We visited on a Wednesday night, when flights are discounted and there is Trivia. Being the off season, the brewery was only open in the upper area that I had never seen before. It had giant comfy couches, tall ceilings, and beautiful, upscale decor that made this feel like a glamorous experience. Our server was extremely personable and knowledgeable, what a delight! He answered our tons of questions and had great wine recommendations for my friend. We got conflicting information from the hostess vs the server on whether food was available and what time they closed, which seemed a little odd. Ultimately I was able to order off the abbreviated trivia food menu, and really enjoyed the Winter Vegetable Flatbread with sweet potato, Swiss chard, kale, and gruyere - very unique recipe with lots of distinct flavors that came together beautifully! The crust was soft and I dipped it in some beer cheese that came with my friend's pretzel (the cheese seemed a little watery to me but had a distinct beer flavor, so bonus points for actually being a beer cheese!) I couldn't tell if a couple of my beers got rearranged on my flight board, so wasn't sure which I liked and didn't. One was smokier than I would have thought it would be but had a sweet taste. The Boch was a bit bitter for my taste. I really enjoyed the White Stout most of all to my surprise - normally a heavier beer is just okay and not the favorite of my taste buds, but this one was so unique in style and crispiness. The beers all seemed very European leaning and authentic in flavor, although a bit on the heavier / less sweet side (fitting for the colder weather but not my personal favorite). The trivia host seemed to have a lot of regulars and the volume wasn't overbearing, I'll have to check it out again and actually play next time. I really loved the cozy upper brewery area - check it out before the renovations finish downstairs LOL! read more

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Peaceful setting overlooking the vineyard. The wine was good, cider excellent, and beer was fairly solid, but it was a ridiculous $18 for the flight. I had the Cape Vod Po Boy, overall pretty good but a bit too much bread. The house made potato chips were the true star of the show, best chips we have ever had. Only negative with this place was that the service was quite inattentive. read more

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Love, the fact that this place has a winery, a vineyard, a brewery, a taproom, and a cindery all in one place. Even cooler, you can get flights of everything. Everybody here is friendly and wanting to go out of their way to make your experience a good one. read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

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Last year for my Valentine birthday we had a fun evening at Taproot but this year it was a total disappointment. Next year we'll definitely go elsewhere. We had a reservation so upon arrival we were quite surprised to learn we were dining in a different location than we had anticipated. Our table felt like it was in the middle of all the traffic and our food was just ok. My husband had the cod sandwich. The roll was too bulky and the sauce which is in place of tarter, he really disliked. Luckily, he had that on the side. My burger was really bland and dry. Last year the menu options were not only more tasty, but more enjoyable. Nothing like a birthday dinner out that falls short. read more

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Came here while in town on business. Nice pleasant spot out of the way of the touristy area of Newport. Nice little vineyard with cute outdoor patio. I came on Trivia night so it was a little loud but fun atmosphere. I got a sandwich it was very good and prepared fast. Decent beer selection as well. Would come back. Service was friendly and fast. read more

The dining area had a nice ambiance with plenty of ambient lighting. The yellowfin tuna and squash dish was amazing--it had lots of flavor and was perfectly prepared. However, I was disappointed with the chowder. It lacked flavor and had a very runny consistency. The strawberry crème brûlée was good, but the top was burnt instead of caramelized properly, which affected the overall taste. The service wasn't bad, but it seemed a bit off after I mentioned that the chowder was only "okay." My table also tried the monkfish tacos, and the Tap burger. I tried the monkfish but not the burger. Both received high marks from everyone there. Also tried the blueberry cider.. Mediocre. read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Strawberry crème brûlée - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

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Darcy was a great attentive server! Food was excellent! Music ambiance top notch. Highly recommend! read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Beautiful Menu - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

This was our first time checking out the brewery part of Newport vineyards. It was a quiet day and there was lots of seating with great views through the windows the vineyards. Definitely recommend coming in the off season for quieter vibes. It's a busy place in the warm months. They had a lot of great snack deals and a full menu when it's the busy season. Their full pour for the Big Lebrewski was worth the trip! read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

What an awesome find. Great ambiance. Superb beer selections and super friendly servers. I had the White Stout and Red Ale and both were very good. We got the pretzel, which I expected to be a giant pretzel but was actually 3 smaller pretzels. Beer cheese was great, but the mustard will put hair on yourchest... pretty spicy. Loved my Magical Pig Pizza and my son said his Motha Clucka Chicken Sandwich was very good. I would definitely come back if in the area. read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

Stopped in with a friend early on Saturday afternoon and everything was delicious. Our waitress, Alyce, was amazing! Very knowledgeable about the menu items, very informative about the wine and cider flight selections, and so friendly and attentive. The desserts were the best part of the meal- cupcake flight was beautiful and tasted amazing! We will definitely be back! read more

While in the Newport area visiting family for Thanksgiving we stoped here on a rainy day to check it out. So glad we did! The brewery staff was super friendly and the beer was great, my husband and I both tried flights to get a feel for a variety of the beers they had on tap. I tried Comet, F-Bomb, Happy, and Chaos. They were all great. Also their food is made from scratch, and is sourced locally farm to table. To say it's insanely good doesn't even do it justice. You have to go there and try it for yourself to understand it. Unfortunately, I don't drink wine so I can't give a review as to the wines they serve. The grounds of the winery itself are absolutely gorgeous. Definitely a place worth checking out if you're in the area. read more

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We had an appetizer sampler and a selection of wines and beers. Darcy took care of us and was absolute AMAZING!!!!! If you can only have one server this year make it Darcey !! The beer is fantastic and OH MY the snack Attack board was amazing!!! read more

Food was awesome and server was great. We enjoyed it and will come back again. Thank you.

Had fun with friends visiting Tap Room. Darcy was an amazing server and gave us great suggestions.

Stunning atmosphere! We stopped in early in the day. Unfortunately needed a reservation, set one up for later in the evening. This gave us the opportunity to take a look outside on a beautiful November day. Gorgeous property! When we returned for the reservation- our reservation was lost (even though their employees set it up as we waited earlier in the day.) Luckily, as it was late there were tables available. My husband had a sampler and pregnant me ordered pretzels. Have to say- the cheese was delivered to the table with a skin layer on top like it has been sitting out for awhile. For such a nice place this shocked me. Also, it was a beer battered cheese. As we stop at breweries a lot to meet my husbands interests, I have come to love beer cheese. I was disgusted by the flavor or lack there of with Taproots cheese. I also found their pretzel hard and lacking flavor. I can say my husband really liked their beers. Infused with grapes. The gift store is really impressive! Large and lots of things to look at. read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

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All I can say is that I am so glad that we had a gift card for this place! Sydney was our server- completely ignored Daniel's request for a coke with no ice... there is more ice than soda still in his glass Plastic straws I ordered a glass of Moscato- It tastes like Chardonnay Sydney's response to me was that I must not be use to their wine. The sandwich I ordered was greasy The sandwich Daniel ordered was dry as hell And who puts pickled broccoli on a plate with a fish sandwich?? Will never ever be back Service and food needs to be better for local places to be regarded as special read more

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Service was great. very interesting. Mix of flavors, fresh flavors. Very nice wine! Darcy provided excellent service

Great food .beautiful view if vineyards. The beer was very good .Service was excellent. The prices were not that bad . Would definitely return. read more

Excellent food and ambiance. Great music for the brunch. Darcey was a great server!! Highly recommend

Was visiting Newport and our beach day got cancelled bc of rain, so we headed here for a beer and wine tasting. Love that they have both a brewery and winery at the same facility. It worked out perfect for a wine-living gal and her beer-loving husband. We didn't have a reservation but the host up-front was super sweet and got us a table. Love how they are doing their beer and wine flights and we had a good time each trying four of them. We also got the chips and salsa and the salsa was delicious! Nice and fresh. Plus they had great music playing, which made the afternoon all that more enjoyable! read more

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Darcey was great and informative. Service was great. Will be back for summer list of beers on tap. Thank you!

I had the Summa Clucah sandwich and it was delicious. The bread was nice and doughy. My friend had the fish sandwich and loved it. The pork and pickle pizza was also really good. The wine flights are plenty for people who are not big drinkers. It's a nice way to try 4 different flavors or wine or beer. Our favorite wines were the Great White, Island White, and the Merlot. For dessert we had the Summer Treats and they were ok. Coffee was kinda cold and super expensive for what it was. The white sangria was ok but the wine was better. Enjoy a beautiful view of the vineyard if you sit out outside. Friendly service. Would definitely come back here! read more

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Our server Darcey was great, and the French toast with apples were delicious! We had the spiciest bloody Mary ever. The hoppy huevos rancheros were tasty, though the tortillas were a little difficult to eat. read more

Fantastic! Food was amazing!!! Flights very generous and great variety. Service exceptional! Darcey was great!!! Will be back for sure!

What a find!!! I hadn't been to Newport in quite some time, other than an in and out day trip for a wedding. So when we were already close by, I decided to check out what I thought was still only a winery. Much to my liking they had added on not only a brewery but a nice restaurant as well! I'm unsure which I l enjoyed more; the wine, beer, or the food. Wait maybe the venue...... I think I'll throw a party just to use the space(there's plenty of if.) Seriously this venue is perfect for bachelor or bachelorette parties, birthdays, or even work related events. I can't wait to have my next birthday so that I can get a group of friends together and make the haul back up to Newport. I suggest you all do as well! Cheers read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Flights - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

This place is absolutely amazing!!!! Food, drinks, staff!!! Do not miss this place! Mushroom bruschetta, cheese board!! All of it, YES!

great food and drinks! Our Server, Darcey, was super knowledgeable and gave awesome recommendations on drinks.

Gina rocks! Great food drinks and wine!! We loved the cheese hoard with all local cheeses.

Darcy was amazing!!! we had a large group for a bachelorette party and the service with Darcy was fast and accurate!

Excellent beer and great food... has the pretzels and motherclucker sandwich - awesome! Sandwich can with excellent salt & pepper chips as well. Great service from Gina! read more

This place has something for everyone. Exceptional service, fun atmosphere, and fantastic beer. Keep an eye out for their special releases! We had flights and had a hard time picking our favorites. Will definitely be back! read more

This place is nirvana. Beer, wine, hyper-friendly service, a beautiful winery off the patio, fire pits, and that dessert sweetboard! Wow!

This is the restaurant at Newport Vineyards and it was the best meal we had during our time in Newport. The wine was delicious - we had two tasting flights and ended up buying some bottles on our way out! The salad was very fresh and tasty. Definitely recommend the cheesy spinach dip as well! The inside section was nice with natural light, but I would suggest sitting in the covered outdoor space if you can - it has a very nice view of the vineyard! read more

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Came here for dinner and beer for my husband. It's part of the Newport Winery building which also has a restaurant and it's a pretty cool setup. So we were here on the coldest day and I was freezing the whole time we were there and had to keep my jacket on. I am never cold so this is not normal for me. We started with the Pretzels and Quahog chowder. Both came out piping hot which was great! The pretzels were good and the chowder was my favorite part of the night and ate the entire thing! Also super cute presentation. Then for dinner I had the Mac and cheese and my husband had the burger. The burger was tasty but the bun to meat ratio was off and there was too much bun to meat. The Mac and cheese was okay but really lacked seasoning I needed salt and pepper and then I think that would have made it really good! The cornbread on top was interesting it was kind of chewy and I'm not sure it was a good concept to the dish. However it was a great portion size for the price! I was unable to partake in the beer as I'm pregnant currently but I did grab some to go for when I can partake in a little over a month . We'll definitely be back I wish I could give it 3.5 stars because that's where we were at when we left but it wasn't our favorite. read more

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This place is located on the Newport Vineyards and is separate from the tasting room. We got the cheese board which came with 3 kinds of cheese, spiced nuts, and various fruits. The cheddar and soft cheese were delicious. I wish the third option wasn't blue cheese but that's what they had that day. read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Cheese board - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

Made reservations in advance for our trip to Newport. Was very disappointed. Waitress either knew very little about the adjacent/attached winery or had no interest in serving. No I do fiction on flights for beer or wine. Usually at these places with tastings the staff goes into great details about the choices. Had to send back my Sauvignon blanc and what I got in place of wasn't much better. My local tomato dish with burrito looked beautiful but lacked flavor as well as the potato salad w/arugula. Husbands tuna sandwich sounded amazing but was meh also. Pretty view out to the vineyards but not enough to bring me back. read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Beer and yucky wine - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

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My boyfriend and I took my parents here for lunch about two weeks ago while visiting from out of town. Unfortunately the vineyard doesn't offer tours like they used to, but most of the grounds is open for free roaming if you want to walk around / take photos etc. The day we went it was gray and rainy, so the patio covers were pulled down - but the view of the vineyard from the patio was still good. I imagine on a warm sunny day it's amazing on the shaded patio with the covers up. We went for lunch, and the menu is largely what I imagined - elevated American pub fare. We shared the cheese board to start. Then my dad and I each got the Fried Fishwich, my mom got one of the pizzas, and my boyfriend got a Kimchi Turkey Wrap. The fish sandwiches and pizza were good, my boyfriend says the Kimchi Turkey wrap was just okay - apparently it was lacking on the Kimchi flavor profile, and tasted more like an ordinary Turkey wrap. The wine and beer selection was also good. I was impressed with the attentiveness of the waitstaff; they had a duo walking around exclusively talking wine/beer orders so you didn't have to wait long for a refill. read more

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This is the first brewery I've ever visited that is nestled within a winery! Personally, I think it's great that there's options for wine and beer lovers alike, so if you're going with a group, the odds are that there's something for everyone. If I could rate the food and beer independently of each other I would give the food a 4 and the beer a 3. It would average out to a 3.5 if Yelp allowed half stars, but alas! The beers I sampled in my flight didn't really hit the mark for me, minus the Vineyard Pilsner. I'm not into hoppy beers so the IPAs I sampled were too bitter for me. If you're into IPAs then you'll be fine. I had wished they had a wheat beer or a sour on draft, but maybe they will the next time. The food and service here is stellar. There's ample choices for snacking or a full meal. The pretzel is only $5 and it came out piping hot and perfectly salted. The Mac & Cheese was excellent too and I'd recommend that to anyone that comes in. It coming out in a cast iron dish, and you should have enough to bring home unless you're really hungry! read more

Taproot Brewing Co. - Beer Flights and Pretzel - Brewpubs Near Me - Middletown, Rhode Island

Atmosphere was perfect. Menu was nothing special. Food came out cold, waitress forgot to bring up plates but manager replaced our appetizer order after we complained. Waitress was sweet but not trained ; she never checked on us . I asked for more mustard and it never arrived. Service was not up to par for a vineyard with only a few guests eating. It seemed like the staff were rushing to leave as we saw them all running out. The food was just okay. The pastrami was very fatty and I honestly should have returned it. The braided roll it was on was pretty neat . The cheese cake was delicious but needs a little more Carmel sauce on the place. Wines and ipa we ordered were good Service seriously needs attention! read more

*Bar review only* This place was great! Needed a little change from drinking wine for a while and glad this place was connected to it! Great beer, friendly staff, cool vibe. Come here, they have something for everyone. read more