Acclamation Brewing - Verona

Outstanding brews, location, and staff. Love that they sponsor dog friendly events!! As a dog owner — it’s one of my favorite! They even get treats when we visit . So excited for the new location!!!!!!And to the grouchy guy who left a bad review— this bar is Iris approved!

This place is great. Been all over the city, and they IMO have the best brews around. Every time I go there there’s something new and better. ??

Best local spot around. I’ve been here with and without my kids and I always feel comfortable! Great for one drink or a night out. Jordan and Jessie make me want to come back again and again!

Had a great beer and great conversation at Acclamation! Grabbed a few to go, exited to come back.

I have to kind of split this review up. The stars go to the brewery, which wasn't what I expected but not bad. I went there for a (supposed), food truck I had heard about.Ay 4:00, or very close to it, the place was dark and empty, but the guy sweeping up immediately turned the lights on and offered to help me. I explained that I was there for the food truck pierogies I had heard so much about. In the meantime, I scoped the place out and asked a few questions.The first thing I noticed was the size of the place. The indoor area is small, with 2 small tables seating probably 6 at the most. The bar has 6 seats and the rail at the side windows have another 12. That is the whole place.It is a very small venue.There is seating outside, and that area is much larger, but with the weather turning colder, I expect most of the action will shift inside.There was no one there when I went, so I couldn't give a good indication of the crowd interaction. This was on a Friday afternoon, so I would have expected a bit more action, but there was none. The place must be dog friendly, given that there are at least 2 small displays inside, one for dog treats and one that features bandanas for pets.The walls are decorated with paintings by a local artist, Sara Watkins. The paintings cover a wide range of subjects, many of local flavor, in a pop art style.While I waited for the arrival of the food truck, I chatted with the person behind the bar. He was very good at customer service, answering any questions I had and recommending beers I might like. We settled on a Helle's Lager called Grainbow Brite that I found quite good.I only wish I had gotten his name.Along the way, he pointed out that the pierogi lady had arrived. I will admit to being somewhat of a snob about my pierogi. I come from a family where women would get together every now and then, crowding our small kitchen and spending an afternoon turning out hundreds of the potato and cheese filled pillows.Being from McKees Rocks, you could find homemade pierogi at any time, just about everywhere. The quality was outstanding and the area seemed to have a real handle of how to make the best tasting versions of the dish. I didn't even know there were different varieties until much later, since even the sauerkraut filled ones weren't sold in my area.Churches all over the area were jammed every Friday during lent, turning out great fish dishes, (mostly sandwiches and all different), and tons of pierogi. We had one of the first solely pierogi places anywhere right on Island Ave in a converted gas station. When I say that I'm kind of an expert on pierogi, you can take my word for it.Along with the churches, most bars competed with each other for the best beer battered fish sandwiches.On this day, there was no food truck. A few things were pulled out of a sport utility wagon and set up under a tent, the type you would find at a farmer's market or flea market. A lone electric skillet sat on a makeshift table.To say it was a rinky dink set up would be an understatement.I discovered that it was cash only, since the pierogi lady informed me that she did not know how to process a card for payment. I started to explain that using square attached right to a phone, but she either wasn't listening or didn't care. She just had a blank look on her face.She explained that she had made some special pierogi, described as a Thanksgiving dinner in a pierogi. Regular pierogi were 2 for $5, while the Thanksgiving ones were 2 for $7. I requested 2 orders of the regular ones and one of the Thanksgiving.I was informed that she was combining the regular ones in a single styrofoam container, since she didn't bring that many containers with her.She pulled my pierogi from a cooler and began frying them in her electric skillet. I noted that there were very few onions in the mix, just a few tiny pieces for at least 4 large pierogi. I will admit that they were larger than the ones I've seen previously, about double the size of the frozen grocery store varieties.I took my o