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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Get to know the women in Pittsburgh’s craft beer scene
Pink Boots Society is a nationwide organization for women beer professionals. We dropped in on the Pittsburgh chapter’s brew day at Hop Farm.
ABV: Recliner // Couch Brewery’s flagship oatmeal stout
We’ve all driven past Couch Brewery. Here’s your reason to stop in and have a pint: their stout game (is on point). The Recliner is our pick for this week.
Thank you for making Skate Date a huge success! Photos from our debut event.
Our first-ever Very Local event – Skate Date – brought 200 of you downtown (**during a snowstorm**). Here are the photos to prove it.
Here’s a walkthrough of an actual 412 Food Rescue
Watch as Lindsay and Aadam use the Food Rescue Hero app to demonstrate how a “rescue” works. Folks interested in volunteering can make a local impact seven days a week.
ABV: IPA v1.12 // Abjuration and the versioning scheme
McKees Rocks is home to Pittsburgh’s open source, experimentation brewery. If you haven’t already, here’s a good reason to try out Abjuration Brewing.
Hop Culture brings one-night only tap takeover to Smallman Galley
The team behind ‘Juicy Brews’ sold out their beer festival. Now, they’re treating Pittsburgh to a tap takeover where seven out-of-town breweries will pour beers for all.
ABV: Mango IPA // Strange Roots forages its way forward
After rebranding the brewery in 2018 (FKA Draai Laag), the guys at Strange Roots have promised to explore new styles of beer. They weren’t kidding around.
‘Breweries in PA’ returns to Pittsburgh for more events
The Philly-based bloggers are hosting a beer share this weekend at 11th Hour in Lawrenceville. They’ll return to Pittsburgh for a full fledged beer festival this summer.
ABV: Big sIPA // Grist House unveils their sour + IPA mashup
The 3rd edition of ABV brings us to the craft beer intersection of trendy and MORE trendy; Grist House is grinding out a sour IPA (available this Saturday).
ABV: Mashugana // Valentine’s Day treat, available now at East End
Our Valentine’s Day edition of the ABV series throws the spotlight on a sweet, hefty pastry stout from East End (dark beer enthusiasts, prepare yourselves).