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Pittsburgh classic

The story

Beer has been brewed on this North Side hillside since the 1840s. The Eberhardt and Ober families made lager here, their brewery joined Pittsburgh Brewing in 1899, and the kettles kept going until 1952.

Then came Tom Pastorius. He launched Penn Pilsner in 1986, brewed under contract at first, and in 1989 he started brewing at the old E&O site, with a restaurant called the Allegheny Brewery & Pub that later took the Penn Brewery name. It was the first brewery with its own restaurant in Pennsylvania since Prohibition.

The old lagering caves are still under the brewery. Up top you'll find wurst, schnitzel and pierogi, a biergarten and German style beers brewed right on site.

At a glance

The basics, from public records.

Penn Brewery is an independent brewery at 800 Vinial Street in Troy Hill, a Pittsburgh neighborhood.

Details

From Allegheny County food facility permits. The owner can add the rest.

Address800 Vinial Street
NeighborhoodTroy Hill
CategoryBreweries & taprooms
HoursNot listed yet. Owner can add.
PhoneNot listed yet. Owner can add.
WebsiteNot listed yet. Owner can add.
SourcePittsburgh Spotlight directory (built from Allegheny County food permits)

Health inspection

No match on file
We couldn't confidently match this listing to a recent county inspection record. That usually means the permit is filed under a different name or address, not that it was never inspected.Source: Allegheny County Health Department open data.

Nearby

The closest listings to Penn Brewery. 10 places in Troy Hill.

Troy Hill guide

Sources: listing details and inspections from Allegheny County Health Department food facility data via WPRDC (public domain). Story sources: Penn Brewery, Our Story; Allegheny City Society, Tom and Mary Beth Pastorius. Map from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line. Distances are straight line. Listing data refreshed Oct 28, 2026.