Showing posts with label Pittsburgh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pittsburgh. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2009

Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh

As part of pre-wedding celebrations, I got into Pittsburgh last night and a group of us went to Hofbrauhaus for dinner and drinks. The restaurant is situated into three sections: A quiet room, outdoor seating, and the large dining hall. We chose to eat in the dining hall to be a part of the singing and drinking festivities.

The beer I drank all night was the Hofbrau Dunkel. The color is a dark amber. The aroma hints at the barley used with a sweet undertone. It has a malty taste with hints of caramel. The after taste is toasted. The alcohol content is 5.5% ABV. I enjoyed this beer so much that I ordered two liters of it for our dinner. The picture above it the beer in the signature 1-liter glass.

For dinner we started with the soft pretzels with bier cheese and sauerkraut balls. Both were excellent. I ordered Wurstlteller, which is a sampler of mettwurst, bierwurst, and bratwurst. On the side was German potato salad and sauerkraut. The food was absolutely fantastic and extremely filling.

I enjoyed my first visit to Hofbrauhaus in Pittsburgh. I highly recommend that you make a visit to stand on the benches and sing along to the German polka band that plays every night. It really is quite the fun atmosphere and experience.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Hotel Pittsburgh

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So I'm in Pittsburgh for work training tomorrow and they booked me at the Hyatt Place, Pittsburgh Airport.  Saying Pittsburgh Airport is a lie, because if you know Pittsburgh, this hotel is actually in Robinson, near all of the shopping.  I absolutely do not mind being where I am at because I am very close to plenty of restaurants.  Tomorrow, I believe we are going to Ditka's for dinner.  I am very excited.

So anyways, when I had some time to kill, I decided to create a blog to put my thoughts out there.  My motivation was that I feel I need to create a top 10 list of albums released in 2008, so look for that coming shortly.  I wanted to get my opinion out there, even if you don't think it matters.  So look for posts related to sports (emphasis on soccer), music, my trips, and movies.

Until next time....