Roundabout Brewery

Photo one: Current Christchurch, NZ weather.
Photo two: Current Pittsburgh, PA, USA weather.
It would be pretty rude to let this gorgeous PGH weather slip by without a GINGA WHEAT release, amirite?

is helping us out this year, and we're heading back down to the . Special guests on June 20 and on June 21. Come hungry, come thirsty, come by, and hang out down by the river 😍🤩😍😘. We can't wait to see you...again

Just trying to support the local economy 🍻. Steve was lucky enough to put some hours in at for the 2026 NZ hop season. This got us hankering some fresh hop pints. Local Canterbury brewers snagged some gorgeous hops from the farm, so we hit our favorite spots. Maybe a couple of got in the mix too 🥰

Homefield Farmhouse Ale and First Pick WCIPA, Late to the Party, Hop XPA, Local Drop Golden Ale, The Garston Flyer, Rakau Fresh Hop IPA, Touch Grass and Antipodal High Five, Cut and Run, .palace Fresh Hop Red IPA, Fresh Hop Canned Heat. Shout out to .brewers.collective and for having some great fresh hop beer in tap this season.

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Dana Quinlan being the longest coworker/biggest supporter in the history of time.

How lucky were we when Dana Quinlan came to visit us here in Ōtautahi Christchurch this past March 2026?
Shout out to and Meghan for planning a great trip down to Canterbury. Bonus hangs with 🥰

This visit included and a damn good pie from , .palace . Crammed into just a day or two.

It is amazing how restorative another person's energy/misery can be in these times 😁.

Also, Steve will always check on Dana and her derelict pancreas/sugar levels at an incredibly endearing level 😍.

Bonus last Pic when we cosplayed as Ginny Weasley and Professor Snape at a beer release hosted by March 2016...whaaaat?

Of course we're supporting family owned/operated breweries in Christchurch, NZ.

Amy and Thomas opened up Renegade Brewery a year ago. We were there on the first day. Quality peeps with quality beers and community driven appeal. They celebrated their 1 year anniversary last week 🍻

Flick through the photos in the post and you'll spot Steve thoroughly enjoying supporting someone else running a brewery 😁.

Also, how is there NOT a brewery in Pittsburgh called Renegade?

And when Dyana was 3 years old, she lived half a block away from this spot on Orbell Street 🥰.

What a great way to start off 2026! We were invited up to Okuora Farms, home of , at the beginning of January. John and Maury were hosting a good old kiwi family holiday up on the banks of the Hurunui in North Canterbury when we popped up for a tour of the hop farm.

We've tried a few local delicious brews featuring Bold River hops, so it was nice to see the hop source 🌱. Along with hops (look at those Pacifica already producing huge cones), fruit trees are being grown, as well as luscious fields of barley.

Wonderful hospitality, oh, and ask John for a pint of his own pilsner. It is a good drop, indeed.

Yeehaw, Roundabout's 12 year anniversary 7/12/2013. How can we possibly celebrate considering we've closed up shop?

The same way we open up for random Ginga Wheat Release pop-ups just like those pop events we hosted on June 1st and 2nd, 2025. We just do it.

As usual, we were scrambling at the last minute, but yinz didn't seem to mind. Thanks for putting up with us, Pittsburgh 🫠

Such an amazing turnout, and it was so heartwarming to see so many familiar and friendly faces. We even had some peeps brave the Allegheny in kayaks to get here!

High fives to for brewing the Ginga for the 2025 season and for allowing Steve to tinker around the brewery. We are grateful for your generosity and friendship.

Massive shout out to for allowing us to run wild with their gorgeous outdoor space, right along the Allegheny River. Truly accommodating hosts.

And to our good pals, . Oh, how we've missed your tacos, empanadas, and that guac! Thank you for your partnership. We would not have been able to do these events without you.

And of course, we leaned on , and to make the pop-ups complete.

Until next time, PGH 🍻,
love you 🖤💛🖤💛

Steve and Dyana

Heya! Might as well follow up those totally bonkers Ginga release pop-ups with a can release, right? Our good friends and partners in crime are taking the lead with brewing the Ginga for the summer, AND they have canned the Ginga Wheat just for you! However, it is a limited can run, so only one 4pk per person.
So head on down to their Etna location for a pint of Ginga Wheat, a 4pk to go and dinner by
We'll see you there and maybe actually have a conversation and catch-up 🥰

Uhhhhhhhh, so yinz like Ginga, huh? Massive thank you, and apologies for last night's Ginga release! Long lines and then running out? Ask us for tips on other ways to fail🫠.
We are open tonight down on the river at from 4pm to 7pm (yes, that is a change in hours) . And will be joining us at 4:30pm. To cut down on waste, please consider bringing your water bottle. Also, Tree Pittsburgh does not allow pets on site.

I repeat

Today (Monday) from 4pm to 7pm we will be at and we will be pouring Ginga, Ara Pale Ale collab, West Coast Lustra, Cream Ale, La Palapa Margarita, , and and NA Golden.

Wednesday will start pouring the Ginga for the rest of Summer along with a few can runs.

Whew, cheers

A Pop-Up Pop-UP EVENT at Tree Pittsburgh
Whew, it’s been a minute, but we just can’t let you go through a Pittsburgh summer without a pint of refreshing Ginga Wheat. We love the river life so we’ve teamed up with Tree Pittsburgh and we’re taking advantage of their gorgeous view of the Allegheny River. That’s right, we’re back in Lawrenceville for a two day pop-up pop-up event June 1st and June 2nd. Our friends over at (just over the 62nd Street bridge) are taking the lead with brewing the Ginga for 2025.

One of our long-time collaborators will be on site with plenty of delicious tacos, empanadas, and more. Oh, and a specialty margarita will be on tap too, along with more local beer and cider.

Tree Pittsburgh is a zero waste facility and we will be using compostable cups and utensils. Please feel free to bring your own water bottle to keep cup use low.

Important info:

What: Ginga Wheat Release (draft only)

Where: Tree Pittsburgh 32 – 62nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (next to the 62nd Street Bridge)

When: Sunday, June 1st from 1pm to 7pm

AND Monday, June 2nd from 4pm to 8pm

Kayak, bus, drive, run, walk, roller skate , or scoot on over to on Sunday, June 1st, from 1pm to 7pm AND Monday, June 2nd from 4pm to 7pm for a pop-up with . We're releasing the Ginga Wheat for the 2025 season. Our good friends over at are taking good care of the Ginga over in their Etna, PA brewery, along with a Roundabout collab beer. We'll also be pouring kegs from around PGH, along with ciders and seltzers.

We'll continue to keep you updated with event times and other details. We can't wait to see yinz 🥰.

Tree Pittsburgh is located at 32 62nd St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, United States, right near the R.D. Fleming bridge.