Since 2019, Jersey Cyclone Brewing has been crafting memories in each glass of beer brewed locally in Somerset.
The dream of Jersey Cyclone Brewing dates back to the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, where Owners and friends, Jan Chwiedosiuk and Brian Teel began homebrewing as a way to share passion and creativity with their family and friends.
In operation since May 2019, after challenging times during the pandemic, today Chwiedosiuk is most proud of their customer base. “These are people who have held the business together and helped us persevere through COVID times,” Chwiedosiuk says. “They stood in line and picked up cans, bottles, growlers — whatever we were selling.”
“It takes a team to raise a brewery” Chwiedosiuk says with pride as he talks about his team at Jersey Cyclone Brewing. He goes on to say, “they are the face of the company and embody the same passion of serving the community with great beer”
In turn, Jersey Cyclone Brewing supports the community, whether it is a space where memories are made, a site to fundraise for causes or a place for inspiration, education and fun. “People say, ‘You’re not a community until you have a brewery in it,’” Chwiedosiuk notes. “The goal of a brewery is to be integrated in the community.” The brewery engages local businesses to give them exposure through events, which have ranged from mozzarella-making to charcuterie boards to Lego nights. Plus, at Jersey Cyclone, you can catch some of the area's best local musicians.
Over the years, Jersey Cyclone Brewing has prided itself in collaborating with local businesses, not only through supplying them fresh locally crafted beer but also through beer collaborations and even brewing an annual Festbier for Deutscher Club of Clark, which is one of New Jersey’s largest German Clubs. “We are proud to be part of their Oktoberfest celebration,” Chwiedosiuk says. The annual celebration draws tens of thousands of people to the Deutscher Club grounds in Clark.
As a private event space, the brewery has served as the site for celebrating milestones. Chwiedosiuk recalls one woman who threw a birthday party at the brewery for her boyfriend. They then held their engagement party and later their wedding after-party there.
“When customers walk in, they will see a well-maintained, cozy space. Our intent is for them to experience the beer we have on draft and be exposed to something new,” Chwiedosiuk says. To this end, the brewery continues to release new beers every week to keep their sixteen (16) taplines full and the beers forever rotating. These weekly releases have become a staple with Jersey Cyclone Brewing’s customer base. Their website sets the stage for the story the beers tell. Take, for example, the description of Boardwalk Dreams IPA: “You stroll the boardwalk on a hot summer day as you walk by your favorite shops. You walk in and out of the stores leisurely as the sound of music and chatter fills the air. All of a sudden, a delicious smell fills the air...” or Eye of the Storm Citra American IPA: “When you enter the eye of a storm, you enter a calm and balanced place amidst a circle of darkness and destruction.”
“We’re proud of being able to allow our customers to experience this, to take that journey with us. At the end of the day, we write the story through the quality products and memories we make.”
View the craft beers on tap and check out Jersey Cyclone’s June events to treat the man in your life to a special day at jerseycyclone.com.
“At the end of the day, we write the story through the quality product we make.” - Jan Chwiedosiuk