POINT PLEASANT: New Jersey is spoiled when it comes to craft breweries, and there is a new one to…read moreadd to your list: Lokal Brewing Company! Currently in their soft opening phase (Sundays only in September), they are gearing up for their official grand opening on October 1st 2025 followed by a Wednesday-Sunday schedule. Leashed, friendly pups are welcome inside the tasting room, and Brie absolutely loved the staff, she could not stop saying hello to everyone. The atmosphere is laid-back, the community support is strong, and the beer list is already off to a great start. Right now, they are pouring a couple of hefeweizens (including a cranberry-pomegranate twist), plus both an American IPA and a West Coast IPA, with more to come. You can bring your own food, settle in on a comfy couch, grab a table, or pull up a seat at the bar while catching the game on the TVs. We are excited to see Lokal thrive and cheers to what is ahead!

Great beers great staff. The ambience is more of a small type feel to it, but don't let that deter…read moreyou from going to this place. Like I said, I will definitely be back when I'm in the area

I visited Last Wave while in town hanging out with friends. They have a huge outdoor area with…read moreplenty of comfy seating. Their beers are fresh and delicious. I will definitely be back!

Great beers great staff. The ambiance is great as well. Perfect for just before hitting the beach…read moreor after

My girlfriend and I visited for the first time on a Saturday night in June…read more Pros: --In a strip mall so parking is ample and easy. --Very spacious inside with lots of seating. Great for big groups. --The guy serving beers was incredibly talkative and friendly. Talked with us like we were lifelong regulars. --8 beers and 5 seltzers on tap with nice variety. The beer was good, nothing incredible, but it was good. --Flights are only $10. Definitely on the cheaper end of flight prices from our experience at many NJ breweries. Cons: --It was pretty dead for a Saturday night at 7. Only a few other people were there, and in such a big space, the emptiness kills the vibe. --Interesting choice to play men's college lacrosse and the quarterfinal of the Gold Cup instead of the Yankees on their tv's. -- I looked at their Facebook later and saw they were doing an "open playlist Saturday" for which you get to choose a song with a purchase, though this wasn't shared with us when we were there. Overall we enjoyed it and would come back.

Fabulous beers and seltzers. Bring your own food. We had fun playing darts. They'll put on any…read moresupporting event you're interested in. The music playlist is great. They'll put on any songs you ask. Poker is really fun on Sundays. Karaoke is a blast! Lots of great events.

Great beers great staff ambiance is typical for a brewery. Don't let that stop you coke checking…read morethis great brewery out. I'm so glad they had black ipa on the tap list. Can't wait to come back

Great service!! If you go, get food from the pizza place next door--delicious and very fast!read more

100% Five Stars!! They have lagers, IPAs, Double IPAs, and even a Quadruple IPA, and, of course,…read moreStouts. They have outdoor seating in the front and lots of indoor seating. If you have a huge party, they've got you covered with a humongous backroom bar seating. The entire staff there is exceptionally knowledgeable about their craft beers, so it was a pleasure to chat with them about what to order. The IPAs and Double IPAs are very hazy, hoppy, and fruit-forward. Stouts are full-flavored. If you enjoy craft beer, THIS is THE place to go to. You can order and have delivery, or bring outside food to be eaten there.

The beer here is simply outstanding. If you are scouring the Garden State for the best beer…read morepossible, you're in the right spot. But I'll get to that in a moment. The taproom is on another level as well. One might say it resembles a millennial hipster fever dream, but being a millennial myself I say it is incredibly well thought out and designed. Housed in a former manufacturing facility for a company that made military telecommunications equipment, there are so many different spaces all under one roof. A bar in the front room and a bar in the back room. A small 21+ lounge with couches in the front, and a giant 21+ "sports zone" with three giant TV's in the back. Three coolers for beer to go. A large merch area. High top tables. Regular tables. Immaculate bathrooms. This place has it all. My girlfriend and I came out on a Saturday afternoon when the place was packed with families and their kids. There was a toddler in the small 21+ lounge and a baby in the sports zone, and only two people pouring beers so they were unable to notice and do anything about it. We don't mind kids in breweries but be advised if that isn't your thing. To the beer: according to their website, they specialize in hoppy beers. There were 13 beers on tap (with some being slight variations of each other). One lager, four stouts, and the rest IPAs. They don't do flights but will pour you two sample sizes at a time, and you'll need those sample sizes for most beers because the ABV will knock you off your feet. I love IPAs and I can easily say they knocked these out of the park. The standout to me was the Birdie Putt, which they didn't have available in cans to go, so we got a four pack of the Ground Rule Triple instead. Founder Jeff Baker spent years honing his brewing skills in his garage before opening the brewery in 2023, and his dedication and passion really show in all of the beers. We live over an hour away, but we will definitely make the pilgrimage back sometime soon.

I've been to a lot of NJ breweries. Some look like they were modeled after a frat house's…read morebasement. Some look like a millennial hipster fever dream. Wild Air makes me think of your Gen X punk uncle, older but still happy bucking trends and sticking it to the man. Lovely corner building seven blocks from the beach. Spacious inside with booths, tables and a long bar, plus an old VW Bus of all things. Lots of open space where they host live music from bands you've never heard of unless you're entrenched in the local music scene. Looking at their set up and their Instagram almost makes it feel like a concert venue that also happens to make beer. Speaking of: there are 14 beers on tap plus one hard seltzer. Most places will go all in on IPAs and pale ales, while this place seems to be the opposite. They only offer two IPAs (a hazy and a double) while the rest of the taplist is made up of pilsners (Italian, west coast, New Zealand, etc.) and lagers (a smoked lager, a Japanese rice lager, etc.). A red ale, a fruited sour ale and a gose with lime round out the list. It's quite an impressive taplist, and everything we tried was good. We live pretty far away and were just visiting Asbury Park for the day, but we would definitely come back if we're ever in the area again.

The beers and staff are fantastic definitely a change of pace from the standard tablet that most…read morebreweries have that alone was phenomenal. The service in the ambience is fantastic. They have their own vibe that no other brewery has. This is a definite place. I'll be going back to when I'm on vacation again.

Heavy Reel Brewing Company is fantastic!…read more James provided excellent service, checking in on us often and making us feel like regulars by just our second visit. They have a great variety on tap, with options ranging from Double IPAs to light seltzers and fruit beers. We tried: Pineapple Whip (6% ABV):Very refreshing. Happy Larry: A delicious porter with a strong coffee flavor. Baby Clown (5% ABV): My friend ordered this Session IPA and loved it. ​Drowning Clown (8% ABV): My friend also tried this Double Session IPA, which was excellent. The atmosphere is super family-friendly, complete with old-school arcade and board games for everyone to play. We loved the beer so much that we both bought cans to take home. Highly recommend!

I had you guys on my to do list when we visited seaside heights. Your lake clown IPA is so…read moredelicious! Great atmosphere! Love your brewery!!

Got to say they have some great beers. Love the staff and service. I really liked the set up they…read morehave. So refreshing that they have a no politics rule. I always believed Berring people together were politics divide us. If I get a day off they are open I'll be back for sure

Great beers. Small place I was the only one when I got there around 3pm on a Sunday…read more They had 7 beers which I liked so no big decisions. Had planned on trying all but 1 but they had a 3 beer limit which seemed odd since all were 5% and under ABV. Posting this review from Wild Air Breerworks where I went for my next beer. Lol. So great brewery for locals but probably not worth driving to for only 3 beers.

Tall Oaks is situated on 5 acres of land in Farmingdale, NJ. It gives off winery vibes in that it…read morehas a ton of outdoor space with a variety of seating: high top tables, low top, Adirondack chairs around fire pits, a large pavilion next to a small outdoor bar... it's all quite beautiful and peaceful. The taproom, by contrast, is a fraction of the size of the outdoor space, but equally well decorated and chill. Several high top tables, a few seats at a small bar, a view of the brewing tanks... Most importantly the beer is excellent. My girlfriend and I stopped in on an early Friday afternoon in August and had a few 4 and 7 oz pours of different beers. Tall Oaks recently won a few awards in the inaugural New Jersey Brewers Cup, so we tried a few of their award winning beers, among others. My personal two favorites were the Cottage (English Session Ale on nitro) which won bronze in the European amber/dark lager category, and the Influencing Hope (hazy IPA) which won bronze in the hazy IPA category. One nitpicky thing: the tv displayed only part of the menu, and the full menu was printed on several stained and natty sheets of paper on clipboards. Didn't quite match the elegance elsewhere in the brewery. On top of the great vibes and great beer, there is ample parking, two immaculate bathrooms, friendly service and great people at the helm (Mike and Chelsey) who put real thought and pride into their beer and creating a space for the community. This is definitely one of the top breweries in NJ.

I have been to Tall Oaks 3 times now & have loved all my visits! They have a lot of outdoor seating…read moreoptions & a beautiful enclosed outdoor section which is great for private events! The staff is super nice & actually 2 of the employees joined our previous event & had fun! They always have so many fun events going on! Also love that they now took in Bradley Brew Project beers as well! The beers are good & the vibes are great!