Wurstbar's Second Anniversary Party

Join Wurstbar, 516 Jersey Ave,  this Thursday, 8/16 as they celebrate their second anniversary in Jersey City.

Jersey City Craft Brew Fest Coming April 21st

The Jersey City Craft Brew Fest returns to Harborside on Saturday, April 21st. 

HopsScotch is Closing

After five years in business, HopsScotch is closing its doors permanently next Wednesday, 2/28.

Hudson Hall Opening Saturday, 9/23

Hudson Hall is scheduled to open to the public this Saturday, 9/23.

Departed Soles Fundraising for Hurricane Harvey Recovery

On this week's Community News, I listed some organizations to donate to and ways to help in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and now there are also some local ways you can help. 

Photo from Departed Soles

Departed Soles is launching their new gluten-free New Jersey Ninja tonight and for every sale of packaged goods (cans and growler fills of any of the available beers), $1 will go to hurricane recovery efforts. New Jersey Ninja is a unique beer, a light blonde ale made with New Jersey honey, organic green tea, and 100% malted, gluten-free grains. There will be several other gluten-free and definitely not gluten-free options available. 

Wurstbar

If you're looking for a place to do some serious beer drinking, Wurstbar is going to be your new favorite spot.

The Harborside Craft Brew Fest

On Saturday, October 15th, Harborside will host the first Craft Brew Fest with over 150 styles of craft beer, delicious food, and live music.

Würstbar Opens Friday

In addition to Cellar 335 opening earlier this week, Würstbar, which moved into the former Sushi Tango space, will be opening to the public on Friday, 8/19 at 4pm.

Community News

• Congratulations to Just Beclaws who celebrated their one year anniversary this weekend. 
• Both Hamilton Pork and The Hamilton Inn are now hiring. 
• Congratulations to Martha's who celebrated their Grand Opening/Ribbon-Cutting last week. 
• As a reminder, Third & Vine is hosting their first winemaker dinner on Wednesday 5/18 with two Spanish winemakers. Tickets should be reserved ahead of time, $65/person.

Barcade Celebrates 5 Years in Jersey City!

Barcade is celebrating their 5th anniversary today!

 

Community News

• Chilltown Kitchen is collaborating with Graze and Braise for their next event, a lamb tasting menu. Tickets go on sale March 16th.
• Trolley Bar finished up their renovations sooner than expected and are back to their regular schedule. 
• Congratulations to Dark Side of the Moo for making the Only In Your State list of Best Dishes in New Jersey for their Four Horseman of the Aporkalypse Burger.

Community News

• Congratulations to Talde, Word, Skinner's Loft, Dullboy, and Taqueria for being mentioned in the New York Times on where to go near Grove Street.
• Talde will be hosting the next Battle of Newark Ave on Monday, 9/21, to see who the best bartender is. A daiquiri happy hour will start at 7:30 and the competition begins at 8:30pm.
• Prato Bakery has introduced porchetta sandwiches to their weekend menu. 
• Congratulations to farmer's market vendors  Novello Cucina and JC Fish Stand who have both recently announced they are opening store fronts. 

Departed Soles

Departed Soles, Jersey City's first brewery, has been hard at work this summer, distributing their gluten-free beer to bars around the city, developing and tweaking recipes, and (the best part for us) opening the tasting room.

Community News

• Milk Sugar Love is bringing back the Pint Club! And the final summer sundae, a collaboration with Thirty Acres, is now on offer every weekend in September.
• Sam A.M. announced their three day supper club menu for the week.
• Art House is hosting a Fall Spectacular next Saturday with food trucks, live music, beer tasting, and a cake baking contest.
• Dark Side of the Moo is hiring.
• Carvao BBQ was featured in The Jersey Journal.
  

HopsScotch Presents Special Dinner with Hitachino Nest

This Thursday, 8/13, HopsScotch is hosting Japanese brewery Kiuchi for a special dinner to be paired with the Hitachino Nest beers. The meal will have Japanese influences and there will be a brewery rep on hand to discuss the pairings.

Departed Soles Kickstarter

Departed Soles, the first craft brewery coming to Jersey City, has launched a kickstarter to help with funding as they close in on the final steps of opening up the brewery.

BBQ is Coming to Jersey City!

Exciting news for Jersey City -  a new Portuguese restaurant and barbecue is coming to town! Thanks to Blossom for the tip on Instagram.

Community News

• Congratulations to Talde JC and Carrino Provisions for this write-up from Tasting Table.
• Porta Pizza will be having their first Jersey City Dinner Party on March 5th. Featuring Australian wines from Mitolo Wines, it will be a five course diner with wine pairing and tickets are $60 each. Call now to reserve your seat. 
• On March 4th, join See Spot Rescued for their 3rd "Hair of the Dog" happy hour fundraising event from 7-10pm at Carrino Provisions.
• This Friday, The Iron Money is throwing a Clown Shoes Carnival to celebrate 1 year of the brewery distributing in NJ. There will be games, carnival food, and lots of beer. 

Community News

• Congratulations to Jon Vitiello of Thirty Acres on being named one of the Top 5 Sous Chefs of 2015 by Inside Jersey Magazine.
• Stony Hill has opened up their 2015 CSA membership and they have both full and half shares available.
• Sam a.m. has extended their hours and the kitchen will now be open until 3:30pm every day.

Taphaus: A Modern Beer Garden In Jersey City

       (view from right in front of Taphaus)

Walking into Taphaus for the first time, I immediately fired off a text to my friends saying "Oh god, this is my nightmare." But once I walked in another 4 feet or so, past the large crowd of overgrown frat boys concentrating on getting hammered, I began to experience an entirely different Taphaus - more beer garden then club and one I liked much better.

While waiting, I sat next to a middle-aged couple at the bar there to relax, then later had dinner a table away from a small group of women in their early twenties celebrating a birthday and amongst several other various groups of friends and dates. Luckily, Taphaus is large enough to accommodate a hugely mixed crowd successfully. With its long bar, communal seating, and smaller tables, there's a place for everyone to hang out and it's a nice change of pace from most Jersey City drinking establishments that tend to draw one type of crowd.