Mike

After moving to an area with less craft beer than I was used to, I built NJCB to explore local places with craft beer. I love a delicious hoppy IPA, a funky Saison and a rich porter. I love saving money, drinking beer and traveling around New Jersey. #TeamNJCB.

Barcade Events in July

Just a teaser… Brooklyn Brewery will be there on July 7 and Epic (welcome to NJ!) will be at Barcade on July 14.  Party starts at 5PM.  Details to follow when they arrive. You can also check out Barcade’s website, Twitter stream and Facebook if you desire. The address is 163 Newark Avenue in Jersey City.

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cranbury buyrite beerfest

Cranbury Beer Fest 2011… starts in 3 hours!

Saturday, June 18, 2011 – 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Cranbury BuyRite Liquors featuring Beeo Tasting, Music, Food and Fun.  Tickets are $50 per person. Representing some of New Jersey’s finest craft brewers, the BuyRite Cranbury Beer Fest is a premiere tasting event. Brewers will offer everything from IPAs and lagers to wiesbiers, doppel and trippel bocks, stouts, and ales.  All attendees will receive a 2 oz. commemorative mug for sampling the beer from regional and national

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Battleship NJ beer fest

Garden State Craft Brewers Guild Battleship Beer Fest is TODAY!

The 15th annual Battleship Beer fest is scheduled for June 18 from 1-5PM at The Battleship New Jersey in Camden.  Tickets are $45 (must be 21 or older). Sample great craft beer, enjoy good food and hang out on the deck of the Battleship New Jersey!  Tickets are available now through TicketWeb. The beers being poured can be found on the Guild’s website and social outlets as well.

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Oskar Blues Beer Dinner at Piccola Italia

Piccola Italia in Ocean is having a beer dinner on Wednesday June 29 for a 3-course dinner paired with your favorite Oskar Blues beers! Menu: Baby bibb salad with aged vermont cheddar, candied bacon, pecans, spiced apples, cranberries and apple cider viniagrette Kobe burger topped with caramelized onions, gruyere cheese, a natural reduction sauce and black peppercorn mayo Double chocolate mousse cake. Cost is $29.95 per person + tax/gratuity Call for reservations (732) 493-3090 Beer

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pilsener haus hoboken

Pilsener Haus & Biergarten

Located at 1422 Grand Street in Hoboken, The Pilsener Haus (former co-founders of Brooklyn’s Radegast) is scheduled to open this summer.  The biergarten will be a completely authentic, traditional, Austro-Hungarian biergarten, with a charcuterie menu and a live music.  With 21 rotating taps and 40 bottles of both local craft beer and European imports, this will be a great place to do some outdoor drinking this summer!  There a bunch of pictures online at Hoboken411 and

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Spirits Point Pleasant tap update

Just got this posted since the email came out yesterday, but it happens.  Here’s what they have to say for their growler station as of June 16. We are starting to go a little lighter on some of the beers for the season. So stop in and see what will quench your thirst on these upcoming hot days! Troegs – Sunshine Pils Left Hand – Polestar Pilsner Slyfox – Royal Weisse Weyerbacher – Blithering Idiot

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Peter Kennedy’s (aka Simply Beer) winning beer at Krogh’s TONIGHT !

Just got word that my good friend, Peter, the guy behind Simply Beer and a big beer influence in my life’s award winning recipe is being tapped this Friday, June 17 at 5PM at Krogh’s!  I’ve had his Sorachi Patersbier and I’ll tell you, it’s amazing!  Get it while it’s cold!  If you’re there, look for Peter and say hello.  Chat some beer and be merry. Krogh’s Restaurant & Brew Pub located at 23 White Deer

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Nip-n-Tuck update 6/16

Here’s the tap list as of today, June 16. Southern Tier 2X IPA Dogfish Head Sah’tea Blue Point Hoptical Illusion Great Divide Colette Farmhouse Ale Great Divide 17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Flying Dog Raging Bitch Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale Troegs Hopback Troegs Java Head Stout Sam Adams Lager Sam Adams Cherry Wheat Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Nip-N-Tuck Bar & Grill is located at 23 Norwood Ave, in Long Branch.

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