Church Brew Works is a heavenly good time By Roger Burlingame staff writer During our very lengthy Thanks giving break, I had the opportunity to be in Pittsburgh, where 1 was lucky enough to visit The Church Brew Works. This restaurant located on Liberty Ave. is just outside of Bloomfield. It is a church which has been renovated and transformed into a restaurant/brewery. The Church Brew is somewhat like Hoppers here in Erie, in that the beer is made on the premises and one can even view the vast kegs where the beer is brewed. At The Church Brew Works, the mas sive kegs are placed on the altar, where all the people can look upon them. And there will be great rejoic ing! The atmosphere was wonderful. The cathedral ceilings and the stained i lass windows were all reminiscent Hey you! Read the Beacon every Thursday of an ancient European Catholic Church. The seating is situated in the auditorium and is quite spacious. The custom cut oak bar is about fifty feet long and is also very beautiful. The bartender was our waitress and the service was perfect. She talked us into trying the sampler platter of all the beers that are made at The Church Brew Works (about seven) from the very light ales to the semi dark draught. All the beers were En glish style and extra delicious. My brother’s favorite was the Bell Tower Brown, their darkest beer, so that’s what we ordered. To start our meal, we each ordered the Seven-Onion Soup. It was superb. I believe it is an English version of French onion; I couldn’t tell you which one is better. Next, we enjoyed some Pittsburgh-style perogies. They were so good we skipped the salad and had another order. For the en tree, I had the Wild Mushroom and Buffalo served on foccocia bread it was a little bit of heaven. I’d never had wild buffalo before, but rest as sured I will have it again. The unique blend of the flavors of the wild mush rooms, buffalo, and a light, sundried tomato glaze was distinct and excep tional. My brother had the Lagered Barbecue Brisket; it was also a suc cess. The beef was extremely tender and their barbecue sauce is un matched. We were so full that we couldn’t even think of dessert, which was sad because they had quite an extensive list of interesting sounding desserts. All in all I think this restaurant has a great concept, a great menu, a great service staff, and a great drink menu. If you find yourself in Pittsburgh make sure you attend services at The Church Brew Works. Yeah you! Features Auditions to be held for Spring Play by Valerie Trost staff writer Hopefully most students had the wonderful opportunity to see Crimes of the Heart and experience Behrend's own quaint studio theatre. Now all interested persons have the chance once again to appear on stage. Audi tions for the Spring production The Visit by Friedrich Duerrenmati and adapted by theatre coordinator Tony Elliot begin Monday in the studio the atre. A dark tale of mystery and corrup tion, The Visit is about an immensely well-off woman who appears back in the village of her birth and childhood Tony Elliot, Director of the Spring Production The Visit Thursday. December .1. I9VB - The Rehrend College Beacon -Page 7 only to find the entire town in eco nomic turmoil. She is more than in clined to come to their aid. However, she requests a trade for her financial services. She demands vindication, or “justice" for crimes that were com mitted towards her in the past, and her version of "justice" comes at a mas sive price. Can she seed her revenge and buy an entire town? The Visit is an unforgettable journey to a very frightening side of human nature. New faces (and old) are strongly encouraged and welcomed at the au ditions. There are fifteen completely open roles for both men and women of all ages. No preparation is re quired; all materials are provided at the audition. All one needs to bring is a copy of her/his Spring semester schedule and yourself (of course). So when and where can students audition? Auditions are being held this Monday, December 7, from 7-9 PM and will continue again Tuesday, December 8, from 5-7 PM. They will be held in the Behrend Studio The atre (next to Turnbull). Anyone with further questions should contact Mr. Elliot in person or by phone at 898- 6279. Rehearsals for students that are cast in the production will begin as soon as they return from the semester break on January 12. Hopefully all persons interested in this can find time in their busy schedules to become involved. Hope to see you there! photo by Andrea Kw.-Ki. -1.
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