We don’t often mention what’s going on with the NJ startup breweries and brewpubs and we should more often. Here we go. To start, there are 44 legally producing craft breweries. By this time next year there maybe 30+ more. The majority of the breweries participate in the Club so there’s always great incentives for you to go. Here are some updates on who is next and where they are.
- 7 Mile Brewery Rio Grande | Cape May County. They are in the process of building and doing their thing. We spoke with them recently.
- Asbury Park Brewery Asbury Park | Monmouth County. Same thing. Building out phase.
- Atco Brewing Company Atco | Camden County. NJCB Member owned and they are building and doing their R&D test homebrew batches.
- Brooks Brewery Manville | Somerset County. Supposed to open at Northside Lounge. We have not heard more in a few months.
- Brinx Jones Vineland | Cumberland County. Just saw they started to build out and demo the old interiors.
- Buck Hill Brewery & Restaurant | Warren County | brewpub. The place looks great from Facebook. Wish we knew more.
- Czig Meister Brewing Company Hackettstown | Warren County. Matt’s doing his thing. Building and working on the brewhouse.
- Devils Creek Brewery Collingswood | Camden County. Haven’t seen much.
- Eight & Sand Beer Co Woodbury | Gloucester County. Member owned and the are building and testing products.
- Hoboken Brewing Company Hoboken | Hudson County. Getting funding and working on their progress. NJCB Member owned brewers!
- Human Village Brewing Company Pitman | Gloucester County. Hung out with them Tuesday. 2 women and 2 guys are launching sometime soon and they’re already part of the NJCB Club!
- Icarus Brewing Lakewood | Ocean County. Building out and cleaning up the old space.
- Jersey Girl Brewing Company Hackettstown | Warren County. Build out phase.
- Jughandle Brewing Company Tinton Falls | Monmouth County. Demo and preparing the building.
- Kelly Green Brewing Co Pitman | Gloucester County. Working on build out
- Krogh’s Brewery Newton | Sussex County. Very early build out after recent town approval.
- Lone Eagle Brewing Flemington | Hunterdon County. Just got the space approved.
- Lower Forge Brewery Medford | Burlington County. Almosttttttt ready to open.
- Nale House Brewing Company Medford | Burlington. Building and waiting. Stainless should be in next week.
- The Referend Bier Blendery Pennington | Mercer County. Unique approach to beer. Barrels are in and they are doing their thing.
- Sawbones Brewing Company Glassboro | Gloucester County. Haven’t heard from them in a while.
- Ship Bottom Brewery Beach Haven | Ocean County. Just got approved to open a NJ location.
- The Alementary Hackensack | Bergen County. Soon to open. That’s about all we know.
- The Whitechapel Projects Long Branch | Monmouth County | brewpub. Still doing their thing with repurposing the old materials for the new space.
- Tonewood Brewery Oaklyn | Camden County. Building and doing the paperwork.
- Triumph Brewing Company Red Bank | Monmouth County | brewpub. This will still be happening for a while.
- Twin Elephant Brewing Company Chatham | Morris County. They should be opening soon.
- Wet Ticket Brewing Rahway | Union County. Just got equipment and are continuing the building phase.
Almost in startup stages (6). We’ve heard more about them than the ones below.
- Cross Keys Brewing Company Williamstown | Gloucester County. Haven’t heard more than some NJCB Members are doing this project.
- Haddon Brewing Company Haddon | Camden County. Unknown, just heard about it.
- Eclipse Brewing Merchantville | Camden County. Just got town approval. The mayor tweeted us. We met with the owners on Tuesday. He’s excited to release info but is awaiting a few more things.
- Pi Brewing Company Hillsborough | Somerset County. Haven’t heard after their Kickstarter campaign.
- Sea Isle Brewing Co. Sea Isle City | Cape May County. Not sure, it’s been a while since we heard.
- Wharton Brewing Shamong | Burlington County. Unsure of much. Last I heard they were looking for a space.
Garden State Beer Company on Rt. 30 in Galloway Twp. should be opening this March.
https://newjerseycraftbeer.com/breweries-brewpubs/garden-state-beer/
Yes, they are legally approved to be open. They are in the regular list
Super excited about 7 Mile, I have a meeting set up for next month to check it out.
Update on Atco Brewing Company: We are TTB approved, ready to brew, waiting for State license.