Brewery
Unclaimed profileThe Millworks
Harrisburg, PA · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
The Millworks runs a beverage program with more range than its brewery label suggests. Eight Artisan Cocktails sit alongside a four-drink brunch list, a wine selection that reaches from Pennsylvania Riesling to Loire brut and Austrian Gruner Veltliner, six named beers with ABV and brewery, and a nonalcoholic tier of mocktails, adaptogenics, kombucha, and hop cider. The house Millworks Brewery gose keeps the beer list grounded.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Stokes Old Fashioned, built on bonded rye, apple brandy, amaro, nutmeg, and cinnamon, or the perfect stranger with lavender and pea flower infused vodka, lemon, vanilla, and peach bitters. For beer, the house Millworks Brewery So it Gose at 4.9% is the clear anchor.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Groups who want a single stop where some drink cocktails, some drink wine, some drink beer, and some skip alcohol entirely. The mocktail and adaptogenic sections give nondrinkers more than a token option.
- When should I go?
- The brunch cocktails, including the Bloody Mary and Espresso Martini, point to a daytime visit; the Biergarten Bar runs a shorter beer, cocktail, and wine list of its own.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Artisan Cocktails run $12–$17, brunch cocktails $8–$12, white wine by the glass $10–$13 and bottles $36–$45, reds $12–$13 by the glass and $44–$48 by the bottle, mocktails $8–$9, adaptogenics $12–$14, and kombucha $6.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- A working brewery that also lists Pennsylvania spirits in its Biergarten cocktails, pours a Pennsylvania Riesling by the glass, and separates mocktails, adaptogenics, and PA cider and kombucha into their own menu sections.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Eight Artisan Cocktails plus a four-drink brunch list, spanning classics and spritzes with house-infused spirits and shrubs. The range runs from a rye-and-apple-brandy Old Fashioned to a limoncello spritz, with vodka, gin, bourbon, tequila, mezcal, rum, and amaro represented.
Menu strengths
- — Eight named cocktails priced $12–$17, with a separate brunch list of Bloody Mary, Espresso Martini, Mimosa, and Michelada.
- — Biergarten cocktails are made with Pennsylvania spirits, tying the drinks list to the brewery's home state.
Standout selections
- — Stokes Old Fashioned — bonded rye, apple brandy, amaro, nutmeg, cinnamon, $17
- — Perfect stranger — lavender and pea flower infused vodka, lemon, vanilla, peach bitters, $13
- — Blood Moon Rising — tequila, mezcal, amaro, blood orange, grapefruit, carbonation, $14
- — Shrub Blossom 75 — gin, St-Germain, raspberry thyme shrub, lemon, $12
Pricing: $12–$17; brunch cocktails $8–$12
Wine
White and red wines by the glass and bottle, with whites from Slovenia, Pennsylvania, Australia, Italy, France, Austria, and California, and reds from California, Argentina, Italy, Spain, and Washington. The Biergarten Bar pours a shorter subset of the same list.
Menu strengths
- — Whites span seven regions, from a Pennsylvania Riesling to Loire brut and Austrian Gruner Veltliner.
- — Reds cover California, Argentina, Italy, Spain, and Washington, giving the list real geographic spread.
- — By-the-glass pricing stays between $10 and $13, with bottles from $36 to $48.
Standout selections
- — Galen Glen Semi-Dry Riesling — Andreas, PA — $12 glass / $40 bottle
- — Simonet Blanc De Blanc Brut — Loire, France — $12 glass / $44 bottle
- — Huber Vision Gruner Veltliner — Austria — $12 glass / $44 bottle
- — Tenuta Sassoregale Sangiovese — Italy — $13 glass / $48 bottle
Pricing: White $10–$13 glass, $36–$45 bottle; red $12–$13 glass, $44–$48 bottle
Beer
A six-beer list with ABV and brewery noted, led by the house Millworks Brewery So it Gose and supported by guest breweries from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The Biergarten Bar carries a five-beer version of the list.
Menu strengths
- — Six named beers with ABV and brewery listed, including a house Millworks Brewery beer.
- — Guest breweries reach from Notch in Salem, Massachusetts, to Forest & Main in Ambler and Urban Artifact in Cincinnati.
- — The Millworks operates its own brewery alongside the restaurant, events space, and art gallery.
Standout selections
- — So it Gose — ABV 4.9% — Millworks Brewery, PA
- — Stage Fright West Coast IPA — ABV 6.5% — Forest & Main Brewery, Ambler, PA
- — Pils — ABV 4% — Notch Brewery, Salem, MA
- — Broken Heels — ABV 7% — New Trail Brewing Co., Williamsport, PA
Nonalcoholic
Mocktails, adaptogenics, kombucha, and hop cider each get their own menu section. Two mocktails and three adaptogenic drinks built on herbs and mushrooms sit alongside an UnDone kombucha and a Big Hill hop cider, with mocktails at $8–$9 and adaptogenics at $12–$14.
Menu strengths
- — Separate Mocktails and Adaptogenics sections, with the latter using herbs and mushrooms such as ashwagandha, reishi, chaga, ginseng, and rhodiola.
- — PA Cider & Kombucha lists an UnDone kombucha from Chambersburg and a Big Hill hop cider from Gardners.
- — One guest who ordered the kombucha found it tasted great, though they considered the glass small for the price.
Standout selections
- — Rudy's Date — rooibos tea, vanilla, date, chai, oat milk, maca, reishi & chaga, cacao, $14
- — Petal & Root — hibiscus, rose, ginseng & rhodiola tea, smoked lemon, turmeric & black pepper, $14
- — Let the Beet Drop — fresh orange, lemon, and beet juice, ginger, carbonation, $8
- — Little Round Hop Hop Cider — ABV 5.5% — Big Hill Ciderworks, Gardners, PA — $6
Pricing: Mocktails $8–$9; adaptogenics $12–$14; kombucha $6
Spirits
Biergarten cocktails are described as made with Pennsylvania spirits, giving the spirits pour a defined local sourcing angle.
Menu strengths
- — Biergarten cocktails are described as made with Pennsylvania spirits, giving the spirits pour a defined local sourcing angle.
- — Blood Moon Rising shows tequila, mezcal, and amaro used together in a single $14 drink.
Standout selections
- — Blood Moon Rising — tequila, mezcal, amaro, blood orange, grapefruit, carbonation, $14
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