text: After opening just days after buying the building the bar was sparse at first It was however filled with delicious food that is ever changing a draft selection that is also always in rotation barreled and bottled cocktails during the week and always some fantastic and inventive cocktails on Saturday nights when their Cocktologist is in Now a few months later the remnants of the previous bar are all stripped away and the walls are filled with classic records and wonderful prints by talented and local artist Matthew Buchholz of Alternate Histories I love this placennTo address some previous reviewsnLocal BeersnThe taps change constantly because there are a TON of breweries within miles of Pittsburgh And there is NOTHING wrong with featuring only local brews To the guy that is posted on here and their Facebook and everywhere else that they should have a guest brewery If you want beer from outside of the local area go to any other craft beer bar in Pittsburgh There are tons of them The Independent Brewing Company is the ONLY bar in Pittsburgh that features ONLY local beers and even offers ALL the locally produced spirits nnThe Food v CostnAre you people insane Look at the various menus they have posted online on Twitter and Facebook The cheapest thing on the menu is about and the most expensive has been about And this is too expensive for you for fresh made food that does not use frozen or manufactured food Really Everything is made fresh By hand No frozen fries no prepackaged crap And the most expensive dish I have seen was You can pay more than for an entree at TGIFridays nnDecornThey opened days after taking control of the bar It is previous incarnation Fanatics was the embodiment of every trashy Pittsburgh sports bar with nicotine stained tin signs neon signs TUBE television sets hanging from the ceilings Yes TUBE television sets multiples and years of dinginess They reopened days laterFIVE No contractors just the owners and the helping hands of close friends to make it presentable enough to open This included a handmade mosaic with the IBC logo great chairs and some other minor renovations Now the joint is covered in prints from Alternate Histories which are hilarious Take the time to look at them Totally cool And a huge selection of recordsbecause iPhones and digital playlists are verbotennnCocktails v CostnGone are the days of cocktails with rubbing alcohol quality booze that are overly sweet and come in a pint glass Deal with it Pittsburghers A good bar means good cocktails and not just good cocktails but inventive cocktails made with only the best ingredients The resident Saturday night bartender Adam Henry has done a damn fine job of creating a cocktail program for the bar Not only can you get delicious bottled and barreled cocktails during the week but he is there every Saturday with some of the most interesting cocktails in the city Dry ice emulsification liquid nitrogen obscure ingredients and some really great presentation Do not believer me Order the London Fog or the Sex Panther Even if you do not see it listed on the chalkboard Just make sure you are sitting at the barnnAnd for those of you wondering I am not an owner or friend of the owner put up to writing this review I have just gone enough to write a proper review and thought it might be helpful to have all the info Thanks for taking the time to read it