Bethlehem Brew Works

As the name implies, the Bethlehem Brew Works is a beer place, winning countless national and even world awards. With that said, the beer is indeed excellent. As I am a darker beer drinker, I found their ESB more my taste over their Steelgaarden Wit. Both are Ales, but ESB is darker. I('m sure if you have a taste for Belgian Ales you will love Steelgaarden. Their Oatmeal Stout does taste dilute mud.
I have less respect for the food. I'd almost equate it to a rocket scientist leaving her child in a closed car in mid-Summer. I was either given the blandest Kobe beef burger ever known to man, or they just slid me a patty from Giant by accident. The sampler appetizer pack included Buffalo Wings, which thankfully were not advertised as super hot wings (PROTIP: Vinegar is not a hot sauce); I might have bought them in subliminal tribute to Tim Russert. Though I think their food is shit, I will give them credit for excellent Mozzerella Sticks--lightly battered and made with superb cheese.
The decor is typical post-Industrial Rust Belt revival. They try to invoke the ghost of the Steel, but that doesn't work as well when the restaurant was built in the corpse of Orr's department store. Starter's Riverport achieves the desired effect better, in large part because they are in the remains of a Bethlehem Steel building.
The only reason to go to the Brew Works is the beer. The food is sub-par, over-glorified bar fare. The atmosphere is artificial. While the Brew Works is noteworthy for being the restaurant that serves as the cornerstone of Restaurant Row in Historic Bethlehem, bringing many more restaurants to Broad Street like Edge and Apollo Grill (merely big names, I'm not reviewing them yet). If you want to enjoy the Brew Works, buy a little brown jug(you read that right) of beer and go to a local BYOB.