About RiverWalk Brewing Co.
RiverWalk Brewing Co. is a brewery and taproom on Parker Street in Newburyport. Its website says it is 100% family, community, and employee-owned. Steve and Betsy Sanderson founded it in 2012.
The brewery started in a sub-leased basement with a growler only business model. It has since grown into a production facility and taproom. The website says the beer is brewed sustainably in Newburyport.
The flagship is Riverwalk IPA, with notes of orange, lemon, grapefruit and pine. The list also includes a hazy New England IPA, an English style bitter, a light lager and a pilsner. House-brewed hard seltzer and seltzer cocktails are on the menu too.
The kitchen serves pizza, nachos, pretzels and wings, and the beer garden has outdoor seating. Groups of 20 to 100 can book a private party. More people have reviewed RiverWalk Brewing Co. on Google than any other brewery, taproom or beer shop in Newburyport on this site.
From RiverWalk Brewing Co.'s own website and its Google listing, read October 26, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Map
Questions people ask
Does RiverWalk Brewing have food?
Yes. The food menu lists pizza, nachos, soft pretzels, wings and salads. The website also says the brewery does catering.
Can I take beer home?
Yes. The website says it offers 4 packs, growlers, logs and full kegs. Which beers come in which package is listed on its drink menu.
Can I book a private party?
Yes. The website takes party bookings for groups from 20 to 100. You can start on its parties page.
Is RiverWalk Brewing wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance and a wheelchair accessible parking lot.
Which breweries are close by?
Newburyport Brewing Company is 0.4 miles away. BareWolf Brewing in Amesbury is 4.4 miles away, and Brewery Silvaticus and Mill 77 Brewing, also in Amesbury, are both 4.6 miles away.
Answers come from RiverWalk Brewing Co.'s website and its Google listing, read October 26, 2026.
Breweries near RiverWalk Brewing Co.

Before you visit RiverWalk
Check riverwalkbrewing.com before you go. The drink menu shows what is on draft and what comes in cans. The site also covers fire pit reservations in the beer garden.
Come hungry. The pizza list runs from a plain cheese pie to one topped with goat cheese and hot honey. Pick up a four-pack on your way out.
Newburyport Brewing Company is 0.4 miles away, so it makes an easy second stop. BareWolf Brewing in Amesbury is 4.4 miles away. Brewery Silvaticus is 4.6 miles away.
