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Enjoy New Jersey’s first festival featuring ONLY New Jersey beer! 30 New Jersey breweries will be there, each showcasing 3 different styles of beer. All this will be happening at the Beer, BBQ & Bacon Showdown. It will be held at Mennen Arena Field in Morristown from 12 pm until 5 pm. This is in the greater Newark area.
Your ticket will include a Mason jar mug which you can use for sampling over 90 craft brews, all from the Garden State’s breweries. Try all your favorites and then expand your palate and explore some new beers.
Participating Breweries
New Jersey breweries participating in the showdown include
- Angry Erik Brewing
- Wet Ticket Brewing
- CZIG Meister
- Birdsmouth Beer
- Ross
- Man Skirt Brewing
- Bout The Hops Brewing
- Oakflower Brewing Company
- Seven Tribesmen
- Bull N Bear Brewery
- Untied Brewing Company
- Autodidact
- River Horse Brewing Company
- Ashton Brewing
- Jersey Girl Brewing Co.
- Bradley Brew Project
- Montclair Brewery
- Cypress Brewing
- Brotherton Brewing Company
- South Brewing Co.
- Buttzville Brewing Co.
- Lone Eagle Brewing
- Three 3’s Brewing Co.
- Fort Nonsense Brewing Company
- Hackensack Brewing Company
- Five Dimes Brewery
- Double Tap Brewing
- Glenbrook Brewery
- Twin Elephant Brewing Company
Food Trucks & Restaurants
Top local restaurants and gourmet food trucks will be there with a delicious array of their BBQ and bacon creations and all will be available for purchase. The food vendors include
- Kimchi Smoke
- Bearded One BBQ
- Angry Archie’s
- Master Asador Argentinian BBQ
- Cooley’s BBQ
- Rhythm & Ribs Smokehouse
- Johnny Zeppoli
- Bacon on a Stick
- Chick Wings
Additional Festival Information
There will be a panel of judges picking the best of the best for the Best Dish and the Best Beer. You will also get a chance to vote for the People’s Choice for the Best Beer and the Best Dish.
There will be live music and entertainment throughout the showdown. Have fun in the sun at this outdoor event.
General Admission gets you a sampling mug, samples of beer, People Choice votes and access to music and vendors.
VIP Admission gives you all that plus 1 hour early entry (12 pm), 1 hour 5 course buffet from 12 pm to 1 pm, meet and greet with brewers, pit masters and chefs and first access to the rare and specialty beers.
Coupon
If you’d like to save money on the showdown, book your ticket here and you can save
- $29 (28% discount) on 1 VIP Ticket to Beer, BBQ & Bacon Showdown
- $27 (36% discount) on 1 General Admission Ticket to Beer, BBQ & Bacon Showdown.