Trace Brewing is a craft brewery located in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood, specializing in approachable lagers like their year-round Kellerbier and innovative beers such as Petite IPAs and Hazys. They operate a taproom with daily long hours, Power Hour specials, food trucks every night, private event spaces, and a six-month paid vocational brewing program. Positioned a short walk from Children's Hospital, they dedicate beers to healthcare workers and emphasize clean, crisp styles served via unique faucets.

Kellerbier house lager Vocational brewing program Private rentals Food trucks nightly Power Hour specials
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Ole Reliable Kellerbier
Year-round house unfiltered German pale lager with Spalter Select and Tettnanger hops, clean crisp floral citrus notes
Featherweight
Punchy petite IPA hopped with Chinook Simcoe Mosaic, $6/pint
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Schwarzbier
Traditional German black lager with cocoa and baked bread notes, clean and neutral
Thanks, Doc
Dedicated to healthcare professionals, dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic, tangerine dank blueberry passionfruit notes
Power Hour
recurring 3pm-4pm Monday-Friday
$5 all Trace draft beers and Two Frays NA
Food Trucks
recurring every night
Food truck schedule available

New releases: Featherweight Petite IPA (3.8%), Schwarzbier (4.6%), Thanks Doc Hazy IPA (7.3%); featured in Visit Pittsburgh video