The Post-Gazette called Three Rivers Brewing a British-style brewpub. This is misleading: it is an American-style brewpub, serving British-style beers. That being said, it's worth the trip. I love the Penn Brewery, which produces great lagers. But I also like ales (in truth, I prefer ales to lagers), so it's nice to have someone in town producing British-style ales. Currently, they feature four beers: a pale ale, an India pale ale (IPA), a special bitter, and a porter. I tried a bit of all four, and all were good. Two are worth special note here. The IPA is the best of the crop. It's a nice, full-bodied, hoppy IPA. The porter, on the other hand, looks too light. Porters are generally black; this was more of a dark amber. Howerver, it did have the roasted flavor and chocolate overtones I'd expect from a porter. The menu is varied. It features some standard pub food, as well as pastas, Mexican dishes, and so forth. The prices are quite reasonable. I had the bacon cheeseburger with carmelized onions and jalepeno relish. The relish was milder than I would have liked, but other than that it was all very good. My only complaint is that they were playing loud music while we were there (Saturday afternoon). I really prefer a somewhat quieter place, where I can easily talk to those with me. If they'd lower the volume a tad, this place would be even better. ****************************************************************** Jim Mann [email removed] Transarc Corporation Technical Writer -- Encina Programming Documentation The Gulf Tower, 707 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 338-4442 http://www.transarc.com/~jmann/
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