Brewery Review: Turkey Hill Brewing (Bloomsburg, PA)

Written By Breweries In PA Contributor Gary Cook (@12VoltBeers on Instagram)

Just yards off the Lightstreet Exit on I80 in Bloomsburg, there’s a one-of-a-kind place that represents the original farming roots of what this town was. Turkey Hill Brewing Company is a brewpub and inn that’s located in a 1800s era refurbished barn. The large wooden structure houses some of the areas best beers and food.

Let’s start with the interior of this place. There’s two floors. Both have bars and dining areas. The downstairs area has a cozy English-style pub ambiance with stone walls and the warm glow of candle lights. On most Thursday’s or Sunday’s you can hear live music down here.

See the taproom for yourself:

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The upstairs has much more of a farmhouse style design with barnwood floors and ceiling. This area is more of a dining area but it does have a bar if you’d prefer to have a beer. The lunch and dinner menu ranges from burgers and sandwiches to entrees like Korean BBQ chicken and shepard’s pie.

From traditional farmhouse style saisons to English style ales and specialty IPAs, the beer menu is something to explore for everyone. Donny Abraczinskas, head brewer of Turkey Hill, first discovered cask ale about 30 years ago in England. He enjoyed it so much that when he returned home he would try his hand at brewing it. After years of homebrewing he met the owner of Turkey Hill (which was only just an inn at the time) and was asked to come on board as the brewer.

Here are just some of their offerings:

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Some of Donnie’s current creations are the Mid Summers Night Saison, the Cask conditioned Stout with vanilla and cocoa beans, the Barn Dance Blonde Ale and the New England IPA.

Take a look at where all of these delicious concoctions are brewed:

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I was able to try two of their IPAs…the New England IPA and the We Are…I.P.A. Both were very hop forward and were excellent beers. The New England IPA didn’t have the opaque haziness that most current beers in this style exemplify. At first I thought this might have been a mistake but I remembered that most of the original New England IPAs were less cloudy than the ones being put out nowadays from other breweries. Turkey Hill was sticking to the traditional methods of making it, as they do in most of their beers.

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The Turkey Hill New England IPA

I also had the pleasure of speaking with the General Manager, Andrew Nebel.

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Andrew (Left) Tim Plizewicz, Assistant Brewer (Center) and Donny Abraczinskas, Head Brewer (Right)

Andrew showed me around the property and gave me a bit of history on the inn. The barn that the brewery now resides in was actually rebuilt to look similar to one that used to be on the property. Some of the original construction was salvaged and they were able to make a structure that looked similar to the original as well as be able to add the brewery and dining areas. Andrew also told me that this summer Turkey Hill Brewing is going to be holding farmers markets on their property and will be using some of the food from it for some farm-to-table inspired dishes.

You can enjoy some of the amazing craft brews and even stay for a night or two at the Turkey Hill Inn and Brewery seven day days a week. They’re usually open at 4pm but should be opening earlier on Saturdays once the new farmers market area gets going. It’s definitely an experience that’s worth the trip.

How enticing does it seem to enjoy a few brews and walk a short stay to a beautiful room in their inn?

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See the rest of the beautiful location known as Turkey Hill Brewing:

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You can visit Turkey Hill Brewing Co for yourself at 991 Central Rd, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 and see more of what they are doing on their website. And of course follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

 

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