Great Marsh Brewing Company

We really enjoyed our drinks and the great view of the water. The bartender was also very nice and let us sample as many drafts as we requested before making our selections. This brewery is very spacious which made for a comfortable environment.

Absolutely loved our bartender here! He was such a ray of sunshine and had a sense of humor that fit my warped mind perfectly! I had a Flight Virgin with me and desperately needed to get that fixed. We couldn’t have found a better place to have that happen! We started outside in their stunning patio. It’s a seat yourself deal and the servers come right too you. Outside they do bar snacks and pizza and Not the flights (glass + drinking + outside = no bueno). We had just eaten and were really there for a couple flights so we made our way inside to the bar. The decor is Awesome! A lot of nostalgic 70’s & 80’s memorabilia and Hairband baseball T’s all framed around the up stairs area! We decided to check out the everything pretzel which was a really great idea!! It was such a perfect fit with the beers we had! We definitely had a great time and hope to be back again if we ever venture up that way!

Really cool brewery. The space is massive, with plenty of space and seating. Didn't try any food, but the beers were varied and everything we tried excellent. The views of the surrounding area from the second floor were also very nice. Would recommend a visit!

Delicious beer and awesome place for an event! We hosted a baby shower here, were able to bring our own food (because kitchen closed off season), and enjoyed all the awesome drink options the brewery had. Great views of the Marsh and just an overall great environment for our event. Highly recommend this spot for an event!

Great views of the marsh from the second floor of this monstrosity. The building overwhelms the surrounding area and is quite imposing. Apparently, Essex has zero zoning laws and it shows. Parking is extremely limited and the spots are tiny. The beer is very good; cocktails & food available on 2nd floor. Clam chowder was EXCELLENT. We also had pretzel... underwhelming (cheese sauce was more of a thick paste than a sauce). The owners obviously spent some serious dough on the building; the interior is impressive, showing the functioning brewery and it’s a cool industrial space and very well finished, but it doesn’t blend with the surroundings.

We recently hosted a welcome party the day before our wedding at Great Marsh Brewing and we can’t say enough about how great Dan and his staff were throughout the process. We knew early on we wanted to host the event there because the location and space are fantastic. We did run into a few issues getting started (a year ago), as management changed hands a few times over the past year, but in the end we got everything sorted out once Dan took the lead and it was a great experience. During the planning, we were able to customize our menu and Dan worked with us to accommodate allergies and other food restrictions of our guests. We had several calls with him and prior to our event to make sure everyone was on the same page. The night of, we were able to arrive early to set-up some decorations to really make everything special. We were really pleased with everything. The food and beverages were fantastic and everyone told us how great of a time they had at the party. In particular, everyone was complimenting the tots, mac & cheese, and veggie burgers. We would definitely recommend Great Marsh Brewing for any party you want to host or just to pop in for a meal and beer.

Great building. Wonderful views. Beers seemed to be more German focused. Enjoyed the brews and bites. Kid friendly. Lots of games to keep everyone busy and engaged!

Great Marsh - good beer. Good food. Great space! We were vacationing on Cape Ann and happened by Great Marsh brewery. They have a variety of beers in many different styles, so it is likely there is something for everyone. Of the beers we tried, their session ipa is a great one, Cisco and mosaic hops make it a clean, crisp, citrusy drink - heat for the summer or any season for that matter. The tap room and restaurant are purpose built into and around the brewery. Walking in you you can see the operation at work, hear the canning of a new batch, and take in the warm smells of yeast and malt - a feast for all the senses. The tap room sits on the ground floor and includes and outdoor patio area. The bar and restaurant (sousviderie) are one flight up and wrap around the towering barrels and production floor. A cat walk allows you to view the entire operation from overhead. Menu features a variety of burgers, tacos and Mac and cheese… all cooked sousvide style. I am my partner ordered the spicy fries… which were a great and flavorful start to lunch. We the ordered two different tacos so we could try a variety. The Caribbean pork and spicy chicken were both delicious compliments to the great space and good beer. Worth checking out!

Second time here and I love it! Ambience is super chill and there's plenty of space for a group; family etc They have a small variety of beers but I feel it fits the bill! Kitchen isn't open as of right now but I only went for the beers! I will definitely come again- the person who worked the bar was also super cool!

I see most of the recent Yelpers have felt the same as me about Great Marsh. It has got a lot of potential, and its location really is one of the best. You've got a beautiful view of the marsh to enjoy with your cold beer or seltzer. I didn't go for food so I can't rate Great Marsh for that, but the beer and service was just okay. We were sat down quickly, but it was very busy so they didn't check in frequently on us. Their wheat beer didn't blow me away and they didn't have any sours to try when I went. I would consider going in the off-season again if I was in the area and they could get more help, but it's not the first thing I'd do when back on the north shore.

Fun vibe and really nice people working here! Beautiful and spacious. :) many different drink options, as well.

Beautiful view from the second floor. They don't have waitresses, so you can order at the bar or you can order with your phone using the toast website. There are QR codes on the table. It's not hard to use, but I bet some other folks probably just prefer to order with a waitress . The food was very good, at least mine was. I had the pork tacos. My brother said his burger was okay, but it's bacon looked lackluster... Like it was from Wendy's fast food. Also my nephew did not enjoy the kids mac and cheese. I tried and it did have a little kick, which is a weird choice for kids. I would definitely come back for the view alone.

This was my first time here and I had a good experience overall. We were seated right away which after a long day at the beach was much needed. The service was very friendly and helpful. It is a very large building with an amazing view of the Marsh. They were out of what I first wanted to order but I got the Steak Tips instead which I was not disappointed by. Gluten Free: A brewery is not the first place you think of when looking for gluten free options. However, I was pleasantly surprised. They had an alright amount of options and everything was marked on the menu.

I really enjoyed this place! They must have spent a lot designing this place and it shows. It's gorgeous on both the inside and outside. And a pretty unique building compared to the surrounding towns. Has a great view of the nearby marsh area. The beers are good and the food is solid. SEE BELOW FOR WHAT MY RANKING SYSTEM MEANS. Ambiance 5/5 - I came in the late afternoon / early evening on random sunday in March. Not much going on in but that's expected. The aesthetics of the building and interior are gorgeous. Love the architecture style. They have an upcoming comedy night which is fun. Hope they do more events. Area the dining rom overlooks is really picturesque. Food 3/5 - A lot of items were not available when we were there. For food for a brewery, it was solid. My party had a mix of burgers and tacos. I wouldn't come back here for the food but I'd get the food if I came back. Burgers were good, fries were great, and the tacos were average. Pizza wasnt available when we were there, which we would've tried if we could have. I'm sure this is way easier said than done but be cool if they could work with the nieghboring Woodmans to offer some fried clams or another seafood. Drinks 4/5 - The beers were good. Nothing that I was like, "I need to buy a six pack of this" but good enough for me to want a few. And a deep enough selection that it's interesting. Waitstaff 4/5 - Everyone was nice. Be nice to get to know everyone a bit more in the future. Everyone seemed happy to be there and seemed to be part of it and not just random employees. Good vibes. Overall 4/5 - This place has a lot going for it. The building is beautiful and unique for the surrounding area. The immediate area around it is really cute and very new england. And not a lot of close-by breweries (some in Beverly) so nice to have this place here. Feel like it's still has room to go up l as they keep trying new beer recipes and schedule more events. The food is solid but think they need to play around and find something that is truly awesome / theirs. Wouldn't be surprised this place becomes a 5/5 at some point. My Ranking System: 5 stars - I will go out of my way to go here 4 stars - If I am in the area, I will like to go here 3 stars - Not my first option, but if other people want to go here then fine 2 stars - I'll go here only under special circumstances 1 star - I rather not go out then go here

Awesome brewery! Extremely knowledgeable staff! Really nice location on the marsh! Went at the start of October so I was on an Oktoberfest tip. N ohhh boy they are hands down the best one I found in all of the New England area! The IPA was good too, but the Oktoberfest was incredible!

We went party of 11 with a 6pm reservation for my son's graduation. They then left a message they had a party of 75 and we had to vacate by 8pm. Not a problem. No waitstaff. You order on a less than productive app. They made my son's (the graduate) meal incorrectly and it was cold. Then told us to wait until they served the 75 person buffet before getting the burger. So 36 minutes later the burger arrived after half of our party left. It was inconsiderate having us wait on their mistake.

These 5 stars are for the general manager Dave! If management reads this you are lucky to have him! He deserves a raise... it's worth the trip just to see Dave. Thank You Dave for lightening on labor day family travels!

Lunch last Saturday featured hamburgers ordered medium rare and came well done on stale dried out buns They should stick to beer and forget food. Unless it improves.

This place has great potential. In brief, the venue and view is great, the beer is solid, the parking is a little rough if they're busy, they're currently understaffed like many businesses in the area, and the systems in place certainly don't help make up for that. The food...eh...I wouldn't imagine that's your primary reason for visiting a brewery anyway, but I don't imagine you'd want to go out of your way for the food here. At breweries you should be ordering a snack to go with your beer, not a beer to go with your meal. The venue is great. The building has a fun, visibly attractive appearance both in and out, with nice views from most areas. Sure, there are some quirks, like the areas upstairs being a bit narrow for the volume of guests, but that makes the view of downstairs more open and probably helps manage movement as well. Tough to get around at times, however, and it makes the crowded bar, which has chairs running the full length, seem even tighter. The bathrooms were also very nice, or at least the men's room upstairs was. Can't really comment on any others. Nicely sized, good layout, and clean. We only had time for a few beers, so I can really only comment on the IPAs and Ale (specifically NEIPA 7, NEIPA 14, and their American Ale), but all three had nice moderate bitterness, clean finish, and were a bit more on the approachable end of the hop level spectrum. Nothing to knock your socks off, but all would be fine additions to most tap lists, and not likely to disappoint or be too polarizing. Parking is a little rough, though they do have two lots of their own. Lots are quick to fill up, and other lots nearby are off-limits. We got lucky and were able to squeeze into a spot that had been almost blocked off by others parking in non-spots, but it worked out. The waitstaff - they were visibly understaffed while we were there, but they seemed to be exacerbating that by not really having a system or setting guidelines to help manage swells in the crowd. No menus posted, nor any TV screens, hanging signs or any of the other standard brewery approaches to guiding your guests on making their selection. You curranty have to squeeze between other guests and steal one of the few handheld menus available, or get a bartender's attention (a seemingly difficult task with the current staff levels). So when a guest finally gets the bartender's attention, they aren't ready and the whole process slows down even more. PLEASE find a new approach for the menu, or at least print more of them. It also isn't clear where you can/should order from. Can I lean over the seated guests and just order from anywhere? Should I only order from the ends? Ordering food also seemed odd. They might deliver it, they might just call out your name. Hopefully that's a temporary staffing level issue as well. Like I said in the beginning, overall this place has a lot of promise, and I'd add that some of my complaints or frustrations about the experience seem relatively fixable, so I both hope and imagine that this place will grow and improve with time. Until then, it's still worth checking out, but just know you may have to wait longer than expected, and may want to order beers in multiples to reduce the overall number of times you have to order.

I would give this place a 3.5 rating. We went to the brewery with a few friends and first thing we noticed was the parking. We luckily found a tight spot, but it wasn't easy! When the weather gets nice, I don't know what people will do! Once inside, they had a lot of beer choices. The atmosphere and decor was great. My husband and I shared a flight to start and everything was really good. We had a few bar bites and nothing really stood out but the chicken sandwich and burger weren't bad at all. I would definitely go back- I just worry about how busy it will get in the spring and summer (esp. with parking)

Great spot to just chill and have some drinks! You can't beat the scenery here! We went to the outdoor beer garden area where you order from the waiters outback. There is also an indoor restaurant area that I haven't tried. The seltzer brand they have is amazing and so were the beers. To me the pizza was perfect and I loved how the buffalo chicken pizza had shredded chicken vs big pieces. I was a little disappointed the pretzel sticks didn't have homemade dip. I see many other comments about having trouble parking and having to walk. We had parked further down the road since we were shopping too and not at the actual brewery. I think it's a lovely walk so if you're not adverse to a short one then you can park along the way if there is no spots in the lot.

Great beer and bar and amazing views! Staff is always very friendly. I'd highly recommend

We recently hosted a welcome party the day before our wedding at Great Marsh Brewing and we can't say enough about how great Dan and his staff were throughout the process. We knew early on we wanted to host the event there because the location and space are fantastic. We did run into a few issues getting started (a year ago), as management changed hands a few times over the past year, but in the end we got everything sorted out once Dan took the lead and it was a great experience. During the planning, we were able to customize our menu and Dan worked with us to accommodate allergies and other food restrictions of our guests. We had several calls with him and prior to our event to make sure everyone was on the same page. The night of, we were able to arrive early to set-up some decorations to really make everything special. We were really pleased with everything. The food and beverages were fantastic and everyone told us how great of a time they had at the party. In particular, everyone was complimenting the tots, mac & cheese, and veggie burgers. We would definitely recommend Great Marsh Brewing for any party you want to host or just to pop in for a meal and beer.

This place used to be great - excellent food and great service. Not sure what's happened, but it's a sad shell of its former self. We had to serve ourselves - order at the bar and carry out drinks to our table, which I wouldn't mind if the food was decent, which it is not. We literally could not eat the chicken wings (tough as leather) nor the tacos. The place was empty, which should have been our tip off. Beer is, of course, very good. But don't go for anything other than a barstool and fresh local beer. And a cavernous hall of sad empty tables.

I would give 3.5 stars. Pros: -Gorgeous building, and I loved their wall filled with antique decor. -Beer is super affordable, that was awesome to see! I really enjoyed the Triple Belgium. -Complimentary popcorn, I love when establishments do this! Cons: -Parking SUCKS, I really don't know what they will do when it's actually nice out. We had to park pretty far away and walk. I'm not sure why parking infrastructure wasn't more thoroughly thought about. -Food portion is pretty small and not proportional to the price of the meals. -Barely any vegetarian options, which was disappointing to see. I would go back for beer during the day (in hopes of having an easier time with the parking) but wouldn't have a meal.

I will try not to hold it against this place that they replaced the best Chinese food restaurant on the North Shore. With that said, I had an overall good experience, based on service, food, ambiance and safety. Our waitress for the evening was attentive and prompt. We had an issue with one of our appetizers and she replaced it no questions asked and then a food manager came over later to check on our experience. I appreciated the follow up. Our food journey yielded mixed reviews. We ordered a bunch of apps for the table, the warm pretzel, ahi chips, Jamaican jerk wings and two flatbreads. The pretzel was stale and hard, but our dinner guests assured us they had ordered it before and LOVED it, so this must have just been a one-off. The ahi tuna app was super fresh, had a dollop of guac and pickled onions on each. The dish only came with 4 large crispy tortillas so I just wish there were more! The Jamaican jerk wings had a nice kick of heat on the back end and came with a creamy dipping sauce. The pulled pork flatbread had nice flavor, but there was not much pulled pork or goat cheese overall and those are my faves! The beer was good! I got the whit-beer and everyone else got an ipa. Sadly they ran out of the 10 after their first round, which must mean it's a local favorite! The modern look with dark wood and metallic accents is a cool feature of this new establishment. Its large, open concept space allows guests to view the distillery on their way up to the restaurant. Moreover, the eatery has taken additional steps for safety including adding arrows and social distancing tape, as well as plexiglass partitions between booths. For those who prefer to dine al fresco, there appears to be outdoor patio seating in the nicer weather. We didn't realize the 90 minute rule and no one gave us a hard time, so we credit them with that luxury. Finally, parking was tricky. There was nothing on the side or out front when we arrived on a Friday at 7:30. The CK Pearl parking lot was off limits so we had to drive around for a bit. Overall, I enjoyed this restaurant and will likely be back for seconds!

We came here on a very slow day so there was a lot more staff than patrons. Ambience was lovely, view of marsh incredible. Service for beer was very fast, and our food order was taken immediately at the bar. The beers were very good. It took about a half hour to get our food, and we were the only people ordering. When it finally came, burgers and fries were cold and I had to pick through my salad to remove the old, spoiling greens. Nice big helpings, but that's the best I can say about the food. Staff never returned to the table to check on us. Go for the view and a beer, not the food.

Not the best food. The burgers are cooked sous vide so they are cooked strangley and twice. My burger seemed under cooked, but the guy there told me it was cooked through. That is just how the burgers come out after being cooked that way. The burger was not hot. The tacos were a gooey mess and I could not taste the meat in them. They do not have wait staff currently so ordering and getting the food was tough. The food was served in paper containers. I have had better experiences at this place in the past. I would give 2 stars but because the beer is really good I am giving them 3 stars. Go for the beer. They seem to still be recovering post Covid.

My favorite brewery on the North Shore! We worked with Meaghan Rygiel for our rehearsal dinner and had the most perfect evening. We started off with dinner next door at the Grill at Great Marsh and ended our night in the Beer Garden. We absolutely love Great Marsh Brewing. Incredible views, excellent beer and seltzer selection, yummy pretzels and pizza, beautiful twinkling string lights, and fire pits (!). Beautiful, relaxing ambience. The entire staff was fantastic. Cannot thank Meaghan enough - I had reached out to a variety of venues for our rehearsal dinner and I knew I could trust Meaghan to ensure we had space set aside and enough waitstaff for our party. As an FYI - I love Great Marsh Brewing, but if I was hungry and in the mood for more of a meal, I'd grab lunch or dinner next door at the Grill at Great Marsh and stick with apps/snacks at the Brewery. Mentioning because the Grill and the Brewery are somewhat separate and the Brewery has more basic food (pizzas, pretzels) while the Grill has more variety (delicious fish tacos, Greek salads, wine, cocktails, etc.).

This place is such a gem for either just a beer or for a lovely dinner! I was amazed when driving up what they've done with the building and how beautiful it looks. The downstairs area, which is just a beer hall, is really cool with a great layout and a to-be test kitchen type area where they will be doing experimental breeding. A great touch! After enjoying a beer downstairs we went up to our dinner reservation and were amazed with the awesome layout. The food selection was great, they had something for everyone, and the food itself was delicious. The brussel sprouts and the flatbread were great to share and the kale salad, pork chop, risotto, fried chicken, and swordfish all got great reviews from those who ordered them. This is a great addition to the north shore and I will definitely return!

The food is good but just that. Lots of competition in this area. Need more focus on the beers.

This is my favorite brewery in the area. I love that there are a variety of beers (not only IPA's; even though their IPA's are great). One thing people should know if that the building houses two separate entities: the taproom/beer garden and the restaurant/deck. The Taproom, Brewery, and Beer Garden (or Biergarten): There are three locations for customers to drink damn good beer. Only Great Marsh brewed beer and seltzer available for drinks, not a full bar. The food menu is small, right now only offering pizza and pretzels. So if you are coming for a beer and a snack with a great atmosphere and bartenders, come to the taproom. The Restaurant and Deck: Same building, but a full bar and full menu. Come to the restaurant if you need more than brewed beer. The atmosphere is a little more upscale, but you get a great view of the marsh from all directions and can look down at the brewing equipment. I'm a taproom kind of gal and come here often. The waitstaff are super friendly and the ocean vibe can't be beat.

Food is pretty good. Menu is typical. Burgers, flatbreads, limited seafood, salads and small plates. I wish they had more seafood dishes or specials. Every time I come in the place is pretty dead. This location has some of the beat views near the bar(second floor) service is amazing and drinks are reasonable prices. Would dine here over C.K Pearl or Sheas any-day. Also, please bring oysters here! Please

Come for the beer but not the food. The beer selection and quality was excellent. The food, however was awful. We ordered the Mac and Cheese and it came to us cold. We sent it back and it was served to us even colder. Guess the microwave wasn't working. I have had better Mac and Cheese, that was $10 cheaper, from a Healthy Choice dinner. So come for a beer and perhaps a pretzel but eat somewhere else

Great beer. Still working through the difficulties of opening during the pandemic, but the staff are great and the space is really special.

would not overall recommend. the view from upstairs is beautiful but the seating is awkwardly put together. could use some interior design changes. staff were ok.

Third attempt to like this place since it first opened and sad to say we continue to have a worse experience each time. The food is just not all that great and consistently flavorless. Unfortunately the beer is not special or unique enough to make up for it. But the biggest problem is how poorly this place is run. It is never full when we go there and yet everyone - from hostess to bartenders to servers - seems stressed out and like adding one more party to the mix is going to be a complete disaster. Could not feel less welcome to a half empty place. In the end, our servers have been kind and helpful but there's either poor management or poor training of staff or both. Fool me three times ...

Place has great potential, good atmosphere and decor. Beer is good but nothing special...my helles tasted skunked and I switched to a kolsch which was good. Burger was almost raw so not good, parmesan fries were great and pork tacos were good. Big disappointment to have food served on paper take out containers with plastic forks. In addition to killing the ambience, the idea of using single use plastics in today's world is just bad sensibility. Bar service was mediocre, more attention to customers would help maybe a little training.

We enjoyed our beers in bar but the space was drafty on this chilly evening. The $5 per pour price is delightful, German style beers are the focus here, the IPA's did not impress. We ate upstairs at the bar and we found the staff friendly and very open about first week kinks. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food. My burger was really excellent and cooked perfectly. My husband had the shrimp and arugula flatbread which was really delicious as well and our friend's chicken sandwich was also huge and he said it was really tasty. The entree prices did seem a bit high. We will be back though and I'll look forward to solid beer and burgers at the bar. The parking is unfortunate but be patient.

Well, there's no parking, so be prepared to walk a long way to get there. There are a few spots close to the place, but good luck getting one. How can you possibly build a place and not plan on parking?? Incredibly stupid, if you ask me (and I clearly was not). Second, the food is ok, but not close to being worth what they charge for it...really small portions. Third (and I'm chalking it up to simply being their first week in operation), the waitstaff was inattentive and just not very observant. Delivered the wrong beer to one party at our table, didn't know what food went to which person, and we had to ask a couple of times for a refill on my iced-tea, and then was charged for both (I can't remember ever paying for refills on soft drinks in any other establishment). I'd be willing to try it again, once the wrinkles are ironed out, but I just can't get past the truly awful parking situstion. Again...the planning on this place is highly suspect. Finally, the building is just plain fugly and does not fit the Essex look and feel.

This place gets five stars for the incredible new building with panoramic water and marsh views. You can't go wrong at almost any table. They did a phenomenal jobs designing it. Five stars as well for the beer and for having some options that are NOT IPAs. I am so sick of IPAs. Their Belgian triple is my favorite, but all the beers were amazing. I think this is the best local brewery by far and tops many New England beers as well. Two stars for the food, sadly, which was greasy, salty, and just plain lazy. My pet peeve is when cooks can't take the time to prepare food thoughtfully, so they make everything heavy and fatty to sell it. Brussel sprouts could be roasted not deep fried. The flatbread with the goat cheese, mushrooms and jam is a great idea, but has too much of everything on it. Less is more, guys. Not everyone wants to be obese. Also- where is the light fresh fish (the non deep-fried variety)? How about some farm to table (there are farms everywhere on the North shore, so roasted root vegetables or a squash soup would be nice). The salad was super boring, but at least it wasn't deep fried.

Food is always spot-on here--the whole belly clams are unparalleled. Lobster Caprese with burrata is a perfect summer dish (incredibly rich, as you'd expect). As far as beer, I've only ever had the V10. It's a dry but fruity IPA with a bite.

Great facility Really good food Average beer, which is a huge bummer. Tried all 5 NE IPA's over two visits and the Dublin Stout. Beer was ok, nothing to merit a return trip or to take a growler home. Hopefully they can improve on the beer.

Food was good! We did appetizers. The wings had greta flavor, could have been a bit crispier. We also got the tuna tostadas, skimpy on the tuna honestly. The pork tacos have great flavor, but the best one was the brussel sprouts. The maple flavor is fantastic. Would definitely order those again. (I don't drink so sorry I don't have an opinion on the beer, my boyfriend said it's alright ‍ nothing too special)

If you in the northern part of the North shore area this is a great place to visit. You have the option of restaurant and or tap room. It's two floors first floor is a small tap room you can do tasting of beers and they have some bar snacks available and the. You can get accommodated in a table or bar in the 2 nd floor. I did the bar it was a great time friendly staff and prices nothing crazy you can say market value. I did the oysters 1/2 dozen and fried chicken lollies good stuff. The beer is really good I became a big fan of the Belgian triplel and also New England ipa V2.

Definitely a more upscale brewery than other warehouse ones. Full scale restaurant upstairs with full bar. Many reviewers said it was an eyesore but I thought the building was beautiful. Great atmosphere for groups and smaller parties. The food was excellent. Service was excellent. Definitely want to go back during the day to see out to the marsh!

Great beer and a great atmosphere. Doug, the bartender is a great guy, had great information on the store and is easy to relate to. He is a perfect front guy there.. I plan on visiting for dinner in the very near future.

We are literally shocked at the service we "didn't" receive tonight. Pats game on - bar 1/2 to 3/4 full so every 3 seats were empty. We sat in 2 formerly occupied seats with a dirty napkin and waited . . . the bartenders were meandering around, not terribly busy. No greet to us. Nothing. A couple sat at the other end of the bar and waited but finally bartender cleaned off their section, provided menus, and said he would be back. Looked at us and said he would be back. We waited some more. He didn't come back. We also noticed the couple to our left had empty glasses pushed way out front, obviously looking for a refill. Our bartended started washing glasses and chatting with fellow coworkers. We left and will not be going back. I am embarrased for the business and owners.

I didn't go there for the brewery just dinner. My fish and chips lacked taste and not that neat on the plate. Parking hard to find. Waiter was very nice. Limited menu perhaps a bit lricey

Great service. We sat at the bar to have a few drinks after leaving another establishment where we had a horrible experience. What a relief to be treated with respect. Bartender was so friendly very upsetting that I forgot his name. We will definitely be back and next time we will be sure to try some of the menu options.

One person in our party of 4 forgot their mask at home and attempted to enter the restaurant with their shirt over their face. This was not allowed... fair enough. We then drove down the street to purchase a mask from the gas station store and reentered the restaurant. We were seated in front of the kitchen doors overlooking the marsh... the kitchen doors have peep hole windows. For a restaurant that puts so much emphasis on NO ENTRY without a mask, it was odd to see the ENTIRE kitchen staff cooking with their masks around their necks.. not on their faces at all. When the manager passive aggressively approached the table about the mask policy, i simply asked "what about your kitchen staff, none of them are wearing masks" to which the manager said; "well they are having a conversation right now" LOL their masks were off for the entire time we were there eating (approx. 1 hour) and suddenly after mentioning it, conversation must of stopped because everyone had their mask on. Happy COVID season, enjoy food with ZERO infection control policies

Went there during afternoon weekday. not crowded at all, I was the only one in the taproom. Paid $20 for a $5.50 beer, bartender gave me $14 in change stating they had no quarters. They didn't attempt to find any quarters, just stiffed me on the change. Not acceptable and illegal. I would have given $1 or $2 tip anyway but after that did not bother. In addition, beer is mediocre at best and overpriced for what you get. And large building is out of scale with the rest of the town. New England cronyism at its best. Go to the brewery in Ipswich, nice people and very good beer.

The Caesar romaine was chopped too small so my fork could not pick it up, flavorless, and had to ask for extra dressing. Slow service. Beer mediocre (the table tried 6 varieties) Burgers only come with lettuce and tomato. We could not add fresh onion. I personally never order hamburgers, but the menu is so limited. 6 people 3 burgers on the bill, and was ...wait for it..... $450. With the $70. Tip. We all looked at eachother and said wtf. Could have gone to Abe and Louies for a few bucks more. I give them 10 months. Place was nearly empty by 9:30. They do such a nice job at their other restaurants. Guessing there is a private equity company somewhere flipping the build out bill. Boooo. Oh yea, no parking. Limited spaces. We had to wait in the lot. There was a police officer in the lot trying to help.

Beautiful building and space but parking is tough and I imagine horrible in the summer (who approved the parking plan??). Didn't eat only tried some beers in the small and cozy taproom. Kolsh was nice but all the IPA's (they had 5 attempts on tap...) were rough, tasted like homebrew and not what you'd expect at a commercial brewery. They have so many beers on tap for a spot that just opened so I wonder if they over reached and are trying to have something for everyone, nothing I tried tasted like a refined recipe. I really hope the beer improves.

Full disclosure; the first time we visited, we got takeout from Woodmans and picked up some of the beers to go with it. We were NOT disappointed at all. We got the American Pale Ale, California Red, and IPA sampler. Everything was great, but tonight we drove back up to Essex from Melrose specifically for the #10 IPA. If we get to vote, please offer that all the time. It's amazing. Tonight, we decided to try the food as well and the burger with caramelized onions and red pepper jam was fantastic. My wife got the chicken gyro and said that was great too! The standout for us was the Brussels sprouts though. Really, really tasty. Keep up the great work guys!

Awful service! Sat in the beer garden for 15 mins before having to go inside to order. Do not have a fluid system at all. It's not clear where or how to order and/or not staffed well enough.

I consider myself a chicken sandwich coneseur of sorts. I order them alot. I will now ALWAYS ask if it is white meat or dark meat. I had always presumed correctly that its a fried chicken breast. I'm no snob.... a fried chicken thigh in a sandwich would be delicious but it usually is a boneless breast right? One or the other? Not today. It was as if they took different sections of chicken and mushed it into a patty then under fried it. When I cut it in half I thought at first that it wasn't cooked all the way through because it was pink and oily. Waitress MIA until the check. Three sandwiches one beer and one iced tea came to $55 and change before tip. Two stars are for the view and front doors.