Penn Brewery Celebrates St. Nik Weekend December 6 & 7

Linda Nyman
412-237-9400 x-104
linda@pennbrew.com

Pittsburgh, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — All glasses will be raised when Penn Brewery hosts its traditional holiday celebration, St. Nik Weekend, Friday, December 6 through Saturday, December 7.  The restaurant is planning a full lineup of events:

Friday, December 6 – Keg Tapping and St. Nik Party

St. Nik himself will tap the first official keg of Penn Brewery’s St. Nikolaus Bock Brewer’s Reserve at 7 pm.  This award-winning beer earned a silver medal at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival® and is a perennial Penn fan favorite.

Autobahn will entertain with traditional Alpine music from 6-8 pm. Afterward, the Blues Orphans will take the stage from 8-11 pm and play their merry medley of holiday music.

Saturday, December 7 – Lunch with St. Nik & Friends and the Freeze Fundraiser for Special Olympics

Penn welcomes guests of all ages to have lunch with some special friends – Santa Claus, the Pirate Parrot, and the Washington Wild Thing – between noon and 3:30 pm.  The restaurant will offer Penn’s regular menu with a few festive holiday additions.

In the evening, Penn will team up with Pittsburgh Police from Zone 6 for the Freeze Fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics of Pennsylvania.  Tickets will be sold at the door for $20 each, which covers admission, one drink ticket, light appetizers including soft pretzels, and three raffle tickets.  Local celebrities will be tending bar as guests enjoy live entertainment from Joel Lindsey Trio of Blvd. of the Allies playing from 7-10 pm, followed by a DJ to keep the music going well into the night.  Twenty percent of all dollars spent on food and beverages Saturday evening will go to Special Olympics of Pennsylvania.

The evening’s festivities will run from 6 pm to 2 am, and weather permitting, the biergarten will be open to guests.

Featured Menu and Drink Specials for St. Nik Weekend

Prime Rib Dinner
10 oz. Prime Rib au jus served with Baked Potato, Fresh Green Bean and Portobello Mushroom Casserole, and Yorkshire Pudding $23.95

Holiday Dessert
Bread Pudding infused with Penn Nut Roll Ale

Penn HOP-Tail
Grey Goose Vodka infused with Penn’s own hops. Ask your Server for details

Brandied Apple
Brentzen’s Apple, E&J Bandy, St Elder, Nutmeg, and Bitters

Oatmeal Cookie
Bailey’s, Amaretto, Kahlua, Cinnamon, and Cream

Christmas in a Cup
Crème de Cocoa, Peppermint Schnapps, Coco Whip Vodka, and Cream

Holiday Pear
Brentzen’s Pear, Crème de Cocoa, and a Cinnamon Stick

Penn Brewery, opened in 1986, is Pittsburgh’s oldest and largest brewery. Penn specializes in award-winning German-style craft beers, and serves traditional “Euro-Pittsburgh” fare including wurst, schnitzel, pierogi, and goulash, in its restaurant.  The Brewery is located in Deutschtown on Pittsburgh’s North Side, in the mid nineteenth-century landmark E&O Brewery Building.

For more information, visit the company website, www.pennbrew.com, or call Linda Nyman at 412-237-9400, X-104.