Finding Said Adventure

Since about two people on planet Earth care about the meaningless things I do in life, I guess I should pick up where I left off yesterday with my "What to Do" post. I'm off for the New Years holidays and decided to treat myself to a beer and food-related venture.

Most of you know by now that I write a high percentage of these posts the day prior to when they actually post. So, with that said do I have your permission to switch to the present tense? After all I won't physically be where I'm currently at by the time all of you read this. That's what I thought.

I settled on, well I wouldn't actually call it settling, Piper's Pub on Carson Street. The pub that features numerous delicacies from across the pond, an awesome tap list (even an entire section dedicated to Pennsylvania breweries) as well as one of the best cask systems in the Pittsburgh area That and there's always something fun that's on said hand pump.

Ah, beauty. I mean the beer not me!

One of my favorite posts I've written on this blog included Piper's on my first ever visit. That night I was with the infamous Beer Snob Sr. This place has quickly become one of my favorite places to frequent in all of Pittsburgh.

I've engaged myself in many discussions on the Boak and Bailey blog on  differences between USA and UK beer/pubs. I'm alright with the fact that some British folk might consider Piper's to be a watered-down version depending on where they live, but I absolutely love being here. I might not ever get to England to experience the pub life as Beer Snob Sr. was during his education years, but I'm fine with the experiences, beer and pub food I've had at Piper's. Right now I have some fish n' chips. Three thick pieces of fish with an even thicker batter. So tasty. I've also frequently got the Chorizo Mac n' Cheese off of the seasonal menu as well as Bangers and Mash.

Regardless, it's close enough for me as to what being in the UK is like. I'm a huge history buff. So, one of my favorite books is Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day. It was also a movie that came out in 1962. If I could just here some of the bagpipe tunes that were played during the British advance on Sword Beach in Normandy I'd be an even happier camper.