DINNER Menu

At Brine, our DAILY Market Bar is an assortment of flavors from sea and shore, and in Newburyport we know something about both! From Shellfish to Crudo to freshly cut Chops, we’ve brought the best of three food specialties together.

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Oysters on the Half Shell* Refer to our Daily Menu Card 2.25-4
Littleneck Clam 2
Jumbo White Stripe Shrimp (4) 12
Power Tower* A collection of all items raw 34/64

SALADS
Green + White Asparagus • Quiche • Parmesan • Lemon Olive Oil 10
Buttered Lobster • Brioche • Cucumber • Zucchini • Mascarpone 18
Fregola •  Mache • Sunflower Seeds • Celery • Melon • Banyuls 11

SOUP
Clam + Pork Chowder Crispy Pork Belly • Potatoes • Smoked Clams 9/cup
Soup du Jour • Changes Daily • Market + Dock Availability 7/cup

SMALL PLATES
Bacon + Egg • Spice Rubbed Bacon • Poached Egg • Fried Oysters •
Brined Green Tomato 13
Smoked Bluefish Pate • Grilled Crostini • Pickled Onion & Mustard Seed 11
Baby Octopus • Beluga Lentils • Soy Beans • Fennel • Sherry • Capers 12
Risotto • Saffron • Fava Beans • Roasted Pepper • Goat Cheese 10
Prime Beef Tartar* • Pickled Legumes • Basil • Ricotta Salata 15
Prawns + Grits • Poached Egg • Cucumber Shallot Fondue 14

CRUDO
Halibut* • Green Olive • Savory Granola • Zucchini • Sauce Verte 15
Sockeye Salmon* • Cucumber • Watercress • Celery • Salmon Skin
“Bacon” 11
Yellow Fin Tuna* • Avocado • Pepperoncini • Radish Sprouts 14

FROM THE BUTCHER
Sausage de la Casa Pomme Frites • Brined Vegetable 16
8 oz. Filet • Cauliflower • Golden Raisin • Capers • Pistachios • Brown Butter 34
12 oz. Prime Sirloin • Bone Marrow Bread Pudding • Broccoli • Bordelaise 39
16 oz. Prime Ribeye • Mushroom Fonduta • New Potato Confit • Fava Beans  44
Duck Duo • Spiced Breast • Garlic Sausage • Smoked Cherry • Mixed Grains •  Mustard Greens • Swiss Chard 28

FROM THE SEA
Monkfish • Duck Confit • Steel Cut Oats • Spinach • Wild Flower Honey 28
Artic Char • Tarragon Fettuccini • Carrots • Fennel • Walnuts 23
Cod • Smoked Vidalia Onion • Purple Potato • Baby Leek • Radish • Sorrel  26
Swordfish • White Asparagus • Elm Mushrooms • Rosemary • Mustard 26

CAVIAR
Buttermilk Panna Cotta • Bellini Crumble • Pickled Red Onion Puree
Hackleback 1/2 ounce 42                                    Caspian Osetra 1/2 ounce 95

DESSERT
Frozen Yogurt Mousse • Rose • Rhubarb •  Brioche 9
Affogato • Chocolate Ice Cream • Amaretto Walnuts • Espresso  9
Milk Chocolate • Black Sesame •  White Sesame •  Almond • Banana 9
Grand Marnier Soufflé • Cherry Anglaise • Baked to Order • Please Allow 20 Minutes 9

LUNCH

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RAW
Oysters on the Half Shell* Refer to our Daily Menu Card 2.25-4
Jumbo White Stripe Shrimp (4) 12
Power Tower* A collection of all raw bar items 34/64

SOUPS and SALADS
Mix Greens • Goat Cheese • Walnuts • Citrus Vinaigrette 8
Green + White Asparagus • Arugula • Parmesan • Lemon Olive Oil 10
Clam + Pork Chowder Crispy Pork Belly • Potatoes • Smoked Clams 9/cup Soup du Jour • Changes Daily • Market + Dock Availability 7/cup

SMALL PLATES
Bacon + Egg • Spice Rubbed Bacon • Poached Egg • Fried Oysters • Brined Green Tomato 13
Prime Beef Tartar* • Black Garlic • Caper Aioli • Pickled Ramps • Mustard • Smoked Egg Yolk • Fry Bread 15
Baby Octopus • Beluga Lentils • Soy Beans • Fennel • Sherry • Capers 12
Salmon Rillette • Pickled Red Onion • Chartreuse Yogurt • Dill • Rye 11

CRUDO
Rhode Island Fluke* • Radish • Nasturtium • Puffed Quinoa • Rhubarb
Vinaigrette 12
Scottish Salmon* • Cucumber • Watercress • Celery • Salmon Skin
“Bacon” 11
Yellow Fin Tuna* • Beets • Fennel • Horseradish • Green Apple 14

SANDWICHES
Sausage de la Casa Pomme Frites • Brined Vegetables 14
Oyster Po Boy • Fried Oyster • Sauce Louis • Baguette 14
Grilled Mushrooms • Mustarda • Mascarpone • Greens 12
Shrimp Salad BLT • Smoked Bacon • Greens • Sun-Dried Tomato Wrap 14
Tuna Nicoise • Olive Tapenade Aioli • Kale • Smoked Egg 12

MAIN PLATES
Mussels + Fries • Saffron Cream • Celery • Orange 18
Fish and Chips • Caper Aioli • Greens + Shallot Vinaigrette 16
6oz. Prime Sirloin • Steak Frites • Parmesan • Roasted Garlic Aioli 24
Chicken • Chickpea Salad • Pickle Vegetable • Watercress 20

DESSERT
Frozen Yogurt Mousse • Gooseberry • White Chocolate 9
Affogato Chocolate Ice Cream • Candied Hazelnuts • Espresso 9
Milk Chocolate • Olive • Sage • Long Pepper • Buttermilk 9

WINE Menu

Domestics, Europeans, Argentinians and three new Caswell Private Label vintages. Brine upholds the tradition of Caswell Restaurant Group’s wine excellence with a custom collection curated by Nancy personally. Enjoy her friendly wine program that complements the ‘merrior’ of the dominating menu influences: shellfish and daily sea catches.

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SPARKLING
Nino Franco - IT 10/48
Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blanc, FR 16/96
Thiénot Champagne Brut, FR 95
Aubry Champagne Brut Premiere Cru, FR 90

WHITE
Marquis de Goulaine Muscadet – FR 32
Sèvre et Maine ‘Clisson’ Muscadet, FR 10/38
L’Ecole Semillon, Chenin - WA 45
Domaine Baumard Savenniere, Chenin - FR 50
Kermit Lynch Reuilly - Loire, FR
La Forcine Vouvray – FR 42
Honig Sauvignon Blanc – Napa, CA 11/42
J. Christopher Sauvignon Blanc - Willamette Valley, OR 42
Merieau Sauvignon de Touraine, Loire, FR 10/38
Montinore Pinot Gris – OR 10/38
Sinskey Abraxas Riesling / Gewurztraminer / Pinot Blanc / Pinot Gris – CA 52
Guillermarine Picpoul – FR 11/42
LaFond Chardonnay – CA 12/45
Bouchard Père & Fils Bourgogne Blanc – FR 11/42
Macon Uchizy Les Maranches – FR 44
Arrowood Chardonnay – CA 43
Sandhi Chardonnay – Santa Barbara, CA 55
William Fevre Royaux Champs Chablis 12/44
Rodet Pouilly-Fuisse – FR 62
La Pierrelee Chablis – FR 46
Broglia “La Meirana” Gavi – IT 60
Hirsch ‘Veltliner #1 Grüner Veltliner, Kampta – Austria 11/40
Malat Kremstal Grüner Veltliner, Kamptal – Austria 11/40
Nigl Grüner Veltliner – Austria 71
Prinz von Hessen Riesling – Germany 9/35
Ravines Dry Riesling – NY 10/40
Loimer Riesling – Austria 44
Leitz Dry Riesling – Germany 55

ROSE
Rose of the Day 11
JCB Cremant d’ Bourgogne Rose, FR 12/60

RED
Bouchard Pere & Fils Bourgogne Rouge - Burgundy, FR 11/42
Soter Pinot Noir – Willamette Valley, OR 62
Lange 3 Hills Cuvee Pinot Noir – Willamette Valley, OR 56
WillaKenzie Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir – OR 63
Etude Pinot Noir – Carneros, CA 56
King Estate Pinot Noir – OR 65
J. Christopher Pinot Noir - “Dundee Hill”, OR 85
Tom Eddy Pinot Noir – Mendocino County, CA 95
Clos Vougeot “Grand Cru” – Burgundy, FR 298
Villa Ponciago Fleurie Reserve Gamay – FR 45
Les Ursulines - Bourgogne, FR 50
Copain Syrah – Mendocino County, CA 12/44
Peay Syrah – Sonoma, CA 65
Ciacci Fabivs Syrah – IT 63
Trapiche Malbec – Argentina 13/50
Haut Monplaisir Malbec, Cahors, FR 41
Clos De La Siete Malbec / Cabernet – Argentina 50
Charles Thomas Côtes du Rhône – FR 9/34
Halter Ranch Cabernet – Paso Robles, CA 13/52
Atalon Cabernet – Napa 50
Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon – Sonoma County 64
Etude Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa, CA 140
Kathryn Hall Cabernet – Napa, CA 145
Turnbull Cabernet – Napa, CA 70
Priest Cabernet – Napa, CA 88
Bell Cabernet / Merlot – Napa 95
Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa, CA 135
Honig Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa, CA 185
Grand Barrail Cabernet / Merlot – Pomerol, FR 72
Chateau Pey La Tour Cabernet / Merlot / Cabernet Franc – FR 12/45
Robert Sinskey “Marcien” Cabernet / Merlot / Cabernet Franc – CA 90
Bedell Merlot – Napa 11/42
Happy Canyon Merlot – Santa Barbara 65
Whitehall Lane Merlot – Napa 75
Turley Zinfandel – Paso Robles, CA 82
Amapola Creek Zinfandel – Sonoma, CA 80

BREWS

We are a region rich in small batch craft beers, each with tastes and stories as eclectic as our menus, as it should be. Come to the bar and you’ll see that our beers are bottled, as their brewers intended!

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Coors Light, CO 4.2% • Light Lager • Very crisp and smooth $4
Harpoon Leviathon Imperial IPA, MA 10% • Big, huge, juicy IPA • Balanced with caramel malts for a smooth malty backbone • Be ready for a “HOP PUNCH IN THE FACE” $8
Monk’s Café Flemish Sour, BEL 5.5% • Flanders Sour • Brewed for the café in PA, this sour is dark and has great hints of fruit $7
Stone ‘Enjoy by 7/4/14′ (22oz.) CA 9.4% • IPA • An incredibly fresh and palatable IPA that is amazingly smooth for its ABV • Only 12 bottles available $17
Unibroue La Fin du Monde, CAN 9% • “The End of the WORLD” • Excellent triple fermentation play on a trappist tripel $8
Timmerman’s Framboise, BEL 4% • Lambic • Red-amber in color • Fresh raspberry aroma with a subtle tart finish • No artificial flavoring $9
Ballast Point Sculpin, CA 7% • West Coast IPA • Quite possibly the best all-around IPA out of San Diego 100 on ratebeer.com $8
Ithica Flower Power, NY 7.5% • East Coast IPA • Elegant, light hopped character • Floral, with a bit of grapefruit on the finish $8
21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon, CA 4.9% • American Wheat • 100 lbs. of watermelon added to the light approachable wheat beer $7
Goose Island Honkers Ale, IL 4.3% • ESB • A great combination of fruity aromatic hops and rich flavorful malts • English pub style bitter $6
Boulevard Tank 7, MO 8.5% • American Farmhouse Ale • Fruit, aroma, spice, complex, dry… this brew has it all $8
Left Hand Milk Stout, (Nitro) CO 6% • English style stout • Well rounded sweet, creamy stout $7
Peak Organic Summer Session, ME 5% • Wheat Ale • A great marriage between a West Coast Pale Ale and a Summer Wheat • Dry-hopped with Amarillo hops $7
Ommegang Three Philosophers, NY 9.8% • Absolute dream beer • This Belgian quad is brewed with a combination of quad & kriek (cherries)
Rochefort Trappiste 10, BEL 11.3% • Belgian quadruple • Perfect Trappist Abbey ale • Plum, raisin black currant • Dark, full flavored quad
Dogfish Head Namaste, DE 5% • Belgian White • Brewed with dried oranges, fresh lemongrass and a bit of coriander $7
Allagash Black, (22oz) ME 7.5% • Belgian-style stout • Hints of roasted coffee and chocolate • Perfect with oysters $16
Far From the Tree “Roots” Cider, (500ml) Salem, MA 6.9% • Dry New England Cider • Bottle Conditioned and Barrel Aged • Carbonated with Maple Syrup $19
Riverwalk Screen Door Summer, NBPT (32oz Growler) 5.5% • American Pale Wheat Ale • Hints of lemon/ citrus and has a floral hop aroma • Very light easy drinking ale • Brewed right here in Newburyport $21

COCKTAILS

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‘Up Beet’ • Local Beet Infused Vodka • Domaine De Canton • Lemon • House Ginger Simple
Chuzzlewit • Amontillado Sherry • Fresh Lemon • Fresh Orange • Meringue
Dr. Funk’s Fix • Old Ipswich ‘Greenhead’ Rum • Fresh Lemongrass •
Canton Ginger Liqueur • Fresh Lime • Fever Tree Ginger Beer
New York Sour • Rowan’s Creek • Fresh Lemon • House Simple • Red Wine Float
Teani • Earl Grey Infused Gin • Fresh Sour • Meringue • Bitters
‘Pain Killer’ • Pussers British Navy Rum • Pineapple + Fresh OJ • Cream of Coconut
Rusted Root • Scorpion Silver Mezcal • Cucumber • Orange Bitters • Ginger Beer
The Last Word • Gin • Fresh Lime • Luxardo Maraschino • Green Chartreuse
Tattoo’d Lady • Blend of Ipswich Rums • Orgeat • Fresh Lime • Pineapple
The Corpse Reviver No. 2 • Gin • Combier • Fresh Lemon • Blonde Lillet • Pernod
‘Old Tom’ Collins • Ransom Old Tom Gin • Fresh Lemon • Meringue • Sugar
Brine Sangria • A blend of Wine, Fruit, Sugar and Brandy

BRINE’s signature cocktails are 11, poured up or on the rocks