Homebrewers of New Jersey

This section is dedicated to the homebrewers of New Jersey. This is your online resource for all things homebrewing including local homebrew stores, brew on premise locations, homebrew clubs and events. Of course, we’ve got a handy map too. We will be updating this page as often as possible with new and updated information as it arrives.

Homebrew Stores

Below it the list of all homebrew stores in New Jersey. The bolded companies are participants in the NJCB Membership Club and offer great discounts to homebrewers! Stop in and start exploring!

Brew Hardware
NJCB Members: 5% off purchases of $30 or more including homebrewing equipment and ingredients
135 Main Street, Whitehouse Station
Web: http://brewhardware.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrewHardware
Twitter: @BrewHardwareCom

Brew Your Own Bottle
162 Haddon Ave, Haddon Township, NJ 08108
Web: http://brewyourownbottle.com

Cask & Kettle Homebrew
NJCB Members: $10 off when you combine any starter equipment kit and ingredient kit OR $5 off purchases of $50 or more
904-B Main Street, Boonton
Web: http://ckhomebrew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cask-Kettle-Homebrew/154857857916356

Corrados Market
600 Getty Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
Web: http://www.corradosmarket.com/home/store-wine.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CorradosMarket
Twitter: @CORRADOSMARKET

Gaslight Brewery U-Brew
15 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
Web: http://www.gaslightbrewery.net/u-brew/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gaslight-Brewery/45463609111
Twitter: @GaslightBrewery

Grape Beginnings
151 Industrial Way West, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Web: http://grapebeginningswine.com/beer/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makewineandbeer
Twitter: @grapebeginnings

Homebrew University
NJCB Members: 10% off 5 or 10 gallon Brewing Session, $5.00 off any purchase over $50.00 (merchandise only)
160 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Web: http://www.homebrewuniversity.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homebrew-University-Main-Street/403882889728799
Twitter: @HOMEBREW_UNIV

Keg & Barrel Homebrew Supply
NJCB Members: Spend $50 or more and receive a free pack of Wyeast
2 Route 73 Unit 1, Berlin
Web: http://www.kegandbarrelhomebrewsupply.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kegandbarrelhomebrewsupply

love2brew (North Brunswick)
NJCB Members: 5% off all purchases
1583 Livingston Ave Unit #2, North Brunswick
Web: http://www.love2brew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/love2brewinc
Twitter: @love2brew
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Love2BrewInc

love2brew (Paterson)
NJCB Members: 5% off all purchases
27 East 33rd St., Bldg.#2, Paterson
Web: http://www.love2brew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/love2brewinc
Twitter: @love2brew
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Love2BrewInc

North Jersey Homebrew
NJCB Members: 10% entire order
354 Lafayette Road (Route 15), Sparta
Web: http://njhomebrew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northjerseyhomebrew
Twitter: @NJHomebrew1

Princeton Homebrew
208 Sanhican Drive, Trenton, NJ 08618
Web: http://www.solarhomebrew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Princeton-Homebrew/110689685691003

Thirsty Quaker
NJCB Members: 5% off homebrew supplies and beer
492 Monmouth Street Jersey City, NJ 07302
Web: http://thirstyquaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirstyquaker

The Brewer’s Apprentice
NJCB Members: 10% off of all products including all BREW-ON-PREMISES and Brew To Go services. Cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion and does not include bottles.
865 Route 33 (Business), Suite 4, Freehold
Web: http://www.brewapp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebrewersapprentice
Twitter: @TheBrewApp

Brew on Premises

Cask & Kettle Homebrew
NJCB Members: $10 off when you combine any starter equipment kit and ingredient kit OR $5 off purchases of $50 or more
904-B Main Street, Boonton
Web: http://ckhomebrew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cask-Kettle-Homebrew/154857857916356

Grape Beginnings
151 Industrial Way West, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Web: http://grapebeginningswine.com/beer/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makewineandbeer
Twitter: @grapebeginnings

Homebrew University
NJCB Members: 10% off 5 or 10 gallon Brewing Session, $5.00 off any purchase over $50.00 (merchandise only)
160 Main St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Web: http://www.homebrewuniversity.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homebrew-University-Main-Street/403882889728799
Twitter: @HOMEBREW_UNIV

love2brew
NJCB Members: 5% off all purchases
1583 Livingston Ave Unit #2, North Brunswick
Web: http://www.love2brew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/love2brewinc
Twitter: @love2brew
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Love2BrewInc

love2brew (Paterson)
NJCB Members: 5% off all purchases
27 East 33rd St., Bldg.#2, Paterson
Web: http://www.love2brew.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/love2brewinc
Twitter: @love2brew
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Love2BrewInc

The Brewer’s Apprentice
NJCB Members: 10% off Ingredients (ie: Recipe Kits, Grains, Hops, & Yeast)
865 Route 33 (Business), Suite 4, Freehold
Web: http://www.brewapp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebrewersapprentice
Twitter: @TheBrewApp

 

Homebrew Clubs

This section is a work in progress. We’ll continue to update it as new and/or accurate information rolls in.

Back Yard Obsessive Brewers Home Brew Club
Club home area: Central North Jersey
Meeting location: Cricket Hill Brewery: 24 Kulick Road, Fairfield
Dates of meetings: First Tuesday of the month
Website: www.byobhomebrewclub.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/BackYardObsessiveBrewersByobHomebrewClub
Etc: Contact us either on our website or byobhomebrewclub@gmail.com

Barley Legal Homebrewers
Club home area: Southern NJ and Philadelphia
Meeting location: Iron Hill Maple Shade
Dates of meetings: First Tuesday of every month
Website: http://www.barleylegalhomebrewers.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/barleylegal/
Twitter: @barleylegalhb
Etc: The area’s largest club. Recent winner of the Golden Urinal award at the National Homebrewers Conference.  Very involved in charitable events.

Brew World Order
Club home area: Matawan
Meeting location: Maloney’s
Dates of meetings: First Thursday of every month
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrewWorldOrder
Twitter: @BrewWorldOrder

Brew Jersey
Club Home Area: Atlantic County
Meeting location: Members Homes
Dates of meetings: 2nd Saturday of every month starting at 6:00pm
Website: www.BrewJerseyHBC.com
Twitter: @BrewJerseyHBC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brew-Jersey/129589167200199
Email: BrewJerseyHBC@gmail.com

Cape May Brewers Guild
Club home area: Cape May
Meeting location: Members Houses
Dates of meetings: 2nd Thursday
Website: CapeMayBrewersGuild.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeMayBrewersGuild

Ferment the World
Club home area:Middlesex and Somerset Counties
Middlesex Meeting: 1st Monday, 7:30PM Harvest Moon Brewery, New Brunswick
Somerset Meeting: 2nd Tuesday, 7 PM, Capital Craft, Green Brook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralNJHomebrew/
Email: cnjbrewers  -AT-  gmail.com

Hunterdon County Brew Club
Club Home Area: Hunterdon County
Meeting Location: Various locations in Hunterdon County
Dates of Meetings: Third Monday of every month
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1668880806684558/
Email: hcbrewclub -at- gmail.com

Glen Ridge Home Brewers Association (GRHBA)
Club home area: Essex County
Meeting location: Old Canal Inn or Fitzgerald’s 1928
Dates of meetings: Vary
Website: http://glenridgehomebrewersassociation.com/

Jersey City Brew Club
Club home area: Hudson County
Meeting location: HopsScotch, 286 Washington Ave, Jersey City
Dates of meetings: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:30PM
Website: www.jerseycitybrewclub.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/jerseycitybrewclub

Liberty Corner Home Brewing Club
Club home area: Basking Ridge/Bernards Township/Bernardsville
Meeting Location: We are really new and informal. If a club member wants to host a brew session at his or her place then that’s where the “meeting” is.
Dates of Meetings: no formal dates scheduled
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/199436593544033/
Etc: As of now it is a really informal group. People interested in joining can request to be added to the Facebook group.

Monmouth County Home Brewers Association
Club home area: Monmouth County
Meeting location: The Brewers Apprentice, Freehold
Dates of meetings: Last Tuesday of the month from 7-9PM.
Email: monmouth.county.homebrewers@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonmouthCountyHombrewers
Registration: http://www.thescrewybrewer.com/p/blog-page.html

Morris Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH)
Club home area: Morris County and surrounding areas
Meeting location: Morris Tap and Grill, Randolph NJ
Dates of meetings: monthly/ third Tuesday
Website: www.mashnewjersey.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/mashnewjersey
Twitter: @mashnewjersey

NJHOPZ

Ocean County Homebrewers
Club home area: Ocean County
Meeting location: Rinn Duin Brewery & Homebrewer homes
Dates of meetings: 2nd Tuesday of every month starting at 7:30pm
Twitter: @OCHomebrewClub
Etc: All inquiries can be sent to ochomebrewclub@gmail.com

 

Princeton and Local Environs Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society (PALE ALES)

 

Sussex County United Homebrewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
Club home area:  Sussex County
Meeting location: Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta
Dates of meetings:  4th Friday of every month at 7pm
Website:  scubabrewclub.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/254969124706/

 

The ANNiHiLATED
Club home area: Lambertville, NJ
Meeting location: Inn of the Hawke, Lambertville, NJ
Dates of meetings: Once per month, decided monthly
Website: http://www.theannihilated.org
Etc: Google group for updates and meeting announcements: groups.google.com/group/the-annihilated

Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society (WHALES)
Club home area: Woodbridge
Meeting location: JJ Bitting Brewpub
Dates of meetings: 3rd Tuesday of every month
Web: whalesbrewclub.com

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