East Coast Brew Review

The Stats  Loca tion:  Hackensack, NJ History: Ha ckensack's premier micro brewery, The Alementary Br ewing Company prides itself on making appro achable and uncomplicated world-class beers. Food Service: Food trucks Websit e:   alementary.com The Scenario Our first New Jersey brewery! Alementary is located in a relatively ur ban area in Hackensack, NJ. There are plenty of nearby parking lots but we got lucky w ith a spo t right in fro nt. Alementary is a re latively large s pace with a long bar and some long communal tables. We headed right to the bar and got ou r drinks of choice and sat a t one of the long tables. While we were there we saw a re latively large sp ace f ill up nicely. The highlight was a tiny d og that seems to belong to someone who works there roaming around greeting the guests. The Ratings Let's Begin Sour-Gose D: 3/5 - Not very sour and not much flavor. Smooth and drinkable. Witbier w/ apricot syrup K: 4.5/5 - Going with the apri...

The Stats  Loca tion:  Tuckahoe, NY History: Named after Broken Bow, Nebraska, this brewery was established in 2013. It's family owned and operated.  Food Service: No but they do have soft pretzels and some snacks.  W ebsit e:  brokenbowbrewery.com The Scenario This was actually our second visit to Broken Bow. We visited for the first time before we officially started documenting our brewery adventures. Upon the announcement of their new sour, we need we needed to return. On a rainy Friday night, we entered into the dim brewery and went straight to the bar to order the sour. It was fairly empty for a Friday night but there were a few groups of business men and older folks gathering over some brews. The beer was good and we both had two each and took our time enjoying the night. There were different seating arrangements, from long beer hall tables to stools and leather chairs. They advertised an outdoor beer garden but we didn't get to enjoy it as the ...

The Stats  Loca tion:  Gardiner, NY   History: The brewery recently moved to their current space from a 400 square foot shed. The brewmasters started a Kickstarter campaign and raised over $41,000 to fund their move to a larger space with room to brew their beer.  Food Service: Yes, they had quite the selection of food to order.  W ebsit e:  yardowlcraftbrewery.com The Scenario This place is a bsolutely in the middle of now here. When we pulled up there weren't many cars in the lot but there was a stretch limo parked outside. As we approached, I commented that it sounded like a band was playing inside. However, there was no band just a wedding party loudly gabbing around a long table toward the back of the tap room. The room was quite bi g and resembled a large garage so the noise echoed. We enjoyed a sampling of their beers and inaccurately pronounced their french names (well, at least Deanna did).  The Ratings Casa Diablo Dark Ale bre...

The Stats  Loca tion: Little Ferry,  NJ History: This spot has been open for almost 2 years. High school friends started home brewing and before they knew it they were consumed by the craft beer world and decided to open up their own brewery. Brix City is  "built on a passion for full flavored beers, the intentions of the brewery are to produce a wide variety of beers: Imperial IPA's - Sours - Pilsners - Stouts - and everything in between." Food Service: No Websit e:  brixcitybrewing.com The Scenario Our second stop on our New Jersey tour consisted of a stop over in a town south of Hackensack. The tap room was fairly large with a few tables of communal bench seating. The place wasn't too crowded and we were able to grab a table to ourselves. We posted up at a long table below racks and racks of oak barrels. It is unclear what they had aging in these barrels b ut I have never seen so many in a brewery at one time. Dozens. We both decided to ...