Old Stone Cider - Hood’s BBQ

Old Stone Cider’s Hood’s BBQ location brings Pennsylvania-grown hard cider into a restaurant setting in Unionville, at a Kennett Square address. Inside Hood’s BBQ at 1664 W. Doe Run Road, the draw is straightforward: cider and barbecue together, year-round. This is a meal stop rather than an orchard outing, a useful distinction for travelers choosing between this location and Old Stone’s barn in Lewisville.

Behind the cider is the Gruber family’s southeastern Pennsylvania orchard, which grows more than 20 apple varieties. Old English cider apples and American heirlooms anchor the production, with varieties such as Roxbury Russet, Dabinett, and Wickson Crabapple giving the range more depth than a single sweet apple flavor. Old Stone makes English-style hard cider, including single-variety bottlings that let individual apples take the lead. All of its ciders are gluten-free.

The Hood’s location operates Tuesday through Saturday, from late morning into the evening, making it an option for either lunch or dinner. Its appeal is the combination: Old Stone’s orchard-based cider without a separate trip to the farm, and barbecue already on hand.