New Jersey Beer

Today in 1787, New Jersey became the 3rd state.

New Jersey

New Jersey Breweries

• Anheuser-Busch InBev: Newark
• Artisan’s Brewery & Italian Grill
• Blackthorn Brewing
• Boak Beverage
• Brew Circus Brewing
• Brewer’s Apprentice
• Cape May Brewing
• Carton Brewing
• Cellar Lounge & Microbrewery
• Climax Brewing
• Cricket Hill Brewing
• East Coast Brewing
• Egan & Sons
• Flounder Brewing
• Flying Fish Brewing
• Gaslight Brewery
• Great Blue Brewing
• Harvest Moon Brewery
• Haskell Brewing
• High Point Wheat Beer Co.
• Hometown Beverages
• Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant: Maple Shade
• Jersey Brew
• JJ Bitting Brewing
• Kane Brewing
• Krogh’s Restaurant and Brewpub
• Long Valley Pub & Brewery
• New Jersey Beer Co.
• Original Basil T’s
• Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill & Brewery
• River Horse Brewery
• Ship Inn Brewpub
• Trap Rock Restaurant and Brewery
• Triumph Brewing of Princeton
• Tuckahoe Brewing Co.
• Tun Tavern Brewing
• Turtle Stone Brewing
• Wiedenmayer Beer Co.

New Jersey Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Garden State Craft Brewers Guild

State Agency: New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control

• Capital: Trenton
• Largest Cities: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison Township
• Population: 8,414,350; 9th
• Area: 8722 sq.mi., 47th
• Nickname: Garden State
• Statehood: 3rd, December 18, 1787

• Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 20
• Rank: 27th
• Beer Production: 4,775,387
• Production Rank: 11th
• Beer Per Capita: 17 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 48.1%
• Cans: 39.4%
• Kegs: 12.1%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.12
• Per Case: $0.27
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $3.72
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $3.72

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $891,637,336
• Direct Impact: $2,485,802,018
• Supplier Impact: $1,719,620,711
• Induced Economic Impact: $2,086,724,154
• Total Impact: $6,292,146,882

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: Varies by municipality. Most municipalities have a last call of 2 a.m. Larger cities such as Newark, Hoboken, and Jersey City set their closing time at 3 a.m. Atlantic City and Brigantine serves 24 hours. Some dry towns in the southern part of the state, including Ocean City.
  Off Premises: 9 a.m.-10 p.m., unless bar/restaurant has license to permit Beer/Wine off-premises, then hours must be the same as on-premises hours
• Grocery Store Sales: Rarely
• Notes: Some dry communities in historically Methodist and Quaker communities in the southern part of the state.

  Though there is not a ban on selling alcoholic beverages at grocery stores, New Jersey limits each chain to two licenses, so except for a few exceptions, most supermarkets/convenience stores/gas stations/pharmacies do not sell alcoholic beverages. In addition, liquor sales are only permitted in a separate department or attached sister store. Bars are allowed to off-sale packaged goods.

  With the exception of Jersey City and Newark, all municipalities MUST allow off-sales of beer and wine at any time on-sales are permitted. However, since alcoholic beverages are generally only found in package stores, this right is rarely exercised. Alcoholic beverages by the drink as well as off-sales of beer and wine are permitted 24 hours a day in Atlantic City and Brigantine.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.