The Pocono Mountains include some incredible outdooring activities that can work up an appetite and thirst for delicious food and handcrafted beers. Barley Creek Brewing Company is nearby waiting to serve you with their handmade brews and made-from-scratch kitchen items during your next Pocono Mountain vacation getaway. This local favorite hand-crafts fresh beer and small-batch distilled spirits on-site. Check out the incredible selection of handcrafted beers, craft spirits, and delicious foodat Barley Creek Brewing Company.
Handcrafted Beers and Craft Spirits from Barley Creek Brewing
The first item on any agenda when visiting a local brewery is tasting all of the delicious handcrafted beers. Barley Creek Brewery features all of the mainstays, such as brown ale, Irish red ale, pale ale, India Pale Ale (and double/triple versions for those who dare), stouts, lagers, saisons, wheats, sours, and more. No matter what your palette for beer prefers, you can find a delicious adult beverage to your liking. The tap list is always changing once new beers have finished their short journey from tank to glass. They also offer a wide selection of guest craft brews on tap.
In 2016, Barley Creek added an onsite small-batch distillery, featuring a 50-gallon handcrafted Hillbilly still. There, they craft a wide variety of spirits, including whiskey, flavored whiskeys, vodka, flavored vodkas, rum, flavored rums, gin, and specialty moonshines. Barley Creek spirits are available at the pub, or to take home in bottles. They even have cans of ready-to-drink cocktails available to go!
The brewery and distillery provides on-site brewery tours for those looking to learn a little more about how brewing works and even features tastings for anyone 21 years of age or older. You can even book a private tour just for your group when prior notice is given. (Please note: brew tours are currently cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Check in advance to find out when brew tours are available again.) Barley Creek Brewing Company prides themselves in being the original brewpub at the Pocono Mountains.
In addition to their main restaurant, Barley Creek also has seasonal outdoor dining at its famous Pint Size Park & Biergarten, which features a huge patio and pavilion, a wiffleball field, plus tons of fun for the whole family, including fire pits, corn hole, bocce, and more. Barley Creek’s newest outdoor dining option is it’s S’more Trailside Dining, which offers private dining spaces tucked back in the trees, compete with picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, fire pits, and plenty of space for a great family-style feast. Barley Creek has a second location just down the road at the Crossings Retail Outlets. Barley Creek’s Tasting Room & Pub features a full line-up of PA made craft brews, spirits and wine, an amazing pub and game room, great food, and a unique Brewtique gift shop where you can buy Barley Creek spirits and beer to go, plus a fun selection of clothing, mugs, and other “Creekware.” The Tasting Room is open daily for drinks, lunch and dinner.
Appetite-Pleasing Food Menu
Nothing pairs better with a craft beer than handmade lunch and dinner entrees that bring out the flavor. The kitchen is open daily for lunch and dinner, and on the weekends for breakfast at The Morning Toast. You can enjoy classic appetizers such as nachos, wings, pickle fries, pierogis, pretzel dip, and more. But make sure you don’t fill up just yet, as the rest of the menu is just as great. Entrée items include healthy salads and wraps, hearty burgers, steaks from the grill, classic pub fare foods, brick-oven pizza, and various side choices to pair with your item. A kids’ menu is available for the little ones who can enjoy items like pasta, hot dogs, and chicken fingers, just to name a few. If you are looking for a great family-friendly time with all of the delicious craft beer, spirits, and food options, make sure you stop by Barley Creek Brewery. Give them a call with any questions at (570) 629-9399 and visit them at 1774 Sullivan Trail.
