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Your Ultimate Weekend Brewery Event Guide for October 17th, 2025

17 Oct 2025 6 min read No comments Weekly Brewery Events
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Fall Fun, Live Tunes, and Fresh Pours: The Top Brewery Events This Weekend

The leaves are turning and the craft beer is flowing! This weekend (October 17th – October 19th) is absolutely packed with music, food, festivals, and special releases at local breweries. Whether you’re looking to rock out, get creative, or just enjoy a perfect pint with a great meal, we’ve tracked down the best events for your perfect autumn weekend.

Here is your guide to the must-visit brewery happenings:

The Main Events: Festivals, Releases, and Unique Fun

This weekend offers more than just pints—it offers full-blown experiences!

  • Rocky Horror Picture Show at Czig Meister Brewing (Sat, Oct 18): Do the time warp again! Czig Meister is hosting a live musical shadow cast performance of the cult classic under their Biergarten tent. Grab your props and your costume for this unique, ticketed show. Don’t miss the New Beer Release: Chaos (Belgian-Style Dubbel) on Friday night!
  • Harvest Fest Weekend with Mechanical & Czig Meister (Sun, Oct 19): Two breweries are heading out to the fields! You can find Mechanical Brewery pouring at the Harvest Fest at Croft Farms in Cherry Hill, while Czig Meister will be pouring all weekend at the Tranquility Farms Fall Fest.
  • Bonsai Bar Workshop at Angry Erik Brewing (Fri, Oct 17): Skip the dinner-and-a-movie for this hands-on workshop! Head up to Angry Erik on Friday night to learn the art of bonsai and take home your own tiny tree.

Food Truck Feasts & Live Music Lineups

No need to worry about dinner plans—these breweries have your weekend meals covered with incredible food and music to match:

BreweryFriday Night HighlightsSaturday ShowstoppersSunday Funday
Montclair BreweryKick off with a Latin Bites Food Truck dinner (5:00 PM) followed by the funky, rocking sounds of The Fumos live at 7:30 PM.
Bent Iron Brewing Co.Food from The Dawg House (4:00 PM) paired with live tunes from Sapp & Oak Duo (5:30 PM).All-day feasting with Old Town Pub & New World Pizza food trucks, then live music from the Madwire Trio (5:30 PM).Old Town Pub food truck serving up the goods all afternoon.
Readington BreweryAuthentic Mexican dinner from Tacos Los Compadres (5:00 PM – 9:00 PM).Unwind with Brad Vickers & The Vestapolitans playing feel-good blues and old-timey music (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM).Treat yourself to traditional pizza from the Forno on Wheels food truck (1:00 PM – 8:00 PM).
Tonewood Brewing (Barrington)Phish fans unite! Rift (Phish Tribute) takes the stage for a night of jams from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.Start with Yoga 4 Life (10:30 AM), then chill out with the Bluegrass Brunch ft. Phillygrass at 1:00 PM.

Rock the House: Full Weekend Music Calendars

If live music is your priority, look no further than these spots offering performances all weekend long:

  • Asbury Park Brewery: A music marathon! Catch Gywnne Aldin (1:00 PM) and Dabble (7:00 PM) on Saturday, then come back Sunday for The Wedding Funeral Band (1:00 PM).
  • Farm Truck Brewing: This brewery has your whole weekend playlist covered with Earthtone on Friday (6:00 PM), LNJ Sessions on Saturday (6:00 PM), and The Quixote Project on Sunday (3:00 PM).
  • Screamin Hill Brewery: Enjoy live tunes in a beautiful setting with Successful Failures on Saturday (2:00 PM) and The Keystone Breakers on Sunday (12:00 PM).
  • Wild Air Beerworks: Get a dose of edgy rock with Cementation Anxiety and Monks Pond on Friday (7:00 PM), followed by the Izzy Miz Debut EP Release Party on Saturday (7:00 PM).
  • Toms River Brewing: Catch the high-energy sounds of Nobody You’d Know playing all your timeless favorites on Saturday evening (5:00 PM).

Sunday Football & Happy Hour Deals

  • Mechanical Brewery: Score big with a Happy Hour on Friday (12:00 PM – 4:00 PM) offering $2 off full pours, and then join the Eagles Watch Party (vs. Vikings) on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
  • Death of the Fox Brewing: Always reliable for local talent, catch live music from different local artists both Friday and Saturday evenings.

Enjoy your weekend exploring the vibrant craft beer scene! Remember to check each brewery’s social media before heading out for any last-minute changes.

Misc Events

Misc. Events

BreweryDayEvent/ActivityTimeDetails
Angry Erik BrewingFri, Oct 17Bonsai Bar Workshop6:00 PM – 8:00 PMHands-on workshop to pot, prune, and design your own bonsai tree. (Tickets required)
Angry Erik BrewingSat, Oct 18Live Music w/ Rene Avila4:00 PM – 7:00 PMLive acoustic performance in the tasting room.
Angry Erik BrewingSun, Oct 19Live Music w/ Rich Franco & Chunky Blanket Class2:30 PM – 5:30 PM / 1:30 PM – 4:30 PMLive music in the tasting room, plus a craft class upstairs (Tickets required for class).
Asbury Park BrewerySat, Oct 18Live Music: Gywnne Aldin & Dabble1:00 PM – 4:00 PM / 7:00 PM – 10:00 PMA full day of live music with two different performers.
Asbury Park BrewerySun, Oct 19Live Music: The Wedding Funeral Band1:00 PM – 4:00 PMSunday afternoon live music performance.
Bent Iron Brewing Co.Fri, Oct 17Food Truck: The Dawg House & Live Music: Sapp & Oak Duo4:00 PM / 5:30 PMDinner and a show to kick off the weekend.
Bent Iron Brewing Co.Sat, Oct 18Food Trucks: Old Town Pub & New World Pizza & Live Music: Madwire Trio12:00 PM / 5:30 PMMultiple food trucks all day and live music in the evening.
Bent Iron Brewing Co.Sun, Oct 19Food Truck: Old Town Pub**12:00 PM – 7:00 PMCasual Sunday with a dedicated food truck.
Czig Meister BrewingFri, Oct 17New Beer Release: Chaos (Belgian-Style Dubbel)8:00 PMRelease of the complex 6.4% ABV Belgian-Style Dubbel.
Czig Meister BrewingSat, Oct 18Rocky Horror Picture Show & Food Truck: Sizzle BBQ6:30 PM – 9:30 PM / 12:00 PM – 8:00 PMLive musical shadow cast performance (Tickets required) and a BBQ truck.
Czig Meister BrewingSat/Sun, Oct 18-19Tranquility Farms Fall Fest (Off-site)11:00 AM – 6:00 PMCzig Meister pouring at this major local festival.
Death of the Fox BrewingFri & Sat, Oct 17-18Live Local ArtistsAll EveningLive music every Friday and Saturday night (check social media for specific artists).
Farm Truck BrewingFri, Oct 17Live Music: Earthtone6:00 PMLive performance.
Farm Truck BrewingSat, Oct 18Live Music: LNJ Sessions**6:00 PMLive performance.
Farm Truck BrewingSun, Oct 19Live Music: The Quixote Project**3:00 PMLive performance.
Mechanical BreweryFri, Oct 17Happy Hour ($2 Off Full Pours)12:00 PM – 4:00 PMWeekly special on full pours.
Mechanical BrewerySun, Oct 19Harvest Fest at Croft Farms (Off-site) & Eagles Watch Party12:00 PM – 4:00 PM / 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMPouring at the Cherry Hill festival and hosting an Eagles vs. Vikings watch party.
Montclair BreweryFri, Oct 17Food Truck: Latin Bites & Live Music: The Fumos5:00 PM / 7:30 PMPuerto Rican/Cuban food and a funky live band.
Readington BreweryFri, Oct 17Food Truck: Tacos Los Compadres5:00 PM – 9:00 PMServing authentic Mexican Tacos.
Readington BrewerySat, Oct 18Live Music: Brad Vickers & The Vestapolitans6:00 PM – 9:00 PMFeel-good blues and old-timey live music.
Readington BrewerySun, Oct 19Food Truck: Forno on Wheels1:00 PM – 8:00 PMServing traditional pizza.
Screamin Hill BrewerySat, Oct 18Live Music: Successful Failures2:00 PM – 6:00 PMLive music performance.
Screamin Hill BrewerySun, Oct 19Live Music: The Keystone Breakers12:00 PM – 4:00 PMLive music performance.
Toms River BrewingSat, Oct 18Live Music: Nobody You’d Know5:00 PMHigh-energy multi-instrument band playing timeless favorites.
Tonewood Brewing – BarringtonFri, Oct 17Live Music: Rift (Phish Tribute)6:00 PM – 10:00 PMA night of Phish-inspired jams. Free admission.
Tonewood Brewing – BarringtonSun, Oct 19Yoga 4 Life & Complimentary Beer / Bluegrass Brunch10:30 AM – 11:30 AM / 1:00 PM – 4:00 PMMorning yoga followed by an afternoon of live bluegrass.
Wild Air BeerworksFri, Oct 17Live Music: Cementation Anxiety, Monks Pond7:00 PMLive performance.
Wild Air BeerworksSat, Oct 18Izzy Miz (Debut EP Release) ft. Soulfood and Jayhizzy7:00 PMDebut EP release party with special guests.
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