Upon reflection, it was my first visit to Beach Haus Brewing back in March of this year, which really opened my eyes to great US Taprooms in somewhat out of the way locations. It was that visit that triggered me to start documenting these wonders of modern hospitality in this blog!
Beach Haus occupies a large purpose-built street corner unit, in the center of the small resort town of Belmar, NJ. Their location, just a few blocks from the beach, and even closer to the inlet marinas, presumably assures that there will be plenty of passing trade.
The Taproom has both a downstairs and an upstairs area, which could easily accommodate a couple of hundred guests. Upstairs features a large outdoor terrace, and there is even a separate upstairs room which is used for live music events.
Having observed this industry more closely than is probably good for me over the past couple of years, I can confidently state that Beach Haus is one of the most innovative craft breweries I have come across. They always have a decent selection of Pales and NEIPAs brewed under their Test Dept banner, but they also have something brilliant and wacky on offer!
Last time it was a peanut butter black lager, this time it was a hot chocolate lager with cayenne pepper! Both these two beers had unbelievable aroma, but also brilliantly balanced flavour combinations.
In chatting to the server, I learned that they have just hired a sour-specialist brewer, so things are about to get even more interesting!
Being based in the center of a small tourist town, there is a huge range of food available too order-in from adjacent restaurants.
This Brewery and Taproom is really the Gold-Standard for all that I am looking for, and it will take a lot of beating. Doesn't mean that I am going to stop searching though....! ;-)
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