Basil T's Brewery

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Basil T's Brewery
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Basil T's Brewery
TypeBrewpub
Location183 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Coordinates 40.353228 N, 74.074719 W
Opened1996
Key peopleVictor Rallo Jr., Mike Sella [1]
Annual production volume650 US beer barrels (760  hL) in 2009
Other productsItalian food
DistributionOn-site, festivals
TastingTastings daily, tours by appointment
Website http://birravino.com/

Basil T's Brewery was a brewpub in Red Bank in Monmouth County, New Jersey. [2] [3] In 1987 Victor Rallo Jr., his brother and late father opened and Italian restaurant, then converted into a brewpub 1996. [1] [4] The brewery opened a second location in Toms River in 1997, which was later sold and renamed Artisan's Brewery. [5] The brewery produces 650 barrels of beer per year. [5] [6] In 2014 the owners re-opened as Birravino (the combined Italian words for beer and wine). [7]

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Beers and other products

Basil T's Brewery is best known for its dry stout. [1] [8] The brewery also produces pale ales, porters, red ales, seasonal beers, and wheat beers. [6] [9] Basil T's serves Italian food, and emphasizes beer and food parings. [8] [10]

The new restaurant Birravino will have a beer list that will consist of three in-house brews, two guest drafts and 50 bottled varieties from around the world, all priced between $7 and $20. Its wine selection will offer more than 100 bottles, all priced at $50 or less. [11]

Licensing and associations

Basil T's has a restricted brewery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce up to 10,000 barrels of beer per year, to sell on-premises, to wholesalers, and at festivals in the state, and to offer samples at off-premises charitable or civic events. [12] [13] The brewery is a member of the Garden State Craft Brewers Guild. [14]

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  11. ↑ "What happened to Red Bank's Basil T's?". Asbury Park Press.
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