Carton Brewing

A fun shop — they came out for a corporate event with a truck and three types of their beer — Wit Whale, a double IPA (077xx) and Boat beer (a reasonable ale). Slight issues with the Wit beer for the start, but back in gear after a quick fix.
Super-​friendly and easy to work with, and we’ll bring them back for more events.

One of the things I miss most about moving out of atlantic highlands. Great beer, always enjoyed stopping in, trying new stuff and getting my growler filled. I know you guys are always growing. Look forward to see your beer on tap at more places in the future and hopefully on the shelves at more liquor stores as well.

Wonderful little place to grab an early evening, or late afternoon, brew with friends. It’s always a nice crowd, and in the summer they have air conditioning! It’s very relaxed and they have some couches, almost like you are in a friend’s bachelor pad! Aside from the aesthetics, the beer is always on point! Great place to come and fill your growler as well!

We just love this brewery, its beer and the entire staff! Visiting Carton is one of our favorite local wknd activities. Every person on staff is professional, friendly and unpretentious. There is usually interesting art on the walls and good music playing. Combine all of that with delicious beer and it equals a very HAPPY place to hang.

I went to Carton Brewery on a Friday night and had a great experience. The brewery itself is pretty small. When you first arrive, you will be asked to take a tour (I believe this is required for all breweries). The tour was very short, but our tour guide was quite knowledge.
After the tour, you can proceed upstairs to where the beers are served. The upstairs bar area is set up like a living room. There are a few couches in one part of the room and a few barrels serving as makeshift tables. Seating is definitely limited.
For $ 5, you receive 6 tokens-​each good for a 4 ounce glass of beer. The «flight» system at Carton is different from other breweries, however, in that you can only get one 4-​oz. glass of beer at a time. With your tokens, you can get multiple glasses of the same beer or try a different one every time. They had a good variety of beers on tap, so it’s likely anyone visiting can find a beer they enjoy. Some had very high alcohol contents, so be careful if you are the designated driver!

Why do they have such a problem with trying to find a hiding place to sleep over here?!
If given a choice between going to Carton or getting concise answers to the questions of life, I’d be too busy trying to figure out which beer I’m having next to pay attention to the answers to the question.
Love the staff, love the patrons, love the beers, love the building.
If you love craft beer, and have a fondness for the lovely state of New Jersey, you owe it to yourself and your state to get down here.

Came for Cosmonaut.
Fresh, delicious beer… nice space!
Brought the kids — all good!

This is a great place to get drinks with friends! Looks like an old fire house (it might be) down stairs in the brewery where they make you go in a short tour before getting beer. My friends and I were talking to the owner for a long time as we like to home brew. He was giving us tips and what not. Awesome dude! If they have regular coffee on tap, get it, you won’t be disappointed.
Only advice for them is to get some signs leading to the building! Other than that, great place and love the orange jeep

I guess I’m the only germaphobe writing a review.
You get one glass for your whole tasting, which is fine if that glass is cleaned in between uses or doesn’t come in contact with anything else; but in this case it is flipped over and «rinsed». The mouth of your glass is placed on a surface where the mouth of every other person’s glass it also rinsed.
I asked what it was being rinsed with because if it was a cleaning solution, then it would make sense, but they said it was just water. There were over 40 people getting tastings the afternoon I was there and all I could think about was all the mouth germs my glass had on it – definitely took away from being able to enjoy the actual beer.
I tried 3 beers before I realized the pattern with the glasses — I enjoyed Carton of Milk but wasn’t a fan of Boat and cannot remember the third I tried. Sadly, wouldn’t go back purely because of the sanitary issue.

This winter we’ve been exploring some tasting rooms at NJ breweries. Carton is a must visit. Fun way of doing tastings with five chips. I was so surprised to really love their coffee cream styled beers. Some very nice IPA options. Spunky crowd the Sunday afternoon we went. Bought some cans to take home!

A very laid-​back brewery. Almost did not see the building since it was so unassuming and no signs. I parked on the street (free parking) and the group of us went on the «mandatory» free tour of the brewery. The brewery itself is small, but the tour guide was on point making it educational but short!
Once we finished our 10 minute tour, we went upstairs to the drinking area. Very hipster-​ish, had two couches and standing area (no chair/​table restaurant), along with the bar. You get a sample of their signature beer, and then 5 additional poker chips to trade in to try the other flights, all for $ 5. Beers were good, but nothing too exceptional that day. I would say my favorite was the Milk Stout. I hope to be back soon.

Unique and charming brewery! My friends and I had a great time visiting. For $ 5, you can take a short tour of the brewery which is fun and informative. You are then given tokens for beer samplings upstairs at the bar. There is a minimal amount of seating and it does get crowded! However, mingling here is quite fun so my friends and I didn’t mind standing. There are barrels you can hang around and place your beer down on. I did not taste a single beer that I didn’t enjoy. Many of the beers are high in alcohol content, so be careful if you intend to drive home!
If you are a beer enthusiast, you must check out Carton Brewing!

While this place is further than the other brewery, I find myself going out of my way in coming here. This place has become my favorite brewery. They truly come up with some excellent and innovative craft beers and you can tell, this is not a side business.
The bartenders are extremely friendly and knowledgable about the latest beers. The crafts are excellent. The crowd is mixed — some young and some more mature in age. All are friendly and you can strike up a conversation with many. In other words you can hang back and relax. Get buzzed and then go walk to your dinner or lunch destination.

We had the good and bad fortune to hit Carton on Regular Coffee release day, their busiest day of the year. Good because I got fresh 12% cream ale! Bad bcos the wait for a refill was brutal. No worries I put my newly won get-​a-​beer-​in-​Ireland skills to good use. :) The two bartenders were going thru orange electric tape like mad sealing freshly filled growlers.
Six 4oz pours are just $ 5 but this «flight» is one glass at a time, quite a deal but leaves no way to compare tastes or save a little until your palate recovers lol. Regular Coffee. whoa, never had such a strongly coffee-​flavored beer and they’re not kidding about the milk-​and-​two-​sugars taste. Boat is a slightly cloudy pale ale, Sit Down Son is a yummy light lager, Milk is a rather fizzy stout, B.D.G. (brunch dinner grub) is their smooth & mellow amber, and 077xx is a wonderful citrusy IPA. Alas the cask (Don’t Panic) isn’t part of the flight.
Anyhow, this is a 15 barrel microbrewery using down-​the-​shore well water, tucked into a great old neighborhood right across the street from a school. Upstairs drinking *cough* I mean tasting room is a bar in a living room with couches and carpet, very comfy. Bring a little food, they don’t even have pretzels.
Fourpacks $ 16. Ulp.

Where do I begin?
Carton Brewing has quickly become my favorite NJ brewery. Not only are the beers delicious; they’re incredibly innovative. A tripel made with decadent white truffles (Gilded Lily)?? Yes, please! Or how about the most deliciously spiced winter warmer you’ll ever have (Decoy)? There are so many great beers that I won’t run through them all; just go experience them for yourselves. $ 5 gets you 5 tastings and they often have a special beer by the glass. If you’re quick enough, you can pick up 4-​packs of Boat Beer or 077XX.
The space isn’t huge, but it’s a nice tasting area and the staff is great. Make sure to join their mailing list to find out when they’ll have special beers for purchase or tasting. Don’t miss out on visiting this brewery or trying their amazing beers!

Great Location, Great Building, Nice Staff, Fun Tour, Cool Bar.
You have to take an obligatory tour once you walk, which was quick and fun. The tasting itself is super cheap, totally worth it considering you can try a majority of their beers for $ 5. *note, not quite sure why they only give you 1 glass to reuse for the tasting.
Worth a trip at least once… drink local!

Been wanting to visit here for a very long time. Finally the stars aligned and I was able to go. Parking is on the street but wasn’t too hard to find a spot. We headed upstairs to the tasting room and for $ 5 each we purchased a «flight» of tastings, which are chips that you exchange for a taste. We received a free taste of Boat since it was our first visit.
The upstairs has a loft feel, sort of like you’re in someone’s apartment. Art hangs on the walls and there’s a small bar off to the side. Part of the room was blocked off with boxes and old furniture. A mix of music was blasting and a hairy black dog wandered about.
Even as packed as the tasting room was, the servers were quick and friendly. I really enjoyed the B.D.G country beer. We were a little rushed because we had somewhere else to be, so I am looking forward to coming back and spending a bit more time tasting the beers. Great place and great beers!

Great brews, super cool vibe. I’ve been drinking this breweries beers for the the past few years and finally decided it was time to see what all the fuss was about.
Coming from the Newark area, Google Maps didn’t exactly give me the most direct route to the place, but it almost felt like an adventure taking back roads through he woods. I was a little worried about parking, but there was a small private lot, and plenty of on street non-​metered parking.
If you’ve been to a New Jersey brewery before you may know that they are required to give you a tour before they can pour you anything in the tasting room. While some breweries I’ve been to give you a piece of paper or make you watch a short video, Carton had tour guides standing by as we walked in the door to show us around. It was just my father and I on the tour so we got to ask lots of great questions. If you’re really lucky, their mobile canning system will be there when you take your tour!
Once you finish the tour, you can go upstairs to the tasting room. It’s 6 sample pours for $ 5 which is a pretty good deal. The first beer they give you is their boat beer– and then you get 5 poker chips to use on the others of your choice.
On the Saturday afternoon we went, it was quite crowded. I may try to go on a Sunday next time to see if it’s a little easier to get to the bar. Overall great experience though, and looking forward to my next visit.

This brewery is fun and from the outside I would never guess it was a brewery! You must take the free brewery tour but then you can sample beer upstairs! They have a nice amount of beer to try and you can just turn in your chip when you are ready for your next sample. As we were there we all got to try Boat which was good! We noticed some beer that was canned but was not available to try, but we bought them anyways! We are very excited to try our new beer! Employees were all very friendly!

Carton, I’ve loved your beer for quite some time. Don’t even get me started on Regular Coffee: ordinarily, I drink my coffee black. However, your swell combination of sweet, malty goodness (not to mention ABV) have led to believe that there are better ways to consume java.
The space is awesome: great history of a Methodist, NYC getaway (the building was their tent storage unit). I’m sure these folks were of the teetotaling variety. I’m glad you un-​did that part of history.
Walk through the front door, head left, and go on a brief (state-​mandated) tour. Knowledgeable staff will give you a quick overview of the (small) brewery before you head up the steps to the tasting room.
$ 5 for 5 beer sampling tokens (NOT including Boat Beer)? This place is an awesome value.
Only warning: the tasting area is rather small and gets packed quickly.
Parting tip: drive to the waterfront before heading out. This is one of the sickest views of NYC I’ve ever seen. Seriously. The city looks fake from this distance, and you will become immediately jealous of all those with waterfront property.