After a four-year absence, this booth at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has made its comeback, and we’re here to dish the details!
2026 booth
The 2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is now underway, and there’s no shortage of things to experience. You’ll find numerous booths serving up delicious eats, plenty of merchandise to snag (naturally), and even live concerts to enjoy. But no need to feel overwhelmed — we’ve got all the essentials covered for you. Right now, we’re zeroing in on one particular location — the Hops and Barley Booth — to bring you the complete rundown! So, is it worth checking out? Let’s dive in!
Menu
Over at the Hops & Barley Booth, you’ll find a variety of available items. There are two returning festival favorites here, including Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll and the Freshly Baked Chocolate Pudding Cake. There is also a new Smoked Brisket and Cheddar Melt. There are a few new beers here you can try, including Harpoon Brewery Southie Lager and Allagash Brewing Company Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale.
2026 Hops & Barley Menu
Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself!
Eats
First up, we grabbed the Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll with Warm-Water Lobster, Rock Shrimp, Lobster Bisque, and Sherry-Crème Fraîche on a Toasted Brioche Bun for $8.99. This item is one of the 30th Anniversary Legacy Items. In 2025, this item was at the Flavors of America booth and it was INCREDIBLE! It was so perfectly meaty, with an amazing amount of lobster for the price. The shrimp was also incredible, and the lobster bisque was herbaceous.
Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll
This year, the bun was the star, as was the butter on the side! The bread was so fluffy and soft, and the butter helped balance out the fishy taste of the seafood filling.
Gulf Coast-style Seafood Roll
Next, we grabbed the new Smoked Brisket and Cheddar Melt for $6.49. This is a Chopped Smoked Brisket, Caramelized Onions, Tangy Barbecue, and Cheddar Sauce on a Potato Roll.
Smoked Brisket and Cheddar Melt
Finally, for dessert, we tried the returning Freshly Baked Chocolate Pudding Cake with Kentucky Bourbon Caramel for $4.99. This item was also at the Flavors of America booth in 2025, and we loved it then! We thought that the cake is really dense and super chocolatey while being rich in flavor.
Freshly Baked Chocolate Pudding Cake
This year it was SO rich and had a delightful gooey center that oozed out when you cut into it. The outside had a sweeter and creamier milk chocolate flavor than the center filling, but the whole thing is a lava cake lover’s dream.
Inside the cake!
Between the ooey gooeyness of the chocolate cake and the melted butter with the sandwich, you’re going to need some napkins for this booth! Maybe do these eats at a table?
Now, time for the drinks!
Drinks
In terms of drinks on this menu, we got the new Harpoon Brewery Southie Lager from Boston for $6.00 for a 6 oz pour, or you can get a 12 oz pour for $9.75. We thought this was strong and alcohol-forward from the first sip, with a pronounced and bitter pine taste that was quite earthy. There’s a smidge of fruitiness to balance, but not much.
Harpoon Brewery Southie Lager
You can also grab a Samuel Adams Boston Brick Red Irish Red Ale from Boston, MA. You can get a 6 oz pour for $6.00 or 12 oz pour for $9.75. This wasn’t quite as strong as the Lager, but it was still noticeably alcohol-forward. It leaned into apple notes and was smoother and easier to drink, as it was the least bitter of the three.
Sam Adams Bright Red Irish Ale
There is also the new Allagash Brewing Company Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale, Portland, ME, $6.00 to $9.75. It was also quite strong, and it’s a darker ale with a decent amount of bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste. This has the deepest and most robust flavor profile.
Allagash Brewing Company Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale
You can try all three beers for $12.75 with a Beer Flight.
Beer flight
That’s all for this booth, how did it stack up?
OVERALL
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