Mould's Beer Blog

I love when a new brewery starts up and is able to get their beer in bottles.  It also makes me nervous though, because in the past I've been burned from getting bad bottles from new breweries.  My only assumptions are that there must be a higher chance for variation/contamination when filling bottles.  When bottling, you need consistency of fill volume and carbonation, and you need to make sure those bottles are clean and sanitized or else off flavors may develop in the beer.  These are all problems I've seen from bottles in the past. Let's hope that we don't have any bottle problems today! 902 Brewing entered the New Jersey beer scene a little less than 1 year ago.  Instead of starting out with their own brewery, they contract out the brewing and tank space at Climax Brewing in Roselle Park, NJ. This had me a little worried, because Climax is one of the brewers that I've had bad bottles from. Most of the business 902 Brewing does is in and around the Ho...

Hey folks!  Welcome to the latest batch of new beers you'll be seeing soon from NJ breweries!  Makes your mouth water a bit, doesn't it? 902 Brewing 902 Brewing started selling their beers in NJ earlier this year.  Contracting out of Roselle Park's Climax Brewing, 902 Brewing has been pumping out kegs of their IPA, Pale Ale and Black IPA.  Here we have the label for their first bottle release.  It is for their Heaven, Hell or Hoboken IPA and will be packaged in 22 oz. bottles! 902 Brewing's IPA: Heaven, Hell or Hoboken Belford Brewing keg label for Honey Hudson (Ale Brewed with NJ Honey) Boaks Beer keg label for Wooden Beanie brewed at Free Will Brewing in Perkasie, PA (Barrel Aged Belgian Style Brown Ale) Brix City Brewing Little Ferry NJ's Brix City Brewing is another one of NJ's newest breweries to open, and the below label is for their KTK Double IPA.  Like 902 Brewing's IPA, KTK will also be packaged in 22 oz. bot...

With all of the new breweries opening in NJ, there are more and more label approvals coming through the system.  To keep these "Upcoming NJ Beers" posts shorter, I am going to try and post them every two weeks instead of once a month. Let's see what new labels have come through the system since the last update! 902 Brewing   had kegs of"Black Dynomite" Black IPA approved Angry Erik saw 3 keg labels approved for the following beers: To Taste American IPA (6.0% ABV), Two Shoe Brew Copper Ale (6.0% ABV) and Fjord Crosser Belgian IPA Beach Haus Brewery Belford Brewing Bolero Snort Climax Brewing    saw approvals for Hammer and Ale Imperial IPA, Maxwell's Summer Ale, Maxwell's Pale Ale Cricket Hill   received two keg approvals for the following:  Philly Roller Derby Lager and Tiff's Limited Release Ale Cypress Brewing , gearing up for their launch event , received several more keg approvals: double chocolate imperial ...

Here are all of the beer label approvals since my last update (mid-January).  I'm not sure when these beers are being released, so check with the brewery before you go out looking for them! 902 Brewing :  902 Brewing's American Pale Ale called Pale Ale True Hobo (PATH) received keg approval.  It is clearly stated on the keg that the beer is brewed at Climax Brewing for 902 Brewing.  It is 37 IBUs (from their website, ABV between 5-6%).  902 Brewing also had keg approval for Heaven Hell or Hobo , their American IPA.  According to the label, it is 68 IBUs (from their website, 6.5% ABV). Angry Erik Brewing :  Angry Erik's Freaky Freydis , a stout brewed with cocoa nibs, saw its keg label approved. Bolero Snort Brewery :  Bolero Snort's late winter/early spring seasonal Lucky Buck Irish Dry Stout saw an updated label approval.  This year it will be bottled instead of canned.  Lucky Buck will be 4.0% ABV. Cape May Brewing:   Cap...

It is only June, but 2014 has already been a huge year of growth for the NJ beer industry.  In my last update on the state of beer in NJ, I highlighted 4 new breweries: Bolero Snort Brewery, the new Iron Hill in Voorhees, Flounder Brewing and Village Idiot Brewing.  Since then, beer is now being brewed at Hearthstone Grill, Angry Erik, Glasstown, Rinn Duin and Pinelands Brewing.  Let's look at these in a little more depth! Hearthstone Grill website  / Facebook 306 Gatzmer Avenue Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Specializing in wood fired grill pizzas, Hearthstone Grill has everything from burgers to steaks to hot dogs. They also rotate traditional style, house brewed beer!  If you have a New Jersey Craft Beer membership card, you get 10% off your bill. Angry Erik Brewing website  / Facebook 10 Millpond Drive, Unit #8 Lafayette, NJ 07848 Angry Erik in Lafayette offers tours, tastings, pints and growler fills (32 oz. and 64 oz.).  Th...