Breweries in NJ are definitely a trend that’s got staying power—you can find tasting rooms or beer gardens all over the Garden State offering unique blends of local craft beers. Sure, you’ll get your typical beers, but local brewers also get creative, infusing fresh flavors with hops and grains to make one-of-a-kind brews like refreshing cranberry Belgians or pumpkin spice Lagers. And like wineries, breweries will give you a peek at the process on tours with tastings where you can try a flight, fill your growler from the tap, or load up on branded gear (we see you, Cape May Brewery). Not into beer? The recent hard seltzer craze has spread to most breweries and offers a refreshing alternative to a cold, foamy one. So gather your pals together for mom’s night out, schedule date night with your S.O., or even round up your crew for a weekend afternoon trip to a family-friendly brewery in NJ. And if wine is more your speed, check out our guide to New Jersey wineries and vineyards. (feature photo credit: Istock/Eddie Hernandez)
Breweries in NJ: Relax with a cold one
Breweries in Northern NJ
Angry Erik Brewing
Outdoor and indoor seating: Thursday 5 PM – 8 PM; Friday 4 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 1 PM – 8 PM;
2 Camre Dr., Hampton Township, NJ 07860
Bolero Snort
Tap/tasting room: Monday to Wednesday, 1 PM – 8 PM; Thursday, 1 PM – 9 PM; Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM. Tours are available.
316 20th St., Carlstadt, NJ 07072
Brix City Brewing
Taproom and beer garden: Monday to Wednesday, 2 PM – 9 PM; Thursday to Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM. Tours are available.
4 Alsan Way, Little Ferry, NJ 07643
Cricket Hill Brewery
Taproom and pickup hours are Thursday from 4 PM to 7 PM, Friday from 3 PM to 9 PM, Saturday from 1 PM to 7 PM, and Sunday from 1 PM to 6 PM.
24 Kulick Rd., Fairfield, NJ 07004
Czig Meister Brewery
Tasting Room and Biergarten (indoor and outdoor seating): Wednesday, 2 PM – 8 PM; Thursday and Friday, 2 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM. Tours are available.
106 Valentine St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Departed Soles Brewing Company
Tasting room, outdoor and indoor seating: Monday through Thursday, 3 PM – 9 PM; Friday, 2 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 1 PM – 7 PM.
150 Bay St., #2A, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Ghost Hawk Brewing Company
Taproom, indoor and outdoor seating: Monday and Tuesday 4 PM – 8 PM; Wednesday to Friday 4 PM -10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 6 PM.
321 River Rd., Unit 6, Clifton, NJ 07014
Fort Nonsense Brewing Company
Taproom, brewhouse, outdoor beer garden, private events room: Wednesday to Friday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM. Guided tours are available.
220 Franklin Road, Randolph, NJ 07869
Four City Brewing Company
Taproom and brewery: Weekdays, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM.
55 South Essex Ave., Orange, NJ 07050
Hackensack Brewing
Outdoor Biergarten and inside taproom: Monday to Friday, 4:30 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 2 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
78 Johnson Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601
Invertase Brewing Company
Tap/tasting room: Thursday 5 PM – 8 PM; Friday 4 PM – 8 PM; Saturday 1 PM – 8 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 6 PM.
51 N. Broad St., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Jersey Girl Brewing
Tap/tasting room: Wednesday and Thursday 4 PM – 9 PM; Friday 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 1 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 6 PM.
426 Sand Shore Rd. Unit 1, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Magnify Brewing
Indoor seating and to-go sales are available Wednesday through Friday from 2 PM to 8 PM, Saturday from 12 PM to 8 PM, and Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM.
1275 Bloomfield Ave., Building 7, Unit 40C, Fairfield, NJ 07004
Man Skirt Brewing
The tap room (indoor and outdoor seating) is open Tuesday through Thursday from 3 PM to 9 PM, Friday from 3 PM to 10 PM, Saturday from 12 PM to 10 PM, and Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM.
144 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Montclair Brewery
Indoor and outdoor seating: Wednesday and Thursday 3:30 PM – 10 PM; Friday 3 PM – 11 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 11 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 9 PM.
101 Walnut St., Montclair, NJ 07042
New Jersey Beer Co.
Tasting room: Wednesday 5:30 PM – 9 PM; Thursday and Friday 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 2 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 2 PM – 7 PM. Tours available.
4201 Tonnelle Ave. (entrance on 43rd St.), North Bergen, NJ 07047
Ramstein Brewing Company
Taproom: Wednesday to Friday, 4 PM – 8 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 2 PM – 6 PM.
22 Park Pl. Building #7, Butler, NJ 07405
Seven Tribesmen Brewery
Taproom and beer garden: Monday to Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Friday, 2 PM – 11 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 11 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 7 PM.
1151 NJ-23, Wayne, NJ 07470
Twin Elephant Brewing Company
Taproom: Wednesday, 3 PM – 10 PM; Thursday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 11 PM; Sundays, 1 PM – 7 PM. Family-friendly: Wednesday 3 PM – 6 PM, Thursday 12 PM – 6 PM, Friday-Saturday 12 PM – 5 PM, Sunday 1 PM – 6 PM.
13 Watchung Ave., Chatham Borough, NJ 07928
Breweries in Central NJ
13th Child Brewery
Taproom and Beer Garden: Wednesday through Friday, 5 PM – 9 PM; Saturday, 2 PM – 9 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 7 PM.
345 South Main St., Williamstown, NJ 08094
Asbury Park Brewery (temporarily closed, with plans to reopen after the tasting room is completed)
810 Sewall Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Ashton Brewing Company
Taproom: Wednesday 4 PM – 8 PM; Thursday and Friday 4 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 9 PM; Sunday 1:30 PM – 6 PM.
600 Lincoln Blvd., Middlesex, NJ 08846
Backward Flag Brewing
Tasting Room: Thursday 4 PM – 10 PM; Friday 2 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 6 PM.
699 Challenger Way, Forked River, NJ 08731
Beach Haus
Tap Room and Lobby: Monday through Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 11 PM; and Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
801 Main Street, Belmar, NJ 07719
Bradley Brew Project
Tasting Room: Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 9 PM; Friday and Saturday, 1 PM – 9 PM; Sunday, 1 PM- 7 PM.
714 Main Street, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720
Bull N Bear Brewery
Indoor and outdoor seating: Tuesday through Thursday, 4 PM-10 PM; Friday, 4 PM – 11 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 11 PM; Sunday, 12 PM—6 PM.
425 Springfield Ave., Summit, NJ 07901
Carton Brewing
Taproom: Wednesday and Thursday 4 PM – 8 PM; Friday 4 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 9 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 7 PM.
6 East Washington Ave., Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
Climax Brewing
Tours and tastings: Friday 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
112 Valley Rd., Roselle Park, NJ 07204
Conclave Brewing
Taproom: Tuesday and Wednesday 4 PM – 8 PM; Thursday 4 PM – 9 PM; Friday 1 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 1 PM – 8 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 6 PM.
11 Minneakoning Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822
Frye Brewing Company
Wednesday through Friday, 5 PM – 9 PM; Saturday, 1 PM – 9 PM; and Sunday, 2 PM – 7 PM.
2257 Bridge Ave., Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
Heavy Reel Brewing Company
Tap Room is open daily.
1520 Boulevard, Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
Icarus Brewing
Tasting Room and Beer Garden: Tuesday through Thursday, 12 PM – 8 PM; Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM.
1790 Swarthmore Ave., Unit 3 Lot 2, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Jersey Cyclone Brewing Company
Tasting Room (outdoor and indoor seating): Monday to Wednesday, 4 PM – 8 PM; Thursday, 4 PM – 9 PM; Friday, 3 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM.
14 Worlds Fair Dr., Unit J, Somerset, NJ 08873
Jughandle Brewing Co.
Taproom and tours (guided and self-guided): Tuesday to Thursday 2 PM – 8 PM; Friday 2 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 6 PM.
4043 RT-33, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753
Kane Brewing Company
Tuesday through Thursday, 2 PM – 8 PM; Friday and Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
1750 Bloomsbury Ave., Ocean, NJ 07712
Last Wave Brewing Co.
Tasting Room and Outdoor Beer Garden: Wednesday through Friday, 4 PM – 9 PM; Saturday, 1 PM – 9 PM; Sunday, 12 PM -7 PM.
601 Bay Ave., Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Lions Roar Brewing Company
Beer Garden: Wednesday and Thursday, 5 PM – 10 PM; Friday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 1 PM -10 PM; Sunday, 1 PM – 7 PM.
517-519 S Ave. W, Westfield, NJ 07090
Lone Eagle Brewing
Tap/tasting room: Tuesday through Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Friday, 2 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM. Tours available: To drink in the tasting room, you must tour the brewery.
44 Stangl Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822
ManaFirkin Brewing Company
Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 9 PM; Friday, 2:30 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM and Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
450 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Old Hights Brewing Co.
Taproom and Beer Garden: Wednesday to Friday 5 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 9 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 7 PM.
123 West Ward St., Hightstown, NJ 08520
River Horse Brewing Co.
Tasting Room: Thursday 4 PM – 8 PM; Friday and Saturday 2 PM – 9 PM.
2 Graphics Dr., Ewing, NJ 08628
Screamin’ Hill Brewery
Taproom: Thursday and Friday, 3 PM – 8 PM, and Saturday, 1 PM – 6:30 PM.
83 Emleys Hill-Prospertown Rd., Cream Ridge, NJ 08514
Source Farmhouse Brewery
Sunday and Monday: 12 PM – 6 PM; Wednesday and Thursday: 12 PM – 8 PM; and Friday and Saturday: 12 PM – 9 PM.
300 Route 34, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Toms River Brewing
Taproom/beer garden hours are Thursday, 3 PM – 9 PM, Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM, and Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM. Self-guided brewery tours are available.
1540 NJ-37, Toms River, NJ 08755
Two Ton Brewing Co.
Taproom, indoor seating, and outdoor beer garden: Thursday 5 PM – 8 PM; Friday 5 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 1 PM – 9 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 6 PM.
730 Federal Ave., Kenilworth, NJ 07033
Untied Brewing Co.
Indoor and outdoor taproom: Tuesday 4 PM – 10 PM (in Spring-Fall); Wednesday 4 PM – 10 PM; Thursday 4 PM – 11 PM; Friday and Saturday 12 PM – 11 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 8 PM.
140 Spring St., Unit C., New Providence, NJ 07974
Wet Ticket Brewery
Tasting Room: Wednesday 5 PM – 9 PM; Thursday 4 PM – 9 PM; Friday 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 7 PM.
1435 Main St., Rahway, NJ 07065
Wild Air Beerworks
Taproom: Wednesday-Friday, 4 PM-9 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 9 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 7 PM.
801 2nd Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Yale Terrace Brewery
Indoor and outdoor seating: Wednesday to Friday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 1 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 1 PM – 8 PM; tours available.
26 Eastman St., Cranford, NJ 07016
Breweries in Southern NJ
Axe & Arrow Brewing
Taproom, outdoor patio, and tours: Wednesday 5 PM – 10 PM; Thursday and Friday 3 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 8 PM.
105 W. High St., Glassboro, NJ 08028
Berlin Brewing Company
Thursday and Friday 5 PM – 9 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 8 PM and Sunday 12 PM – 5 PM.
220 South White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ 08009
Cape May Brewing Co.
Tasting Room and Beer Garden: Sunday through Wednesday, 12 PM – 7 PM; Thursday through Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
409 Breakwater Rd., Cape May, NJ 08204
Chimney Rustic Ales
Taste Room: Monday through Wednesday, 4 PM – 8 PM; Thursday and Friday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
15 Horton St., Hammonton, NJ 08037
Double Nickel Brewing Co.
Monday through Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Friday, 4 PM – 11 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 11 PM; and Sunday, 12 PM – 7 PM.
1585 Route 73, Pennsauken, NJ 08110
Eclipse Brewing
Tasting Room (indoor and outdoor seating): Monday to Wednesday, 4 PM – 9 PM; Thursday and Friday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
25 East Park Ave., Merchantville, NJ 08109
Garden State Beer Company
Tasting Room: Monday through Thursday, 4 PM – 9 PM; Friday, 3 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 7 PM. Tours are available.
247 East White Horse Pike, Galloway, NJ 08205
Glasstown Brewing Company
Tap/Tasting Room: Tuesday and Wednesday 2 PM – 8 PM; Thursday to Saturday 12 PM – 9 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 7 PM.
10 Peterson St., Millville, NJ 08302
Lower Forge Brewery
Thursday through Saturday 12 PM – 9 PM and Sunday 12 PM – 5 PM.
14 South Main Street, Medford, NJ 08055
Ludlam Island Brewery (temporarily closed)
Tastings and tours: Daily 12 PM – 8 PM.
2051 Dennisville-Petersburg Road, Woodbine, NJ 08270
Lunacy Brewing Company
Indoor and outdoor seating: Wednesday 5 PM – 9 PM; Thursday and Friday 5 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 1 PM -10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 5 PM.
1500 Kings Hwy., Audubon, NJ 08106
Mechanical Brewery
Indoor and outdoor seating: Wednesday and Thursday 3 PM – 9 PM; Friday 3 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 7 PM.
5 Perina Blvd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Neck of the Woods Brewing
Tasting Room: Monday and Tuesday, 5 PM – 9 PM; Wednesday to Friday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM -10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM.
614 Lambs Rd., Pitman, NJ 08071
Odd Bird Brewing
Onsite pours: Thursday and Friday, 4 PM – 7 PM; Saturday, 1 PM – 7 PM. Tours available: You must take a tour (once per year) to drink at the brewery.
10 Risler St., Stockton, NJ 08559
Pinelands Brewing Company
Monday through Wednesday, 5 PM – 8 PM; Thursday through Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
140 South 7th Ave., Little Egg Harbor, NJ 08087
Red White & Brew Beer Company
Taproom and Beer Garden: Tuesday and Wednesday 4 PM – 9 PM; Thursday and Friday 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 8 PM.
100 West Merchant St., Audubon, NJ 08106
Slack Tide Brewing Company
Tasting Room: Monday 2 PM – 8 PM; Tuesday 2 PM – 9 PM; Wednesday and Thursday 2 PM – 8 PM; Friday and Saturday 12 PM – 9 PM and Sunday 12 PM – 8 PM.
1879 Route 9, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Spellbound Brewing
Tours and tastings: Wednesday to Friday, 3 PM – 9 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 5 PM.
10 Lippincott Ln., Unit 12, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Stratosphere Brewing Company
Wednesday 5 PM – 10 PM; Thursday 3 PM – 10 PM; Friday 3 PM – 11 PM; Saturday 11:30 AM – 11 PM; Sunday 11:30 AM – 7 PM.
72 Washington Street, Suite 76B, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Swedesboro Brewing Company
Monday through Tuesday, 2 PM – 8 PM; Wednesday, 2 PM – 10 PM; Thursday through Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
95 Woodstown Rd, Swedesboro, NJ 08085
Third State Brewing
Tasting Room: Wednesday 5 PM – 9 PM; Thursday 4 PM – 9 PM; Friday 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 2 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 5 PM.
352 High St., Burlington, NJ 08016
Tonewood Brewing
Oaklyn Tasting Room: Tuesday to Friday 4 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 12 PM – 7 PM
Barrington Tasting Room: Tuesday through Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM; Friday, 1 PM – 10 PM; Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 8 PM.
215 West Clinton Ave., Oaklyn, NJ 08107
50 Clements Bridge Road, Barrington, NJ 08007
Village Idiot Brewing Company
Thursday and Friday: 5 PM – 10 PM; Saturday: 12 PM – 10 PM; Sunday: 12 PM – 5 PM.
42 High Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Vinyl Brewing Co.
Tasting Room and outdoor seating: Wednesday and Thursday 3 PM – 9 PM; Friday 3 PM – 10 PM; Saturday 1 PM – 10 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 7 PM.
300B 12th St., Hammonton, NJ 08037
Whale Tale Brewing Company (previously called Coho Brewing Co.)
Tasting Room (indoor and outdoor seating): Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 7 PM; Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM; Sunday, 12 PM – 6 PM.
28 Indian Trail Rd., Unit 103, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
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