ABV is our weekly series that highlights a different beer from a local Pittsburgh brewery every week. Check out our past picks here.
Got a case of the Mondays? Here’s a little guide worth hanging on to.
While a number of Pittsburgh-area breweries are closed on Mondays – many use Mondays to brew beer or take a day of rest after the weekend – some are, in fact, open for service on the regular.
Here are 11 Pittsburgh-area breweries that ARE OPEN on Mondays. Scroll down for seven craft beer bars that we’ve also included that ARE OPEN on Mondays as well.
Did we leave out your favorite spot? Drop us a note and we’ll add them in. Cheers!
ABV, volume LVII
Cinderlands Warehouse // Strip District
Monday Hours: 11.30am to 10pm
We Recommend: Squish, pale ale // 5.5% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant. Monday is taco night.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mML1EBTW9/
Southern Tier // North Shore
Monday Hours: 11am to 10pm
We Recommend: Lake Shore Fog, NEIPA // 6.5% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8H8LH7ozNG/
BrewDog // East Liberty
Monday Hours: 11am to midnight
We Recommend: Check out our full story on BrewDog’s grand opening, which was on Friday, Feb 28.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mWiYbJWpv/
Church Brew Works // Lawrenceville
Monday Hours: 11.30am to 9.30pm
We Recommend: Pious Monk Dunkel, Munich Dunkel lager // 5.5% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rEGDOBrDg/
Penn Brewery // Northside
Monday Hours: 11am to 10pm
We Recommend: Penn Gold, Helles lager // 5% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
Abjuration Brewing // McKees Rocks
Monday Hours: 5pm to 10pm
We Recommend: India Pale Ale, IPA // varying ABVs — Abjuration uses a “versioning scheme” to categorize each batch of their beer. You may see names like IPA v2.2 or IPA v3.2; each version indicates the tweak or change in that beer’s manufacturing progression at the brewery.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant is City Fresh Pasta.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9KO_L5hSQ2/
Burgh’ers // Lawrenceville
Monday Hours: 11am to 9pm
We Recommend: Oat Black Water, oatmeal stout // 6.6% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site farm-to-table restaurant with incredible burgers. You should plan to eat (and drink) here.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B89VvRnB6zX/
Rock Bottom // Homestead
Monday Hours: 11am to midnight
We Recommend: Uppity Jagoff, IPA // 7% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
Hofbrahaus // Southside
Monday Hours: 11am to 11pm
We Recommend: Dunkel, Munich Dunkel lager // 5.5% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
Sly Fox // Downtown
Monday Hours: 11.30am to 9pm
We Recommend: Helles Golden Lager, lager // 4.9% ABV
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
Pittsburgh Craft Beer Bars (open on Mondays)
Independent Brewing Co // Squirrel Hill
Monday Hours: 5pm to 11pm
We Recommend: Independent is constantly rotating their beer taps. In an effort to drink local, we recommend trying the selections available from Dancing Gnome Beer or Roundabout Brewery.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant (food service ends at 10pm). Also – Mondays are Burger Night at the Independent.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PeTinhJAE/
City Works // Downtown
Monday Hours: 11am to midnight
We Recommend: City Works has over 90 beer taps – best advice I’ve got is to take your time with the menu. They guarantee 11 taps to be local (or regional) and all their beers are indexed by style.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9NWvpkFKhd/
Hough’s // Greenfield
Monday Hours: 4pm to 1am (although on quiet nights they may close a bit early)
We Recommend: Hough’s is constantly rotating their beer taps. However, if you’re hungry – I’m in love with their totchos.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
Mike’s Beer Bar // North Shore
Monday Hours: 11am to 11pm
We Recommend: Mike’s Beer Bar has 80 rotating taps and literally dozens of them are locally sourced beers. You can usually find stellar options from Strange Roots, ShuBrew, Leaning Cask, Mindful, Hitchhiker, Helltown, Cinderlands, Grist House, Eleventh Hour, Fury, East End, Insurrection, and others. It’s a crazy good beer list.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8z3V_QBh7g/
Carson Street Deli // Southside
Monday Hours: 10am to 10pm
We Recommend: Carson Street Deli is constantly rotating their beer taps. In an effort to drink local, we recommend trying the selections available from Dancing Gnome Beer, Strange Roots or Yellow Bridge.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant. Get yourself a sandwich here. The food is incredible.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8R59Lrh54T/
Federal Galley // Northside
Monday Hours: 11am to 10pm
We Recommend: Federal Galley is constantly rotating their beer taps. Expect to see local selections, including North Country and Mindful.
Food Options: Yes, 4 on-site restaurants.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J_0SxBx-U/
BeerHive // Strip District
Monday Hours: 11.30am to 10pm
We Recommend: BeerHive is constantly rotating their beer taps. In an effort to drink local, we recommend trying the selections available from Grist House or Voodoo.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fahGaBRhT/
The Commoner // Downtown
Monday Hours: 6.30am to midnight
We Recommend: The Commoner is constantly rotating their beer taps. For a unique, non-local option, we recommend trying Hoof Hearted (Columbus, OH). For a local option, try what’s available from Cinderlands Beer Co.
Food Options: Yes, on-site restaurant that services the general public and the Hotel Monaco directly upstairs.
