Collection: Beer Library

Manasquan Ridge

Imperial IPA

8.5% ABV

Manasquan Ridge, taking its name from the great fishing spot just off the coast, is hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Nectaron, Galaxy & Nelson. Manasquan Ridge pours a hazy gold with aromatics of tropical fruit, citrus, stone fruit and grape, enjoyed with flavors of stone fruit, berries and grape with citrus undertones. ​

Neon Lime

American Lager with Lime

4.4% ABV

Neon Lime, our 4.4% American Lager with Lime, is the prefect beer to drink during these long summer days. Neon Lime is a crisp, extra pale lager with a dry snappy profile highlighted by an extra layer of refreshing lime flavor and aroma.

4749

Blend of Barrel-Aged Milk Stouts

13.1% ABV

4,749 is a blend of barrel-aged Imperial Milk Stouts brewed with Maple Syrup and conditioned on Cacao and Coconut. This Imperial Stout was pulled from a blend of Blanton's, Weller, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, Heaven Hill and Wild Turkey Russel's Reserve bourbon barrels. We conditioned the blend on cacao nibs from both Haiti and Ghana along with one of our highest dosings of both toasted and untoasted coconut. 4,749 pours chocolatey black with a coffee tan foam, intense aromatics of mounds bars, cinnamon toasted coconut, vanilla and bourbon. The fresh husked coconut and crispy brownie edges dominate this beer's flavor profile. Stored properly, 4,749 should age well.

4745

Blend of Barrel-Aged Ales

13.6% ABV

4,745 is our 13.6% blend of barrel-aged ales. Since our first Anniversary Ale, 365, we reserve a portion of each release for aging so it can be blended a year later to create our next Anniversary Ale. By doing so each year, our Anniversary Ales will always contain a piece of our past. For this blend, our team carefully selected a blend of barleywines aged for an average of 28 months in a blend of Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig and Stagg Jr bourbon barrels along with a blend from our previous Anniversary Ale aged in rye whiskey barrels. 4,745 presents with deep aromatics of vanilla frosting and cinnamon, with flavors of hazelnut praline, chocolate ganache and a full mouthfeel with a complex whiskey tannin profile. Stored properly, 4,745 should age well.

13th Anniversary Head High

India Pale Ale

7.2% ABV

This celebratory iteration has a similar malt bill to its classic counterpart with the addition of rye. 13th Anniversary Head High was hopped in the Whirlpool with Citra and Cascade, then dry-hopped with Citra, Cascade & Simcoe, taking a page from the classic Head High hops. This beer was given a more unique second dry-hopping of Peacharine & Pink hops, along with Galaxy, Nelson & Citra giving this IPA layered notes of peach, passion fruit, tropical fruits, berries and white wine.

13th Anniversary IPA

Imperial IPA

8.5% ABV

13th Anniversary IPA, our 8.5% Imperial IPA, was hopped with a collection of some of the best and most flavorful New Zealand and Pacific Northwest hop varieties. Motueka, Riwaka and Wakatu were added in the Whirpool, Moutere, Kohatu, Hallertau Blanc & New Zealand Cascade in the first dry-hop, and Peacharine, Pink, Nelson, Nectaron, Galaxy & HBC 1019 in the second dry-hop.​ 13th Anniversary IPA pours a hazy pale gold and showcases a vibrant and complex flavor profile with a rich combination of mango, nectarine, pineapple and berry notes. This profusion of hops contribute to an intricate drinking experience worthy of celebration, culminating in a layered but balanced bitterness and a smooth, juicy finish.

Secret Mezzanine

India Pale Ale

7.4% ABV

Secret Mezzanine is loaded with Simcoe and some of our other favorite hops, giving this hazy pale orange pint a dank pine and citrus flavor profile.​

Barrel-Aged Mexican Brunch (2024)

Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Porter

13.9% ABV

2024 Barrel-Aged Mexican Brunch is a select blend of barrel aged Imperial Porters aged in freshly emptied Old Fitzgerald and Elijah Craig 8y Bourbon barrels for an average of 22 months.​ The blend was then racked into stainless and conditioned on cacao sourced from Ghana and Ecuador, freshly ground coffee from Rook, maple, cinnamon, and ancho chile. ​ Barrel-Aged Mexican Brunch pours dark black and opens with aromatics of bourbon-soaked chocolate java bean and flavors of caramel, maple and spice, combining for a bold and refined barrel-aged beer.​ ​

Cerveza 127

Mexican-Style Lager

5.2% ABV

Cerveza 127 is brewed with pilsner and Vienna malt, corn, and a small addition of Dark Munich malt. It was hopped with Hallertau Mittelfrüh, bringing a touch of delicate floral character to a clean malt base. It was fermented slow, then cold-conditioned to finish bright. Cerveza 127 pours a deep gold with a soft white head and offers subtle aromatics of fresh grain and citrus blossom. Flavors are light and crackery, with a hint of sweetness and a crisp, dry finish.

Chardonnay | 2021 Harvest

Spontaneous

Chardonnay | 2021 Harvest is a blend of traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beers across three brewing seasons, with the oldest portion brewed in 2018. ​ A portion of this blend was aged in a cognac cask. ​ During the Fall of 2021, our team picked up a harvest of whole-cluster Chardonnay grapes, destemmed and added these directly to oak along with the blend at a rate of 5.5 lbs per gallon. ​ At bottling, this blend had an average age of 45 months and has been conditioning since its bottling in 2023. ​ Chardonnay | 2021 Harvest pours a bright yellow with champagne-like carbonation, aromatics of white wine grapes, orange citrus and limestone with flavor notes of lemon sherbet.

Strawberry & Cherry | 2021 Harvest

Spontaneous

Strawberry & Cherry | 2021 Harvest is a blend of traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beers across two brewing seasons, with the oldest portion brewed in 2019. A portion of the blend was aged in one of our foudres. In the late spring, we picked up fresh, overripe strawberries from one of our favorite farms in South Jersey and squished them by hand into the blend for a short period of contact at a rate of 8 lbs per gallon followed by extended oak aging. In June, we received Montmorency cherries and added to a portion of strawberry spontaneously fermented beers at a rate of over 2 lbs per barrel. At bottling, this beer had an average age of 34 months and has been conditioning with young spontaneously fermented beer since its bottling in 2022. Strawberry & Cherry | 2021 pours a ruddy orange with aromatics of strawberry preserves and cinnamon, and flavors of cherry and strawberry rhubarb pie.

Rhubarb | 2021 Harvest

Spontaneous

Rhubarb | 2021 Harvest is a blend of two traditionally brewed spontaneously fermented beers brewed in the Fall of 2019 and Spring of 2020. ​ In the spring, our team made the trip to get rhubarb from a 105-year-old patch in New Jersey. The rhubarb stalks were split and added directly to oak at a rate of over 4 lbs per gallon. ​ At bottling, this beer had an average age of 26 months. It has been conditioning with young spontaneously fermented beer since its bottling in 2022. ​ Rhubarb | 2021 pours a burnt yellow color with a firm white foam, with aromatics of peach and flavor notes of fruit cup and lemon meringue.​

Mexican Brunch (2024)

Imperial Milk Porter

9.2% ABV

Mexican Brunch, our 9.2% Imperial Milk Porter, is back for all to enjoy.​ Mexican Brunch is brewed with a blend of English, crystal, chocolate, and roast malts and milk sugar for extra body. ​ ​Mexican Brunch was conditioned on a curated selection of cacao nibs from Ecuador and Ghana, coffee from our friends at Rook, maple, and a light mixture of Chile spice and Cinnamon for added complexity. ​ Mexican Brunch is a full-bodied Imperial Porter that pours a dark mocha with notes of traditional milk chocolate, coffee roast and subtle highlights of Chile and Cinnamon spice that makes this beer truly unique.​ ​

Cloud Cover

Belgian-Style Wheat Ale

4.8% ABV

Cloud Cover is brewed with Belgian pilsner malt, along with a blend of malted and unmalted wheat and oats.​ ​ Cloud Cover is hopped with German Hersbrucker hops from Seitz Farms and spiced with orange peel and coriander in the Whirlpool. After fermentation, this beer is cold-conditioned for several weeks, allowing its complex flavors to develop.​ ​ Cloud Cover pours a hazy yellow with a rocky white foam head and offers notes of fresh citrus and clove.

FWD 701 Mosaic

India Pale Ale

7.4% ABV

FWD 701 Mosaic was brewed as a part of the FWD hop innovation program from Yakima Chief Ranches.​ FWD is focused on brewing community engagement, granting breweries access to the newest, not-yet-commercialized HBC varieties and products in YCH's innovation pipeline.​ We are the only brewery in New Jersey participating, along with many other breweries around the world.​ Through this program we were able to trial their new 701 hop product, intended to amplify hop aromatics. We are big fans of Mosaic, so it was an easy choice for us to push the tropical hop notes in our newest beer.​ FWD 701 Mosaic is hopped with 701 Mosaic in the Whirlpool and a blend of Mosaic 701, Cryo & T90 Pellets, and Citra Cryo & T90 Pellets in the dry-hop.​ FWD 701 Mosaic pours a pale hazy straw color with notes of stone fruit, mango & tangerine supported by flavors and aromas of light cotton candy and resin.

Open Water

Triple IPA

10.4% ABV

Open Water is hopped in the Kettle with Chinook, in the Whirlpool with Centennial & Citra, and finally dry-hopped with Galaxy, Simcoe, Citra, Chinook & Cashmere. ​ Open Water pours a pale gold with traditional citrus-driven hop notes of orange, tangerine, and stone fruit.​

Flipping Pancakes (2024)

Barrel-Aged Pancake Wine

14.3% ABV

​This year’s Flipping Pancakes blend was extensively aged in freshly emptied Elijah Craig 8yr, Buffalo Trace Weller, and Stagg Jr. Bourbon barrels. ​ Flipping Pancakes uses a generous amount of premium English heritage malt and underwent an intense double mash procedure followed by a 12 hour boil before being fermented to a very high gravity and laid to rest in oak barrels for approximately 23 months. ​ This beer was racked out of oak to mature in stainless where it was conditioned on hand processed Vanilla Beans from Madagascar and Costa Rica followed by a blend of Maple and Cinnamon. ​ Flipping Pancakes pours a very dark amber color and brings forward rich caramelized sugar and fig profile, perfectly complimented by notes of vanilla, dark fruits and light background cinnamon, reminiscent of traditional flapjacks and syrup.

THIRD | Anniversary Blend

Spontaneous

THIRD was blended to commemorate our Third Anniversary. The components of this beer were brewed between our Fall 2018 and Spring 2020 brewing seasons. These batches included the addition of New Jersey Blueberry Blossom Honey to the coolship and were bottled with a small portion of young spontaneous beer for conditioning.​ THIRD had an average age of 27 months when it was then blended with a small portion of young spontaneous beer and bottled in February 2022. After a period of further bottle conditioning, THIRD is ready to enjoy. ​ THIRD pours with high carbonation and a tight foam head with a burnt orange honey color. It features a soft and balanced acidic profile with notes of citrus and honeysuckle, a light brettanomyces character and a crisp, dry finish. ​

Peach & Strawberry | 2021 Harvest

Spontaneous

Peach & Strawberry | 2021 Harvest is from three different batches of pour traditional spontaneous recipe over two brewing seasons. The first from Fall 2019 fermented in one of our Foudres; the second from the Spring of 2020 and the third from another Foudre from Fall 2020. Hand picked New Jersey strawberries and yellow clingstone peaches were added to the blend at a combined rate of 7lbs per gallon. Bottled in January of 2022 with young spontaneous to condition, Peach & Strawberry | 2021 pours with a deep orange, light pink due with notes of peach flesh, crushed berries and peach rings and crushed strawberries.

Montmorency Cherry | 2021 Harvest

Spontaneous

Montmorency Cherry | 2021 Harvest blend was from four different batches over three brewing seasons. This three year blend was from traditional batches brewed in Fall of 2019 and Spring of 2020; a high gravity batch brewed in Spring of 2021 and a more heavily wheated batch brewed in the Spring of 2019. The blend was racked on Pennsylvania Montmorency tart cherries at a rate of 6lbs per gallon and allowed to referment in wine barrels. It was bottled with young spontaneous in April of 2022. It pours deep rosé with notes of freshly baked cherry pie, graham cracker crust, and baking spice.

Monochrome Sunrise

Pale Ale

6.4% ABV

Monochrome Sunrise is hopped with Bravo in the Kettle, Bravo and Simcoe in the Whirlpool, then dry-hopped with Bravo, Simcoe, and Citra. Monochrome Sunrise pours a hazy straw color and boasts a soft juicy profile with notes of peach, tropical fruit, and citrus.

Barrel-Aged Morning Bell (2024)

Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout

12.9% ABV

Barrel-Aged Morning Bell is a select blend of Imperial Milk Porters aged in previously used whiskey barrels including Buffalo Trace Weller Bourbon, Buffalo Trace Stagg Jr., and Wild Turkey 10y Russel’s Reserve barrels with an average age of 23 months. This portion of the blend was then further conditioned on a blend of coffee sourced from Bali and Nicaragua from out friends at Rook. This beer pours a dark black color with mocha crème head and presents deep notes that combine a robust bourbon-soaked chocolate, nutty praline, and Java chip coffee profile and warming barrel aged character throughout.

Barrel-Aged Morning Bean (2024)

Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout

13.4% ABV

BA Morning Bean is a select blend of Imperial Milk Porters aged in previously used whiskey barrels including Buffalo Trace Weller Bourbon, Buffalo Trace Stagg Jr., and Wild Turkey 10y Russel’s Reserve barrels with an average age of 23 months. This portion of the blend was then further conditioned on a selection of premium vanilla beans sourced from Madagascar and Tanzania along with a small portion of coffee from Rook. This beer pours a rich dark black color with mocha head and showcases a range of deep complexity and robust flavors/aromatics including pleasant bourbon-soaked chocolate, rich vanilla carrot cake frosting, a touch of heady coffee mocha set afloat extremely plush, soft, and thick mouthfeel

Port Omna Shamrock Shake (2024)

Imperial Milk Stout

8.1% ABV

Port Omna Shamrock Shake is our second Port Omna variant, aged on fresh vanilla and peppermint. This 8.1% ABV variant recipe is brewed with a range of English crystal, chocolate, and roast malts with additional flaked oats and flaked barley added to the grist for extra body. After fermentation, this beer was conditioned on fresh vanilla beans sourced from Madagascar and Tanzania before then being conditioned further on a small amount of sifted peppermint for a short period of time. The resulting beer pours a dark black mocha color with a balanced sweet chocolate and mint flavor and aroma featuring notes of chocolate cookie crust, subtle chocolate peppermint patty, and a touch of marshmallow vanilla sweetness combining on top of a frothy and soft textured mouthfeel reminiscent of the namesake.