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Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works
569 Main Street
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18018
United States
(610) 882-1300 | map
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Reviewed by slander from New York
4.33/5 rDev +10.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +10.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
Went for lunch with friends while in the Poconos. Oddly located in a small mall of sorts occupying a large portion of the upper floor and their Belgian beer garden holding a good part of the lower floor.
There's a long bar seating a dozen and a half with just as many booths and bar tables running it's length adjacently. It's a brick back bar with diamond plating shelves and there are mug club mugs hanging a good length of the way down. Behind the bar lies a separate dining area riddled amongst copper brewing vessels. They have a fairly large menu with identified "made with beers" items from soups and aps to entrees. the food was very good and the desserts were terrific. Pouring 7 house taps, Hoegaarden, cider and lemonade. The Steelworkers Oatmeal Stout was outstanding and they made an Apricot coriander beer that was tasty and pleasantly drinkable as well. Collectively, we tried everything they had on tap and there wasn't a clunker in the lot. On a more recent visit we drank the Mirabelle, a plum lambic, which I thought was real damn nice. The waitstaff was friendly and knowledgeable and the place was nice and clean with a good decor (early period bar scene paintings and banners from award winning beers they've made). Pretty much just what I'm looking for in a brewpub.
Now, come 4 PM they open the belgian beer garden downstairs. (So we mulled around town 'til then). An outstanding Belgian beer selection, although slightly pricey, in a dimly lit lounge set up with a pool table and comfy couches and chill chairs. A nice comfortable joint overall. Certainly well worth waiting around 'til 4 to visit.
Feb 17, 2003There's a long bar seating a dozen and a half with just as many booths and bar tables running it's length adjacently. It's a brick back bar with diamond plating shelves and there are mug club mugs hanging a good length of the way down. Behind the bar lies a separate dining area riddled amongst copper brewing vessels. They have a fairly large menu with identified "made with beers" items from soups and aps to entrees. the food was very good and the desserts were terrific. Pouring 7 house taps, Hoegaarden, cider and lemonade. The Steelworkers Oatmeal Stout was outstanding and they made an Apricot coriander beer that was tasty and pleasantly drinkable as well. Collectively, we tried everything they had on tap and there wasn't a clunker in the lot. On a more recent visit we drank the Mirabelle, a plum lambic, which I thought was real damn nice. The waitstaff was friendly and knowledgeable and the place was nice and clean with a good decor (early period bar scene paintings and banners from award winning beers they've made). Pretty much just what I'm looking for in a brewpub.
Now, come 4 PM they open the belgian beer garden downstairs. (So we mulled around town 'til then). An outstanding Belgian beer selection, although slightly pricey, in a dimly lit lounge set up with a pool table and comfy couches and chill chairs. A nice comfortable joint overall. Certainly well worth waiting around 'til 4 to visit.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4.44/5 rDev +13.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
4.44/5 rDev +13.6%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.25
Really nice, low key, not too big for their britches kind of place. Had the Bavarian pretzels with beer cheese soup for dipping. Very enticing. Beer selection was amazing.... Runs the gamut from simple lagers to complex strong ales.
Dec 27, 2022Reviewed by The_Beer_Guru from New York
4.33/5 rDev +10.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +10.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
First of all this brewery was located in a beautiful town of Allentown, PA. Really beautiful ambiance inside this brewery. They had two floors with seating on each floor and their brewing vats were huge. The quality of their beers was solid all beers were decent and they had about 18 beers on tap all of their own. Their beer selection included stouts, porter, gose, West Coast IPA, Hefeweizen, Wit, Lager, and a Pilsner. The waitress (Emily) was very friendly and knowledgeable. Their Pilsner was amazing and probably the best Pilsner I've ever tried, even better than Industrial Arts Metric. We all got sandwiches and/or burgers and they were excellent! Overall solid place with great food, chill and laid back vibe, and decent beers with room for improvement.
Jul 09, 2019Reviewed by hozersr from Pennsylvania
3.49/5 rDev -10.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 2.75 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -10.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 2.75 | selection: 4 | food: 3.5
Really nice brewery, the service when we went was pretty bad, had to wait over a half hour to get served. The food is average as are their beers. most likly would not go back.
Jul 06, 2018Rated by mikr from New Jersey
2.19/5 rDev -44%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3 | service: 1 | selection: 2.25 | food: 1
2.19/5 rDev -44%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3 | service: 1 | selection: 2.25 | food: 1
Ordered food but none came
Jun 19, 2016Rated by GratefulJack from Pennsylvania
3.96/5 rDev +1.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
3.96/5 rDev +1.3%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Worth the stop if you ever find yourself in Bethlehem.
Jan 02, 2016Reviewed by BanditoJunkie from New Jersey
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev +3.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.25
Visited Brew Works in Bethlehem on a Saturday night. Waited almost an hour but we had a table of ten(wait was to be expected)...Many of us ordered the flight sampler of 6 beers which was very good. Appetizers were pretty much bar food except the Boom Boom shrimp(very good)...I had the Slag Pot meatloaf which was excellent, Fish Tacos were also very good....Service was excellent and we really had a great night
Oct 12, 2015Reviewed by beatenbyjacks from Colorado
3.79/5 rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
3.79/5 rDev -3.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.5 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Quite a change of pace from a large patio Colorado brewery, but it works. The food was good. I enjoyed the vibe of the metal and open brewery equipment everywhere. I wish it had more patio space, but ehh. They had more beers in bottles than on tap, which kinda stunk as I would have liked to enjoy it on tap, but still a decent list. Nothing mind blowing, but still a fun place to get to.
Jun 02, 2015Rated by Jake_eff from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev -5.9%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -5.9%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.75 | selection: 3.75 | food: 3.75
Mike is a great guy and bartender.
Dec 26, 2014
Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works in Bethlehem, PA
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