beer to go in growlers.

Beer Drinking Resources

Allegheny County Mental Health & Alcohol Screening

Allegheny County Restaurant Openings

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Product Search

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Registered Beer Brands

Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement

Beer Writers & Publications

Ale Street News http://www.alestreetnews.com

One of the best beer magazines in the US

Cask Ale pubs in America (a good site) www.cask-ale.co.uk

Find a cask around the world

Craft Pittsburgh Magizine http://craftpittsburgh.com/

Focus on craft beer and events in Pittsburgh

Foodburgh http://fodburgh.com/

Not beer focused but a great site

Great Lakes Brewing News http://www.brewingnews.com/greatlakes

News of Pittsburgh brewpubs and it’s free in good bars

Jim Mann’s Beer http://dpsinfo.com/beerinpgh/index.html

Lew Bryson, beer writer based in Pennsylvania www.lewbryson.com

Good for Pa. breweries; also New York state and others

Mid Atlantic Brewing News http://www.brewingnews.com/mid-atlantic

More eastern Pa. but some Pittsburgh news

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com for beer news by Bob Batz

Do a search on the newspaper’s web site for Batz or beer

Transportation

Yellow Cab and more at http://pghtrans.com for transit in Pittsburgh

Some bars will call a cab for you but you. Pick-up times can vary.

Bus service in Pittsburgh http://portauthority.org

Pear Transportation for when you had too much to drive

Homebrew & Wine Making

Country Wines http://www.countrywines.com in the North Hills

South Hills Brewing Supplies http://southhillsbrewing.com in the South Hills

Triangle Homebrewing Supply in the Strip on Smallman St, 412 261-4707

And Other Stuff

Beer Judge Certification Program www.bjcp.org; yes, this takes training

Pittsburgh Pubs www.cix.co.uk/~deltic/pubs/pgh/guide.htm

www.pubs.com They link to me in Publinks

www.usps.com/zip4/ to look up a zip code or address

Visit Pittsburgh http://visitpittsburgh.com

The Big Mac Museum in North Huntington http://bigmacmuseum.com

Yes, the Big Mac is a Pittsburgh creation

And Sports

Duquesne University football http://www.GoDuquesne.com

Duquesne University men’s & woman’s basketball http://www.GoDuquesne.com

Pitt Panthers Football http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com

Pitt Panthers men’s & woman’s basketball http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com

Pittsburgh Penguins http://www.penguins.nhl.com

Pittsburgh Pirates http://www.pirates.com

Pittsburgh Steelers http://www.steelers.com