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NN JJ EEWW EERRSSEEYY BB RREEWWEERRIIEESS LEW BRYSON & MARK HAYNIE 0 11557 03504 9 STACKPOLE BOOKS Copyright ©2008 by Stackpole Books Published by STACKPOLE BOOKS 5067 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 www.stackpolebooks.com All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Stackpole Books. The authors and publisher encourage readers to visit the breweries and sample their beers and recommend that those who consume alcoholic beverages travel with a nondrinking driver. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FIRST EDITION Cover design by Caroline Stover Labels and logos are used with permissions from the breweries Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bryson, Lew. New Jersey breweries / Lew Bryson & Mark Haynie. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8117-3504-9 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-8117-3504-4 (pbk.) 1. Bars (Drinking establishments)—New Jersey—Guidebooks. 2. Breweries— New Jersey—Guidebooks. 3. Microbreweries—New Jersey—Guidebooks. 4. Beer— New Jersey—Guidebooks. I. Haynie, Mark, 1950– II. Title. TX950.57.N5B79 2008 647.95749—dc22 2007052800 To my children Thomas and Nora Unreservedly the best kids I know LB To my wife Mary Lu Who has been the rock on which I lean MH C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments ix Introduction xiii The Big Red One: The Flying Eagle 1 Anheuser-Busch 3 A word about . . . Beer Traveling 8 The Jersey You Think You Know: Megalopolis 11 Climax Brewing 14 Cricket Hill Brewing Company 18 Egan and Sons 22 Gaslight Brewery and Restaurant 28 Harvest Moon Brewery 32 J. J. Bitting Brewing Company 37 Pizzeria Uno 41 Trap Rock Restaurant and Brewery 45 A word about . . . Micros, Brewpubs, and Craft Brewers 50 Sand, Salt, Surf, and Suds: Down the Shore 53 The Original Basil T’s Brewery and Italian Grill 57 Basil T’s Brewpub and Italian Grill 61 Laird and Company 66 Tun Tavern 70 Brewer’s Apprentice 76 A word about . . . Brewing Beer 80 Something about a Riverside Town: The Western Waters 85 River Horse Brewing Company 88 The Ship Inn 93 Triumph Brewing Company 98 Flying Fish Brewing Company 102 A word about . . . New Jersey Food 108 vii viii • Contents This Is Jersey Too: Skylands 111 High Point Brewing Company 113 Krogh’s Restaurant and Brew Pub 118 Long Valley Pub and Brewery 123 Beerwebs 127 Glossary 129 Index 143 A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S W hew. This was a rush. Mark and I undertook this book on a short schedule, figuring we could easily swing it, with only twenty breweries and a relatively small area to cover. Let me tell you: New Jersey’s small, but it’s action-packed. First, thanks go to my partner, Mark Haynie. Mark did a lot of the brewery legwork on this book, and he took my criticisms and suggestions on his writing with his customary endearing cheerfulness. He taught me a few things about enthusiasm and adaptability too. Nice work, Mark; I could not have done this one without you. Thanks again to Kyle Weaver, my editor at Stackpole, who asked me for two years, “How about that New Jersey book?” Points for persis- tence, Kyle, and patience too. I’d also like to thank those intrepid folks who keep the torch of beer appreciation burning: the bar owners, retailers, and specialty whole- salers. Supporting beer variety in New Jersey has been a tough haul, but you folks are up to the job. My gratitude as well to the folks who helped us find the best in the Garden State. That’s the users who keep things up-to-date on two first- class beer websites: BeerAdvocate.com and Pubcrawler.com. Thanks for some excellent tips; I wouldn’t have found Tierney’s without you. Two very good friends of mine in New Jersey, Mike Gates and Rich Pawlak, have dragged me around to some top-notch places for food and beer; that was a great night at the Jug Handle, guys. Special thanks to Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, and John Gorka, who filled my car with appropriate tunes as I cruised around the state, trying not to get lost “somewhere in the swamps of Jersey.” My father, Lew, gave me unfailing map support, as usual. My chil- dren, Thomas and Nora, take everything in stride—latchkey afternoons, late dinners, bottles and growlers all over the house—and always wel- come me home. And as ever, my wife, Catherine, made it all possible. I can never thank her enough. To all of you, cheers! LB ix
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