USA, NJ: Hackensack Brewing Company working hard to launch by New Year

Beer lovers will soon be able to add another stop on their Bergen beer crawl. Local brewer Mike Jones received the green light from the Hackensack Planning Board earlier this year to transform a warehouse on Johnson Avenue into the Hackensack Brewing Company, NorthJersey.com reported on December 7.

Jones, a Hackensack resident, began homebrewing years ago, but didn’t put any stock in his beers' quality until he won an award in 2016 at the New Jersey State Fair for an IPA and a dark German lager he brewed. That’s when Jones seriously began considering opening a brewery.

Now, he’s working to get Hackensack Brewing Co. up and running. The projected opening date is around New Year, though Jones says it’s nearly impossible to predict when the brewery will open its doors. Inspectors, licensing agencies and more slow down the process.

When it does open, Jones hopes to have a manufacturing area on one side and a taproom on the other. The taproom is set to have nine seats and eight beers on tap on a rotating basis.

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