Rockmill Brewery — Restaurant in Greenfield Township

I've been a fan of Belgian beer since a WWII battlefield tour in the Ardennes border region (Germany, Belgium & Luxembourg). My husband found Rockmill's web site and we planned a weekend getaway to Lancaster to visit the farm brewery (Airbnb and everything). Then we arrived and reviewed the offerings in the taproom & realized single beer was brewed on site. No mention of this fact on the website -- in fact it still features their proprietary brews!!! The bartender sheepishly said they're still changing over ownership and working on their own new brews; called the situation "embarrassing". They mighta mentioned this on their website !! Just a banner announcement of new ownership and list of what they are ACTUALLY serving should not be hard. For us - after time off work, a drive from SW Ohio, a weekend cost of Airbnb, food etc all for the specific purpose of the visit to try Rockmill's beer (like I said - I really like Belgian beer) it was far more than an embarrassment; it was a waste of time, money, energy and a massive disappointment. We each had 1 glass of beer and enjoyed the farm property - which is gorgeous. The taproom and farmhouse are first rate and beautiful: everything very high end. If the new owners can brew a respectable Belgian I may come back. Lesson learned? I guess next time I'll call ahead and get some reassurance the website is not BS before planning an entire weekend trip around a brewery visit. But rest assured I DID get a good Belgian style beer. We went to Granville Brewery, and their beer...

I was there for the first time 3 hours ago, after checking out the old mill(Rock Mill,) covered bridge, and river gorge that are 100 yards away. Those attractions and an unknown brewery seemed sufficient to justify the drive for me. Parking area was full to overflowing at dusk on a Saturday evening. Once inside, the small bar area and chalkboard told me what I needed to know, and I ordered one of the two IPAs available. So far, so good...until my server put a partially filled beer glass on the bar and said "seven dollars." Now I have been to enough breweries and brewpubs to not be surprised at the $7 price; and I know that "pint" glasses are often 14 ounces; but to be handed a partially filled glass of beer, whether there is just empty space, as in this instance, or 2-3 inches of foamy head, violates the unspoken contract between the brewery and the patron: in exchange for $7, I think I can reasonably expect a FULL glass of super-premium beer. I was happy with the taste and quality of the beer-my complaint is that I didn't get a good pour, which seems like the easiest part of the complicated process of making that beer and delivering it to the bar top. If I had been the sole patron at the bar, I might have risked offending the server by asking her to fill my glass; but that shouldn't be necessary regardless of how many patrons are present. The server's carelessness spoiled this evening, which could have been so...

My husband and I are super easy to please, but were very disappointed by both of our experiences here. The beer is not great, and the experience isn't worth the drive. The first time we went down the bartender was older and passive aggressive towards everyone, but we gave the benefit of the doubt because everyone has a bad day. We returned after the COVID reopening and were extremely disappointed by their lack of response and confusion with reservations (our friends have had the same experience with reservations and trying to plan events) and the bartender in the tasting room was again older and passive aggressive, taking her mask off to talk to everyone and snapping at more than one person in line when they were not busy. The man driving the golf cart around selling beers appeared intoxicated (even moreso than someone working at a brewery should be.) There seemed to be no regard for ensuring social distancing or having their guests stay in one place with their alcohol. We...