# Helicon Brewing — Oakdale, Pennsylvania

> Helicon Brewing in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, United States scores 3.91 out of 5 — Fine, #170 in Pennsylvania. 17 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Helicon Brewing is a brewery in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #170 in Pennsylvania. Of the 17 beers we track, 43% are IPA and 14% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.91 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #170 in Pennsylvania · #2,439 in United States · #3,292 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 17

## About

Helicon Brewing is a 15-barrel brewery and taproom located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. Our goal is to make craft beer approachable and appealing to a wide variety of customers through a diverse lineup of traditional and contemporary beer styles, including lagers, pale ales, IPAs, stouts, wheat beers, and seasonal releases. The Helicon name comes from the history of Oakdale: the land on which the borough was established was originally part of a tract granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Judge Hugh Henry Brackenridge in 1778, with the original warrant naming the land Mt. Helicon after the sacred home of the Muses in Greek mythology. Our logo reflects that history with a Greek harp and barley stem. Our 48-seat taproom typically features 8–12 Helicon beers available by sample or draft, with growlers and kegs also available. We do not have a kitchen, so guests are welcome to bring their own food, order from local restaurants, or visit one of the Pittsburgh-area food trucks we regularly host. The brewery also features more than 25 pinball machines and hosts regular pinball tournaments, live music, beer events, food trucks, and other special events.

## What they brew

- IPA — 43% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Specialty Beer — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 102 Union Avenue, Oakdale, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates: 40.3967697, -80.1857567
- Website: https://www.heliconbrewing.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/pennsylvania/pittsburgh.md)
- [Best breweries in Pennsylvania](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/pennsylvania.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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