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| type = Independent

| location = 1288 Hornet Road<ref name="cmg815"/>

| location_place = [[Cape May Airport]]

| location_city = [[Rio Grande, New Jersey|Rio Grande]]

| location_state = [[New Jersey]]

| location_country = [[United States]]

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| key_people = Bob Krill, Ryan Krill, Chris Henke, founders

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| distribution = New Jersey, [[Pennsylvania]]

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| active_beers = {{Brewbox beer|name=Cape May IPA|style=[[India Pale Ale]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Coastal Evacuation|style=Double [[India Pale Ale|IPA]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Devil's Reach|style=[[Beer in Belgium|Belgian Strong Ale]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Honey Porter|style=[[Porter (beer)|English Porter]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Always Ready|style=[[Pale Ale|American Pale Ale]]}}

| seasonal_beers = {{Brewbox beer|name=Apple Bomb|style=[[Fruit Beer]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Apple Pie|style=[[Fruit Beer]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Biscuits & Honey|style=[[Pale Ale|English Special Bitter]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=The Bog|style=[[Cranberry]] [[Shandy]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Boughs of Barley|style=Barrel-aged beer}}{{Brewbox beer|name=City to Shore|style=[[India Pale Ale|Double IPA]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Concrete Ship|style=[[Imperial stout]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=King Porter Stomp|style=[[Porter (beer)|Baltic Porter]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Misty Dawn|style=[[Saison]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Mop Water|style=[[Spice|Spiced]] [[Ale]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Oktoberfest|style=[[Märzen]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Snag & Drop|style=[[India Pale Ale|Triple India Pale Ale]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Summer Catch|style=[[Witbier]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=Tower 23|style=[[Sour beer|Sour]] [[Berliner Weisse]]}}{{Brewbox beer|name=White Caps|style=Double [[India Pale Ale|IPA]]}}

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'''Cape May Brewing Company''' ('''CMBC''') is a [[Microbrewery|craft brewery]] in [[Cape May County]], [[New Jersey]]. Opened in July 2011, it grew from a 12-gallon system to a three-vessel, 30-barrel brewhouse. Cape May beers became available at over 700&nbsp;locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

==sources provided in deletion review==

[[Food & Wine]] magazine (national media) did a story when Cape May Brewery won a 2017 "Best Beer in America" award [https://www.foodandwine.com/news/new-jersey-beer-named-best-in-country], as did New Jersey statewide media [[NJ.com]] (regional media) [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2018/01/where_can_you_find_the_nations_best_beer_new_jerse.html]. Other examples of regional-media coverage: [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/eat-my-words/2015/01/05/beer-jersey-fresh-cape-may/21297181/] [https://www.nj.com/indulge/2015/01/cape_may_brewerys_jersey_fresh_beer_gaining_attention.html] [https://njbiz.com/at-growing-cape-may-brewing-company-kean-promotes-package-of-brewery-bills/]. I don't know if industry media "counts" but why not? I do not believe this is pay-to-play promotional coverage: [https://beerconnoisseur.com/articles/cape-may-brewing-co-tour#comment-form] [http://thebrewermagazine.com/3-things-cape-may-brewing-discovered-re-branding/] [https://www.craftbeer.com/news/brewery-news/cape-may-brewing-company-one-of-the-top-50-breweries-in-america] County/sub-regional: [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/cape-may-brewing-joining-tedx-talks-sunday/article_eb04969c-3851-11e3-b909-001a4bcf887a.html] [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/cape-may-brewing-company-dedicates-brewhouse/article_308066c8-f5e4-11e4-b3f4-9be05faf112e.html] Local: [https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/blogs/beer/cape-may-brewing-racks-up-accolades/article_9e3ea0ec-a9a5-11e5-a727-abddefb64d93.html] [http://www.hgsitebuilder.com/files/writeable/uploads/hostgator610034/file/sureguide-april242013.pdf] [http://files.hgsitebuilder.com/hostgator610034/file/exit0december2013.pdf].

It was opened in 2011.<ref name="cmg815"/><ref name="nbc40">{{cite news|publisher=NBC40 |author=Desmond Miller |date=2012-11-27 |title=Cape May Brewing Company continues to expand |accessdate=2014-01-12 |url=http://www.nbc40.net/story/20201420/cape-may-brewing-company-continues-to-expand |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113101612/http://www.nbc40.net/story/20201420/cape-may-brewing-company-continues-to-expand |archivedate=2014-01-13 |df= }}</ref>

<ref name=south>{{cite news|author=Christopher South|date=2012-04-04|title=Cape May Brewing Company gets beer money from Lower Township|newspaper=Cape May Star and Wave|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.starandwave.com/CMA%204-4-12%20Page%201.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Lee Prodica|date=2011-04-13|title=Cape May men look to open a brewery by summer in an area that's not big in the beer industry|publisher=Press of Atlantic City|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/margate_ventnor_longport/beer-industry-growing-slowly-in-south-jersey/article_8a26da2e-5375-11e0-93ef-001cc4c002e0.html}}</ref>

<ref name="drba">{{cite report|author=J. Salmon|title=DRBA Welcomes Cape May Brewing Company to Cape May Airport|publisher=Delaware River and Bay Authority|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.drba.net/PressRoom/PressReleases/tabid/91/ctl/ArticleView/mid/564/articleId/141/DRBA-Welcomes-Cape-May-Brewing-Company-to-Cape-May-Airport.aspx}}</ref>

It has the first [[microbrewery]] opened at the [[Jersey Shore]].<ref name="ted">{{cite web|publisher=TEDx|title=Theme: "Nature and Nurture" Cape May, NJ, United States|date=2013-10-20|url=http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/8055}}</ref>

It is the first brewery in [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]].<ref name="drba"/>

On December&nbsp;1, 2011, the [[Delaware River and Bay Authority]] officially opened the tasting room and allowed for tours of the brewery.<ref name="drba"/>

Initially, the CMBC began brewing 12&nbsp;gallons at a time, but gradually expanded.<ref name="nbc40"/> In the first year of operations, the CMBC brewed 62&nbsp;[[Barrel (unit)|barrels]], or about 1,900&nbsp;gallons.<ref name=south2>{{cite news|author=Christopher South|date=2013-12-25|title=Cape May Brewing’s Krill, Henke are Men of the Year|newspaper=Cape May Star and Wave|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.starandwave.com/CM%20Apage1%2012-25-13.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>

In 2012, the council of [[Lower Township, New Jersey|Lower Township]] provided a ten-year, low-interest economic development loan as part of its Revolving Loan Fund, the first such loan from the township in nine years. The loan utilized funding from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and was provided to purchase new equipment and for construction costs.<ref name="cmg815">{{cite news |author=Mary Linehan |newspaper=Cape May Gazette |date=2012-08-15 |title=Council doubles economic development loan to Cape May Brewing Co. |accessdate=2014-01-12 |url=http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/cape-may/cape-may-gazette/28471-council-doubles-economic-development-loan-to-cape-may-brewing-co.html |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918153114/http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/cape-may/cape-may-gazette/28471-council-doubles-economic-development-loan-to-cape-may-brewing-co.html |archivedate=2012-09-18 |df= }}</ref>

After the loan, the CMBC rebuilt its [[Bar (establishment)|taproom]] and expanded its brewing operations.<ref name="nbc40"/> In March 2013, both Ryan Krill and Chris Henke were listed in All About Beer magazine's 30 brewers under 30 years old.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AllAboutBeer.com |date=2013-03-13 |title=Get to Know Our 30 Under 30 |accessdate=2014-01-12 |url=http://allaboutbeer.com/news/get-to-know-our-30-under-30/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113141900/http://allaboutbeer.com/news/get-to-know-our-30-under-30/ |archivedate=2014-01-13 |df= }}</ref>

On October 20, 2013, co-owner Ryan Krill presented a [[TED (conference)#TEDx|TEDx]] talk at Cape May Convention Hall.<ref name="ted"/> At the event, Krill described the social effects of beer and the company's production process, including its use of local ingredients.<ref name="ted2">{{cite news|author=Michael Miller|title=Cape May Brewing joining TEDx talks Sunday|date=2013-10-18|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/cape-may-brewing-joining-tedx-talks-sunday/article_eb04969c-3851-11e3-b909-001a4bcf887a.html}}</ref>

In 2014, the brewery began brewing [[sour beer]]; due to the potential for yeast infecting other beers during the brewing process, CMBC built a separate production line for sours.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Philadelphia Business Journal|title=NJ brewery expanding sour beer offerings |author=Kenneth Hilario|date=2015-12-11|accessdate=2019-03-21|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2015/12/11/nj-brewery-expanding-sour-beer-offerings.html}}</ref>

The brewery was the third-largest craft brewery in New Jersey by 2015, brewing about 6,000&nbsp;barrels that year.<ref name=Vitarelli>{{cite news|title=Unique products created ahead of papal visit|url=https://6abc.com/religion/unique-products-created-ahead-of-papal-visit/947723/|publisher=6 ABC|date=2015-08-20|accessdate=2019-03-21|author=Alicia Vitarelli}}</ref>

That year, the CMBC further expanded into a nearby warehouse, adding a new brewhouse, bottling line, and tap room, at the cost of $500,000 ([[United States dollar|USD]]).<ref name="p210">{{cite news|date=2015-02-10|title=Cape May Beer quaffs larger market share|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|accessdate=2015-09-11|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/cape-may-beer-quaffs-larger-market-share/article_87049094-b0a9-11e4-b5ab-5f6f9e742a6d.html}}</ref>

In May of that year, the company dedicated the new brewhouse, capable of expanding their yearly production to 15,000&nbsp;barrels.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Press of Atlantic City|date=May 8, 2015|title=Cape May Brewing Company dedicates brewhouse|url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/cape-may-brewing-company-dedicates-brewhouse/article_308066c8-f5e4-11e4-b3f4-9be05faf112e.html|accessdate=2015-03-21|author=Richard Degener}}</ref>

In August 2015, the CMBC brewed a beer commemorating [[Pope_Francis%27s_2015_visit_to_North_America#Commemorations|Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia]] called ''YOPO'', short for ''You Only Pope Once''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Local Brewery to Release Pope-Inspired Beer Called 'You Only Pope Once'|publisher=NBC Los Angeles|date=2015-08-15|accessdate=2019-03-21|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/the-scene/Local-Brewery-to-Release-Pope-Inspired-Beer-Called-You-Only-Pope-Once-321856122.html}}</ref> Also in 2015, CMBC President Ryan Krill was elected President of the Garden State Craft Brewers Guild.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Garden State Craft Brewers Build {{!}} Straight to the Pint|url = http://capemaybrewery.com/blog/tag/garden-state-craft-brewers-build/|website = capemaybrewery.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref>

In February 2018, CMBC joined eight other breweries to form the Brewers Guild of New Jersey, representing the largest breweries in the state and 75% of the state's craft beer sales. The company split from the [[Garden State Craft Brewers Guild]], making New Jersey the only state with multiple statewide craft beer associations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=NJ Brewer's Association Breaks Silence After Founding Members Secretly Form New Group|author=Tara Nurin|date=2018-03-08|accessdate=2019-03-21|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/taranurin/2018/03/08/nj-brewers-association-breaks-its-silence-ten-days-after-founding-members-secretly-form-a-new-group/#44fca3116fb9}}</ref>

::try: [[Craft Beer Association]], [[List of breweries]], [[List of craft breweries]].

==Products and sales==

Due to a change in [[alcohol laws of New Jersey|brewery laws]] in 2012, CMBC became able to sell pints in conjunction with brewery tours; theretofore, they had only been able to provide samples in the form of 4-ounce pours. The brewery generates some of its revenue on-premises from selling beer in [[Beer bottle#growler|growlers]], or {{convert|64|USoz|l|abbr=on}} reusable glass containers.<ref>{{cite news|date=2013-01-11|author=Brian Ianieri|title=Cape May Brewing Co. expanding as its beer cup runneth over|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/cape-may-brewing-co-expanding-as-its-beer-cup-runneth/article_f583a71c-5a02-11e2-8e34-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=story}}</ref>

By 2018, CMBC's beers were available in over 700 locations throughout New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.<ref>https://www.capemaybrewery.com/find-your-beer/</ref>

Among the brewery's 100+ beers include Cape May [[India pale ale|IPA]], Coastal Evacuation Double IPA, Devil's Reach [[Beer in Belgium|Belgian Strong]], Honey [[Porter (beer)|Porter]], King Porter Stomp chocolate porter, Mop Water 5-spiced ale, Always Ready Northeast Pale Ale, The Bog Cranberry [[Shandy]], City to Shore Double IPA, Corrosion Sour IPA, White Caps Double IPA, and Summer Catch Belgian-style [[Wheat beer|wheat]] ale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.capemaybrewery.com/beers/|title=Beers - Cape May Brewing Co|work=Cape May Brewing Co|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2015, the brewery's ''Honey Porter'' became certified "Jersey Fresh", a label associated with the [[New Jersey Department of Agriculture]] for products grown in the state. It was the first beer in the state with the label, using locally-sourced honey.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cape May beer goes Jersey Fresh|date=January 5, 2015|accessdate=March 21, 2019|url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/eat-my-words/2015/01/05/beer-jersey-fresh-cape-may/21297181/|newspaper=The Courier Post}}</ref><Ref>{{cite web|title=Made with Jersey Fresh|publisher=New Jersey Department of Agriculture |url=https://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/jerseyfresh.oit.2018.05.15/find/madewithjerseyfresh.html|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

A year later, the brewery launched ''Beets by May'', becoming its second beer to be labeled "Jersey Fresh", using beets from Formisano Farms in [[Buena, New Jersey|Buena]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Buena farmer's beets featured in craft beer|url=https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2016/06/16/buena-farmers-beets-featured-craft-beer/85881236/|date=June 16, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Journal|location=Vineland, New Jersey|author=Anthony V. Coppola|accessdate=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

==Awards==

[[File:Cape May Brewing Company.jpg|right|thumb|View of the brewery from the outside]]

At the 2012 Atlantic City Beer Festival, the CMBC won the award for Best [[India Pale Ale]] (IPA) with its Centennial IPA.<ref name="inquirer">{{Cite news|author = Amy S. Rosenberg|newspaper = Philadelphia Inquirer|title = High tide for beer|date = 2012-06-08|accessdate = 2014-01-12|url = http://articles.philly.com/2012-06-08/entertainment/32125058_1_brewery-dogfish-head-jersey-shore}}</ref> In 2012, the company won both the "New Business Venture Award" and the "Conservation Award" from the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{cite web|page=5|date=2013-01-01|title=2012 Annual Report|publisher=Cape May County Chamber of Commerce|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.cmccofc.com/chamber/annualreports/annual-report-2012.pdf|format=PDF}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Al Campbell|title=Tourism Gets Renewed Status by Governor, SEA|date=2013-10-19|newspaper=Cape May County Herald|accessdate=2014-01-12|url=http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/government/wildwood/87304-tourism+gets+renewed+status+governor+sea}}</ref>

In 2015, CMBC's Sawyer’s Swap barley wine ale received a silver medal from the US Open Beer Championship, based in Ohio, in the aged beer category.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cape May Brew Co awards {{!}} Straight to the Pint|url = http://capemaybrewery.com/blog/tag/cape-may-brew-co-awards/|website = capemaybrewery.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref> And at the Best of Craft Beer Awards, based in Oregon, their Coastal Evacuation brew received a silver medal in the category of Imperial IPA, and the Tower 23 earned a silver in the Berliner Weisse category. The Devil's Reach won a bronze in the Belgian Gold Strong Ale class.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Best of Craft Beer Awards {{!}} Straight to the Pint|url = http://capemaybrewery.com/blog/tag/best-of-craft-beer-awards/|website = capemaybrewery.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref> At the World Beer Championships, CMBC received a silver medal for Devil's Reach, and a bronze for another Belgian-style brew, the Tripel Wreck.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cape May Brewing Company Wins World Beer Championship Awards|url = http://www.craftbeer.com/news/brewery-news/cape-may-brewing-company-wins-world-beer-championship-awards|website = CraftBeer.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20|language = en-US}}</ref> In a different iteration of the same competition, also in 2015, CMBC received a bronze medal for the South Jersey Secession Session Scottish Ale; silvers for the Mop Water Ale, Biscuits and Honey ESB, and Coastal Evacuation Double IPA; and a gold for the Blonde Ale.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cape May Brewing Company Wins Five World Beer Championship Awards {{!}} CraftBeer.com|url = http://www.craftbeer.com/news/brewery-news/cape-may-brewing-company-wins-five-world-beer-championship-awards|website = CraftBeer.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20|language = en-US}}</ref> Cape May Brewing Company received the People's Choice Award from the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title = People’s Choice Award {{!}} Straight to the Pint|url = http://capemaybrewery.com/blog/tag/peoples-choice-award/|website = capemaybrewery.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref> President Ryan Krill was named a winner in the 2015 NJBIZ Forty Under 40 awards program.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NJBIZ Top Forty Under 40 awards {{!}} Straight to the Pint|url = http://capemaybrewery.com/blog/tag/njbiz-top-forty-under-40-awards/|website = capemaybrewery.com|accessdate = 2015-11-20}}</ref>

2016 saw many awards given to the brewery as a whole rather than to any specific beer. Cape May Brewing Company was once again named People's Choice at the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, NJBIZ named the organization Emerging Business of the Year, and NJMEP named the company Start-Up Manufacturer of the year. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capemaybrewery.com/press/|title=Press - Cape May Brewing Co|website=Cape May Brewing Co|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>

The following year saw the brewery named People's Choice at the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival for the third year, as well as People's Choice for Best New Jersey Brewery, and a third-place award for their Double IPA, White Caps. Their Honey Porter received a silver medal from the National Honey Board. CTM Media group awarded the company a Best Brochure award, the Lower Township Chamber of Commerce gave the brewery an Excellence in Business award, and CapeMay.com named Cape May Brewing Company Best Brewery. In addition, The Topsail received a gold medal in the Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour category by the US Open Beer Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capemaybrewery.com/press/|title=Press - Cape May Brewing Co|website=Cape May Brewing Co|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>

In January 2018, the brewery received ''BeerConnoisseur''<nowiki/>'s Beer of the Year, given to The Topsail. Another in their Barrel Aged Series, The Scupper, took the #2 spot on the magazine's Top 10 American Wild Ales of 2017. White Caps Double IPA came in at #3 on the magazine's list of Top 5 Double IPAs of 2017 and #4 on their list of Top 10 IPAs of 2017. Their Christmas offering, Boughs of Barley (2016) was listed at #55 on their Top 100 Rated Beers of 2017. These honors resulted in ''BeerConnoisseur'' naming Cape May Brewing Company the Second Runner-up for Best Brewery of 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.capemaybrewery.com/blog/topsail-named-beer-connoisseurs-best-beer-2017/|title=The Topsail Named Beer Connoisseur's Best Beer of 2017 - Cape May Brewing Co|date=2018-01-11|work=Cape May Brewing Co|access-date=2018-03-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

In addition, 2018 saw the Beer Army Beer Wars honor Cape May Brewing Company's Phantom Crew with a bronze medal in the Flanders Red Ale categoryand Higbee a silver in the Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer category. Their 2017 iteration of their holiday brew, Boughs of Barley, was honored with Best of the Mid-Atlantic Region in the Non-Whiskey Barrel-Aged Beer category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capemaybrewery.com/press/|title=Press - Cape May Brewing Co|website=Cape May Brewing Co|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-09}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://capemaybrewery.com/ Cape May Brewery] official website

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