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Our Beers

The following are a mix of seasonal and rotational beers.

Please visit The Tap List to find beers currently available in our Tasting Room.

The Flagships

The IPAs

The Flagships

Angry Osprey

American IPA

This Slack Tide cult classic presents with a clarified copper-amber color. Dry hopped with Citra and Centennial - these hops provide a distinguished pine & citrus flavor to match right up to it's fresh yet spicy aroma. Medium bodied with a smooth texture leaving room for an outstanding lively carbonation!

ABV

6.8%

Can

Awards

12oz

Silver 2019 ACBF - West Coast IPA

Availability

Year-Round

The IPAs

The Flagships

Bell Buoy

Belgian Blonde

This classic Belgian blonde ale offers all the complex flavors Belgian fans know and love which includes fruity esters, belgian yeast spiciness, subtle honey-like sweetness followed by a dry finish. Truly a flagship favorite here at the tide!

ABV

7.3%

Can

Awards

12oz

Silver 2019 GIBCMSC - Belgian Blonde

Availability

Year-Round

The IPAs

The Flagships

Monkey Face

American Stout

Monkey Face is a dry stout with an opaque, black appearance. This full-bodied beer has a roasted coffee flavor with an underlying creaminess and features a generous tan head with excellent retention. Monkey Face is near and dear to our hearts because we brew it as a memorial tribute to our beloved mother, Jane, who our uncles called "monkey face" when she was growing up.

ABV

5.3%

Can

12oz

Availability

Year-Round

The IPAs

The Flagships

Schoolie

Pale Ale

This slightly hazy, easy drinking pale ale offers notes of tropical fruit. It's deliciously refreshing and balanced so it pleases the pallet of experienced and perhaps even NOT so experienced craft beer drinkers!

ABV

5.6%

Can

Awards

12oz

Silver 2020 NY International Beer Comp.

Availability

Year-Round

The IPAs

The Flagships

The Ridge

New England IPA

Our flagship NEIPA that's named after the A.C. Ridge; a very productive offshore fishing spot. The Ridge combines huge amounts of hops like El Dorado, Vic Secret and more to produce a hazy New England Style IPA with loads of character.

ABV

6.6%

Can

16oz

Availability

Year-Round

The IPAs

The Flagships

Tipsy Dipsy

Imperial IPA

This is our flagship double IPA. This beer is loaded with Citra hops. The beer has a very pleasant nose and a clean malt bill making for a highly drinkable beer.

ABV

8%

Can

12oz

Availability

Year-Round

The IPAs

Counter Current

East Coast IPA

This dank and hazy East Coast-style IPA is brewed with hops and Lupulin powder, which comes from the yellow gland of a hop plant in which the hop acids and the essential oils can be found and where most of the brewing value in hops lie.

ABV

6.5%

Can

Availability

16oz

Year-Round

Doormat

American IPA

Hazy, deep gold in color with a pleasant, tangerine aroma. Begins with a hop forward nose followed by a smooth, creamy finish. This IPA utilizes hops from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres and is our take on a Northeast style IPA

ABV

7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Double Header

West Coast DIPA

A West Coast Style Double IPA featuring a combination of our go-to hop picks and also some new-school hop varieties as well. This pleasantly drinkable DIPA offers you delicious notes of stone fruit.

ABV

8.5%

Can

Availability

12oz

Seasonal

Estuary

New England DIPA

This hazy imperial New England presents with notes of lemon & grapefruit. Pleasant, fizzy head followed by a light, creamy mouth-feel and subtle sweetness

ABV

8%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Head Shake - Chocolate Cherry

Milkshake IPA

Looking for a unique beer to capture the flavors of the season? Our Headshake Milkshake IPA infused with chocolate and cherry is a holiday treat you won't want to miss. Contains Lactose.

ABV

7.1%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Head Shake - Peach

Milkshake IPA

IPA brewed with Lactose and aged on Madagascar Vanilla Beans & Peach Puree. This was brewed for our 6 year anniversary

ABV

7.1%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Head Shake - Pineapple

Milkshake Double IPA

IPA brewed with Lactose and aged on Madagascar Vanilla Beans & Pineapple Puree. This is a seasonal beer typically brewed in the fall.

ABV

8.6%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Head Shake - Raspberry

Milkshake IPA

his Milkshake IPA is brewed with delicious Raspberries and Madagascar Vanilla Beans which blend together to create a mouth watering, juicy beer at 7.1% ABV

ABV

7.1%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Intracoastal

West Coast IPA

This West Coast IPA became one of our 'year-round' offerings recently by popular demand! It offers a dank, hoppy flavor laced with floral notes. It doesn't fail to bring the crisp, resinous pine flavor every West IPA drinker knows and loves.

ABV

6.5%

Can

Availability

12oz

Year-Round

Jacob Jones

New England DIPA

Jacob Jones is the production name of an experimental NE DIPA we did named Tackle Box #4. We use Kviek yeast that ferments at very high temperatures. The yeast also helps accentuate the tropical flavors of the hops. We named this beer after the WWII destroyer "Jacob Jones" that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Cape May in 1942.

ABV

8.7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Jet Head

New England IPA

This NEIPA is Double Dry Hopped with ALL Galaxy hops. It'll leave you with a clean, delicious fruity flavor with almost subtle notes of citrus and peach. We use a generous amount of oats & wheat malt to give it awesome head retention and a smooth finish. Galaxy Hop lovers, this beer is sure to please.

ABV

7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Knockdown

Black IPA

This brew offers all the hop-forward balance and flavor characteristics you know & love in an American IPA except the color will keep you wondering how it is considered an IPA at all! We utilize dark malts to create the color and low roasted, toffee flavor. It's smooth and incredibly drinkable. Absolutely a must try here at Slack Tide!

ABV

8.3%

Can

Availability

12oz

Winter

Award

Bronze 2017 Best of Craft Beer

Silver 2022 Best of Craft Beer

Livewell

American IPA

Livewell is an American IPA brewed with a hefty amount of oats. It's hopped with bountiful Citra, Amarillo and Centennial hops, giving this beer notes of tropical fruits and oranges.

ABV

6.7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Neutral Buoyancy

New England IPA

Brewed with Pale malt and a heavy offering of oats and wheat. We then add a touch of lactose and hopped it with a crazy amount of Denali, Citra and Mosaic in the kettle. Then double Dry hopped it with the same blend of hops. This beer features notes of ripe pineapple, orange and tropical citrus.

ABV

7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

No Wake

New England IPA

A unique New England IPA using an assortment of three different Slovenian hops. These hops create a complex aroma and flavor that checks all the boxes: fruity, citrusy, spicy and floral in perfect harmony.

ABV

6.8%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Notorious T.O.G.

New England IPA

This beer is named after the Tog (Tautog/Blackfish) - a favorite target of local fall fishermen. Notorious T.O.G. is a no boil, New England style IPA utilizing all hops from New Zealand. The no-boil technique creates an increase in a fruity hop character while also leaving a fuller body and ideal, delicious haze!

ABV

7.3%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Old Grounds

American IPA

Originally brewed for our 1 Year Anniversary, Old Grounds is loaded with hops and has a unique malt backbone to give you a very drinkable American IPA. This beer just happens to be named after one of our favorite fishing spots and we hope it will become one of your favorite IPAs.

ABV

7.3%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Overfalls

New England IPA

Overfalls is a double dry hopped, hazy New England Style IPA. It's brewed using Galaxy, Mosaic and Simcoe hops to bring you a hazy beer with notes of tropical fruit

ABV

7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Pot Hopper

NE Pale Ale

This is a series of Single Hop Pale Ales. Each version will feature a different hop. So far we have featured Mosaic, Simcoe, Moutere and Ekuanot hops. This series is named after one of our favorite summer fishing techniques.

ABV

5.5%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Reef 11

Rye IPA

This Rye IPA is named after a very productive local fishing spot. This beer combines the bite of rye with the piney citrus notes of the hops to bring you a highly drinkable IPA. Received a Bronze in the Best of Craft Beer 2020

ABV

7.1%

Can

Availability

12oz

Winter

Award

Bronze 2020 Best of Craft Beer

Sand Spike

Session IPA

This highly crushable seasonal IPA is aggressively hopped with just 3 varieties throughout the boil, and dry hopped to finish. With a light malt backbone and big hop nose, it's the perfect summertime IPA.

ABV

4.7%

Can

Availability

12oz

Summer

Slammer

New England IPA

A hazy, soft yellow ale that offers notes of pineapple and grapefruit. If you're looking for a bright, crushable NEIPA - this one is for you!

ABV

6.2%

Can

Availability

12oz

Year-Round

Spreader Bar

Double IPA

Introducing Spreader Bar! This brew features all New Zealand Hops, including Nelson Sauvin and Taiheke which blend together to create a remarkable citrus and tropical fruit characteristics.

ABV

7.8%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Stinger Hook

Double IPA

Hazy double IPA brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe and Idaho 7 hops. We give it a shot of local wildflower honey to give it a touch of sweetness to balance the bite of the hops.

ABV

8.7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Temperature Break

India Pale Ale

Brewed with a split mash of Pale Ale and 2 Row malt, and a dose of flavored oats and wheat to create the beginning of a delicious NEIPA. Temperature Break has added Chinook for slight bittering and a bountiful blend of New Zealand hops, notably Kohatu, to create a bright and fruity flavor.

ABV

6.8%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

The Ridge

New England IPA

Named after the AC Ridge, a very productive offshore fishing spot. The Ridge combines huge amounts of El Dorado, Vic Secret and other hops to produce a hazy New England Style IPA with loads of character.Add Description here

ABV

6.6%

Can

Availability

16oz

Year-Round

Thermocline

Double IPA

Notably, this is the only NEIPA we offer that utilizes Pilsen malt to create a cracker-y yet smooth body that still packs a punch of OJ and notes of pineapple due to the use of three different varieties of unique New Zealand hops.

ABV

8.8%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

Upwelling

American IPA

Upwelling is a Pale Ale that is steadily hopped with Australian hops combined with American malts. The resulting ale has a fresh flavor with notes of tropical fruit and a clean citrus finish.

ABV

6%

Can

Availability

16oz

Seasonal

The Dark Side

Bucktail

Brown Ale

Our take on an American brown ale utilizing 7 different types of malts. Bucktail is medium in body and provides subtle chocolate and roasted malt flavor. The addition of Chinook & Centennial hops harmonize with those malts enhancing their flavors creating a well balanced ale.

ABV

5.9%

Can

Availability

12oz

Seasonal

Dry Dock

White Stout

Dry Dock is a White Stout with notes of caramel and chocolate, followed by a slight coffee finish. It has a very sweet dessert-like flavor and pairs best with holiday company.

ABV

6.7%

Can

Availability

16oz

Winter

Manatee Milk

Milk Stout

Manatee Milk is a sweet stout brewed with lactose, roasted malt and real vanilla beans. It is racked on Colombian Narino Coffee Beans. The resulting beer has a nice coffee aroma with a full body. It tastes a bit like a vanilla frappuccino.

ABV

5.7%

Can

Availability

12oz

Winter

Award

Gold 2020 NY International Beer Comp.

Morning Bite

Imperial Breakfast Stout

Our Imperial Breakfast Stout is roasty & rich with hints of chocolate, maple syrup and coffee. This luscious, big beer tops out at 11% ABV.

ABV

11%

Can

Availability

16oz

December

Sea Robin

Pumpkin Ale

Dive into a sea of pumpkin goodness with Sea Robin Ale! Sip on this seasonal delight and experience the unique taste of pumpkin pie in every sip. Available in October Only.

ABV

6.4%

The Reds

Avalon Amber

American Red Ale

Winner of a bronze medal at the GABF - this seasonal offering features 6 different malts making for a delightful caramel, bready flavor. It's modestly hopped to create an easy drinking ale that goes perfectly with any dish or on it's own after a long summer day.

ABV

5.6%

Can

Availability

12oz

August

Award

Bronze 2018 Great American Beer Festival

Cedar Plug

Imperial Red Ale

This American Strong ale is a deep red-amber color and offers a generously hopped flavor. It's notes are earthy, woody with some citrus and a strong bitter finish!

ABV

8.7%

Can

Availability

12oz

Winter

Paddy's Hole

Irish Red Ale

Named after a famed back bay fishing spot, Paddy's Hole is a classic Irish Red Ale. English malts and American hops blend to make a malty, smooth drinking ale. Brewed in March only in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

ABV

5.35

Can

Availability

12oz

March

The Belgians

7 Seas

Blonde Ale

Cheers to Seven Years! This special anniversary ale is dosed with vanilla beans and orange puree. It features sweet notes and a smooth finish reminiscent of an orange creamsicle.

ABV

5.2

Can

Availability

-

2023 Anniversary

Prissy Wicks

Belgian Golden Strong

A complex, effervescent Belgian style ale with a large crisp white head and yellow-gold color. Hints of pear and orange are intertwined with a strong hop presence. This beer has moderate alcohol flavor balanced by a soft malty backbone and a dry finish

ABV

9.8%

Can

Availability

12oz

Summer

Shore Break

Saison

This is a Belgian-style Saison brewed with sweet orange peels and is like a taste of summer in a glass--It's a refreshing, very drinkable beer.

ABV

6.5%

Can

Availability

12oz

Spring

Treble Hook

Belgian-Style Tripel

Treble Hook is a Belgian-style tripel that you’ll need to set your anchor on. Deep, hazy straw in color, this full-bodied Belgian has an aroma of sweet fruity esters with a deceitful high-alcohol content. It's dry yet crisp, and incredibly drinkable at 10.5%, This one’s a keeper!

ABV

10.5%

Can

Availability

12oz

Winter

The Sours

Haywire Twist with Berries

Kettle Sour

Haywire Twist is our Fruited Kettle Sour. Each batch we use different fruit. This batch is a berry blend (Blueberries, Blackberries and Raspberries). The result is a smooth fruity sour with a dark purple hue.

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

16oz

Rotational

Haywire Twist with Passion Fruit, Pomegranate and Guava

Kettle Sour

This version of Haywire Twist, our fruited kettle sour series, combines the tropical notes of Passion Fruit, Pomegranate and Guava. This limited release beer is easy drinking with sweet flavors and a slightly sour finish.

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

16oz

Rotational

Haywire Twist with Peach, Blood Orange, Pineapple & Pomegranate

Kettle Sour

Sour ale flavored with peach, blood orange, pineapple and pomegranate combined together to create the perfect cocktail-like drink

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

16oz

Rotational

Haywire Twist with Plums, Currents & Cranberries

Kettle Sour

This version of our popular kettle sour features plums, currants and cranberries.

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

16oz

Winter

Haywire Twist with Strawberry & Mango

Kettle Sour

Our fruited kettle sour series, combines the tropical notes of mango and sweet strawberries. The result is a very refreshing beer

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

16oz

Rotational

Salty Sailor

Gose

Salty Sailor is a "margarita" Gose. Brewed with locally harvested Sea Salt from Windy Acres Farms and Limes. This beer is tart, refreshing and effervescent

ABV

4.6%

Can

Availability

16oz

Summer

The German's

Deep Drop

Dark Lager

Deep Drop is a Dark Lager that is crisp and light-bodied with an opaque appearance. Imagine an extra malty lager with light-roasted coffee notes.

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

12oz

Winter

Head Boat

Helles Lager

This easy drinking German -Style lager was originally developed by German brewers in response to the emergence of the Czech Pilsners. We combine European Hops with German and North American malts to produce a lager with a light golden color and smooth drinkable flavor

ABV

4.9%

Can

Availability

12oz

Year-Round

Hereford Inlet

Hefeweizen

This German inspired wheat beer offers all the classic flavors you know and love when drinking a Hefe. Although lightly hopped, Hersbrucker does not disappoint offering outstanding spicy and floral characteristics to compliment this beer's notes of banana and clove

ABV

5.2%

Can

Availability

12oz

Summer

Slacktoberfest

Marzen Lager

This is our interpretation of a classic German Märzen beer. This lager beer is typically brewed in the early fall to celebrate the annual Oktoberfest in Germany. This beer is rich in malt flavor and hopped with noble hops. With a crisp copper color this beer is highly drinkable and the perfect way to celebrate the coming of Fall. PROST!!

ABV

5.3%

Can

Availability

12oz

September

Strong Ales

Tail Rope

Scotch Wee Heavy Ale

Tail Rope is a Scotch Wee Heavy that is deep copper in color with a full bodied malt backbone. It has hints of caramel and roasted malts, a touch of smoke and a subtle hop presence.

ABV

8.2%

12oz

Availability

12oz

Fall

Brew of '62

Barleywine Ale

This rich full flavored Barleywine is named after the Great Storm of 1962. One of the most powerful storms ever to hit Cape May County. This hop forward ale with a rich malt backbone and copper color. The warm booziness of the 13% ABV comes through on the finish. A perfect homage to the great storm.

ABV

13%

16oz

Availability

16oz

Winter

Snapper

Strong Spiced Ale

Snapper is a malty and sweet beer with ginger, cinnamon and spices just like a ginger snap cookie.

ABV

8%

16oz

Availability

16oz

Barrel Aged

Bell Buoy

Barrel Aged Belgian Blonde with Peaches

With notes of sweet peach and white wine, this version of Bell Buoy is our newest barrel aged creation. We took our award winning Belgian Blonde Ale and aged it for fourteen months with 25lbs of fresh Jersey Peaches. After spending over a year in Pineau des Charentes Barrels, we then bottle conditioned it, resulting in a smooth ale with an 8.5% ABV and hints of oak & a peach nose.

ABV

Barrel Type

8.5%

Pineau des Charentes

Shore Break

Barrel Fermented Saison with Brett

Shore Break was barrel fermented in Chardonnay Barrels with Brettanmyces for over a year. Resulting in a sweet and complex beer with notes of fruit and funky flavors. Both are available in the Tasting Room beginning today 4/7. Cans of Shore Break will be out for distribution to follow.

ABV

Barrel Type

6.7%

Chardonnay Barrels

Bottle

22oz

Brew of '62

Barrel Aged Barleywine

We took our traditional Barley Wine Ale and aged it in Jamaican Rum Barrels which created a smooth sweetness with rum flavoring and notes of spice and vanilla.

ABV

Barrel Type

13%

Rum Barrels

Bottle

22oz

Morning Bite

Barrel Aged Imperial Breakfast Stout

Morning Bite Barrel Aged in Bourbon Barrels will kick your morning cup of coffee to the curb. This Imperial Breakfast Stout spent over a year aging in Bourbon barrels, resulting in its signature maple and roasted coffee flavors, hints of chocolate sweetness and a bourbon finish. Barrel Aged Morning Bite.

ABV

Barrel Type

11.5%

Bourbon Barrel

Bottle

22oz

Cedar Plug

Barrel Aged Imperial Red Ale

Sold Out. We took our Cedar Plug Imperial Red ale and Aged it for a year. The result is a complex ale with boozie notes of oak and tequila.

ABV

Barrel Type

10%

Tequila Barrel

Bottle

22oz

Bell Buoy

Barrel Aged with Brettomyces

We put our traditional Bell Buoy Belgian Blonde Ale in Pineau Des Charentes Barrels added Brettomyces and aged it for one year. The end result is a sour ale with notes of oak and a little bit of funkiness from the Brett. This bottle conditioned ale is available in the tasting room only.

ABV

Barrel Type

8.1%

Pineau des Charentes

Bottle

22oz

Bell Buoy

Barrel Aged Belgian Blonde

Sold Out. We took our award winning Bell Buoy Belgian Blonde and aged for 3 months in Pineau des Charentes Barrels the bottle conditioned it. The result is a smooth Belgian style beer with hints of conganc and strong white wine.

ABV

Barrel Type

7.3%

Pineau des Charentes

Bottle

22oz

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