Mould's Beer Blog

Here are all of the NJ label approvals since my 02/08/15 update Angry Erik Brewing:   Mary-Shroom , a winter saison ale brewed with mushrooms (porcini, oyster, shitake, portabello, black trumpet) and rosemary (5.8% ABV), saw an updated keg approval. Cape May Brewing :  The team at Cape May Brewing saw a number of keg approvals, including Watermelon Wheat , Apple Bomb , Corrosion Ale and Cold Spring Pale Ale . Cricket Hill Brewing:   Cricket Hill had two keg labels approved.  One was for a Blu Ale House Ale , and the other was for Gray Stone Seasonal Ale .  Sadly, I don't have any other information on these two beers at this time. Flounder Brewing:  Flounder saw keg label approval of their Espresso Brown ale.  Not long ago they had a keg of this on tap at Fox and Hound Tavern in Lebanon, NJ.  Hopefully they will keep brewing more of it! Glasstown Brewing:   Glasstown received keg label approval for Alvin's Chipmunk Stout (9.2% A...

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...

2013 was an excellent and exciting year for beer in New Jersey.  We saw the opening of 4 new breweries as well as approvals in 4 other breweries who didn't quite have enough time to open in 2013.  Let's take a look at the new breweries and see what they will be offering to us thirsty beer fans! The array of Bolero Snort beers (photo courtesy of Bolero Snort) Bolero Snort Brewery :  Launched their beers in late February 2013.  They started out with two beers, Ragin' Bull  (an amber lager)   and Blackhorn (an American black lager).  Later in 2013, they added a 3rd flagship, There's No Rye-ing in Basebull (a rye ale) and also released a winter seasonal, Gingerbull Cookie (a brown ale brewed with spices).  In order to provide a wider spectrum of beers to their fans, they like to prepare what they call #BSTreatments.  If you follow their Facebook or Twitter, you might be lucky enough to find the treatments in the wild, and ge...