February 16, 2012
Nice old building. Brewery in the center of the place.visited on a monday during lunch so i cant say much about ambiance. had the ipa and it was well made but not extraordinary. food was good. Would definitely return especially in the summer to enjoy the patio.

October 18, 2011
The big news here is the Chris Sheehan is the new Head Brewer - this is the guy that brewed such good beer at Chesea in NYC and especially at Port 44 Brewpub in Newark, NJ. Chris’s beers are just starting to appear now, today I had the Pumpkin Ale and it was stellar. Otherwise, this place is about 15 feet from the NJ Transit train station, great old building with the fermentation tanks right in front of you when you arrive. Staff is friendly and attentive, brick walls and old railroad pictures and railroad artifacts abound and complete the scene. Beers are well-poured and fresh; food was very good. I had the chicken cheese steak and fries, hot and delicious albeit a bit pricey for those tavern fare items since the fries are extra. Great experience, as long as Chris is there, I’ll be back!

September 11, 2011
Went during the afternoon, so it wasn’t too crowded. Free tortilla chips and pizza during happy hour, that’s always a plus. Sampler was $9, and the cask ale was $2.50 (I think it was a special happy hour price.) They also have one of those trivia tvs and a train that goes around the ceiling.

June 6, 2011
Beautiful old building located right next to a train station. Lots of brick with an open building plan. It’s really cool to look up from the bar and see the kettle. Nice square bar area which is good for conversation. I visited on Sunday night which apparently is karaoke night. Yes even in new jersey they sing Garth Brooks songs. They only had 6 beers on tap and 1 on cask. They also had a full bar and one of those goldschlager/rumple mints machines for shots so they cater to a younger crowd. The bartender was nice but didn’t demonstrate any beer knowledge. They had a barleywine on cask which i quite enjoyed and a bargain at 4.50. A lot of their beers seemed to replicate bmc product which I wasn’t feeling. Great atmosphere but if I go back I’m sticking to what’s on cask.

January 22, 2011
good food and good beer.

May 15, 2010
I was in the area for work and this was a nice stop for dinner. I came on a weekday so it wasn’t crowded at all. I sat at the bar and got good service for both food and drinks. The list of beers wasn’t terribly inspired but the pale ale was a solid offering. Food was good. Cool old building right next to the train station. Definitely worth a stop if you are nearby.

February 25, 2010
fun place good dacor trains trains trains the beer selection was fine the 2 i had were on the mark nothing over the top . good food average service

February 21, 2010
I visited the JJ after watching a good ol’ fashioned UConn whooping over Rutgets at the RAC. Upon sitting down I noticed that the walls are bordered by a model toy train track with a tiny little model train chugging around the dining room. I kinda wished that each individual table to feel the rumble of the toy train - be it with pneumatic shocks underneath each table, or what have you. The waitresses are very attractive. The beer is pretty good. Plenty of parking. The food I had, wings and a chicken enchilada was pretty darn tasty. This place doesn’t compare to my own golden standard - the Willimantic Brewery (mainly because the beer is SO GOOD and they are always rotating thus always wanting to make me visit at least once a week) - but this is a nice place to visit if I ever have another reason to be in Woodbridge, NJ.

August 13, 2008
Cool old building super high roof in bar area, brick nice wood square bar, cask ale on offer. Offer a little single malt selection as well. Copper brewing equipment in center of dining area, cozy feeling place. Single server at bar seemed a little overwhelmed at 1 20 on a Tuesday. Menu had some good looking items, I chose the grilled shrimp BLT. Pretty solid, nice lemon butter, shrimp need more grilled flavor. Sweet potato fries with roasted jalapenos and grilled onion were great.

April 16, 2008
Sometimes the selection isn’t the greatest, but all you really need is one beer to lock in on and you are set. Love this place. Great look for a brew pub, but unfortunately the help left something to be desired. Ah well, excellent beer makes up for it.