Are you ready for some football. As you are aware this is Super Bowl week as game XLVIII kicks off this Sunday February 2nd at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Yes a cold weather venue so attendees should be prepared to stock up on warming wines, brews and spirits. Since the game features two teams whose host cities (Seattle and Denver) are well versed in the local craft wine, beer and spirits movements, here is where these fans can find their equivalent in New Jersey and New York. Better yet,
theCompass Alcohol Locator mobile application can navigate you to any of these destinations as the image to the left depicts.
The closest establishments to the stadium in New jersey are the
New Jersey Beer Company in North Bergen followed by the
Bolero Snort Brewery in Ridgefield Park. I've never tried their beers, but I'm sure there are flavors for everyone. Furthermore west there are a plethora of breweries plus two distilleries, the
Black Prince Distillery and
Jersey Artisan Distilling. Distillery tours are now allowed in New Jersey, but contact the distillery before visiting to ensure that they are open and offer tours.
For those visiting or staying in New York City, there are a host of establishments in almost all of the boroughs - Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The most well known would be
Brooklyn Brewery and the brewery offers a nice tour and tasting experience. Another well known Brooklyn brewery,
Sixpoint Brewery, has put their tours on temporary hiatus while they renovate the distillery. While in Brooklyn schedule a weekend tour at
New York Distilling Company or
The Noble Experiment NYC and see why craft distilleries are popping up in the "City of Churches". Across the East River, in Manhattan there are several new brewpubs that have serviced and from previous visits we recommend the
Chelsea Brewing Company.
Looking forward to a great Super Bowl and if you plan to visit one of these establishments beforehand, call ahead to verify hours. Cheers yo drinking local and an entertaining Super Bowl.
New Jersey Breweries & Distilleries near East Rutherford
New Jersey Beer Company North Bergen NJ
Bolero Snort Brewery Ridgefield Park NJ
Black Prince Distillery Clifton NJ
Jersey Artisan Distilling Fairfield NJ
Cricket Hill Brewery Fairfield NJ
Gas Light Brewery South Orange NJ
Climax Brewing Company Roselle Park NJ
JJ Bitting Brewing Company Woodbridge NJ
Trap Rock Restaurant and Brewery Berkeley Heights NJ
New York City Wineries, Breweries & Distilleries
Singlecut Beersmiths Astoria NY
The Bronx Brewery Bronx NY
Port Morris Distillery Bronx NY
Tirado Distillery Inc. Bronx NY
Breuckelen Distilling Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn Oenologyy Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn Winery Brooklyn NY
Cacao Prieto Distillery BrooklynNY
Industry City Distillery Brooklyn NY
Joseph Zakon Winery Brooklyn NY
KelSo Beer Company of Brooklyn Brooklyn NY
Kings County Distillery Brooklyn NY
New York Distilling Company Brooklyn NY
The Noble Experiment NYC Brooklyn NY
Other Half Brewing Company Brooklyn NY
Shmaltz Brewing Company Brooklyn NY
Sixpoint Brewery Brooklyn NY
Van Brunt Stillhouse Brooklyn NY
508 Gastrobreweryy New York NY
Alphabet City Brewing Company New York NY
Chelsea Brewing Company New York NY
Paulaner Brauhaus & Restaurant NYC New York NY
Ruckus Brewing Company New York NY
It's time to move past the Packer's late game meltdown and #deflategate and start concentrating on what's most important for Seahawks and Patriots fans heading to Phoenix for Super Bowl XLIX. What are the options for drinking local? And there are plenty, The Phoenix are is home to over 20 craft breweries in addition to one winery and one distillery. I've never had a chance to sample any, so please let me know your favorites. Here's what's listed on theCompass Winery Brewery Distillery Locator and WineCompass.com: 
