Beer Review: Flying Fish Hopfish IPA
The Flying Fish Hopfish IPA is the second New Jersey beer I’m reviewing for American Craft Beer Week. Taking American Craft Beer Week one-step further, I’m keeping my beer reviews as local as possible....
Beer Review: Cricket Hill American Ale
To celebrate American Craft Beer Week, I’m keeping it local, as local as I can. Cricket Hill is the closest brewery to my house in New Jersey. There are only 13 breweries in New...
Bar Review: Cloverleaf Tavern – Caldwell NJ
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven by the Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell and never stopped in. I have some friends who had been there years ago (probably over a decade) and...
Updated: Homebrew and Food Pairing Fundraising Event
This weekend I’m hosting a thank you event for people who have donated to a local school. This event will feature 7 of my home brewed Beers paired with food. It was much more...
Cricket Hill Brewery, Brewery Tour – Fairfield NJ
After finding the brewing in a industrial section of Fairfield, walking into this place was exactly what I would expect from an up-and-coming brewery. It was bare bones, only what is needed, and the...
Beer Review: Victory Baltic Thunder
I have not reviewed many porters, which kind of surprises me because I really enjoy them and tend to gravitate to them. Having had a fairly good run lately, with the Victory Brewing Company,...
Beer Brawl 9 – Dogfish Head Imperial IPAs
This beer brawl really was impromptu, We were over at Corey’s (the sound guy) house for dinner, Mark (my beer brawling cohort) had brought 2 Dogfish IPA’s and I had brought 1. This quickly...
Beer Store Review: Total Wine & More – West Orange NJ
Continuing on my quest to fine good Beer Stores, I traveled 20 minutes out of my home base to the Essex Green Strip mall in West Orange NJ. Total Wine & More was on...
Beer Brawl 8 – Pilsner
This week we decided to do Pilsners since it had been so hot in the NYC metro area for the last week. We’re breaking into summer with the heat and want a beer that...
Magnolia’s Wine & Spirits – Upper Montclair NJ
Magnolia’s Wine & Spirits store is set back from the main street (Valley Road) in Upper Montclair NJ, so if don’t know it’s there you will never find it. Magnolia’s is a clean and...
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