Aadam Soorma

In 2012, Aadam moved to Pittsburgh. He's currently parked (sans chair) in Lawrenceville and plans to stay a while. On the weekends, you'll find him driving a small green bus (Porter Tours) as he leads tours at local breweries.

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Mindful Brewing

ABV: Straight Kolsch // Mindful’s best seller

By Aadam Soorma / June 25, 2019

We took the T straight to Mindful Brewing for a Straight Kolsch with their head brewer, Nick Jones. Here’s a look at their Castle Shannon digs.

La Prima Downtown

La Prima opens its third Pittsburgh coffee shop

By Aadam Soorma / June 20, 2019

Located at the ground level of the AC Hotel Pittsburgh, La Prima’s expansion into downtown can be found at Smallman + 11th St. We toured their new digs.

ABV: War Streets Brewery // a two-fold Northside gem

By Aadam Soorma / June 18, 2019

Head up to the second floor at Bier’s Pub for a small batch collection of craft beers named after each of the Mexican War Streets.

Empire State Building Steel

This week(end) in Pittsburgh: Three Rivers Arts Fest returns & a deep dive into all 18 city pools

By Aadam Soorma / June 13, 2019

A look at Pittsburgh’s upcoming live music performances, beer that happens to be gluten-free and a documentary on upcycled chandeliers.

ABV: Aurochs makes delicious beer // it happens to be gluten-free

By Aadam Soorma / June 11, 2019

Know someone who is medically required to follow a gluten-free diet? Aurochs makes sure you can (safely) take them out for a beer that EVERYONE will enjoy.

Q&A with Kenny Gould, editor of Hop Culture

By Aadam Soorma / June 4, 2019

A Steel City native, Kenny launched an online beer magazine out of his Shadyside apartment. After 2 years of scaling up in New York City, the Hop Culture team is moving back to Pittsburgh.

ABV: Joey // 412 Brewery’s taproom includes a comfy outdoor space

By Aadam Soorma / June 4, 2019

The McKees Rocks-based team has debuted a taproom in Northside. Here’s a quick peek at what you can expect.

Shredding with Feralcat, the sax rock frontman

By Aadam Soorma / May 31, 2019

With the backing of a progressive rock ensemble, Pittsburgh’s other sax man Roger (Feralcat) Romero will drop a self-titled debut album this weekend.

You Are Here = 90 East End Beers

By Aadam Soorma / May 29, 2019

East End Brewing’s neighborhood beer series ‘YOU ARE HERE’ aims to produce 90 different beers; one celebrating the identity of each Pittsburgh neighborhood.

VIDEO: Hitching a Ride with Alberta’s Pizza

By Aadam Soorma / May 28, 2019

Meet Alberta’s Pizza. Every week, Beau Mitall packs a mobile pizza restaurant into his Ford Escape. In tow is his trusty wood-fired oven.