Annual Harvest Fest and NJ Microbrew Tasting For Charity Comes To Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Local craft brewers and home brewers will be serving up a wide array of their finest beers at the Men of Charity's 8th annual Harvest Fest and NJ Microbrew night at St. James in Basking Ridge.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. at St. James School Gym, 200 So. Finley Ave, Basking Ridge.

And tickets include Micro-brews from NJ Craft Breweries and Home Brewers, Wine from Stirling Fine Wines, Tasting Glass, Oktoberfest Cuisine, and Live Music.

NJ Craft brewers already confirmed:

• 902 Brewing, Hoboken
• Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar
• Cricket Hill Brewing Company, Fairfield
• Czig Meister Brewing Company, Hackettstown
• Demented Brewing Company, Middlesex
• Flounder Brewing, Hillsborough
• High Point Brewing Company (Ramstein), Butler
• Hunterdon Brewing, Whitehouse Station
• Jersey Girl Brewing Company, Hackettstown
• Man Skirt Brewing, Hackettstown
• Trap Rock Restaurant & Brewery, Berkeley Heights
• Twin Elephant Brewing Company, Chatham

In addition, local home brewers include Michael Singer, Fabio Guerreiro and Paulo of New Burton Brewing Co., Ron Witkowski of Love2Brew, Robert Metcalf and Timothy Gaziano of 5th Dimension Brewing, Steve DiPasquo, James Foti, Eddie Anderson, James Hamilton, Stevie Grossweiler, and Josh Felter.

Advance tickets are $45 per person, tickets at the door are $50.

Proceeds support the local families in need. For tickets, contact Paul Mattiola (908-419-0850) or the parish office (908-766-0888).

Home Brew Tasting Contest: The Men of Charity are also seeking home brewers to participate in the Home Brew Tasting and Contest. Home brewers will compete for the title "best home brewer" by popular vote.
Interested brewers please contact Glenn Booth at 908-202-5911or glenn_booth@yahoo.com.

The Men of Charity was formed in 2008 to engage in charitable service to the community at large. The members of the Men of Charity have been engaged in numerous service activities including clothing drives, volunteering at soup kitchens, and coordinating home repairs. Additionally, through their fundraising efforts, the Men of Charity make donations to individual families in times of need.

For more about the Men of Charity and to follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MenofCharity

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