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Helltown Brewing

4.1 (44 reviews)
Closed 1:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated 1 week ago

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HELLTOWN BREWING ATMOSPHERE

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Live music
Happy hour specials
Outdoor seating

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Alex F.

Helltown is a great place to come for fun events or to just grab a drink. I came Thursday night with some friends after I had something for work in the strip. We were originally just planning on grabbing a quick drink before going to Pitt shack but ended up staying for awhile since they had a fun live band karaoke event going on. We all had a really fun time singing and the beer is both reasonably priced and good. They don't serve food however they have no problem with you eating food from somewhere else inside so it wasn't an issue at all.

Helltown dark (left), mix of helltown dark and helltown roast (right)
Kristi B.

Located in the strip district it's got a lot of room both inside and outside for groups! They offer a large selection of IPAs. My husband got the brown ale, the "mysterious brown ale". He really enjoyed it, wasn't heavy at all. They do mot have a coder on tap but have Arsenal cider in cans (both the dry and semi-sweet). I got the Arsenal Event semi sweet cider and really enjoyed it. It's a good middle ground cider.

Kathleen D.

I had been to a different location of Helltown Brewing in the past so I was familiar with their offerings already. Since I had been drinking all day and was about to head to a music festival, I decided to hydrate a bit and ordered their hop water quencher mocktail. It was quite good and reasonably priced at $7. Service was prompt, the interior was expansive and clean, and the a/c was running. All around, I enjoyed my visit.

The Beautiful Mistakes cocktail, named for my friend's band
Kristen E.

I only experienced the outdoor space, but inside looks nice too (clean gender-segregated restrooms). My friend's bands was playing, so we bought drinks from Helltown and lunch from local places and enjoyed one of the first sunny weekends with amazing music and ambience. Careful: my Lyft driver was directed to the alley in the back rather than the entrances on Penn.

New year's mule
Victoria G.

I went with a large group and there was plenty of space for us to mix and mingle. The bar tenders were friendly. I enjoyed my season mule. I didn't eat any food there as it was snacks like chips and pretzels.

Lindsay M.

We stopped here on a Friday night before dinner and mini golf. The bartender was super friendly, and even tried to help us with making up a new drink and telling us about all of the beers. We did not have any food, but would like to go back to try some!

Dave P.

We stopped by Helltown while in a visit to the Strip. Located across the street from the fabulous seafood store Wholey's. The space is large and open. We bellied up to the bar and were promptly greeted by the bartender. They were friendly and knowledgeable, and offered samples along with advice. Nice. We only tried beer during the visit and we were pleased with the offerings. I had a barleywine and a stout. Both were tasty and strong. Everyone enjoyed the beer and the coffee Porter was the favorite. When a companion is in the long hot food line at Wholey's, head over to Helltown and wait there. You'll be glad you did.

Rob B.

I love this place! * Excellent service * Excellent beer * Excellent outdoor space I feel that most places in the strip just hit different than most other areas in and around the Pittsburgh area. Maybe it's wide variety of different people enjoying everything it has including a place like this with a simple yet cool exterior to the interior which draws you in to stay a little longer with its warmth. The last time I stopped by this place it had a lot of happy faces enjoying their outstanding beers. The lady bartender had a nice smile and was happy to serve us. I looked over the menu on the wall and it did look very good and especially from the food I saw coming out, but we weren't there to eat, only to enjoy a flight of beer and to purchase a beer glass for the collection. This is a cool place and it's outside seating area makes for a relaxing atmosphere to people watch when the weather is nice and all while enjoying a cold beverage and/or some excellent looking food. Check them out :)

Trumpet mushrooms
Kate K.

They have a beer called Lilith..... I mean if I could just leave it at that and give it 5 stars I would but I think Yelp has an algorithm against one word reviews and plus I am far too creative to leave it at that. Went here with the dudes and we truly enjoyed the entire experience. From our wonderful and friendly waitress, to the beer selection for flights, to the slamminnnnnnnn tasty smoked chicken salad sandwich and mac n cheese, ughhhh I wish I had both right now. Something about smoked chicken slaps so hard and it's not even a hard or complicated thing to do. It took it up ten notches and now I am forever judging all chicken salad against the top tier that is from Helltown. Hail Satan, and rescue cats.

Jeanine A.

We started our good and drink fest here and I'm so glad we did! Great beer & food selections. I ordered the stuffed peppers and wasn't disappointed! They were cheesy and spicy and just ooey gooey goodness!! We were sitting at the bar and even though they were busy, we felt very well taken care of!

My view from the table I was sitting at.
Jayme B.

I was here recently on a beautiful weekend evening to have a couple of drinks. Downtown and the north shore were super busy. As we were driving around, we stumbled on Helltown Brewing in the strip. I was super shocked that this place was virtually empty. We went inside to order drinks (I think two people were inside) and then we went outside to enjoy the weather and our drinks. The inside is very large. This is a place you could enjoy all year round. The outside also has a large space with picnic tables scattered around. The employees told us that they do not serve food, but we could order delivery from somewhere if we wanted. I also heard that on weekends and certain evenings, they had live music and food trucks. This is a great place to catch up with friends or meet up with coworkers after work. I really had a great time here!

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Genna C.

We were visiting and came here and had the best experience. The cocktails and beers are delicious. We had the blueberry bramble and the pumpkin spice latte White Russian. Both drinks made amazingly well by our friendly and talented bartenders. A definite stop for great quality drinks.

a pint of beer on a picnic table
Tamara G.

Stopped here to the outdoor beer garden area for one hazy ipa. They have Adirondack chairs, and picnic tables with umbrellas & are dog friendly. It was full under the umbrellas because it was quite hot in the sun. I ordered my beer from the outdoor stand not even realizing until later that there was a huge bar/restaurant inside. Definitely a great gathering place for summer. I didn't get to try the food or more then one beer, but the ambiance was great. I'd love to stop back. They have craft cocktails & wine too!

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