Playground with Beer & Food Trucks: Whistle Hop Brewing Co

Do kids belong at breweries? Personally, I don’t have a problem with it, but I respect the opinions of those that do. Luckily, there are lots of options out there for all of us. If you like a brewery that offers family fun, have I got a spot for you! Whistle Hop Brewing Co has it all: train theme, mini golf, mini soccer field, a slide (more on that follows), and space to run around.

A corrugated plastic culvert pipe serves as a hillside slide. That’d be rough, I thought, but kids were going down it over and over, laughing and making noise as they went down – you know, that kind of bumpy noise. I was also happy to encounter only one “screen” instead of dozens. When we stopped in, a loop was playing of traveling down train tracks from the perspective of the Engineer.

Unlike many breweries/taprooms, Whistle Hop isn’t “in town”. No uban feel here, rather it’s between Hwy 74 and Old US Hwy 74, with a just shy of “in the middle of nowhere” feel. Luckily, it’s easier and more convenient to get to than actually in the middle of nowhere.

Approach Whistle Hop from the upper or lower level, but know there are few parking spots up top and a spacious parking lot down below. Food Trucks park up top, right next to the train car, caboose, and seating. Super convenient.