Spoonwood In Motion: Find Us All Over Pittsburgh In December!

Spoonwood In Motion: Find Us All Over Pittsburgh In December! If there’s one thing that typically defines the holiday season for most people, it’s one word: busy. Shopping to be done, gifts to be wrapped, cookies to bake, parties to attend, family gatherings to coordinate and execute. Oh, and in the midst of all that…menial tasks like going to work and cleaning the house. It’s a world gone mad these 31 days. Personally, I try to keep things level and balanced by never forgetting the true meaning of the holiday …

In The Tank, Out The Tank (Vol. 3)

Turns out I was three for three on my predictions. We did, indeed, brew Good Tidings Belgian Christmas Ale, Chocolate Town Cream Stout, and Collapsium Barleywine. They will almost certainly be released in that order, beginning with Good Tidings on the first Wednesday in December. Barley Storm, our Winter Warmer, continues to rest patiently in the fermenter. It’s a big beer, in need of some extra tank time to mellow. Early samples indicate that the bottled version will age well, so we’ll definitely lay down a few cases. Barring any …

Bringing You Glad Tidings and a Killer New Menu!

Bringing You Glad Tidings and a Killer New Menu! That special time of year is upon us, friends. Before we know it, the ground will be covered with a blank white canvas of snow. Friends and family will gather around the table and share a home-cooked meal of turkey and all the fixings. Football will glow on TV sets as people slip in and out of tryptophan-induced comas. Stores will be overrun with folks looking to bust doors and elbow drop their fellow man in the name of low-cost bath …

Spoonwood Brewing to Collaborate with Caliente on BIG Imperial Stout

Spoonwood and Caliente to Join Forces A collaboration beer is a special brew designed and constructed by two or more entities that allows the talents of all those involved to shine. Working collaboratively exemplifies the camaraderie the craft beer industry has and presents a product to enthusiasts they don’t find on an everyday basis. Typically, collabs are born when multiple breweries come together. But, as we are about to learn, inspiration to build a great beer doesn’t just come from a brewhouse. Caliente Pizza & Draft House has become one …

In The Tank, Out The Tank (Vol. 2)

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Since our last little secret rendezvous here in blogland, Astrid and The Stache have both gone to print, and Good Eye Sniper has run its course in the fermenter. This batch of Sniper is promising as ever, with a slightly lower ABV (8.3%) and a properly dank hops bill (including Citra, Sorachi Ace, Mosaic, et. al.). It will flow forth from the tap this Wednesday 10/28. We’re twelve days late of the release of “The Color Before the Sun,” but you can still consider this batch to be my celebration …

In The Tank, Out The Tank

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Thanks for tuning in to this first installment of In The Tank, Out The Tank. Sex, money, religion, and politics – all fine topics. But we’ll save those for our next beer pairing dinner. Instead, we’ll use this space to communicate the most compelling matters concerning the brewery… A few weeks ago, we acquired two 53-gallon barrels from Wigle Whiskey. These barrels held Wigle’s recently released straight wheat and straight rye whiskey, both aged for three years. We didn’t have anything appropriate on hand to put into the barrels, so …