Selin's Grove Brewing Co.

There is one more Pennsylvania Brewery I felt I had to mention to end this Pennsylvania series: Selin's Grove Brewing Company, in Selinsgrove, PA.

First the building and setting are really nice which makes it pleasant to step into the place. The brewery is located in a stone house, which was built in 1816 by Simon Snyder, the third governor of Pennsylvania (and PA’s only three-term governor) and became his home. The building is on federal and state historic registers.

I bought a T-shirt there when I visited, quite a long time ago, and the pub’s story is printed on the back:

“In the early 1800s, Mathias App ran a distillery on Walnut Street in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Water for the distillery was taken from a well on the northeast corner of Market and Walnut Streets. In those days, the pump for the well was powered by dogs, which were placed inside a running wheel 15 feet in diameter.

It has been told that when stray dogs became so degraded as to molest the local sheep, they were sent to this distillery. Later, the building was used as a brewery and then as a foundry.

Today, you can once again enjoy a pint of fresh beer brewed in Selinsgrove at the Selin’s Grove Brewing Company. No dogs are used for our brewing process”.

This place opened back in 1996 and the owner Steve Leason is also the brewer. Steve has a passion for his work, and it shows. I found the beers to be excellent; flavors were right on for their categories. Although I would have put a bit more "meat" on a couple of them, they were definitely top-notch. In addition, the staff was friendly and personable, and the food was great and healthy. I found the menu quite creative, with lots of vegetarian options, something not always found in Pennsylvania. Finally, there is lots of cool merchandise for sale as souvenirs. Their logo has a dog on it, and they even sell T-shirts for dogs!

Selin's Grove Brewing Co. is undoubtedly one of Pennsylvania’s best brewpubs, and well worth going out of your way for!

Selin's Grove Brewing Co.
121 North Market Street
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870

Tel: 570-374-7308

http://www.selinsgrovebrewing.com/
Open at Noon Wednesday -Sunday
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

PS: Selinsgrove, PA is in Central Pennsylvania, due north of Harrisburg, on the Susquehanna River, and due East of State College, PA.