Family, friends, and a few local dignitaries came together last weekend to celebrate the official grand opening of the state’s first commercial downtown distillery, located at the Jersey Shore. Asbury Park Distilling, an over 3,500 square foot vodka, gin, and soon to be whiskey and bourbon distillery, opened its adjacent Tasting Room doors on Memorial […]

The handcrafted Asbury Park Distilling sign signals what is to come in March [if permit and licensing remains on track], but for managing partner Andy Karas, it’s a 2½-year long journey based in family roots. “My grandfather was a bootlegger during prohibition,” said Karas, a Ridgewood resident. “I never in my life could have imagined […]

A new craft whiskey and gin distillery located next to the Asbury Festhalle and Biergarten received its final approvals from the Planning Board last week, according to Andy Karas, the lead managing partner for the ownership group. An opening is planned by the end of the year. About six months are needed to build out […]