CASK BEER FINDER: PENNSYLVANIA
A summary of all known bars and brewpubs in the state of PA that serve cask-conditioned beer (a.k.a. 'real ale')
(permanent / regular outlets only)
Permanent outlet for cask beer. Counted in the tally above.
Regular outlet for cask beer (on most but not all the time). Counted in the tally above.
Occasional outlet for cask beer. Not counted in the tally above, and location not shown on the map.
No cask - recently ceased stocking it for whatever reason.
No cask - but has deceiving lookalike fake handpumps nefariously serving regular keg beer. Don't get fooled! Such places are listed here only to help prevent confusion as to what's 'real' and what's not.
M: Monday
T: Tuesday
W: Wednesday
Th: Thursday
F: Friday
S: Saturday
Su: Sunday
Times are shown in 24 hour clock, 0001 (12.01am) through to 2400 (midnight).
Be aware that some places may temporarily suspend offering cask-conditioned beer in hot weather.
Information shown is subject to change, and accuracy and availability is not guaranteed.
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Adamstown
Black Angus Restaurant and Brew Pub (Stoudt's Brewing Co.) |
|
1630-2200 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Bedford
Jean Bonnet Tavern |
|
1100-2100 Su-Th |
Bar |
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Brew Works |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Brewpub |
Camp Hill
Appalachian Brewing Company |
|
1200-2300 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Carlisle
Market Cross Pub & Brewery |
|
1100-2400 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Conshohocken
Flanigan's Boathouse |
|
1100-2400 M |
Bar |
Downingtown
Victory Brewing Company |
|
1130-2400 M-S |
Brewpub |
Easton
Which Brew |
|
Bar closed, out of business. |
|
Emmaus
The Farmhouse |
|
1700-2100 T-Th |
Bar |
Tap and Table |
|
1600-2400 M-S |
Bar |
Enola
Al's of Hampden |
|
1100-2200 M-W |
Bar |
Etters
KClinger's Publik House |
|
Bar closed, out of business. |
|
Exton
Drafting Room Taproom and Grille |
|
1130-2300 M-Th |
Bar |
Gettysburg
Appalachian Brewing Company (Gettysburg) |
|
1130-2200 W/Th |
Brewpub |
Hanover
KClinger's Tavern |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Harrisburg
Appalachian Brewing Company (Harrisburg) |
|
1130-2300 Su-Th |
Brewpub |
Homestead
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery |
|
1100-0200 M-S |
Brewpub |
Hulmeville
Hulmeville Inn |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Jeffersonville
Chap's Taproom and Sports Grill |
|
1100-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Kennett Square
Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon (downstairs bar) |
|
1130-2200 M-Th |
Bar |
King of Prussia
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery |
|
1100-2400 Su-Th |
Brewpub |
Lancaster
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant |
|
From 1100 Daily |
Brewpub |
Lancaster Brewing Company |
|
1130-2400 Su-Th |
Brewpub |
Quips Pub |
|
1600-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Lititz
Bulls Head (General Sutter Inn) |
|
1130-1600 M |
Bar |
Malvern
The Flying Pig Saloon |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Media
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant |
|
From 1100 Daily |
Brewpub |
Monroeville
Rivertowne Pour House |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Brewpub |
New Hope
Triumph Brewing Company |
|
1130-2400 M-W |
Brewpub |
North Wales
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant |
|
From 1100 Daily |
Brewpub |
Paoli
TJ's Restaurant & Drinkery |
|
1130-2400 M-W |
Bar |
Philadelphia
700 |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
The Abbaye |
|
1130-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Bridgid's |
|
1630-2300 M |
Bar |
Dawson Street Pub |
|
1200-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Doobies |
|
1400-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Earth Bread + Brewery |
|
1630-2400 T-Th |
Brewpub |
Fergie's Pub |
|
1100-0200 M-S |
Bar |
The Grey Lodge |
|
1000-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Hop Angel Brauhaus |
Cask coming soon! |
|
Johnny Brenda's Tavern |
|
1100-0100 Daily |
Bar |
Khyber |
|
1100-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Kite & Key Tavern |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Kraftwork |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Local 44 |
|
1130-0200 Daily |
Bar |
London Grill |
|
1600-0200 M |
Bar |
McGlinchey's |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
McMenamin's Tavern |
|
1130-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Memphis Taproom |
|
1130-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Monk's Cafe (Back Room) |
|
1130-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant |
|
1130-0200 M-S |
Brewpub |
O'Neal's Pub |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Oyster House |
|
1130-2300 Daily |
Bar |
Prohibition Taproom |
|
1200-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Pub & Kitchen |
|
1600-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Resurrection Ale House |
|
1200-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Sidecar Bar & Grille |
|
1500-0200 M-F |
Bar |
South Philadelphia Taproom |
|
1100-0200 Daily |
Bar |
The Standard Tap |
|
1600-0200 M-F |
Bar |
Sugar Mom's Church Street Lounge |
|
Handpumps disused. |
|
Varga Bar |
|
1600-0200 M |
Bar |
Phoenixville
Destiny Brewing Company |
|
Brewpub closed, out of business. |
|
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant |
|
From 1100 Daily |
Brewpub |
Sly Fox Brewing Company |
|
1130-2300 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Pittsburgh
Church Brew Works |
|
1130-2300 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Fat Head's |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar (Tied House) |
John Harvard's Brew House |
|
Brewpub closed by owning chain. |
|
The Map Room Grill & Bar |
|
1500-0200 Daily |
Bar |
Pittsburgh Deli Company (Upstairs Bar) |
|
1100-2000 M-W |
Bar |
Sharp Edge Beer Emporium |
|
1100-2400 M-S |
Bar |
Sharp Edge Creekhouse |
|
1100-2400 M-S |
Bar |
Piper's Pub |
|
1100-0100 M-F |
Bar |
Reading
Cafe Waldorf |
|
1130-0200 Daily |
Bar |
The Northeast Taproom |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
The Ugly Oyster Drafthaus |
|
1130-2200 M-F |
Bar |
Royersford
Craft Ale House (Limerick) |
|
1130-2300 M-Th |
Bar |
Sly Fox Brewing Company |
|
1130-2300 Su-W |
Brewpub |
Scranton
Cooper's Seafood House |
|
1100-2400 M-Th |
Bar |
Selinsgrove
Selin's Grove Brewing Company |
|
1130-2300 W/Th |
Brewpub |
Shawnee-on-Delaware
The Gem & Keystone |
Cask coming soon! |
|
Shippensburg
Market Cross Pub & Inn |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar (Tied House) |
Slippery Rock
North Country Brewing Company |
|
1100-2300 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Spinnerstown
Spinnerstown Hotel Restaurant & Bar |
|
1130-2400 M-S |
Bar |
Spring House
Drafting Room Taproom & Grille |
|
Bar closed, out of business. |
|
Springfield
John Harvard's Brew House |
|
Brewpub closed by owning chain. |
|
State College
The Deli |
|
1100-2400 Su-W |
Bar |
Otto's Pub and Brewery |
|
1100->2200 M-S |
Brewpub |
Zeno's Pub |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Tannersville
Barley Creek Brewing Company |
|
1100-2100 Su-Th |
Brewpub |
Wayne
John Harvard's Brew House |
|
Brewpub closed by owning chain. |
|
Teresa's Next Door |
|
1600-0100 M-Th |
Bar |
West Chester
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant |
|
From 1100 Daily |
Brewpub |
Kildare's Public House |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Wilkes-Barre
Arena Bar and Grill |
|
Cask reportedly discontinued. |
|
Elmer Sudds |
|
>1600-<0200 M-S |
Bar |
Williamsport
Bullfrog Brewery |
|
1100->2400 M-S |
Brewpub |
Franco's Lounge, Restaurant & Music Club |
|
Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
York
Cobblestone's Restaurant & Sports Emporium |
|
1800-2400 M-W |
Bar |
Zieglerville
Ortino's Northside |
|
1600-2300 T-Th |
Bar |
Festivals
General Sutter Inn, Lititz - see The Gotham Imbiber.
The Grey Lodge, Philadelphia (see above):
'Friday the Firkinteenth' cask festival whenever the date is Friday 13th.
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Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for any errors or changes to the above information. Real ale is not guaranteed to always be available in any of these outlets (especially in the summer).