Beer trip 2 hour radius from Philly

Carton Brewing in Atlantic Highlands NJ

Awesome beers, usually have a bunch of cans to choose from and no lines.

 

But he WANTS to stand in line. Haha

 

A second vote for Carton and then hit up Kane too (about 30 min south from Carton). You'll taste a ton of great stuff and come home with a boatload (see what I did there?) of cans with no lines.

 

That's the catch lol

 

Glad you mentioned that, Kane is awesome and you can easily walk away with Head High and Overhead cans

 

Nah... my mom had a place in Rehoboth, and I would leave Wilmington at 7a and get to her place by 820a on a Saturday morning in July. All of the renters that migrate down do so later in the day since they generally can't check in until 2-3p. The people who own places head down Friday night, hence the crazy rush hour traffic.

 

See my note above re: shore traffic.

 

My bad, I thought the drive originated in the philly area, leaving from Wilmington is a different matter.

 

No, you're right - he's leaving from Philly. My point was, if you leave at 6-7a you'll no trouble with traffic. If you leave at 10-11a, you're screwed.

 

You could also hit Flying Fish, Spellbound, and Riverhorse from south to north in NJ right along the Turnpike

 

2.5 hours south is Burley Oak in Berlin, MD. On Saturdays they release between 4-5 new cans, plus their beer is killer. Also it's near Ocean City, and not far from DE beaches. Could hit that on a Saturday morning, with hotel reservations in Rehoboth or near by. Then hit up the new Dogfish Brewpub.

Going down 113 or 13 you can hit a bunch of breweries. Evolution, 3rd Wave, 16 Mile, Mispillion.

 

Since 2.5hrs is being discussed, you might as well throw Equilibrium and Hudson Valley Brewery into the mix. You could then add in other breweries in the area (https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/hudson-valley-trip-suggestions.434034/). Rushing Duck would be the easiest if headed to Equilibrium.