{"id":6165,"date":"2013-04-08T19:35:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6165"},"modified":"2013-04-08T19:49:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:49:05","slug":"pittsburgh-hockey-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6165","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Hockey Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThis past Friday I headed to Pittsburgh for my annual Hockey road trip. It was a challenge to get six tickets to a Friday night Pens – Rangers game so we ended up with Standing Room Only tickets. There was little info on what that actually meant so we went into the game thinking we’d basically be watching the game at a bar from within the arena. It turns out that Consol Energy Arena<\/a> has specific spots for each SRO ticket and we had a great view of the game except for the Shootout when everyone in the arena stood.<\/p>\n

This was by far the best game we’ve attended on any of these trips. Fleury had an amazing game, Jussi Jokinen<\/a> scored his first goal as a Penguin, there was a fight and the Pens beat the Rangers in a Shootout<\/a>. The beer selection at Consol was solid.<\/p>\n

D’s SixPax & Dogz<\/strong>
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\nOn Saturday we headed over to D’s SixPax & Dogz<\/a> for lunch and drinks. D’s is known for their hotdogs covered in basically anything you can imagine and their massive Beer Cave. Their Beer Cave consisted of a walk-in cooler and a back room that is the size of most liquor stores. They also had a great tap list including Tr\u00f6egs Nugget Nectar<\/a> which was one of the better beers I’ve had in a while. In addition D’s had 1919 Draft Root Beer<\/a> which was fantastic.<\/p>\n

East End Brewing Company<\/strong>
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\nAfter lunch we stopped by East End Brewing Company<\/a> for a tasting. The night before, Tom, our host set us up with two pony kegs of Big Hop IPA and Black Strap Stout. We didn’t purchase any beer but we did make our way around the sample list. They also had a Root Beer which was good.<\/p>\n

Arsenal Cider House<\/strong>
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\nIn the afternoon we stopped at Arsenal Cider House <\/a>where I\u00a0proceeded\u00a0to make rarely funny jokes about their rules. The setup is a small bar were you buy growlers and there are some tables in the back, all amongst civil war paraphernalia due to the close location to site of the Allegheny Arsena<\/a>l. We had a great selection of cider, my favorite was the Honey Crisp.<\/p>\n

Side Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n* The View From My Seat.<\/p>\n

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\n** Only one of these beers is an American Beer – Yuengling<\/a>.
\n*** Previous Hockey Trips: 2010<\/a>, 2011<\/a>,\u00a02012<\/a>,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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