THERE’S NO FRESHER BEER THAN LOCAL BEER
Our brewing approach is a little bit different.
WHAT’S ON TAP AT THE BIG SEWICKLEY CREEK BREWERY?
Our true passion is lager beer. We’ve dedicated our lives to brewing it. This is not to say we don’t have ales available, along with soft drinks and wines for those who might not care for beer. (Are there such people?). But our hope is that our expertly crafted lager will make some converts.
What you won’t find are gimmicky names and seasonal flavors. Instead, we’re dedicating our efforts to perfecting our core recipes. After all, great local beer is about what’s in the glass, not what’s on the label.
CURRENTLY SERVING
SMOKEY JOE
Our signature brew, 20 years in the making. It’s an amber lager close to Vienna style, malt-forward, and lightly smoked. A personal favorite.
MUNICH HELLES
A Munich-style golden lager with soft maltiness and a noble hop aroma. Smooth, clean and easy drinking.
GERMAN ALTBIER
One of the great German beers. A little more malt, a little more body, a little more color. Malty with just enough hop character to balance it out.
MR. BROWN
Another classic favorite German Dunkel style. Malty with toasty darkness, like a well-baked pumpernickel bread loaf fresh out of the oven.
SEWICKLEY PALE LAGER
This is one American style we don’t mind brewing. It’s our lightest offering with some maltiness and some hop character that finishes slightly sweet due to the corn used in the grist.
ROASTY JOE
This beer is Smokey Joe’s cousin. The smokey side is balanced with a good bit of nicely roasted barley malt. There’s a lot going on here.
OTTO-PILS
A North German-style light lager, a little less body and a little more hop most noticeable in the aftertaste. Clean and crisp using German Tettnanger landrace hops. Righteous nobility.
BOCK AGAIN
This one is a strong beer. Richly malted with enough hops to balance. “Bock” is a German word that translates into “Billy Goat.” There are many theories, but no one knows for sure how the name originated.
BAVARIAN LAGER
A lot in common with Helles. Maybe a bit more hop on the finish, but still nicely malted. Smooth on the palate, and easy drinking. Right around 4.5% abv.
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BREWHOUSE BACKSTORY
Fabled Brew Day Bock Again
I home brewed this beer once many years ago. It was sort of ad lib from leftover grains and a yeast strain I couldn’t recall. It wasn’t a complicated bill, but not carefully considered either.

WHAT MAKES A GREAT LOCAL BEER?
Brewing is a time-intensive process – particularly traditional lager brewing.
Despite all we have scientifically learned about brewing over the centuries, there is still magic in brewing. Every batch offers potential greatness. Who doesn’t mind going to work for a chance at achieving greatness each and every day?

The history of beer styles reveals two main branches: namely, ales and lagers. Ale brewing is much older and generally less-complicated than brewing lager. However, newer lager brewing techniques require a little extra effort.
Lager brewing is really a story about color, malt color to be specific. In 1842, Josef Groll, a Bavarian Brewer, brewed the first-ever batch of pale-colored, bottom-fermented beer in the Czechoslovakian town of Pilsen. This beer was unique, being brewed with pale-colored malt dried in an indirectly fired malt kiln. The gentle heating leaves the malt lightly colored. As does the malt, so goes the beer. Other factors conspired on this brew, including very soft water natural to the area and spicy floral hops known as Saaz. Mr. Groll started a revolution that not only created a unique beer style, but also a type of beer that, even today, reigns as the most popular beer in the world. It is the quintessential lager beer known as pilsner. Some would argue that pilsner became the role model for all subsequent lager beers. Brew Master Groll is our hero! These days lager beer has broadened into many different colors and flavors. Thanks Joe.
Lager beer is the most popular beer in the world, by far. Of course, most of this is due to the mega breweries which are remarkable for the consistency. They have come very close to eliminating any risk in the brewing process. But, therein lies the beauty of small-scale brewing: with nano and micro brewing, risk rules the day. That means we can use the techniques we feel have significance. In fact, we specifically designed our brewing system to make traditional lager beers. Our kettles are optimized for special mashing techniques and our aging cellar is chock full of lagering tanks.
UPCOMING FOOD TRUCK & MUSIC SCHEDULE
GENERAL FOOD TRUCK HOURS: Fridays: 4-9 PM, Saturdays: 3-8 PM, Sundays: 1:30-6 PM
GENERAL MUSIC HOURS: Saturdays: 6-9 PM
(Schedules are subject to change without notice.)
WE’LL BE CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9.
MARCH SCHEDULE
Friday 3/3
FOOD TRUCK – Ambridge Italian Villa
Saturday 3/4
FOOD TRUCK – Independent Taco
MUSIC – John Stangry
Sunday 3/5
FOOD TRUCK – Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Friday 3/10
FOOD TRUCK – Los Gallitos
Saturday 3/11
FOOD TRUCK – Sak Pase
MUSIC – Rust Project
Sunday 3/12
FOOD TRUCK – Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Friday 3/17
FOOD TRUCK – Taqueria El Pastorcita
Saturday 3/18
FOOD TRUCK – Kilimanjaro Flavor
MUSIC – Art Michaud
Sunday 3/19
FOOD TRUCK – Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Friday 3/24
FOOD TRUCK – Billu Indian Grill
Saturday 3/25
FOOD TRUCK – When In Rome Pizza
MUSIC – Dan Bubian
Sunday 3/26
FOOD TRUCK – Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Friday 3/31
FOOD TRUCK – Los Gallitos
APRIL SCHEDULE
Saturday 4/1
FOOD TRUCK: When in Rome Pizza
MUSIC: Michael Bartlett
Sunday 4/2
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Thursday 4/6
FOOD TRUCK: Charcuterie by the Cheddar Board
Friday 4/7
FOOD TRUCK: Taqueria El Pastorcita
Saturday 4/8
FOOD TRUCK: When in Rome Pizza
MUSIC: Dan Bubian
Sunday 4/9
CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY
Thursday 4/13
FOOD TRUCK: Los Gingos
Friday 4/14
FOOD TRUCK: Los Gallitos
Saturday 4/15
FOOD TRUCK: Sak Pase
MUSIC: Jim Tobin
Sunday 4/16
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Thursday 4/20
FOOD TRUCK: Charcuterie by the Cheddar Board
Friday 4/21
FOOD TRUCK: Billu's Indian Grill
Saturday 4/22
FOOD TRUCK: When in Rome Pizza
MUSIC: John Charney
Sunday 4/23
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Thursday 4/27
FOOD TRUCK: Los Gingos
ENTERTAINMENT: Trivia Night with Quiz Markie
Friday 4/28
FOOD TRUCK: Papa Wood BBQ
Saturday 4/29
FOOD TRUCK: Los Gallitos
MUSIC: Jay Wiley
Sunday 4/30
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
MAY SCHEDULE
Thursday 5/4
FOOD TRUCK: Al's Pizza
Friday 5/5
FOOD TRUCK: Ambridge Italian Villa
MUSIC: Dan Bubian and the Delta Struts
Saturday 5/6
FOOD TRUCK: Mobile Chef / Truckin Triangles
MUSIC: Rusty Valley Revival
Sunday 5/7
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Thursday 5/11
FOOD TRUCK: Taqueria El Pastorcito
Friday 5/12
FOOD TRUCK: Papa Wood BBQ
MUSIC: Samantha Sears
Saturday 5/13
FOOD TRUCK: Mobile Chef / Truckin Triangles
MUSIC: Michael Bartlett
Sunday 5/14
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Thursday 5/18
FOOD TRUCK: Taqueria El Pastorcito
Friday 5/19
FOOD TRUCK: Billu's Indian Grill
MUSIC: Dan Bubian and the Delta Struts
Saturday 5/20
FOOD TRUCK: Kilimanjaro Flavor
MUSIC: Jim Tobin
Sunday 5/21
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
Thursday 5/25
FOOD TRUCK: Al's Pizza
ENTERTAINMENT: Trivia Night with Quiz Markie
Friday 5/26
FOOD TRUCK: Ambridge Italian Villa
MUSIC: Gary Prisby
Saturday 5/27
FOOD TRUCK: Ambridge Italian Villa
MUSIC: William Young
Sunday 5/28
FOOD TRUCK: Yovi’s Chicago Dogs
WE’RE NOW OPEN!
Cheers to all who showed up on our opening weekends! We have been overwhelmed by the support of our friends, family, and local comunity! We couldn't ask for a better launch!
We want to thank all of our old and new friends for coming out and making our opening a tremendous success. All the smiles, laughter, and support are our rewards for the effort we made to get our brewery going. Many, many thanks!
GREAT LOCAL BEER IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!
The Big Sewickley Creek Brewery is 30 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh located between Wexford and Ambridge. We have plenty of parking and hope to see you soon!
FIND US AT:
2030 BIG SEWICKLEY CREEK ROAD
SEWICKLEY, PA 15143
HOURS
Friday: 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00-10:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00-7:00 PM