About Dead Lightning Distillery
Dead Lightning Distillery is a distillery and retail store on Bridge Street in New Cumberland. It makes rums, flavored vodkas, flavored whiskeys and gin. The business is dedicated to the memory of Skyler Montgomery.
You can eat and drink here as well as shop. The full food menu has all beef burgers, fries and tots, pasta dishes and sandwiches. Appetizers, steamed shrimp, salads and housemade soups round it out.
Sunday is brunch day, with a build your own Bloody Mary bar. About 30 feet of ingredients let you make the drink your way. A backroom bar is open too, and the parking lot has wheelchair accessible spaces.
The food menu changes often, so there is usually something new to try. Stop in to see what is new.
From Dead Lightning's own website and its Google listing, read November 2, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Map
Questions people ask
What does Dead Lightning Distillery make?
It makes rums, flavored vodkas, flavored whiskeys and gin. You can buy bottles in the retail store.
Can you eat at Dead Lightning?
Yes. The kitchen serves burgers, fries and tots, pasta, sandwiches, appetizers, steamed shrimp, salads and housemade soups. The menu changes often, so ask what is new.
Is there Sunday brunch?
Yes. Sunday brunch has some unusual dishes alongside the traditional ones. There is also a build your own Bloody Mary bar.
Is the parking lot wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The parking lot has wheelchair accessible spaces.
Which breweries are close by?
The Vegetable Hunter in Harrisburg is 2.8 miles away. Lancaster Brewing Company in Harrisburg is 3.1 miles away, and The Millworks in Harrisburg is 3.3 miles away.
Answers come from Dead Lightning's website and its Google listing, read November 2, 2026.
Breweries near Dead Lightning Distillery
Before you visit Dead Lightning
Expect a distillery with a bar, a kitchen and a retail counter in one place. Bottles of the house spirits are there to take home. Sunday brunch is a good time to try the Bloody Mary bar.
Check the Dead Lightning Facebook page or call before you go, because the hours can change. The website at deadlightningdistillery.com also has the drink menu and the food page.
The Vegetable Hunter is 2.8 miles away, and Lancaster Brewing Company is 3.1 miles away. Both are in Harrisburg and easy to add if you want beer after a spirits stop.