Brewing in the PA Wilds: Bald Birds Brewing Company
- by Britt Madera
- August 1, 2023
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Bald Birds Brewing Company landed in Central Pennsylvania in the fall of 2020, with a brewing in Jersey Shore along the I-80 Frontier landscape of the PA Wilds.
Although Bald Birds started in Audubon, Montgomery County, PA in 2018, the business purchased a 153,000-square-foot warehouse in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, late in 2019 and transformed the former distribution center into a brewery-goer’s paradise.
Photo: Bald Birds Brewing Company, Rob Hinkal
Bald Birds’ location in Jersey Shore comes with a lot of history too! The warehouse had formerly housed Woolrich products. The location has an industrial feel, with tall ceilings, exposed ducts and large docking doors. The building also gives Bald Birds an impressive amount of space, which they use to their advantage when planning out special events and extra amenities.
Photo: One of the golf simulators at Bald Birds Brewing Company in Jersey Shore
The facility is home to a 7,000-square-foot taproom, a 10,000-square-foot wedding and event venue, outdoor seating and gaming areas, two golf simulators, and a 90,000-square-foot production brewery. The brewery has hosted many weddings, receptions and other parties and events.
In fact, Bald Birds Brewing in Jersey Shore was the venue for the 2022 PA Wilds Champion Awards and Dinner!
Photo: The 2022 PA Wilds Champion Awards and Dinner, Rob Hinkal
Visitors to the taproom can enjoy Bald Birds beers alongside tasty food options created by locally renowned food truck, Gunzey’s Hot Sausage. Gunzey’s has set up a permanent residence inside the Bald Birds taproom and offers a custom menu ranging from their award-winning sausages to flatbread pizzas to larger-than-life Farm Show milkshakes. Check out the Gunzey’s menu here.
The long list of beers available on tap at Bald Bird Brewing Company in Jersey Shore offers everything from many types of IPAs, lagers, stouts, pilsners, porters, cream ales and even ciders. They also offer a rotating selection of four-packs in cans to go.
Because of the large brewing space, Bald Birds has the ability to ferment and brew not just their own beers but also can offer contract brewing arrangements for other smaller brands and growing breweries.
In addition to the on-tap and canned beer options, Bald Birds proudly serving some non-beer items as well.
For wine lovers, they have a rotating selection of reds, whites, and fruited wines from the nearby Wines by Oregon Hill Wine Company. Ask your bartender for wine selections!
Mixed drinks are also available, with vodka, rum, gin and whiskey and mixers like cub soda, tonic, cranberry, ginger ale, Sprite and Pepsi.
Bald Birds Brewing is a Host Site member in the Experience Makers category of the Wilds Cooperative of Pennsylvania. Learn more about Bald Birds Brewing and leave them a review or recommendation on their WCO profile.
About the Brewing in the PA Wilds series:
Each Tuesday, the PA Wilds blog will spotlight a brewery that is owned and operated within the 13-county PA Wilds region. As a wise hiker once told us, “Every trail should end with a beer.” We tend to agree! With all of the outdoor rec opportunities and brew pubs in our region, it’s easy to end an adventure with a side trip to a brewery to treat yourself, unwind, stretch your aching muscles and laugh with newfound friends. Use these brewery spotlights to learn more about the brewing businesses in the PA Wilds, their passion behind what they do, and the ales you can get when you stop there.
