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WHAT’S ON TAP               The Lehigh Valley region has a fantastic selection of local breweries,
                                   distilleries, and wineries. What’s on Tap keeps you up-to-date on
                              their latest releases and events. If you’re out and about looking for a drink,
                             check out our What’s on Tap channel on the Go Guide app.

BREWERIES & DISTILLERIES                                     SOCIAL STILL

EIGHT OAKS DISTILLERS                                        530 E. Third St., Bethlehem
                                                             610-625-4585
7189 Route 309, New Tripoli                                  socialstill.com
484-707-6920
eightoaksdistillers.com                                          Barista, a coffee-infused Bourbon, is now available
                                                             at Social Still. The custom roast of Nicaraguan and
    Eight Oaks has several special events throughout         Ethiopian beans was created in collaboration with LIT
the month of October. Join them on Oct. 13 for Dutch         Roastery. The whole beans are soaked in premium
Days featuring local Pennsylvania Dutch food and folk        Bourbon to create this one-of-a-kind whiskey. In early
music. Grab some yummy cocktails to pair well with           October, Harvest, a Granny Smith apple-infused whiskey,
any Dutch food. On Oct. 15, it’s the Open Gate Farm          releases. This whiskey is a great fall sipping whiskey, with
Tour. Visit the distillery along with other local farms      a great apple nose and subtle apple flavor. Also releasing
in the area to get a feel for what Eight Oaks Distillers     in October is Social Still’s Vanilla Maple Bourbon. This
does. Great drinks and complimentary tastings will           is a premium bourbon infused with vanilla beans and
take you back to your roots. Explore the farm and            Pennsylvania maple syrup. It is a slightly sweet and
self-guided tour through the distillery to get a taste       smooth Bourbon that creates amazing cocktails. Social
for some farm to bottle craft spirits own Oct. 20, the       Still is following the season with flavor profiles that match
popular Cider & S’mores event makes its anticipated          the time of year, infusing the flavors of fall by adding
return. This is a family-friendly ticketed event that will   things to the menu like root vegetables, cranberries,
make you want to come back for s’more fun! For $5,           mushrooms, pumpkin, potatoes, apples, and of course
enjoy a s’mores kit by the fire and cozy up with some        bacon. Look for some new items like short rib, pork
specialty spiked cider goodness. Feel free to bring          schnitzel, duck, Denver steak and turkey.
blankets, pets, and kids.
                                                             STONY RUN INN
HARDBALL CIDER
                                                             2409 Route 737, Stony Run
553 Main St., Bethlehem                                      610-756-4433
484-341-3101                                                 stonyruninn.com
hardballcider.com
                                                                 On tap this fall at Stony Run: Warsteiner’s Oktoberfest
    The Hardball Cider tasting room is now open on           (5.9% alcohol by volume), Paulaner Brauerei’s
Bethlehem’s Main Street. Stop by for brunch starting at      Oktoberfest-Marzen (5.8% ABV); Southern Tier’s Pumpkin
9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Menu items include          Imperial Ale (8.6% ABV); Troegs Brewing Co.’s Sunshine
$6 cider mimosas, pancakes, breakfast salad, a               Pils (4.5% ABV); Weihenstephaner’s Wheat (5.4% ABV);
seasonal veggie sauté, oatmeal, yogurt bowl and weekly       and Victory Brewing Co.’s HopDevil IPA (6.7% ABV).
brunch specials. Sports fans can get their fix watching
English Premier League soccer, college football, NFL         TALLY HO TAVERN
and MLB playoff games at the tasting room this fall
while enjoying Hardball Cider’s new food menu, ciders        205 W. Fourth St., Bethlehem
and other libations.                                         610-865-2591
                                                             tallyhotav.com
    New ciders for the season include peach, sweet cherry,   	 New at the Talley Ho this fall: RJ Rockers Son of a
cranberry and spiced hard cider, just in time for the        Peach (6% ABV); Star Hill The Hook Grapefruit Session
holidays. Stay tuned to the website for descriptions of the  IPA (4.9% ABV); Traveler Beer Co.’s Jack O’Shandy (4.4%
new flavors.                                                 ABV); Jack’s Hard Peach Cider (5.0% ABV); Two Roads’
                                                             Road Jam (5.0% ABV); Funk Brewing’s Tumbleweed
    Hardball Cider is scheduled to appear at Easton Garlic   (5.5% ABV); Funk Brewing’s Silent Disco (6.8% ABV);
Fest 2017 which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 7 and      Southern Tier’s Tangier IPA (4.6% ABV); Mispillion River
8 in Historic Downtown Easton, and at the PA Bacon Fest,     Brewing’s Not Today Satan IPA (7.3% ABV); Stella Artois’
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 4 and 5 in Historic Downtown         Cidre (4.5% ABV); Erie Brewing Co.’s Soleil Shandy
Easton. Visit hardballcider.com for event information.       (3.5% ABV); Brooklyn Brewery’s Oktoberfest (5.5% ABV);

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