On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, hazy golden double dry-hopped IPA finds wax-candied grapefruit, orange and pineapple tartness plus zesty mango-peach-papaya whims holding court above dry pale malts.
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NEW JERSEY BEER CO. CUPS OF PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE IMPERIAL PORTER
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, creamy peanut butter-smeared dark chocolate richness gains walnut-seared cola nip and mild gingerbread coffee riffs, finishing like a heavily peanut-oiled Reese’s Pieces confection.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. LINK IN BIO! NEW ENGLAND IPA
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, sugary bubblegum fruitiness fortifies pasty wheated oat spine of double dry-hopped NEIPA. Grape gummed orange, peach, cantaloupe and strawberry sweetness avoids cloy ploy.
NEW JERSEY BEER COMPANY – 2021
NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
In the blue collar industrial region of North Bergen just beyond the Lincoln Tunnel on Route 1-9, NEW JERSEY BEER COMPANY was co-founded by Matt Steinberg (check out my interview with him in the preceding 2010 NJBC entry) before local investor Paul Silverman took over a few years hence.
Now augmenting their usual fare (including indelible flagships 1787 Abbey Single, Hudson Pale Ale and Garden State Stout) with modishly experimental hybrids, sour ales and NEIPA’s, this rustic red brick fortress recently started producing canned beer for the entire Garden State, developing a prudently creative brewing team along the way.
On my rainy May ’21 sojourn, I discovered a dozen newly crafted elixirs (including eight kaleidoscopic India Pale Ales).
One of NJBC’s most popular India Pale Ale’s, beachy summertime moderation, LBIPA, brought sharp orange-grapefruit tanginess to piney hop resin contrasting honeyed pale malts above clayed grouting.
Laidback variant, Mango LBIPA, lost its subtle mango influence to lemony grapefruit-papaya tanginess and mineral-grained grassy hop acridity. But its Blood Orange LBIPA variant fared better as sweet-tart blood orange tanginess picked up candied pineapple-tangerine tartness in a fizzy pale malt setting.
Brusque beige yellow-hazed Imperial IPA, The Real Vaccine, contrasted sunny lemon-sugared tartness and sweet floral-perfumed grapefruit spicing against mild orange rind bittering and a gently persuasive black pepper burn.
Soft-toned tropical fruited Imperial IPA, Wearin’ My Birthday Suit, relegated its orange-peeled grapefruit, mango and peach tang and light wood tones above doughy malts.
Deeper and denser taste-wise, Tasting Colors, a double dry-hopped Imperial IPA, plied perfumed floral spicing to slightly sharp lemon-bruised grapefruit bittering and waxy mango-peach-tangerine tanginess.
Midrange West Coast-styled IPA, Decoration Day, let mellowly dry perfume-spiced citrus fruiting linger lightly over pale malt sugaring, rendering spritzy pineapple, grapefruit and orange zest.
Perhaps my favorite IPA, creamily milk-sugared ambrosial fruiting fortified Mixed Berry Milkshake, a Madagascar vanilla-conditioned dessert treat with marshmallow-sugared blueberry, raspberry and strawberry tartness gaining yogurt-soured kiwi-mango souring as well as pink lemonade nods and tertiary lingonberry-boysenberry snips.
Sunshiny orange-peeled grapefruit, peach and pineapple tang secured sessionable New England-styled Pale Ale, Garage, leaving herb-tinged pine resin on its splashy citric spritz.
Orange-dried fennel grassing and mild hop astringency surrounded the spelt grain minerality of easygoing golden ale, Beach Watch.
Salt-licked powdered candy raspberry tartness received pink wine-blushed oaken cherry acidity and pink lemonade sugaring for lollipop-like Raspberry Sunset Sour Ale.
Rapturous pink-headed, purple-bodied sour ale, Blueberry Waves, scurried tart blueberry pie sugaring into musky muscat grape, pureed raspberry and cranberry snips, finishing like blueberry jam.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. MANGO ON MY MIND INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, briskly sharp double dry-hopped milkshake IPA drops midrange mango tartness upon lactic vanilla creaming as limey Cashmere-hopped lemon zesting greets grapefruit-peeled orange tanginess and tertiary passionfruit, pineapple and peach snips in a waxy juicy fruited setting. Impressive.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. HAZY DAYS NEW ENGLAND DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, invigoratingly sessionable golden beige-hazed NEIPA promotes juicy yellow grapefruit bittering before sweet Curacao orange tang and reserved pineapple-passionfruit-guava souring arrive. Mild vanilla creaming contrasts astringent hop phenols beneath the serene tropical surface.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. CHERRY WHEAT LAGER
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, spritzy tart cherry souring leads easygoing dry body. Oaken vanilla bitters enjoin oaken cherry adjunct as red grape, pomegranate and cranberry esters rally above wispy pilsner-malted dark chocolate base.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. COOKIE CRISP BREAKFAST STOUT
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, bold smoky black chocolate prominence gains mighty hop char as mild lactic acidity contrasts black cherry-pureed tartness and toasted coconut sweetness above its oats-sugared cookie dough base. Distant molasses, coffee and cola nut illusions fade. A bitterer mocha-dried liquid breakfast cereal.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. CHAIRMAN OF THE GOURD
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, pleasant autumnal moderation offers subtle gourd crisping to mild orange peel zest and spicy hop tingle. Sugared yam, sweet potato and squash illusions aid pumpkin pie finish.
