National Beer Day: Local Breweries Near Manasquan-Belmar

MANASQUAN-BELMAR, NJ - Cheers! National Beer Day is Thursday, celebrating when President Franklin D. Roosevelt reversed prohibition in the United States in 1933.

Prohibition began in 1920, banning the sale, production, import, and transport of beverages with more than 0.5 percent alcohol.
The 1933 Cullen-Harrison act legalized wine and beer with a low alcohol content — 3.2 percent, historical records say.

"I think this would be a good time for a beer," Roosevelt said upon signing the act into law on March 21, 1933. It had been 13 years since it was legal to drink even low-alcohol beer in the U.S.

Now, National Beer Day is celebrated across the U.S. every April 7. Whether you prefer a lager, ale, stout, gose, or another type of brew, here's a list of breweries in and around Manasquan and Belmar to consider raising a toast at:

Asbury Park Brewery

• Address: 810 Sewall Avenue, Asbury Park
• Hours Thursday: 4 to 10 p.m.
• Website: asburyparkbrewery.com
• Social: www.instagram.com/asburyparkbrewery

Kane Brewing

• Address: 1750 Bloomsbury Avenue, Ocean
• Hours Thursday: 12 noon to 8 p.m.
• Website: kanebrewing.com
• Social: www.instagram.com/kanebrewing

Bradley Brew Project

• Address: 714 Main Street, Bradley Beach
• Hours Thursday: 4 to 9 p.m.
• Website: bradleybrew.com

Beach Haus Brewery

• Address: 801 Main Street, Belmar
• Hours Thursday: 4 to 9 p.m.
• Website: beachhausbeer.com
• Social: instagram.com/beachhausbeer/

Last Wave Brewing Company

• Address: 601 Bay Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
• Hours Thursday: 4 to 9 p.m.
• Website: www.lastwavebrewing.com
• Social: instagram.com/lastwavebrewing/

If you're looking for breweries outside the area, check out New Jersey Craft Beer online.