Downtown Newark Food & Brew Fest 2023

19th Annual Downtown Newark Food & Brew Fest – Newark, Delaware

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Saturday, July 29, 2023 12:00-7:00PM

The Newark Food & Brew Fest is all about celebrating the unique relationship between the culinary arts and the brewing sciences! Out & About Magazine is proud to present what has become a summer tradition: the Downtown Newark Food & Brew Festival.

The event showcases more than 50 beers paired with creative food offerings from a dozen of Newark’s restaurants. Unlike most beer festivals, this event takes place in the restaurants. You travel from restaurant to restaurant to sample the featured brews and tasty dishes designed to spotlight those brews at that particular establishment. Tickets are not required. This is a pay-as-you-go event. All you need is your wallet and your state issued ID because you must be at least 21 years of age to sample the beers.

Beer tastings and food specials begin at 12:00 p.m. and run until 7:00 p.m. The first 1,500 guests will receive a Food & Brew Fest 16 commemorative 5 oz.-tasting mug. These are available at the information booth at the Academy Lawn (Academy & Main streets along with an official program listing the venues). Disposable sampling cups will be available at each venue; you are encouraged to keep your tasting mug as a souvenir. Also, be sure to stop by your favorite local vendor during the Hops & Shops Sidewalk Sale portion of the event!

Parking

There is plenty of parking for this event. Municipal parking lots are conveniently located throughout downtown and University of Delaware’s Trabant Center parking garage also has spaces available.

Official Downtown Newark Food & Brew Festival Map

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Featured Menus (2023 to be announced)

Caffé Gelato

90 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

Visit Their Website
(302) 738-5811

Small Plates

Grilled Mediterranean Octopus
Truffle Fries
Eggplant Caponata
Steamed
Pancetta Mussels
Charcuterie
Crispy Calamari
Wood-Fired Wings
Artisan Pizzas
Citrus Burrata

Beers

Mispillion River Brewing

Not Today Satan (American IPA)
Reach Around IPA (American IPA)
Pineapple Express (Milkshake IPA)
Little Dictator (Jalapeno Hefeweizen)
Holy Crap! (Imperial Red Ale)
Vader (Double Black-Imperial IPA)
War Goose (Grape Sports Berliner)
War Llama (Mixed Berry Sports Berliner)
War Possum (Strawberry Lemonade Sports Berliner)

Dogfish Head

60-Minute IPA (American IPA)
Mandarin & Mango Crush (Field & Fruit Style)
Raison D’Etra (Belgian Dark Ale)
Kerenza Pils (Bohemian/Czech-style Pilsner)

Evil Genius

Adulting IPA (American IPA with Guava)
I’ll Have What She’s Having (Imperial Stout)
I Love Lamp (Pineapple Hefeweizen)

Big Oyster

Hammerhead IPA (West Coast IPA)
Tripping Hazy IPA (American Hazy IPA)
Shuck It (Oyster Stout)
Salty Jawns (Sour Gose)
Noir Et Blue (Belgian Tripel)

Deer Park Tavern

108 W Main St
Newark, DE 19711

Visit Their Website
(302) 369-9414

Small Plates

Chorizo Tacos
Left Hand Ice Cream Floats (pick your beer)

Beers

Atlantico (Pilsner) — Big Oyster
Tripping (Hazy IPA) – Big Oyster
Pony Girl (Coconut Pilsner) – 2SP
Up, Up & Away (Double Hazy IPA) – 2SP
Key Lime Nitro Stout – Left Hand Brewery
Peanut Butter Stout – Left Hand Brewery

Grotto Pizza

45 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

Visit Their Website
(302) 369-0600

Small Plates

Tuscan Meat Lovers Pizza
Jalapeno Poppers
Green Goddess Salad

Beers

Big Wave (Golden Ale) — Kona
SeaQuench (Session Sour) – Dogfish Head
Pineapple Express (Hazy IPA) – Mispillion

Hamilton's on Main

102 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

Visit Their Website
(302) 358-8533

Small Plates

Pulled Pork Beer Cheese Poutine
Beer-Braised Pulled Chicken Tacos
Buffalo Chicken Khachapuri
Beer-Batter Cauliflower with Siracha Aioli
Semitas (stuffed bread with chorizo, cheese and potato)

Beers

Pale Smoke (Smoked Helles Lager) – 2SP
Coconut Abyss (Coconut Imperial Stout Aged in Whiskey Barrels) –Deschutes
Little Grove (Apple & Cranberry Ale) — Allagash
Floating Holiday (Summer Lager with Lemon Peel and Sea Salt) – Allagash
DDH Oh-J (Double Dry-Hopped Juicy IPA) – Lone Pine
Field Study (Dry Hopped IPA) – Troeg
Troegenator (Double Bock) – Troegs
Isabelle (Kettle Sour) – Big Oyster
Tank 7 (Farmhouse Ale) – Boulevard
Tripel Karmeliet (World-Class Belgian Tripel) – Bouwerij Bosteels

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

147 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

Visit Their Website
(302) 266-9000

Small Plates

Korean Pork Belly Taco
Teriyaki Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers
Chicken Lettuce Cups
Lemon Drop Cheesecake

Beers

Atlantico (Pilsner) — Big Oyster
Conan the Juiceman (New England IPA) – Revelation
Space Otter (Pale Ale) – Mispillion
Orange Street Ale (Orange Cream Ale) – Bellefonte
Danny Dortmunder (German Lager) – Iron Hill Brewing
Fresh Jawn (West Coast-style Extra IPA) – Iron Hill Brewing
Saturday Morningz Blackberry Lemon (Kettle Sour) – Iron Hill Brewing
King of the Hill Exclusive: Mango Melee (New England-style IPA) — Iron Hill Brewing