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Battlefield Brew Works

Welcome to Battlefield Brew Works & Spirits of Gettysburg Distillery!

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Located in a historic Civil War building in Adams County, our distillery and restaurant deliver a unique experience for the whole family. Whether you come for the finest craft beers, artisanal distilled spirits, some of the best food in the area, or a historical trip, be sure to check out Battlefield Brew Works & Spirits of Gettysburg Distillery to enhance your visit

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Near the historic battlefield, we serve a great selection of craft beer and craft our own artisinal spirits. Our friendly staff will help you find that ideal taste. Let us awaken your appetite! This is an Adams County must-taste experience.

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Stop by and see us today. Enjoy a cold beer, great food, a hand-crafted cocktail, or pick up a bottle of our fine spirits to go - our friendly staff can't wait to see you!

Gettysburg Brew Tour Experience

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From The Ashes Of Gettysburg’s Seminal History Grows A Festive Class Of Delightful Drinkeries

Join us on a leisurely brew tour of the town’s most distinguished watering holes.

Over a million people a year make the trip to Gettysburg to take in the scholarly circuit of one of the country’s most significant battles. However, taking in such grave and eventful information can often work up quite a thirst. That’s why we offer a bar crawl of Gettysburg’s most popular pubs.

Why Take a Brewery Tour In Historic Gettysburg?

On our tour, you’ll have a chance to meet like-minded individuals who enjoy soaking up illustrious information nearly as much as they savor taking down a frosty beverage. Naturally, Gettysburg radiates with legends from the Civil War and the various tavern proprietors have instilled the soul of the city into their drinking establishments.

Chances are you’ll learn a tale or two in these vintage alehouses that you missed out on the battlefields. Undoubtedly, you’ll get a feel for local life in Gettysburg, not to mention relishing in a draft or five.

What Saloons Will We Visit On The Brew Tour?

• Battlefield Brew Works: To begin, we’ll check in on the oldest brewery and distillery in all of Pennsylvania! Built in 1848, the Pennsylvania Dutch brick end barn is unlike any other drinkery you’ve ever visited.After all, how many bars were once a massive Confederate field hospital? The award winning establishment proudly serves aptly named suds like the Red Bayonet Ale, Jeremy’s Ghost, and the Smokin’ Barrel. Be sure to sample their exclusive cocktail and spirit menu. Where else will you find such specials as the Bullet Biter or their Burnt Bum Rum?!
• Mason Dixon Distillery: Led by the father-son team of George & Yianni, these lifelong distillers made their home in a 100-year-old former furniture factory. The pair meticulously restored the antique building with inspiration from German Beer Halls while keeping the original wooden beams and adding evocative restored brick walls. All of their distinctive liquors are made on site using locally sourced ingredients when available. We also recommend taking a gander at their inventive outdoor heated igloos while in Gettysburg!
• Ploughman Cider Taproom: Take a walk on the cider side with the Wenk family, who have worked the apple fields of Gettysburg for over 100 years! Their carefully curated orchards have produced the most incredible heirloom apples the world over. Their commitment to tradition tinged with a frontier man’s mentality of trying new things creates slightly new flavors every season. However, they never taint their ciders or fruit wines with any “engineered essences, flavors, or artificial nonsense.”
• Tattered Flag Tap Room: This Veteran-owned establishment began as an idea in the mountains of Afghanistan and became a reality thanks to four graduates of nearby Susquenita High School. They focus on quality over quantity while still serving the hits. Try out their distinct New England IPA.
• Fourscore Beer Co: Perhaps no pithy description describes Fourscore Beer Co. better than their flagship quote from Abraham Lincoln, “I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE PEOPLE. IF GIVEN THE TRUTH, THEY CAN BE DEPENDED UPON TO MEET ANY NATIONAL CRISIS. THE GREAT POINT IS TO BRING THEM THE REAL FACTS, AND BEER.”

How Long Is The Brew Tour & How Much Time Do We Spend At Each Location?

We will stay at each location for 15 minutes to 1 hour.  The tour will last approximately 2 hours.

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Craft Beer and Spirits - Gettysburg Ghost Tours

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What an amazing experience!!!!! We did the extreme ghost hunt with Rob we will be coming back later... read more

I went for my birthday and was expecting to have a boring tour, but the tour guide Mike made me... read more

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Nice time on this tour. Included 2 drinks from the Tattered Flag pub next door. Reasonably priced and knowledgeable guide. Lasted about 1.5 hours which was good timing.

This is the second year my boyfriend and I came here for a ghost tour and we absolutely loved it! The drinks were a fun addition and Emily, our guide, was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I would definitely recommend this tour, and company, to anyone!

Took the extreme ghost hunt with Dan and Rob, and was very pleased both knew what they were doing and very helpful and answered all questions. Would recommend and will be coming back for other tours.

I had done a tour with this company before and it was great. This year it was awful. My fiance asked the guide a question unrelated to the ghost tour and the guide snapped back saying "lets keep the questions specificly to the tour".A friend of ours got spooked when she heard a sound and the guide said if she was going to be too scared or pass out she had to leave. Two people ran late and another guide walked them to our group, this was when both guides turned them away because they forgot to pick up their tickets, shouldn't the first guide ask if they had the tickets? The Battle Cry tour started in the backyard were we spent 20 minutes of the guide telling us the history of the house and making it sound like we were going to go in only to get rude with us when we asked when we were going in saying we have to pay more money. Our next stop was a busy street in front of a store, this was after we were trying to make conversation with the guide and she ignored us. At our second stop we could tell the guide couldn't remember the stories and everything became very confusing. Our last stop was a motel next to a busy street, next to dumpster where all the motel guests stood in the parking lot. The guide walked us to a coffee shop and tried to get us to buy something, then asked for a tip. Save your money and go to another tour with a different business. Maybe the one a few doors down will appreciate our money a little more next year.

We did the cemetery tour , our guide was Emily and she was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining , I very much enjoyed the tour and hearing what she had to say I would deff suggest taking this tour with Emily

I would definitely recommend this walking tour if you're visiting Gettysburg and interested in some spooky history. We went on a Friday night in October and the crowd levels weren't too out of control (Saturday night, however, there were about 5x more people waiting on the sidewalk for tours to begin). The building itself is in an easy-to-find location and is clearly marked by signs. There's a small gift shop inside as well. If you schedule a ghost tour at night, you can pick up your ticket at any point during that same day and avoid any potential crowds at night Our tour guide Emily was personable (both before the tour and during) and a great storyteller. A few of the stories she told sent shivers up my spine, so I guess I got my money's worth! I only wish the tour were longer and included more stops, as I would have loved to hear more.

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Introducing The New Adams County Pour Tour (Passport Trail) In Gettysburg, PA

• By: Breweries in PA
• May 8, 2018

There’s nothing quite like a perfectly poured craft beer, the first glass of wine out of a freshly corked bottle, or the bubbles of a sparkling cider hitting your palate just right.

Which is why we are excited to share the new Adams Country Pour Tour ! This new trail will highlight region’s growing craft beverage industry. Adding to the ever growing list of beer trails Pennsylvania has to offer !

Beverage makers throughout the rural countryside of Adams County, Pennsylvania, understand the impression that a drink can make, and have a passion behind every pint, every splash, every pour.

Destination Gettysburg invites you to get a taste of the Adams County region through a new adventure to highlight the countryside’s unique craft beverage industry.

The Adams County Pour Tour brings together wineries, breweries, distilleries and cideries for an amazing culinary trail – designed to create one memorable experience through the bold flavors of this destination.

Created as a way to bring together a variety of craft beverage experiences into one adventure, Destination Gettysburg is launching the Adams County Pour Tour on May 11 .

Rooted in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Fruit Belt, Adams County is home to more than 20,000 acres of apple trees, making it an ideal location for growing not only 100 varieties of apples, but peaches, grapes, hops and more. Tucked among the farm markets, orchards and vineyards is a growing number of wineries, cideries, breweries and distilleries.

“Each of these craft beverage makers is special, but bringing them together into one trail will create a more memorable experience for travelers and encourage more visitors to explore the Gettysburg countryside,” said Norris Flowers, President of Destination Gettysburg. “The Pour Tour is a great way to highlight a variety of craft beverages – ranging from wines, to ciders, beer and spirits – all found right here in Adams County, Pa.”

Stops along the Adams County Pour Tour include:

• Adams County Winery, Orrtanna • Adams County Winery’s Wine Shop at 25C, Gettysburg • Battlefield Brew Works/Spirits of Gettysburg, Gettysburg • Boyer Cellars, Biglerville • Brookmere Wine & Tasting Room, Abbottstown • Buddy Boy Winery & Vineyards – Tasting Room, Gettysburg • Center Square Brewing, Abbottstown • Halbrendt Vineyard & Winery, Orrtanna • Hauser Estate Winery, Biglerville • Knob Hall Winery – Tasting Room, Gettysburg • Mason Dixon Distillery, Gettysburg • Reid’s Winery: The Cider House, Gettysburg • Reid’s Winery: The Home Winery, Orrtanna • Thirsty Farmer Brew Works, Biglerville

Pour Tour participants will receive a passport to start their journey along the trail. Stamps are issued at each location for purchasing a drink or tasting. Prizes are awarded for collecting five, 12 and 20 stamps.

“We love to share the passion that we have for the wine we make and can’t wait to be a part of this new tour which creates a wonderful way to experience the local craft beverage community,” said Melissa Roth of Adams County Winery.

Events, such as the Gettysburg Brew Fest, Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival, PA Cider Fest as well as smaller-scale events held at various locations such as tastings and food pairings, will also be highlighted through the Adams County Pour Tour.

“The Pour Tour is a great opportunity to join other craft beverage makers in showcasing the growing industry in Adams County,” said Kevin Knouse of Thirsty Farmer Brew Works, one of the participants on the trail. “We couldn’t be happier to be a part of the tour.”

For more information on the Adams County Pour Tour, visit them directly .

Destination Gettysburg, the official destination marketing organization, markets Gettysburg – Adams County as a premier travel destination, producing a positive economic impact.

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Choose a Candlelit Ghost Tour

Explore gettysburg at its spookiest while you learn all about the history of the haunted locations, east cemetery hill.

Experience chills as you visit local cemeteries along with the Jennie Wade Birth House and the Orphanage on the East Cemetery Hill tour. Dive into the stories behind these haunted locations as you explore the dark and the doomed!

Author’s Tour with Johlene Riley

Join our headlining tour guide and lead investigator, Johlene Riley, author of “Ghostly Encounters of Gettysburg” who will escort you to locations featured in her book. Come and get regaled by our spooky star.

The Battle Cry

No lack of frights on the Battlecry tour where you’ll visit past battlefields, the national cemetery and haunted hotels in the dark! Also get to see The Reynolds Death House & Widow’s Cottage. Are you adventurous enough for this tour??

Tread quiet dark alleys to explore haunted locations by candlelight on the Black Cat tour. Visit places which were active battlefields and homes of makeshift shallow graves! Do you have the nerve to join us?

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Join one of our lively tour guides for a candle light tour full of history, ghost stories, delicious craft beer and fun! If you enjoy outdoor theatre, then this is the tour for you!

Haunted Field Hospital

Experience the spooky atmosphere in the halls of the former makeshift field hospitals on this Haunted Field Hospital tour. Listen to spine-chilling stories and explore the Tillie Pierce House and the Jennie Wade Birth House in addition to homes and churches.

Live or Die

Join us on the Live or Die tour for an immersive, character-driven experience where you participate as civil war soldiers. History combined with horror, this is the perfect tour to have fun in a spooky environment!

Haunted Cemetery

Accompany our guides along three haunted local cemeteries, past burial sites, murder houses & more on the Haunted Cemetery Tour. If you find cemeteries spine-chilling, this is the tour for you!

Back from the Dead

Join us on this immersive tour where our tour guides will be in spooky historical attire and experience a night filled with ghostly tales! Perfect for ZOMBIE & HORROR Fans!!

Scare on the Square

Visit the The Center Of Town, Gettysburg Hotel, Lincoln Train Station and more on the Scare on the Square tour. Hear the riveting stories behind the popularity of these locations from our guides. Never a dull moment on this tour!

Daytime History Tour

Join us on our Daytime History tour and indulge in interesting historical tales narrated by our amazing guides. Ideal for families!

Till Death Do Us Part

Explore the backstory of some of Gettysburg’s most interesting couples!

Museum of Haunted Objects • Guided Tour

Everything has a story, come hear ours.. Take a guided tour of the Museum of Haunted Objects and listen to fascinating stories by our knowledgable guides. No shortage of spooks here…!!

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Destination Gettysburg launches 2024 Pour Tour passport, prizes

• Updated: Feb. 06, 2024, 9:44 a.m. |
• Published: Feb. 06, 2024, 9:33 a.m.
• Paul Vigna | [email protected]

The Adams County Pour Tour has kicked off 2024 with a new digital passport, new prizes and more than 10 locations where visitors and residents can taste a variety of craft beverages in the Gettysburg area.

In 2018, Destination Gettysburg launched the craft beverage trail, now featuring locally made beer, cider, mead, spirits and wine. As trail goers explore the trail they will encounter live music, trivia nights, paint-and-sip events and delicious cuisine.

In 2023, nearly 1,250 individuals signed up for the free Pour Tour passport, resulting in more than 3,175 check-ins at breweries, cideries, distilleries, meaderies and wineries. These participants represent craft beverage enthusiasts from 31 states and two countries.

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“From historic downtown tasting rooms to beautiful countryside vistas, the Pour Tour takes visitors on a tasting journey that showcases Adams County’s craft beverage scene,” Destination Gettysburg Trails Manager Joel Cymerman said in a press release.

To embark on the adventure, users can sign up at AdamsCountyPourTour.com and bookmark the digital passport to their devices. Through the passport, users collect points with each drink purchased. Points can then be used to redeem prizes.

New to the prize offerings are a bottle opener keychain, T-shirts and an insulated beverage holder. Returning prizes include a Pour Tour magnet, tote bag and a set of pint glasses.

At the highest prize level, users can be entered into the Grand Pour, a drawing for an overnight stay in Gettysburg, which includes lodging, dining and entertainment. Grand Pour entrants will also receive a commemorative keepsake.

For the first time, the Pour Tour passport will feature discounts on apparel and merchandise that can be used at several stops along the trail. Users will also notice the passport includes access to the seasonal Adams County Crop Hop farm and market trail.

The wineries include Brookmere , Boyer Cellars , Adams County , Buddy Boy and Reid’s Orchard and Winery . You can find cider available for tasting and purchase at Boyer Cellars, Reid’s and Thirsty Farmer Brew Works .

Breweries include Thirsty Farmer, Appalachian Brewing Company — Battlefield , Pilger Ruh Brewing Taproom & Beer Garden and FourScore Beer Co. Dawg Gone Bees – Gettysburg will have mead for sale and Chicken Hill Distillery at Gettysburg , Mason Dixon Distillery and Restaurant and Appalachian Brewing Company — Battlefield make and sell spirits.

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5 Top Spots in Gettysburg to Find Craft Beers

No matter if you’ve just toured the battlefield or are rediscovering the food and drink scene in historic Gettysburg, if you’re seeking craft beer we know where to find it. Take note of this list so that the next time you want to locate a great brew in Gettysburg you’ll know just where to go:

Appalachian Brewing Company

ABC serves eight flagship craft beers on tap and in 12-oz. bottles to tantalize your taste buds, ranging from 4.8%–8% ABV. In case you need more excitement, ABC releases a new  seasonal specialty beer  on the first Friday of every month, as well as dozens of small-batch specialty beers brewed at the various brewpub locations throughout the year. From IPAs to ales to bocks, ABC has an impressive assortment from which to whet your whistle.

ABC, which has had a presence in Gettysburg for more than 15 years, recently opened a second location. In addition to its spot at Gateway Gettysburg, you can visit  the new Battlefield location  on Steinwehr Avenue, now open for business and bringing even more craft beer and dining opportunities to downtown Gettysburg tourists and locals alike.  70 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg Gateway, (717) 398-2419; 259 Steinwehr Ave., Battlefield Location, (717) 334-2200

Blue & Gray Bar and Grill

Located conveniently on the square where The Plaza used to be, Blue & Gray is a popular destination for dining, watching sports and snagging your favorite craft beer. With an impressive dining menu and a wide range of craft beers, you’ll be sure to find something to accompany your favorite Union (or Confederate) Burger. Some select options include  Evolution Craft Brewing ’s Rise Up Stout,  Great Lakes ’ Edmund Fitzgerald, Goose Island ’s 312 Urban Wheat, Harpoon ’s UFO and 21st Amendment ’s Hell or High Water Watermelon Wheat.  2 Baltimore St., (717) 334-1999

Battlefield Brew Works

If you’re searching for a bar that has as much personality as its brews, then you have found the right place. Housed in a renovated barn, the Brew Works features slow hand-crafted beers ranging from a sessionable 4.6% ABV to an impressive 15.5% ABV. Want to combine your craft beer with history? The Lincoln Lager, a clever throwback to Gettysburg’s past, is a light pilsner lager made with German lager yeast and German Tettnanger and Czech Saaz hops. Whether you are looking for something malty, fruity, chocolaty or hoppy, Brew Works will have something for even the most discerning palate.  248 Hunterstown Rd., (717) 398-2907

The Pike Restaurant & Tap House

If selection is what makes your toes curl, then The Pike is your place. With more than 100 bottles of craft beer to choose from, if you can’t find a cold one you enjoy then it likely doesn’t exist. The Pike features 12 beers on tap, most of which are craft (e.g., Irish Rover from Emmaus’  Funk Brewing ,  Hershey Brewery ’s Dublin Down Irish Red,  Ithaca Beer Company ’s Embrr). To stand a chance at working your way through more than 100 craft brews, take advantage of the “mix-a-six” deal and make your own combo pack to-go.  985 Baltimore Pike, (717) 334-9227

Sharpshooters Grille

Located on a historic site alongside the Gettysburg battlefield, Sharpshooters boasts a  craft beer menu  that will make your mouth water. With detailed listings for each type of beer, Sharpshooters offers selections of bock, doppelbock, cider, lager, fruit/vegetable beer, tripel, IPA, pale ale, American amber, wheat, porter, brown ale, stout and kolsch. In case that list isn’t quite selective enough, peruse the extensive list of seasonal and featured beers. With a range of 3.2%–9.3% ABV, there are many ways to plan out an evening. Not wanting to stay out? Hit Sharpshooters’ six-pack store, which offers more than 90 craft and micro beers. If you’re feeling indecisive, try the “mix-a-six” option and leave with a custom pack.  900 Chambersburg Rd., (717) 334-4598

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Craft-Drinking My Way Around Gettysburg

The fields and farms that once sheltered armies have sprouted a crop of craft beverage makers from wineries to cideries. Just in time for harvest, Linda Cabasin explores great places to sip and taste in and around Gettysburg.

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania — I always appreciate Gettysburg's small-town charm and its historic battlefield — they grab my heart — but this August I explored, and tasted, something fresh and different. On my radar was the beautiful Pennsylvania countryside's farming heritage and the new Adams County Pour Tour, with tasting rooms showcasing craft wine, beer, cider, and spirits produced by innovative locals.

Driving toward Gettysburg, I saw the sturdy barns and lush fields of Adams County, including its noted fruit belt. Top of mind for many visitors, though, are the town and Gettysburg National Military Park , site of the Civil War battle. But even though Gettysburg gets 3.8 million visitors a year, the core of this town of 1,097 holds a palpable sense of the past, down to its vintage brick and limestone buildings.

Wineries, farm markets, and agricultural festivals in the surrounding countryside have long been part of the scene, but today's interest in local food and drink has encouraged the expansion of creative craft wineries, breweries, distilleries, and cideries, many run by committed young farmers and entrepreneurs. Better yet, many products in the new tasting rooms and restaurants are first-rate. These enterprises are affordable and accessible: There's no pretension, just the low-key joy of sharing food and drink and making new discoveries.

Lay of the Land

Gettysburg nestles in the surrounding hills, and at its heart is Lincoln Square, aka the Square, with Baltimore, York, Chambersburg, and Carlisle Roads running off it, as they did in Civil War times. Gettysburg National Military Park is just south of downtown. Right downtown is a walkable cluster of outposts from craft beverage makers, from wine- and cider-tasting rooms to a restaurant and distillery.

A good-size group of Adams County Pour Tour sites and other farms are in the countryside in towns such as Biglerville and Orrtanna, 15 to 20 minutes northwest of Gettysburg by car. A few others are a 25-minute drive east of Gettysburg in Abbottstown.

If You Only Do One Thing

To explore the craft beverage scene, check out the Adams County Pour Tour website, then grab a free map and tasting passport from any tour partner or from the Destination Gettysburg office downtown. You can put tasting notes in the passport and get it stamped after you taste if you want to collect prizes from coasters to pint glasses. I found the passport pretty cute, and getting it stamped is satisfying. And it goes without saying: Have a designated driver if you're tasting while on the road.

What You Should Know on the First Day (That You Won’t Know Until the Last)

Check out tasting room and restaurant hours — and on-site entertainment — in advance; they vary, and some are seasonal. I made it to Hauser Estate Winery 's tasting room on Lincoln Square and bought a bottle of cabernet franc, but I missed a downtown wine tasting at Knob Hall Winery  (recommended by several people) because I failed to confirm hours.

Boyer Cellars , dating to 2016, is an offshoot of family-run (for five generations), 1,800-acre Boyer Nurseries & Orchards in Biglerville. From Friday through Sunday, for $1 per taste, you can sample a range of hard ciders and fruit and traditional wines (made in partnership with Maryland's Great Shoals Winery ) in the airy, wood-paneled tasting room. I'm new to trendy hard cider and enjoyed options from dry peach and pear ciders to a semi-sweet spiced apple. Wines are made with grapes from chardonnay to Catawba, an American grape. Step onto the porch for views of the rolling countryside and don't miss the farm market in the big barn, open daily, for fruit (peaches were big in August) and other treats. You can pick your own fruit in season.

A worthy lunch and wine-tasting stop in Orrtanna is the outdoor Terrace Bistro (open Friday through Sunday, April to October) at the Farm Winery of Adams County Winery . Wood-fired pizzas from an alfresco brick oven make a delicious pairing with the wines. You can taste wine (daily; free or $6, depending on tasting) in the red barn, built shortly after the Civil War; combined tours/tastings are $17.50 to $30. The winery, opened in 1975, produces a wide range of wines, including fruit wines and popular, sweeter ones with names such as Tears of Gettysburg and Rebel Red. There's a tasting room, Wine Shop at 25C, downtown, too, which serves wine sorbet.

If Adams County Winery is big for the area, Halbrendt Winery , also in Orrtanna, is small, with five scenic acres and a combined tasting bar and wine production site in one room, a converted garage. The winery — the passion project of John and Noemi Halbrendt, both of whom have plant-science backgrounds — produced its first wine in 2015. They're the sole employees, so you're likely to have Noemi helpfully guiding you through your tasting (Friday through Sunday; $5 for five pours), whether you favor drier wines like chardonnay and cabernet franc or a semi-sweet blackberry wine.

Brand-new to the craft beer scene but run by the Knouse family, longtime fruit farmers, is Biglerville's Thirsty Farmer Brew Works (open Thursday through Sunday), a small brewpub that opened in 2018 to offer its own beer and cider, along with snacks and build-it-yourself sandwiches. Some hops and fruits used in the beers and ciders grow across the way. My beer-expert travel companions were impressed by the brews and the variety of hops; I liked the wheat beer and great brown ale. A must-visit is another Knouse venture across the road, Historic Round Barn & Farm Market . The seasonal market (fruit, fruit products, and baked goods) opened in 1922, but the white barrel barn dates to 1914; it could hold 66 horses or cattle.

You can sample Reid's Orchard and Winery wines and delicious Black Bear hard ciders year-round at the Cider House in downtown Gettysburg (tastings at either location $5 to $10; you can add cheese and crackers). If you visit on a weekend from May through October, head to the Home Winery in Orrtanna for a tasting in the cozy barrel room or, as I did, outdoors, with panoramic vineyard and mountain views. Ciders range from a delicate semi-sweet peach to a juicy one from Honeycrisp apples. Family-run Reid's has been farming since 1976, selling fruit at farmers markets; the winery and cider-making came later and continue to grow.

My focus was the growing craft beverage scene, but make time to explore Gettysburg National Military Park , the site of the deadly (51,000 dead, missing, and wounded) three-day battle that engulfed the town and changed the course of the Civil War in July 1863 when General George Meade thwarted General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania. It's big (6,000 acres), so stop at the Visitor Center and Museum and plan your visit, whether you take in the terrific interactive museum, head out on a driving or walking tour, or pay your respects at the National Cemetery .

Gettysburg is, of course, where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address to dedicate the National Cemetery. Worth a stop is the large brick David Wills House and its exhibits on Lincoln Square, where the president worked on the speech that, in the words of the National Park Service, "transformed Gettysburg from a place of death and devastation to the symbol of our nation's ‘new birth of freedom.'"

Today the downtown campus of Gettysburg College is leafy and tranquil, but in 1863 Pennsylvania Hall served as a hospital for Northern and Southern soldiers. I like to walk the campus and stop at the free Schmucker Art Gallery , a hidden gem with thoughtful, well-curated exhibits, of historical art and student creations.

Where to Stay

Gettysburg has everything from chain motels to historic inns and the Federal Pointe Inn boutique hotel to small bed-and-breakfasts. Overall, the style around here is mainly traditional. I've enjoyed staying downtown (check the parking options if you do) and walking to historic sites, shops, and restaurants, but the countryside is alluring, too.

I stayed at the 119-room Gettysburg Hotel , right on the Square, and my room overlooked the action but was very quiet. Although it's a member of Historic Hotels of America and dates to 1797, this is a comfortable modern hotel with good-size rooms, a nice restaurant and bar, and a rooftop pool. What I loved: walking to everything.

An in-town B&B option is 17-room The Brafferton Inn Bed and Breakfast , which occupies several historic buildings and has its own parking. You can take your pick of room size and decoration (check the dated-looking website). I've stayed in a carriage-house suite. Breakfasts are large and delicious.

The 10-room Baladerry Inn Bed & Breakfast is in the lush countryside just 2.5 miles from downtown. The main house was built in 1812, and the land around here served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg. There are rooms in the main house or a carriage house; everyone can enjoy a large common area.

Where to Eat

This town gets plenty of tourists and has Gettysburg College downtown, so you'll find many hearty, casual spots for American pub grub as well as historic dining rooms. Still, with the locavore movement in full swing, and with fine produce and craft beverages on its doorstep, Gettysburg and Adams County are upping their food game.

What would you do with a large former furniture factory near Lincoln Square? These days, you'd open a distillery, and that's what happened in 2016 at father-and-son-run Mason Dixon Distillery , a grain-to-glass distillery and restaurant with a cavernous wood-beam and exposed-brick dining room. Small-batch vodka, whiskey, rum, and brandy are used in creative cocktails (I loved the lavender lemonade with vodka), and a satisfying, varied menu lists choices from hushpuppies to banh mi to tasty skewers. You can sign up for a tour of the facility for $8 or a tour and tasting for $12. Fun fact: Some of the grain used is grown on acreage leased from the national park, which is returning the land to the way it looked (farmland) in 1863.

If you're visiting Adams County Pour Tour sites east of Gettysburg or antiquing around New Oxford , stop at family-run Altland House in Abbottsville for lunch or dinner at the Altland House Grill . Wednesday through Saturday evening, you can head downstairs in the 1763 inn to sample brews and eat at Center Square Brewing , which opened in 2015. I had a great dinner and beer upstairs with a snapper special, and my companions loved everything from a zucchini noodle bowl to the famous chicken and waffles. Beer offerings (a flight of four is $6) are well made and distinctive, with choices from lagers to a German chocolate stout.

I'd heard about Food 101 (named for its closeness to Gettysburg College) downtown, a 30-seat, no-reservation BYOB, and dined in its cheerful modern, slightly retro-diner space. Familiar sandwiches, salads, and pizzas are there but notched up creatively; I ordered one of the chef's seasonal selections, a delicious shrimp tagliatelle with corn, asiago, garlic, and olive oil. Fresh and locally sourced are bywords here.

If you're downtown and need coffee and a fast breakfast, stop at homey The Ragged Edge for an excellent cup. You can pick up coffee and a fresh pastry at the Gettysburg Baking Company on the Square. I recommend the morning roll, a flaky brioche with a bit of orange.

Plan Your Trip

How to Get There Many visitors drive in from nearby states. Gettysburg is ten miles from Maryland; the closest major airport is Baltimore's Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), 55 miles away. Smaller Harrisburg International Airport is 36 miles away. There's Amtrak service to Harrisburg, and Rabbit Transit has bus service from Harrisburg.

Getting Around You need a car to explore the countryside and Adams County Pour Tour tasting rooms and sites beyond downtown. Rabbit Transit's Freedom Transit trolley bus provides service to visitor sites around Gettysburg.

When to Go People visit Gettysburg year-round, but the drink experiences would be best from spring to fall. Fall and harvest time are natural highlights in the countryside, with events galore. Biglerville's National Apple Harvest Festival, held over the first two weekends in October each year, celebrates apples with food, music, and crafts.

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Discover the unique tastes of Adams County’s craft beverages with a self-guided journey along the Adams County Pour Tour.

Begin your tasting experience in downtown Gettysburg where you’ll find several wine tasting rooms and a cider house with luscious libations to sample. For each unique beverage you try, collect a stamp in your Adams County Pour Tour  passport ! The more stamps you collect, the more amazing prizes you will earn.

As you stroll from one Pour Tour spot to another, check out the  historic museums  and  trendy boutiques  throughout the downtown area. If you get hungry, there are a number of  restaurants  to choose from within walking distance of the various tasting rooms. Comfort food, farm fresh dishes, pub fare… whatever you’re craving, we have it.

Make the short drive to Abbottstown, Pennsylvania to continue your tasting expedition. Abbottstown is home to a wine tasting room and a brewery – something sweet and something bold to round out your tasting experience for the day.

Head back to Gettysburg for the night. Shake things up with a  ghost tour  or catch  live music  at one of the local tasting rooms or bars. Stay in one of our cozy  accommodations  for the night to rest up for another busy day!

Get your morning off to a peaceful start with a serene walk on the battlefield. Then, head to the Adams County countryside to do some tastings. In nearby Orrtanna and Biglerville, you can sample wine, cider and beer at several Adams County Pour Tour stops. Don’t forget to claim your  prizes  as you collect stamps!

As you journey along the trail, be sure to stop by some of the  farm markets  you pass. Adams County is known for its fresh produce used in the wine, cider, beer and spirits along the Adams County Pour Tour, as well as in dishes at local restaurants.  Pick-your-own  produce to take along with you and stop at a  farm to table restaurant  for dinner before heading home.

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