well. it’s official. we have joined the cult ranks of other pittsburghers who have ventured into arsenal cider house & wine cellar. how many people do you know have a civil-war themed brew house…or still make mead for that matter?!
the owners are incredibly kind people, brewing on-site in small batches and generously heaping up to four samples of cider at a time to quench your thirst. we’ve been back twice in 3wks and the followers are faithful! we noticed that the incidence of ‘regulars’ was quite high, even for those who lived quite some distance from their shop! we are lucky to have it in only a few minutes drive! we bought a growler and so far have had a dry apple cider called the ‘fighting elbeck’ and a peach variety. they had 4 different types of apple cider alone! however, my interest is piqued on trying the sour cherry cider and in a couple weeks the pumpkin cider! holla!
my favorite part of this wine cellar was that i felt ‘comfortable’ and not out of my element as i might have in a wine bar. i don’t feel that i know nearly enough about vino to really get all snobby you know? i love that in the cider house environment, it’s a discussion of varying topics engaging each other in community or in the how to’s of ‘brew. i love you pittsburgh, keep doing what you’re doing!
1. do you like cider? yay for it being gluten free!
2. best thing you’ve done this week?
October 24, 2012 at 7:08 pm
I love cider! I really want to try pumpkin cider. Yum! Best thing I’ve done this week—-hmmmm. Watched RuPaul’s Drag Race?? It’s been an uneventful week (although I will just tell people it was uneventful—RPDR was truly amahzing).
October 24, 2012 at 8:29 pm
hahaha…well don’t let me fool you, it’s been pretty quiet here too
you MUST get some cider here soon!
October 24, 2012 at 7:40 pm
so fun! i havent had cider yet this year….only hard cider . this place looks funnnnnnnnnnnnn! papa gc is also obsessed with sparkling apple cider.
love and hugs!
October 24, 2012 at 8:30 pm
it is fun! i bet your dad would LOVE this place! they even have an old piano in there that people just come in and play at random!
October 25, 2012 at 2:25 pm
aw , so cute! I would love to visit someday!
October 24, 2012 at 10:53 pm
This post makes me miss The General Lafayette Inn. Named after a Civil War general. It was so creepy and some said…haunted! A brew house we spent most of our 20′s in. Really cool spot, live music, etc. After it being around for YEARS t closed. So sad!!! You would have loved it there!
October 25, 2012 at 1:02 am
Lovelovelove me some cider! Best thing I’ve done this week was the Color Run on Sunday – a 5k where you get colored powder thrown on you at each k
October 25, 2012 at 1:35 am
oh i def know of the color run! i wanted to run it but it sold out in my city before i could get registered
October 26, 2012 at 7:23 am
cherry cider <3 this pumpkin cider you speak of sounds intriguing