Port 44 Brewery

Created by local retired Newark cop, Greg Gilhooly and retired deputy fire chief John Feely, Port 44 is the first brewpub of its kind in Newark that offers multiple beers with a 7.9% ABV. Their host four 15-barrel fermenters and five 15-barrel serving tanks, and serve their beer and food on both their first and second floor bars. Their unique bi-level brewing system allows us to brew some of the finest craft beers in the state, including our featured house beer, the Goldfinch Ale, as well as an array of IPAs and stouts.

They offer a decent selection of bar food, which also includes salads. But beware; If you come to this bar during prime time (5-9om Monday thru Saturday), you’re bound to be overcome by the smoke coming from their cooking kitchen, (apparently air circulation wasn’t number one on the list when designing this brew pub). The smoke was so thick that we actually had problems taking photos within the bar!
Other than that, the brewpub is easily accessible and offers a crowd of both college kids and business CEOS. They offer multiple daily deals for both beer and food, but their short staffed, but kind wait crew, isn’t likely to bring you your order or check before you’d like to leave.

Although this brewpub seems to be a popular spot among locals, we don’t particularly recommend it. It’s prices were fair, but we felt rushed and ignored by the bartenders, and the wait staff was ill-equipped to serve us or bring us our check at a timely fashion that allowed us to attend the Devils and Rangers hockey game. After finally paying our check, and drowning our contacts in rewetting solution from all the smoke, we were able to finally make it to the game where the Devils won!

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Website- http://port44brewpub.com/