Not Baseball

Earlier this week my brother called me and said he had tickets for game 4 of the Pens/Capitals series. Sounds good to me! We both decided to leave work early and make a day of it.

 My brother is a beer nerd like me so we used our time to stop at one of my favorite bars in the world. Fat Head's is a brewery based out of Ohio, but has restaurant/tap room in Pittsburgh.  Some of you that I've traded beer with were the recipients of some of their brews.

 This was a delicious double ipa called Marauder.

This sandwich had kielbasa and pierogis on it.  I regret nothing. It paired nicely with a wonderful hefeweizen.

 The paint bucket!  I don't know if anybody calls the arena that, but they should.

 Somehow we ended up at a bar in the arena that was giving away free shots of Jim Beam. That was not a good choice.

 A view from the seats.

 Penguins entrance.

This was my second ever playoff hockey game.  The Pens ended up winning 3-2 so it capped off a very awesome evening.

Front and Center

This past Thursday I went to the Penguins vs Avalanche game in Pittsburgh with a couple of guys from work. What made this game extra special was that I had seats right on the glass. I made sure to arrive early enough to get the full experience and grab some pictures. 

The coolest aspect of the game was during the warmups when a puck fell right at my feet.  Makes for a pretty cool souvenir.  Maybe if I play my cards right I can get it autographed at some point. The interesting thing is the pucks says "official warmup puck." I'll try and post a pick tomorrow as the picture I had saved on my phone was too blurry. 

As for the game the Pens won 4-3.  The Avalanche made a couple of huge errors in their own zone that cost them a couple goals which ultimately lead to the loss. 

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