"In one year, the Steel City Big Pour has established itself as the preeminent craft beer festival in the region.  Come and experience Craft Brewing like nowhere else in Pittsburgh. No one attending will ever be the same!"

Doug and I put a large dent in the diverse sample offerings provided by twenty nine craft brewers - mostly from Pennsylvania, Ohio, or West Virginia. There was one company (Oskar Blues Brewery) who made the trek in from Lyons, Colorado.  I had several IPAs, a couple of different (all delicious) Oktoberfests, a Pumkin' Ale, a fabulous Porter and a Double IPA.

The music provided by the Hoodoo Drugstore was right on target with a notable rendition of Jambalaya.

If I were a better reporter I'd have taken better notes (or at least some notes). But I only have two hands and I was there to sample! I made mental notes on several of the beers/brewers I tested but those notes faded into the beer induced euphoria. One thing I do remember is that I sampled no beer unworthy of the event. At the end of it all, We (Doug and I) agreed that the top beer we tasted was the Hoppin' Frog Double IPA. If you can find some definitely give it a shot.

---