So, you may need to forgive my brevity here... this review, at The Beerhive, Pittsburgh PA, was done on the sly whilst at a casual business dinner... And yet, something tells me there's a score brewing here... but let us see! Who runs the world? The Rules run the world!
The Scores
- The Specs: Flats and drums... I really am the odd one out. But I don't care. Double-jointed wings rule and nothing else is better. RATING: 5.
- The Sauce: According to my notes (I opted not to whip out the laptop mid-business dinner to fill this review...) more sauce would have been appreciated but what sauce was there was most satisfying! RATING: 7
- Crunch: Clearly deep fried, and not straying too far from the traditional coated crunch that should be the norm. Should happen more often TBH... RATING: 7
- Serving size & price/Value for Money: Twelve wings for USD $14; That's less than AUD$2 per wing and we are on fire here. That's proper value! RATING: 8
- Heat/spice level: Not quite the Goldilocks. Not too hot, not too mild, but I wouldn't call it 'just right' either. Could have coped with the spice here all night. RATING: 5
- Flavour: As per above, these wings were 'most satisfying'! A tasty batch of wings made without dicking with the traditional style. RATING 7
- Celery: Was there Celery sticks? Yes! Celery Sticks! RATING: 5.
- Dipping Sauce: Blue Cheese? Yes, Blue Cheese! The second tiny takeaway tub of the trip; but there was Blue Cheese!. RATING: 5.
- Other Stuff: Excellent taplist, excellent bar service, friendly bar staff. During my visit, I was able to drink some excellent IPAs to accompany my wings, which is always appreciated. Not only that, The Beerhive is a venue that I could visit at least once a week, if I lived nearby. Dive bar mixed with craft beer bar, and it serves wings? Why don't we have these things in Melbourne??? RATING 8.
OVERALL RATING 57/80. Yep. There was moist towelettes... are we headed for a boil-over? Is some foreign city about to take the lead in this Melbourne, Australia Wing review site???
No! Its a tie! The Beerhive, thanks mostly due the simple inclusions of celery, blue cheese, and moist towelettes, is tied at the top on 57 with The Thornbury Local! Thank goodness for that.
Venue Details:
2117 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Facebook: @thebeerhivePGH <> Instagram: @thebeerhivepgh
Website: www.thebeerhive.com
