September 22, 2026

PA Spirits Experiences: PA Distillers’ Highest Customer-Rated Tasting Rooms & Restaurants, Part  2

In Part 1 of this series, we made the case for why Pennsylvania’s distillery tasting rooms have become so much more than a bar with a still attached—full kitchens, historic buildings brought back to life, outdoor lawns and rooftop decks, all built to give visitors a reason to stay rather than just stop. We started the tour in Pittsburgh and worked east through the Alleghenies, Gettysburg, and Philadelphia.

Part 2 finishes the trip. We’re picking back up in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, heading through Lancaster County’s mill towns, and finishing in the Lehigh Valley and Bucks County—five more spaces, still in no particular ranking, still worth building a weekend around. As always, every distillery below (and the rest of the state’s 200+ craft distillers) can be found in the Spirits of PA distillery directory.

One more reminder before we get into it: ratings, hours, and menus change. Treat what’s below as a starting point for planning, and confirm the details directly with the distillery before you go.

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Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery — Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh & Countryside region · Allegheny County

The pours are copper pot-distilled rums, and the cocktail list is built to show them off—proper tiki drinks, house-made ginger beer, and a bar program that doesn’t take itself too seriously. For a state whose distilling story tends to run through rye and bourbon, Maggie’s Farm is a good reminder that Pennsylvania’s craft spirits range wider than that.

Good to know: converted garage/warehouse near the 31st Street Bridge · on-site rum aging rickhouse · rum and tiki focus, a change of pace from PA’s whiskey-heavy lineup · relaxed neighborhood atmosphere On the record: around 4.7/5 on Google/Birdeye across 200+ reviews, and 4.5/5 on TripAdvisor.

Visit: 3212a Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 · maggiesfarmrum.com 

Allegheny County pour tours and events: check VisitPittsburgh (412-281-7711).

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Stoll & Wolfe Distillery — Lititz

Dutch Country Roads region · Lancaster County

Stoll & Wolfe’s distiller occupies an 1885 feed and flour mill in Lititz, and the building is only half the history on offer. The distillery was co-founded by Erik and Avianna Wolfe alongside the late Dick Stoll, the last master distiller at the historic Michter’s (Bomberger’s) distillery before it closed in the late 1980s—giving Stoll & Wolfe a direct link to Pennsylvania’s pre-modern distilling era. The mill’s tasting room serves small-batch cocktails featuring PA rye whiskeys, gin, vodka, and apple brandies alongside regional PA wines and beers.

Part of what makes the space worth the visit is the grain story behind the bar: Stoll & Wolfe sources heritage Rosen Rye from Kline Farm, run by members of co-founder Erik Wolfe’s family just a couple of miles away in Lititz, where the family has been farming for more than 275 years—a direct, traceable link from field to glass that heritage-minded visitors tend to appreciate.

Good to know: historic 1885 mill building · direct link to pre-Prohibition PA distilling legacy · heritage grain sourced from family’s local farm · inviting 40-seat bar What People Say: 98% recommendation rate on Facebook and a 4.7/5 on Google.

Visit: 35 North Cedar St, Lititz, PA 17543 · stollandwolfe.com · events@stollandwolfe.com Phone number: (717) 799-4499.  For nearby activities and events during your visit check Discover Lancaster (717-299-8901).

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Eight Oaks Farm Distillery — New Tripoli

Lehigh Valley region · Lehigh County

Eight Oaks is the farm stop on this list, and it earns the description honestly. The veteran-owned distillery grows much of its own grain on its own land in New Tripoli, producing vodka, gin, rum, and whiskey from crops raised right outside the tasting room windows. The setting is rural and unhurried — a rustic indoor tasting room opens onto a wide outdoor lawn with sweeping views of the Lehigh Valley countryside.

It’s the kind of space built for a slow afternoon rather than a quick stop: dog-friendly grounds, seasonal food truck pairings, and enough open space for a group to spread out. For visitors who want to see where a Pennsylvania spirit actually starts—in the field—this is one of the clearest examples in the state.

Good to know: estate-grown grain · expansive outdoor lawn · dog- and family-friendly · seasonal food truck pairings On the record: around 4.4/5 on Yelp and Google, with a top rating on pet-travel platforms.

Visit: 7189 Route 309, New Tripoli, PA 18066 · eightoaksdistillery.com · hello@eightoaksdistillery.com Lehigh County pour tours and events: check Discover Lehigh Valley (610-882-9200).

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Social Still — Bethlehem

Lehigh Valley region · Northampton County

Social Still is built inside a meticulously restored Prohibition-era bank building in South Bethlehem, and the concept leans fully into that setting: guests walk into a grand former bank hall where active distillation equipment sits directly alongside dining tables and a full craft cocktail bar. It’s a working micro-distillery, bottle shop, cocktail lounge, and full kitchen all under one roof — and one of the more architecturally distinctive rooms in the state.

The kitchen sources a substantial share of its grain locally through Small Valley Milling, a family-owned organic mill, and the menu is built to accommodate a wide range of diets, including vegan and gluten-free options. Add a rooftop deck and a four-season climate-controlled terrace, and Social Still covers nearly every version of a Pennsylvania distillery visit in one address.

Good to know: restored Prohibition-era bank building · full kitchen with vegan/gluten-free options · rooftop deck and four-season terrace · local grain sourcing On the record: around 5.0/5 on TripAdvisor, 4.8/5 on Google, 4.5/5 on Yelp.

Visit: 530 E 3rd St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 · (610) 625-4585 · socialstill.com · info@socialstill.com Northampton County pour tours and events: check Discover Lehigh Valley (610-882-9200).

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Dad’s Hat Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey — Bristol

Philly & Countryside region · Bucks County

Dad’s Hat, operated by Mountain Laurel Spirits, is widely credited with sparking the modern revival of Pennsylvania rye whiskey, and its Bristol tasting room sits inside a nineteenth-century textile mill along the Delaware River canal—an appropriately industrial backdrop for a whiskey defined by its working-class Pennsylvania roots. Founders Herman Mihalich and John Cooper built the business around local sourcing from the start, including a long-running relationship with Meadowbrook Farm, a Bucks County farm that’s been in the same family since 1716.

The Mill Street Tasting Room offers guided tours and masterclasses that go deeper into production than a typical tasting flight, which is part of why it’s become a go-to stop for visitors who want to understand PA rye’s revival, not just taste it. Dad’s Hat also returns its spent mash to regional farms—a small, practical example of the kind of grain-to-glass relationship the whole industry talks about.

Good to know: historic textile-mill setting on the Delaware River · guided master tours · single-farm heritage grain relationship · returns spent mash to local agriculture On the record: around 4.9/5 on Google.

Visit: 925 Canal St, Bldg 4, Door 16, Bristol, PA 19007 · (215) 781-8300 · dadshatrye.com · info@dadshatrye.com Bucks County pour tours and events: check Visit Bucks County (215-639-0340).

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That’s the tour

Ten stops, west to east, and not a single ranking among them—because the point was never which one is “best.” It’s that Pennsylvania’s distillers have quietly built ten genuinely different reasons to visit: a LEED Gold match factory, a working farm, a Prohibition-era bank vault, a Whiskey Rebellion meetinghouse, a Strip District rum rickhouse. Rye runs through plenty of these stories, but so do gin, rum, brandy, and bourbon—and that range is exactly the point.

However you plan your own version of this trip, the full statewide list—including the distilleries that couldn’t fit in these two posts—lives at spiritsofpa.com/distilleries. Wherever you start, you’re never far from the next one.