Snug Harbor in Kearny, NJ

I traveled to a local bar in Kearny to visit one of the best bartenders in Hudson County and enjoy some delicious craft beer. Neither let me down. Snug Harbor is an interesting place- a dive bar with a great beer selection. I started off the night with one of my favorite beers, Firestone Double Jack, and like always it was amazing. The IPA trend continued with Kane Head High IPA before moving to some beers that wouldn't leave me stumbling out hammered- Guinness and Saranac Blueberry Blonde. The Guinness poured by one of Kearny's finest, Erin Murphy, was a bit on the colder side, but delicious nonetheless. The Saranac Blueberry wasn't bad either, having a not too overwhelming blueberry taste and refreshingly crisp finish. Not something I'd drink a lot of, but a nice change up from the heavy beers I started with.

Overall, it was a great visit to the Snug Harbor. The only place I have ever been that has 10 craft beers on tap and only charges $4.50 for each. Makes for a great evening of mixing beers and a terrible morning of pounding headaches.

Anchor Steam Summer Beer

On this blistering summer evening, there's nothing better than coming off the beach and drinking an ice cold summer beer.  Since basically every beer Anchor Steam puts out is delicious, I decided to try out their summer ale. It poured a much lighter color than i expected, almost as golden and light as an American light beer, but with a much bigger foamy head. According to the label the big head is from the wheat used when brewing this beer. The aroma wasnt very strong with only some slight wheat and maybe lemony scents. The taste was citrus and wheat at first before finishing with a smooth bready taste. Its definitely a great beer for the summer and although it doesnt blow you away with flavor, it has a good citrusy and bready taste.  It also doesnt overpower you with the wheat which is always a worry with these beers. Id definitely try it again.

Guinness @ Harrigan's in Sea Girt

This one comes a week late. I went to Harrigan's to see Mike Byrne sing, but was pleasantly surprised to be almost as happy with the Guinness as I was with the music. A delicious pint that was poured beautifully and presented with charm. While it wasn't a top contender it was a silky smoothy one that is definitely worthy of top 5 consideration. A delicious pint of Guinness and a great bar. Cheers!

THE BEEKMAN

Beekman, we meet again

Garden State Beer Expo

Overall it was a great event. Never had to wait longer than 2 minutes to get a beer and there were many solid brews. I thought the best breweries were Kane, Carton, Brooklyn and Wolavers.  Wolavers only had their oatmeal stout there but it was really delicious. Kane had an Imperial IPA which is always amazing and their summer seasonal - Single Fin. Carton brought a great selection of beers - BDG (a country brown ale that I go nuts for), Boat Beer (a delicious light IPA), 077XX (a good double IPA) and a Milk Stout that was pretty good. Brooklyn didn't have any tap beers which was kind of disappointing, but their delicious summer ale made up for it. Their East India Pale Ale was also good, but on a hot day the summer ale really hit the spot.  The other breweries put out some good stuff but nothing else really stood out and blew me away like these 4.  Definitely a great event and i hope they do it again.

Dogfish Head Tweason's Ale

Interesting. Smells like a strawberry margarita. Taste is very berry, sour. Some hops. Putting it up here because its so intriguing and different.

Carton Brunch. Dinner. Grub.

Probably my favorite beer of the day. Such a tasty brownish ale that is easy to drink bur so delicious. You should all flock to the Atlantic Highlands now to get some.