Cape May, NJ?

I've had luck getting Kane and Carton at the Joe Canals in Rio Grande, but the Joe Canals in CM does not have a great selection. Collier and Sunset liquors have a good selection, just make sure to check dates. If you want good draft selection, checkout Lucky Bones.

 

Colliers has more selection, but I found fresher options at Joe Canal, plus it's on the way to CM and right off the Garden State. I was down this past weekend and had CM Bounding Main and it's a nice ipa

 

Colliers is way too expensive. Stick with Joe Canals.

Hit the breweries down there, lots of great ones up and running. Cape May has a nice selection of cans to go.

 

Brewery-wise, I'd recommend Slack Tide in Clermont and Coho in Cape May Court House, in addition to Cape May Brewing.

 

+1 to Sunset. I scooped up plenty of fresh head high last time I was out that way!

 

I assume you know about Cape May Brewing.

 

Cold Spring Brewery is good also.

 

Really? With all due respect, I thought their beer was horrible. Couple that with the whole plastic cup thing and I'll probably never go there again.

My brewery favorites down there are Cape May and Mud Hen. There is a new one I heard good things about near North Wildwood called Coho and Seven Mile is ok. Also, a really new one in North Cape May is called Gusto....heard that was good too.

 

To each their own I guess.

 

Food is really good and some of their stuff is awesome. Well worth the trip and the place is beautiful. They spent a ton of cash there.

 

Have you tried Slack Tide. I pass the sign all the time, but have yet to stop in

 

Yeah, I've been there twice I think. Their beer was good, but nothing that keeps me coming back, plus it's a little bit of a drive for us to get there.

I've pretty much hit all of them down there except Bucket Brigade, but I'll get there for sure this summer. Like I said, we keep going back to Cape May Brewing because their stuff is so good, especially in the summer with Follow the Gull, Summer Catch and a bunch of other summer offerings. Those plus their solid everyday line up makes it never a disappointment to go there. Cape May IPA is a go to for me. We keep going back to Mud Hen too becuase it's so close. Mud Hens beer is solid, but not spectacular but their great food makes it a great place to visit.

I'll be really interesting in trying the new ones in CoHo and Gusto. I got lots of beer "to do's" this summer, rainy days will be booked.

PS: If anyone is a wine guy, I can point you to an awesome winery in North Cape May really near to Gusto. That little block of about a mile in North Cape May now has Gusto, an awesome winery and an awesome spirits place (Nauti), and you can probably walk to all three if you really wanted to.

 

Thank you for the feedback.