Brewery Thirty-Three & Blue Monkey Tavern

Peace, Love, and Beer is the motto for this local Riverton Brewery called Brewery Thirty-Three, where locals go for fresh, quality independent craft beer in NJ.

 The Brewery is located at 601 Lippincott Ave., Riverton, NJ www.craftbrewery33.com. This brewery uses fresh local ingredients from local farmers and suppliers to bring you the best craft beer in the state. 

   The place is family-friendly, the staff is fantastic, and the selection is limited, but there are more new craft beers to come in the near future. They also provide food truck vendors from different restaurants, live music from local musicians, and an outdoor seating area, and it's right near the River Line platform if one wants to avoid driving.

My next stop is Merchantville, NJ, to The Blue Monkey Tavern, recommended by my unique, fun friend Lynn Nash. It is a beautifully renovated historic property with a mahogany bar serving delicious food and a fantastic craft beer selection from local craft beer venues. Blue Monkey is at 2 S Center Street Merchantville, NJ, bluemonkeytavern.com. They also have an outdoor dining area for special events such as live music, BBQ, etc. 

    As for the food at The Blue Monkey, they consist of pub-style dishes like you get in any tavern. For example, for appetizers: Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce (very delicious, I might add) and Ahi Tuna Kebab served with cayenne mayo. For Entrees: My friend Lynn Nash had the Iberian Fantasia, which is shrimp, scallops, and sausage with vodka in a spicy tomato, white wine, and cream sauce over angel hair pasta, and yours truly had Chicken Bella Bucca, which is chicken breast stuffed with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella in a Madeira wine sauce on top of sauteed spinach. It was excellent. 

  You can also choose beverages, such as craft beers from local breweries, cocktails, and your usual coffee and soda. As for desserts, well, we didn't have any because, of course, we were full, lol. But the desserts consist of a delicious homemade Ricotta cheesecake with raspberry sauce and whipped cream, Pot De Creme: Creamy Chocolate Custard with whipped cream, Brownie with vanilla Ice cream, and Butter Toffee Cake, a mini bunt cake served warm and topped with whipped cream. 

The Blue Monkey is a fantastic restaurant, and I recommend this place for lunch and dinner. Bring the family, friends, date, or guys/girls' night out.

  Well, my Jersey peeps, I hope you enjoyed today's read. Make sure you check out more blog-worthy posts next time, and until then, enjoy life and have fun. 

JerzyP 🚗🍷🍺🍴🍻