BRINE Menus

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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DINNER MENU

Oysters on the Half Shell* Refer to our Daily Menu Card MKT
Littleneck Clam* 2
Jumbo White Stripe Shrimp 4
Power Tower* A collection of all items raw 37/74

CRUDO
Striped Bass* • Green Garlic • Smoked Orange Buttermilk • Black Cumin 14
Arctic Char*• Horseradish Aioli • Trout Roe • Fried Capers 14
Swordfish • Lobster Aioli • Citrus • Pumpkin Oil 15

SALADS
Local Greens • Rhubarb • Goat Cheese • Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette 12
Bibb Lettuce • Almonds • Haricot Verts • Apricots • Banyuls Vinaigrette 13

SOUP
Clam & Pork Chowder • Crispy Pork Belly • Potatoes • Littleneck Clams 9
Soup du Jour • Market & Dock Availability 7

SMALL PLATES
Crab • Squash Pain Perdu • Sunchockes • Bonito 18
Prawns • Vichyssoise • Leeks • Vadouvan 14
Prime Beef Tartare*• Shitake • Fried Oysters • Squid Ink Aioli • Smoked Yolk 16
Bacon + Egg • House Smoked Bacon • Poached Egg • Fried Oysters • Salsa Verde 15
Leek Tortellini • Potato • Pecorino • Almonds • Truffle Oil 15

FROM THE BUTCHER

8 oz Filet* • Potato Pie • Parsnip • Bone Marrow Crumbs • Demi 38
12 oz Prime Sirloin Steak* • Delicata Squash • White Corn Grits • Kale • Fig Jus 42
16 oz Bone-in Prime Ribeye* • Farro • Shallot • Celery Root • Sauce Perigueux  45
Veal* • Squash • Poached Apple + Parsley Salad • Pistachio • Green Peppercorn Jus 36
Sausage de la Casa • change daily 18

FROM THE SEA

Scallops • Gingerbread • Carrots • Concord Grape • Chicory 36
Arctic Char • Salsify • Fig Tart • Fennel • Dill • Rye 29
Cod • Leeks • Chestnut Gnocchi • Baby Turnips • Pomegranate 28
Swordfish • Smoked Squash • Cipollini • Pine Nut Gremolata • Banyuls 30

CAVIAR
Buttermilk Bilini • Minced Shallot • Crème Fraiche • Egg

Daily Selection (Changes often)
Tasting (4 grams) MKT
Half Ounce MKT

LUNCH\

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LUNCH MENU

RAW
Oysters on the Half Shell* Refer to our Daily Menu Card 2.25-4
Jumbo White Stripe Shrimp 4
Littleneck Clam* 2
Power Tower* A collection of all raw bar items 37/74

SOUPS and SALADS
Local Greens • Rhubarb • Goat Cheese • Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette 12
Bibb Lettuce • Almonds • Hericot Verts • Apricots • Banyuls Vinaigrette 13
Soup du Jour • Market & Dock Availability 7
Clam & Pork Chowder • Crispy Pork Belly • Potatoes • Smoked Clams 9

SMALL PLATES
Prime Beef Tartare*• Shitake • Fried Oysters • Squid Ink Aioli • Smoked Yolk 16
Bacon + Egg • Fried Oysters • House Smoked Bacon • Poached Egg • Salsa Verde 15
Crab • Squash Pain Perdu • Sunchokes • Bonito 18

CRUDO
Scallop* • Creme Fraiche • Tomatillo • Grapefruit • Dill  16
Arctic Char • Horseradish Aioli • Trout Roe • Fried Capers 14
Swordfish* • Lobster Aioli • Citrus • Pumpkin Oil 15

SANDWICHES
Roasted Fish • Pickled Onions • Arugula • Black Pepper Aioli 17
Sausage de la Casa • Smoked Yogurt • Pickles • Crispy Shallots • Brioche 18
Pulled Pork • Pickles • Slaw • Swiss Cheese • Barbecue Sauce 16
Scallop Tartine • Smoked Squash • Cranberry Gremolata • Sunchokes MKT
Eggplant & Mushroom • Gruyere • Onion Jam • Rye Bread 16

MAIN PLATES
Seared Arctic Char Tacos • Cranberry Compote • Cabbage • Burnt Jalapeno 20
Fish and Chips • Tartar Sauce • Slaw 19
Seared Cod • Potato • Leeks • Squash • Capers 23

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 13/60
Lacourte-Godbillon Brut Premiere Cru, PT 17/80
Langlois Cremant Rose, FR 14/60
Thiénot Champagne Brut, FR 95
Taittinger Champagne Brut, FR 110

WHITE
Sèvre et Maine ‘Clisson’ Muscadet, FR 10/38
Domaine de la Mulonniere Chenin Blanc – Loire, FR 42
Domaine Baumard Savenniere, Chenin – FR 50
Le Coeur de la Reine Sauvignon Blanc – Loire, FR 11/42
J. Christopher Sauvignon Blanc – Willamette Valley, OR 54
Cantina Valle Isarco Sauvignon Blanc – Alto Adige, IT 12/46
Sinskey Abraxas Riesling / Gewurztraminer / Pinot Blanc / Pinot Gris – CA 68
Moulin De Gassac Picpoul de Pinet – Languedoc, FR 11/42
Hecht & Bannier Languedoc Blanc Picpoul / Roussanne – Languedoc, FR 45
La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc – Rhone, FR 115
J. Wilkes Chardonnay – Santa Maria Valley, CA 13/50
Domaine des Chenevières Chardonnay – Burgundy, FR 58
Macon Uchizy Les Maranches – FR 44
Sandhi Chardonnay – Santa Barbara, CA 60
Albert Bichot Saint-Veran Chardonnay – Burgundy, FR 50
William Fevre Royaux Champs Chablis 44
Leflaive ‘Oncle Vincent’ –Burgundy, FR 57
Bouchard Pere et Fils Pouilly-Fuisse – FR 72
La Guardiense ‘Janare’ Greco – IT 12/46
Broglia “La Meirana” Gavi – IT 60
Machherndl Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner – Austria 12/46
Loimer Grüner Veltliner – Austria 42
Kerpen Riesling – Germany 9/34
Hugel Riesling – Alsace, FR 44
Domaine Zind Humbrecht Muscat – Alsace – FR 58

RED
Cartlidge & Browne Pinot Noir – North Coast, CA 11/42
Adelsheim Pinot Noir- Willamette Valley, OR 54
Morgan Double L Vineyard Pinot Noir – Santa Lucia
Highlands, Central Coast, CA 75
King Estate Pinot Noir – OR 65
Cobb Rice-Spivak Vineyard Pinot Noir – Sonoma Coast, CA 99
Citation Pinot Noir – Willamette Valley, OR 75
Hirsch Pinot Noir – San Andreas Fault – Sonoma, CA 120
Donum Pinot Noir – Sonoma County, CA 125
Faiveley Mercurey Clos des Myglands “Premier Cru” – Burgundy, FR 85
Prieur Chambertin “Grand Cru” – Burgundy, FR 300
Villa Ponciago Fleurie Reserve Gamay – FR 45
Roche Guillon Fleurie Gamay – Beaujolais, FR 46
Tensley Syrah – Santa Barbara, CA 65
Ciacci Fabivs Syrah – IT 63
E. Guigal St. Joseph Syrah – Rhone, FR 71
J.L. Chave Mon Cœur Côtes du Rhône – Rhône, FR 15/58
Michele Chiarlo ‘Tortoniano’ Barolo – Piedmont, IT 76
Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon – Paso Robles, CA 15/58
Starmont Cabernet – Napa 50
Clos de los Siete Malbec/Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon – AR 14/52
Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa,CA 71
Franciscan Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa, CA 89
Laely Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa,CA 79
Hook & Ladder Cabernet Sauvignon – Sonoma County – CA 71
Halter Ranch Ancestor Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec / Petit Verdot – Paso Robles, CA 110
Ehlers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa, CA 120
Ghost Block Cabernet Sauvignon – Oakville, CA 125
Encosta Cabernet – Napa Valley, CA 150
Robert Sinskey “Marcien” Cabernet / Merlot / Cabernet Franc – CA 150
Whitehall Lane Merlot – Napa, CA 75
Darioush Merlot – Napa, CA 105
Turley Zinfandel – Paso Robles, CA 82
La Guardiense ‘Janare’ Rosso Riserva – IT 13/50

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 Banquet, CO 5% • American Lager • $4

Miller High Life, WI 4.6% • Lager • $4

Von Trapp Pilsner, VT 5.4% • Czech Style Pils • $6

Abita Amber Lager, NOLA 4.5% • Amber Ale •  $6

Sixpoint Crisp, Brooklyn, NY 5.4% • Pilsner • $6

Jack’s Abby Springdale Pearly Wit, MA 5% • Witbier • $9

Allagash Belgian White, ME 5% • Belgian Wheat Ale • $7

Woodchuck Amber, VT 5% • Cider • $6

Stormalong Mass Appeal, MA 5.8% • Cider • $8

Artifact Wild Thing, MA 6% • Cider • $9

Riverwalk, Newburyport, MA 6.7% • IPA • $6

Zero Gravity Cone Head IPA, MA  5.7% • IPA • $7

Otter Creek Free Flow, VT 6% • IPA • $7

Mighty Squirrel Cosmic Distortion, MA 8% • Imperial IPA • $9

Lord Hobo Steal This Can, MA 6.5% • IPA • $8

Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, NH 6.7% • Brown Ale • $6

Left Hand Milk Stout, CO 6% • English Style Stout • $7

North Coast Old Rasputin, CA 9% • Russian Imperial Stout • $9

Jack’s Abby Copper Legend, MA 5.7% • Oktoberfest • $8

COCKTAILS

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N.35 Daron Calvados • Four Roses Bourbon • Pomegranate • Raw Local Honey • Apple-Sage Bitters

N.38 Tito’s Vodka • Cider Reduction • Lemon • Prosecco

N.41 Charred Rosemary Gin • Luxardo Albicocca • Citrus • Mint Tea Syrup

N.46 Pig’s Nose Scotch • Gran Classico • Hibiscus Cordial • Lemon

N.47 Deacon Giles Spiced Rum • Spiced Orange Shrub • Maple • Ginger Beer • Cardamom Bitters

N.4 El Buho Mezcal • Lustau Manzanilla Sherry • Carrot • Orange • Lime • Tabasco

Christmas Eve Menu

RAW

Oysters on the Half Shell* Refer to our Daily Card MKT

Littleneck Clam* 2

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail 4

Power Tower* A collection of all items raw and poached 37/74

SOUPS AND SALADS

Clam & Pork Chowder • Crispy Pork Belly • Potatoes • Littleneck Clams 9

Soup du Jour • Market & Dock Availability 7

Local Greens • Apple • Goat Cheese • Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette 12

Bibb Lettuce • Almonds • Haricot Verts • Apricot •  Banyuls Vinaigrette 13

SMALL PLATES

Prawns • Vichyssoise • Leeks • Vadouvan 14

Crab • Squash Pain Perdu • Sunchokes • Bonito 18

Prime Beef Tartare*• Shitake • Fried Oysters • Squid Ink Aioli • Smoked Yolk  16

Gnocchi • Sunchokes • Lemon • Crispy Shallots • Chives  14

CRUDO

Scallop* • Crème Fraîche • Tomatillo • Grapefruit • Dill 16

Arctic Char*• Horseradish Aioli • Trout Roe • Fried Capers  14

Swordfish* • Lobster Aioli • Citrus • Pumpkin Oil 15

SANDWICHES

Roasted Fish • Pickled Onions • Arugula • Black Pepper Aioli  17

Eggplant & Mushroom • Gruyere • Onion Jam • Rye Bread 16

Sausage de la Casa • Smoked Yogurt • Pickles • Crispy Shallots • Brioche 18

MAIN PLATES

8 oz Filet* • Sweet Potato Pie • Parsnips • Bone Marrow Crumbs • Demi 38

16 oz Bone-in Prime Ribeye* • Farro • Shallot • Celery Root • Sauce Périgueux 45

Scallops • Gingerbread • Carrots • Concord Grape • Chicory 36

Arctic Char • Salsify • Fig Tart • Fennel • Dill • Rye 29

CAVIAR

Buttermilk Blini • Minced Shallot • Crème Fraiche • Egg

Daily Selection (Changes often)

Tasting (4 grams) MKT

Half Ounce MKT

New Year’s Eve Menu

First Course

Lobster Bisque  • Lobster + Sunchoke Succotash

Or

Grilled Gem Lettuces • Cured Salmon • Capers • Croutons • Black Pepper Buttermilk

 Second Course

Sweet Bread “Schnitzel”  • Pickled Beet • Greens • Scallop Bacon Vinaigrette

Or

Chestnut Cavatelli • Lobster • Parsnip • Pepitas • Pumpkin Oil

 Main Course

Sirloin  • Pears • Red Kuri Squash • Potato Gallette

Or

Monkfish • Artichoke • Smoked Date • Gooseberry • Salsa Verde

 Dessert

Spiced Doughnuts  • Pumpkin Latte • Cranberry • Yogurt Sorbet

Or

Stout Gateau • Caramelized White Chocolate • Apple • Palmier

$80 pp plus tax + gratuity