August 13, 2009
Stopped by this place for a rest and a drink on the way back to Pittsburgh from Gettysburg. Even though on the map it appears right off the turnpike, its really a few miles away and would be hard to find without directions. When we got there it was about 5pm on a wednesday and the place was packed. Nice draft beer selections from a variety of micros with a few I hadn’t had before. A pint ran about $4-5. On a whim we ordered a plate of their wings which was excellent. Live music started up soon afterwards. Overall, definitely a nice PA turnpike stop.

December 29, 2008
Drove by this place for years and never stopped in. Boy am I sorry. A fully restored inn from the mid 1700s and the owner goes to great lengths to keep the mood colonial without being intrusive. Warm fire and period decorations with some nods to the frontier life in the ingredients and presentation on pewter plates and the like. And being in central PA, the prices are low for what you get. All of the 12 taps are micros and about 3/4 of them are PA brews with a focus on big malty beers and rich stouts. I would give a beer list but the owner mentioned that he rotates about 1/2 of the taps when the seasons change or new beers strike his fancy. "Always something new" to keep the locals coming back he says.

June 8, 2008
i love this place for the history, structure, friendly serice and patrons. It is often on my way as I travel between Pittsburgh and points on the coast. Food is Ok too. Only difficulty is it is not just off the turnpike. I usually take 31 to and from Somerset. It has a great collection of PA beers and a few others. Limit one per visit as I have to get back on the road. Love the roaring real fire in winter, the deck in Summer. Have to figure a way to spend the night .

February 24, 2008 [ Updated March 5, 2008 ]
Awesome old colonial building a few miles west of Bedford - apparently this is where the Whiskey Rebellion began... the building has a dining side and a tavern side, and the decor and design is fantastic - homely, like a lodge or cabin, with a colonial feel. Food selection was really good for central PA, with some good seafood dishes and some excellent soups - this is not run of the mill restaurant, this is a place that knows what they’re doing and they do it well, without any pretentiousness. Draft selection was fantastic, for really any place, not just central PA: Stoudts, Weyerbacher, East End, Penn, Erie, Troegs, Victory, Yards, Lancaster and more. I’ll definitely stop in again on my way through.

June 28, 2006
Nice place to eat and drink. This is a 1760s inn, and you can still rent rooms here. Great decor with old wooden floors, nice fireplace. Beer selection is limited, but the draught list includes Red Hook, Troegs, Erie, Appalachian, Marzoni’s, Johnstown, Bell’s. Some DFH bottles, too, including WWS. Nice menu items, from seafood to Italian to lamb.