Bierport at 4115 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

This place has so much potential: a nice bottle shop with a solid selection and decent draft list attached to a movie theater in the heart of Lawrenceville. Unfortunately, their prices are so beyond outrageous that you could never forgive yourself for buying a bottle. For example, a beer that is $50 a case (so about $2 a can) was being sold for EIGHT DOLLARS. A beer that is $10 a bottle at liberty beer (highly recommend beer store less than a mile away up the hill) is being sold for $15 at bierport. I would feel like an idiot paying for that.

The only upside is $2 off drafts for happy hour which brings them somewhat into the realm of reasonable. However, Caliente (also less than a mile away) which has equally crazy prices has a way better happy hour special and better taplist. Industry (1 block away) has the same happy hour deal, but lower to prices to start with and equally good if not better draft selection.

As you can tell, as much as I want to like this place due to their great bottle selection and location, they are out-competed by at least a handful of nearby bars and beer stores. If you want to find good bottles in the area, check liberty beer first. If it's happy hour, Caliente or industry. Any other time, head over the bridge to Grist House or Dancing Gnome.