18th Annual Downtown Newark Food & Brew Fest – Newark, Delaware

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July 30, 2022 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 and The Newark Partnership are proud to host what has become a summer tradition: the 18th Annual 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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90 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(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)

108 W Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(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

45 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(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

102 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(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

147 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(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

158 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 737-6100

Small Plates

  • Aloha Chicken Slider
  • Tortilla Chips Taster
  • Mini Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl

Beers

  • Mama’s Little Yela Pils (Pilsner) – Oskar Blues
  • Sunny little Thing (Wheat Ale) – Sierra Nevada
  • Hazy IPA – SweetWater

190 E Main S
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 369-2500

Small Plates  

  • Mexican Street Corn (off the cob) 
  • Atun Tostadita
  • Beef Empanadas
  • Huitacoche Tacos 

Beers

  • Bloodline (Blood Orange IPA) – Flying Dog
  • El Sully (Mexican-style Lager) – 21st Amendment
  • Summer Crush (Citrus Wheat Beer) – Yards

115 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 266-8111

Small Plates  

  • Coconut Shrimp w/ mango chutney 
  • Hot & Sweet Grilled Chicken Sliders 
  • Grapefruit-flavored Pound Cake

Brews

  • Pine ‘Hop’le (IPA) – Evolution 
  • Island Beats (Tropical IPA) – Lagunitas
  • Nimble Giant (Double IPA) — Troegs

121 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 444-4334

Small Plates

  • Sub Slider
  • Tomato Pie
  • Boardwalk Fries
  • Lemon Ice
  • Pasta Salad

Beers

  • Beach Escape White (Session IPA) – Crooked Hammock
  • Gobsmacked (Hazelnut Porter) – Big Oyster
  • Hard Lemonade – Cape May
  • Bay Daze (Session Sour) – Cape May
  • Coastal Evacuation (Double IPA) – Cape May

48 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 454-7695

Brews & bites coming soon!

100 Creek View Rd
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 738-9915

Small Plates

  • Buffalo Chicken Sliders
  • Mediterranean Salad
  • Steak Tacos

Beers

  • Where The Wild Hops Are (American-style IPA) – Dogfish Head
  • That’s What Love Is (Hazy IPA) – Blue Earl
  • Atlantico (Pilsner) – Big Oyster

175 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 738-1111

Small Plates

  • Falafel Wrap
  • Chicken Samosa
  • Cheese Samosa

Beers

  • Dreamweaver (Wheat) — Troegs
  • Perpetual (IPA) — Troegs
  • Sunshine (Pilsner) — Troegs

Hops & Shops

93 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 453-9751

Hops & Shops coming soon!

16 Haines St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 455-1040

We will be set up on Main Street at Haines Street intersection. Special being offered: Free Coffee Samples.

66 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 368-1646

Hops & Shops coming soon!

209 Newark Shopping Center
Newark, DE 19711

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(302) 368-5894

Hops & Shops coming soon!

108 E Main St
Newark, DE 19711

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(610) 869-6474

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