The
next night we had decided to take it a bit slower, so we went to Matt’s
favorite destination, Mitchell’s Fish Market.
I don’t typically associate Pittsburgh with seafood, but I have to admit
that my Shanghai style cod was pretty good.
Besides, Matt promised we’d go over to Rock Bottom brewery
afterwards. Rock Bottom was offering
some decent brews, so I sat down and enjoyed an Agave Blonde on cask while
watching the All-Star game (how about some batting National League). We were sitting at the bar (a Matt chosen
trend for the week), and Greg found out that the bartender was a fellow
ex-bubblehead. I volunteered to drive
(it was ok, I’d had already tried the rest of the beers), and both Greg and
Matt enjoyed themselves. On the way back
to the hotel we stopped by Dad’s Pub (formerly D’s Six Packs and Dogs second
location) for a Philly brewing Bitter Canadian.
Matt and Greg were both tired (guess those Rock Bottom beer were
stronger than they thought), so we called it a night and got ready for our next
day’s activities.
We
finished our meetings and headed to the airport. We have our own tradition of stopping for a
late lunch / early dinner at Bocktown Beer and Grill (http://www.bocktown.com), a place with a
good bottle selection and 16 drafts close to the airport. I was excited to see that they were having a
tap takeover, with over half of the taps being dedicated to New Holland brewing. This Michigan brewer has wonderful brews, but
typically I’m only able to find them in the bottle. So with such a selection on draft, and
Bocktown offering 4oz pours, I was all set for a little food and drink. I started off with pickled beets and eggs,
and followed with their delicious BELTCH (bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, and
cheese) sandwich. I tried the Farmhouse
Hatter, their Rye Hatter, an Oak Aged Hatter, and the Four Witches Saison (guess
they ran out of Hatters). I picked up a
couple of their specialty bottles; taking home the Charkoota Rye aged in brandy
barrels, and sharing their Blue Sunday Sour (not Matt’s or Greg’s favorite). A good rest stop.
I
made it home safe and sound (so did the bottles), unpacked, and got ready for
bed. Jenn and the kids were out of town,
so the house was pretty quite. Oh well,
after two nights of hearing the trucks hit their jake brakes on the nearby highway,
the silence and sleep was a welcome change. - 6327/14316
“I drink to make other people interesting.” - George Jean Nathan
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