This evening in Indiana, Pennsylvania, follows an eat-first, three-stop arc for a group of friends. It favors people who’d rather taste three rooms than settle into one. It starts at Levity Brewing on Wayne Avenue, where the gravel lot has fire pits and the kitchen is the only one on this route. But the night only works if the driver and the day of the week are settled first.

Two decisions, made before the first stop.

The driver. Indiana County has no reliable ride-share. Turbo Taxi and Red and White Taxi both operate, but they take phone calls, not app requests, and the last stop is eleven minutes out of town. Pick a driver, or book a cab before you leave the rental and again for the ride home.

The day. This route only runs Wednesday through Saturday. Noble Stein is closed Monday and Tuesday, and Disobedient Spirits is closed Sunday through Tuesday. A Friday or Saturday gives the fullest version, with live music more likely at the first stop.

Levity Brewing, 1380 Wayne Avenue, Suite A, is where you eat, because it’s the only stop on this route with a kitchen.

The gravel lot spreads wide, with picnic tables and fire pits scattered across it, and the taproom runs dozens of taps. Order food first and a flight second. The Hoodlebug Brown Ale is named for the rail-trail that runs past the building, and a portion of its proceeds goes back to trail maintenance. Note the kitchen closes half an hour before the taproom does, so if the group is running late, food is the thing that gets cut off, not beer.

The mile up Wayne Avenue is the transition. Same street, different theory of a brewery.

Noble Stein Brewing sits at 1170 Wayne Avenue, closer to campus, started by a couple of Indiana natives. It’s booths and stools, no stage, and the beer is the whole event. There’s no kitchen — order-in is welcome, and there are craft sodas for anyone not drinking — so this is the round where the conversation gets going instead of the one where anybody eats. Ask what’s fermenting. You’ll get a real answer.

The run south to Homer City is the transition. Eleven minutes, and the night stops being about beer.

Disobedient Spirits occupies a gutted grocery store at 30 South Main Street, where two IUP teaching colleagues read Pennsylvania’s new limited-distillery law in 2012 and had a still running by the end of 2014. The 1794 Rye takes its name from the Whiskey Rebellion year and is made with rye grown in the Monongahela Valley, the corridor that rebellion burned through. The Blue Dog Corn Whiskey is triple-distilled from Hopi blue corn. The seasonal cocktail menu runs sweetest to driest, and there are bar games — billiards, darts, cornhole, oversized Jenga — which is what turns a tasting into a last hour.

There’s no food here, so eat before you come, and bring the cash or card for a bottle if something lands. The storefront side sells what the bar is pouring.

Then home, with the driver you picked at the start.

Which days: Wednesday through Saturday. Noble Stein is closed Monday and Tuesday; Disobedient Spirits is closed Sunday through Tuesday.

Getting home: No reliable ride-share in Indiana County. Settle a designated driver, or call Turbo Taxi or Red and White Taxi by phone and book both legs. Homer City is about eleven minutes south of Indiana. Cross-link: Indiana Blog #31.

Levity Brewing: 1380 Wayne Ave, Suite A, Indiana, PA 15701. On the Hoodlebug Trail at Indian Springs Road. Walk-in, large lot, fire pits, live music on scheduled nights. The kitchen closes 30 minutes before the taproom, except Sundays. levitybrewing.com. Cross-link: Indiana Blog #3.

Noble Stein Brewing: 1170 Wayne Ave, Suite G, Indiana, PA 15701. (724) 471-2122. Walk-in. No kitchen — delivery is welcome, and craft sodas cover non-drinkers. Cross-link: Indiana Blog #3.

Disobedient Spirits: 30 S Main St, Homer City, PA 15748. (724) 915-8124. Groups larger than ten should call ahead. No food served. Bottle sales alongside the cocktail bar. Cross-links: Indiana Blogs #4 and #45.

For non-drinkers: Levity has the full kitchen and soft drinks, Noble Stein pours craft sodas, and the distillery is the one stop with nothing confirmed beyond cocktails — worth a phone call first if someone in the group isn’t drinking.

Parking: All three have their own lots. Levity’s is large and gravel; Noble Stein’s is smaller and shared with the building; the distillery has street and lot parking in Homer City.

Food before or after: If the group wants a second round of food later, Venice Cafe & Pizzeria (504 S 13th St) serves until late, and Dean’s Diner in Blairsville is open around the clock. Cross-links: Indiana Blogs #13 and #12.

Emergency and connectivity: In an emergency, call 911. Indiana Regional Medical Center, 835 Hospital Road, Indiana, is the hospital in town.

Verify hours and availability for each stop — seasonal adjustments are common.

Host Note: [HOST INPUT HERE — e.g., the cab company your guests have the most luck with, or which night has music at the first stop.]

A night like this is the argument for staying somewhere with a kitchen and a short drive rather than somewhere that needs one. Groups in the surrounding communities can eat an early snack at the rental, do the three stops on one driver, and come back to a place where the evening can keep going without anyone getting back in a car. Booking ahead is what gets a group of six a living room instead of two separate rooms.