Recently Awarded 2010 the Open Table Diners’ Choice Award
Basil T’s New Jersey Bar and Famous Brews
At Basil T’s Brewery and Italian Grill, we proudly boast America’s Largest Mug Club, an amazing selection of house-brewed beers including our award winning Stout brewed by out expert brew master Gretchen Schmidhausler, and one of Red Bank’s most lively bar scenes.
Our Award Winning Brewer
Gretchen Schmidhausler
Gretchen Schmidhausler started brewing beer at home over ten years ago. Her professional career began at the Red Bank Brewery Company, in 1996. She is a graduate of the American Brewers Guild’s Craftbrewers Apprenticeship Program, in Woodland, CA
Gretchen worked at several other New Jersey breweries before coming to Basil T’s in 1999. She is only the second Head Brewer in Basil’s history, taking over for Bob Hettmansperger in September of 2001.
Gretchen’s work has garnered her national recognition. For The Original Basil T’s Maxwell’s Dry Stout, she has won:
- Gold Medal Winner, 2006 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), “Classic Dry Irish Stout”
- Bronze Medal, 2003 GABF, “Coffee Flavored Beer”
- Gold Medal, 2002 GABF, “Coffee Flavored Beer”
Gretchen was also featured in Draft Magazine’s Online Exclusive: Top 10 Beers Brewed by Women
Take a quick tour with Gretchen around our brewery!
Our House-Made Microbrews
Rosie’s Tale Waggin’ Pale Ale
A classic American Pale Ale characteristically well-hopped with Cascade hops. Fermented cool for a dry, crisp quality. 5.25% abv.
A medium-bodied amber ale with a nice malty flavor accented with caramel malts and well-balanced with Crystal hops. 5.0% abv.
Our lightest-bodied beer is a bright straw color. A fresh lemon accent adds an extra refreshing flavor. Available April through September. 4.25% abv.
Gold Medal Winner, 2006 Great American Beer Festival, “Classic Dry Irish Stout”, Bronze Medal, 2003 GABF, “Coffee Flavored Beer”, and Gold Medal, 2002 GABF, “Coffee Flavored Beer”!
Ms. Lucy’s Weimaraner WheatA filtered American-style wheat beer with a refreshingly clean character. Blond in color and lightly hopped with Saaz hops. 4.5% abv
We also have a variety of seasonally brewed beers. Come in and see which seasonal beer is on today!
Basil T’s Mug Club
We also have America’s largest Mug Club! The Basil T’s Mug Club members enjoy specially priced mugs of our New Jersey beer, weekly “feasts” or food specials, receive weekly news updates, and get their own handsome Basil T’s Mug!
Each Mug Club member is given a specific Mug Club number, written on the bottom of his/her mug. Basil T’s is based on a yearly renewal, where existing memberships must be renewed after 1 year. After existing members have renewed, the remaining Mug Club numbers are opened up to the public. Once all Mug numbers are taken, the general public must wait until next year to sign up.
