It’s a ‘Burgh Thing: Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Opens a Downtown Taproom

The nearly 1,000-square-foot space is located in the Alcoa Building.

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Kristy Graver,

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The yinzer vibes were stronger than steel on April 15 when Mayor Corey O’Connor poured ceremonial pints of Iron City Beer at Pittsburgh Brewing Co.’s new Downtown taproom.

The 165-year-old company, which has a 42-acre campus in Creighton, now boasts a 1,000-square-foot space in the Alcoa Building at 611 William Penn Place;here’s also a small patio. Official hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m Sunday (but, if the neon beer signs in the window are on, the bar is open).

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Available beverages include Iron City Draft, I.C. Light, I.C. Light Mango, I.C. Light Berry, Poolside Pineapple-Lemon Shandy and Tippy Time Vodka Tea. Coolers are stocked with to-go cases.

The taproom will operate for at least six months through the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Project Pop-Up, an initiative to fill vacant retail spaces before the NFL Draft taking place April 23-25. On April 22, fellow project participant Black Brewhouse, a collaboration between TLC Libations and Windy Bridges Brew, will open on Forbes Avenue near Market Square.

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Founded in 1861, Pittsburgh Brewing hasn’t had a presence in the city since vacating its original Lawrenceville facility in 2009. After more than a decade of contract-brewing their beers in Latrobe, the company opened a sprawling brewery and taproom in a former PPG plant about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. The site also features Iron City Distilling, a gift shop and a live music venue.