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Penn Brewery
800 Vinial St
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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#58 of 1,073 restaurants in Pittsburgh
  • Cuisines: German
  • Address: 800 Vinial St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  • Phone:  (412) 237-9402
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“Better than before”
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4 of 5 stars
Penslover 1 contribution
Pittsburgh
Jul 4, 2009

Ever since the menu has been changed ive enjoyed it. Downfall would be the beer, every since Lions Head started brewing penn beer it pretty much has been ruined, tasting like their beer. Other than that it was good, i would reccomend the Butchersblock. Good deal for 15 bucks. more

“Good beer, decent food...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 25, 2009

Good beer, decent food. Great potato pancakes. more

“Great Beer!”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 31, 2009

Great Beer! more

“Great beer. Had many...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Oct 16, 2008

Great beer. Had many great MSE events there. more

“Penn Dark beer is the...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Oct 16, 2008

Penn Dark beer is the closest to German beer I can find in the USA. Their German food is better than any I have found i years in the East. more

“The best schnitzel in...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 15, 2008

The best schnitzel in the burgh more

“Good German food and...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 8, 2008

Good German food and great beer. The picnic table seating is hard on your back and butt. more

“Not Great Beer or Food”
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3 of 5 stars
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Elmira
Mar 19, 2008

My wife and I enjoy going to microbreweries and tasting beer. The beer was mediocre at best. We only found one that we really liked. It mostly tasted like American beer, so if you like Bud, this place will be just fine. When we first went in we were told that the wait would be about 20 minutes, which was... more

“Great beer and fun...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 6, 2008

Great beer and fun atmosphere. more

“If you love German...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 4, 2008

If you love German. They have great pretzels. The atmosphere is fun. more

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Penn Brewery Address

800 Vinial St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Tel: (412) 237-9402
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