On my last trip to
Pittsburgh instead of heading to Sharp Edge, Bocktown Beer and Grill or D's Six Pax and Dogz for a quality craft bottle selection I went to the Moon. Specifically Moon Township to the perfectly named Beer Store located above the Trivia Pub on University Blvd. From the outside the place doesn't look promising. The Pabst Blue Ribbon and Bud advertising is almost enough to send a craft beer drinker running in the opposite direction. If it weren't for the main sign promoting over 400 beers you would never expect to find anything beyond the usual thin, yellow fizzy stuff.
Pittsburgh instead of heading to Sharp Edge, Bocktown Beer and Grill or D's Six Pax and Dogz for a quality craft bottle selection I went to the Moon. Specifically Moon Township to the perfectly named Beer Store located above the Trivia Pub on University Blvd. From the outside the place doesn't look promising. The Pabst Blue Ribbon and Bud advertising is almost enough to send a craft beer drinker running in the opposite direction. If it weren't for the main sign promoting over 400 beers you would never expect to find anything beyond the usual thin, yellow fizzy stuff. Inside the front doors just past the coolers of BudMillerCoors, malt liquor quarts and
alcopops is an area devoted to craft beer. Five glass door coolers, step shelves and a three tier center display offer a fairly good selection of bottles. Most were what you would expect including some Belgians and other imports. Nothing overly unique or hard to find. The Beer Store promotes the mix & match six pack but what really separates this bottle shop from most is the option to fill growlers.The Growler S
tation has 8 tap handles with only one pouring a macro. On my original stop I had the chance to chat with Frank who was working in the store. He said the growlers were fairly popular with the college crowd although they mostly filled the 64 oz plastic jugs with PBR @ $2.99. Craft fills are $10-$14 and as with the PBR plastic jugs are provided or you can bring your own growler. The Growler Station selection was impressive: Hercules DIPA, Atwater Block Vanilla Java Porter, Blue Point Blueberry Ale, Dogfish 90 Min, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Hofbrau Hefe Weizen, PBR and what I think was Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale on the Penn Brewery tap. If plans had me in Pittsburgh longer I would of easily picked something from that lineup. Instead I stopped back to pick up a mix six to take back to Philly.
tation has 8 tap handles with only one pouring a macro. On my original stop I had the chance to chat with Frank who was working in the store. He said the growlers were fairly popular with the college crowd although they mostly filled the 64 oz plastic jugs with PBR @ $2.99. Craft fills are $10-$14 and as with the PBR plastic jugs are provided or you can bring your own growler. The Growler Station selection was impressive: Hercules DIPA, Atwater Block Vanilla Java Porter, Blue Point Blueberry Ale, Dogfish 90 Min, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Hofbrau Hefe Weizen, PBR and what I think was Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale on the Penn Brewery tap. If plans had me in Pittsburgh longer I would of easily picked something from that lineup. Instead I stopped back to pick up a mix six to take back to Philly.The Beer Store offers a nice selection in an area west of Pittsburgh that is coming around to craft beer. I'd recommend stopping in not only for beer but for a bit of friendly conversation with the guys. If time allows take a quick walk downstairs to the Triva Pub for a bite and more beer options. The Beer Store along with Sharp Edge (Sewickley) and Bocktown (North Fayette) makes finding good beer in Pittsburgh's western suburbs an easy task.
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