Brewpub of the Month


569 Main St.
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(610)882-1300

 Bethlehem Brew Works was founded April 1, 1998 by the Fegley family and has been growing ever since. Open seven days a week, the restaurant provides some wonderful meals many prepared with their brews as an ingredient. A very unpretentious building on a corner in downtown Bethlehem, one is very surprised when they enter and find the dining areas to be quite large and very nicely decorated. True to the steel-making tradition of the town, the restaurant has murals of the local laborers plying their craft and diamond plate and pipe is used as booth dividers. A most unusual decor but very fitting indeed given the history of the area.


I tried the sampler of all their beers..Valley Golden Ale(flagship), South Mountain Hefeweizen, Old G Pale Ale, Bagpiper's Brew, Fegley's ESB(flagship), and Steelworker's Oatmeal Stout(flagship)....then decided on a Bagpiper's Brew, a nice malty sweet brew, to accompany my Cajun Chicken Sandwich and my wife, naturally, had an Oatmeal Stout with her Monte Cristo. The service was very quick and the portions plentiful. The menu has quite a few selections you don't see too often and makes for some interesting choices. Not the standard pub grub here! Bring your appetites, but no reason to empty out the account before you arrive, the prices here are quite reasonable. They have no parking other than public parking, though that was not a problem when we were there.
The brewpub is open Sunday-Wednesday,11AM - 11PM and Thursday - Saturday,11AM - 1AM with Happy Hours from
4:30 - 6:30, Mon-Fri.
They have recently added a Belgian Beer Bar called "The Steelgarden" and serves over 50 different Belgian Specialties. When available, there will be several on draught, but most will be bottled. The selections have been chosen carefully and are the best of the best! From a light witbier to a very large Quadruppel, your senses may take in all the expereinces that go with tasting the finest beers in the world.
This brewpub was certainly worth the trip. Their seasonal choices have become more daring with everything from a  Belgian Tripel to a Pumpkin Ale with something new coming all the time from these skilled brewers. A fine assortment of single malt scotches,small batch bourbons and a fine selection of PA wines from local vintners are also available for the aficionado.
Can't wait to get back there! The usual assortment of paraphernalia is available for breweriana collectors....their logo really looks nice embroidered on a polo shirt! You can get more info and maps on their website. So look them up on the Web and whenever you're in that part of PA, stop by and enjoy a brew!

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