[ EXPERIENCES } The Church Brew Works Pittsburgh The Inn at Grace Winery Glen Mills CHEERS TO BEERS (…AND WINE, SPIRITS, AND CIDER) The Art in the Age Tasting Room and Home Bar Supply is the testing space for Philadelphia’s Quaker City Mercantile and the satellite location for New Liberty Distilling . While you’re here, stock up on unique local spirits, shop specialty bar tools, and enjoy a tasting or mixology class. By Samantha Crespo MIX IT UP BEER With tours, cravable eats, and pop-up entertainment, Pennsylvania breweries are destinations in and of themselves. Tour Hershey’s Tröegs Independent Brewing , and then savor the current “Scratch Beer” (experimental microbrews) with anything on the artisanal menu, such as seared octopus with gooseberry salsa. In Yardley, tour Vault Brewing Company , and then sit down to tapas, beer — try the Chinook Pale! — and live jazz. In St. Marys, the Straub Brewery tour shares how five generations of Straubs have perfected the lager. In Parkesburg, a self-guided tour of Victory Brewing Company leaves time for pairing flavorful dishes with brewpub exclusives — perhaps a chardonnay barrel-aged pilsner. At Meadville’s Voodoo Brewery , dip a soft pretzel in house-made beer cheese and sip the Voodoo Love Child — a Belgian-style, fruit-aged tripel. In Pittsburgh, make a Sunday brunch of sizzling corned beef hash and Pious Monk Dunkel at The Church Brew Works , a 19th-century cathedral-turned-brewpub. CIDER Statewide, cider tasting comes with a side of scenery. At Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar at Soergel Orchards in Wexford, stroll alongside the trees — showy with the taphouse. The selections crafted here prove there’s more to hard apple cider than straight-up sweetness. Try the Fighting Elleck® for an off-dry refresher. In the “apple capital” of Biglerville, Jack’s Hard Cider is pressed on-site (and sampled heartily) at Hauser Estate Winery . Sip flagship and seasonal varieties, including Fireside Cider spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and vanilla, in the glass-walled tasting room or at events on the patio surrounded by rolling farmland. In Boyertown, reserve a seat at the Table in the Orchard Dinner Series hosted by The Cidery at Frecon Farms . As the sun sets on the orchard, you’ll enjoy a meal prepared by local chefs and paired with ciders crafted on-site, some with heirloom apples. PHOTOS COURTESY OF : VISIT PITTSBURGH; INN AT GRACE WINERY; ART IN THE AGE; SKETCHES: ISTOCKPHOTO/SURICOMA colorful blooms in spring — before hitting A Happy Traveler 2 oz Art in the Age Black Trumpet Blueberry Cordial 1 oz New Liberty Powderhorn Vodka ½ oz fresh lime juice ½ oz honey Fresh basil leaves HOW TO Muddle honey, basil, and lime juice in cocktail shaker. Add ice, vodka, and cordial and shake. Strain into a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with a basil leaf. 32 visitPA.com
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