"Press your space face close to mine, love

Freak out in a moonage daydream, oh yeah"

— David Bowie, “Moonage Daydream’’

Unless you’ve been hunkered down under a moon rock, you know that Saturday, July 20, marks the 50th anniversary of the first time a human stepped onto the lunar surface.

To celebrate the crew of Apollo 11 making history, New Jersey restaurants, breweries and other food businesses are having a little moon-inspired fun.

Icarus Brewing Company, Lakewood and Bolero Snort, Ridgefield Park

Devoted consumers of Icarus Brewing in Lakewood may have noticed an astronomical theme running through the company’s products in recent years. Carrington Event’s name referenced an 1859 solar storm, while Contact Light’s moniker comes from the words of Buzz Aldrin during the moon landing.

Fittingly, two of Icarus’ most acclaimed astral works will be returning this month. Go Flight, taking its name from the positive go/no go call in a launch sequence, went on tap in the brewery’s Swathmore Avenue tasting room on Friday, July 12, available for crowler and growler fills, and will also make its way to select area bars and restaurants. A heavily wheated North East-style pale ale with 5.4 percent ABV, Go Flight is dry hopped with Motueka, Mandarina Bavaria, Palisade, Lupulin Citra and Galaxy hops.

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Double Dry-Hopped Karman Line (Comet) Imperial India Pale Ale, named after the border between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space, will be released in cans on Wednesday, July 17. Heavily wheated and dry hopped with Comet, Galaxy, Amarillo, Simcoe, and Lupulin Columbus hops, Karman Line is 9 percent ABV.

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Beer lovers also can be on the lookout for another moon-themed brew. Ridgefield Park-based Bolero Snort Brewery’s Moooon Walk India Pale Ale is now on taps in the area. The 7.2 percent ABV creation boasts Galaxy, Apollo, Falconers Flight and Citra hops.

Go: Icarus Brewing Company, 1790 Swarthmore Ave unit 3 lot 2, Lakewood. http://www.icarusbrewing.com/

Go: Bolero Snort Brewing Company, 65 Railroad Ave., Ridgefield Park. https://www.bolerosnort.com/

JB Bakery, Burlington

JB Bakery always has something fun coming out of the ovens. To celebrate one small step for man, the Burlington business has designed a cookie befitting a NASA fan.

The large Apollo 11 sugar cookie is decorated with sprinkles and frosting to resemble the lunar surface, and features an image of a doughnut half-buried in moon dust as well as an iconic astronaut and American flag. Two for $6.

Go: 712 South High St., Burlington. 609-386-2295

Krispy Kreme, Collingswood and Jersey City

Krispy Kreme is so psyched about the moon landing anniversary, it inspired the doughnut company to fill its signature doughnut.

“Delivering a new taste experience for the doughnut-verse, Krispy Kreme’s Original Filled is a whole new interpretation of the brand’s iconic Original Glazed doughnut,’’ said the company in a statement earlier this summer, “Featuring Krispy Kreme’s classic Original Glazed doughnut, the new product is initially offered with a choice of two fillings: Classic Kreme and Chocolate Kreme, providing the perfect bite every time.’’

So why now? Turns out Krispy Kreme was witness to history.

“Krispy Kreme was at the launch of Apollo 11, serving fresh doughnuts to Americans witnessing liftoff of this monumental mission. As America prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we want to give our fans a new taste experience that is out of this world. We choose to fill our Original Glazed doughnuts, not because it is easy, but because it is hard (no disrespect intended, JFK). Actually… it’s not hard, it’s melt-in-your-mouth delicious,” said Dave Skena, chief marketing officer for the company.

The doughnuts will be joining Krispy Kreme’s regular menu.

Go: For more information on the Original Filled doughnuts, visit www.krispykreme.com/original-filled. Krispy Kreme, 1170 Haddon Ave., Collingswood and 51 Route 17 South, Jersey City (and reportedly coming soon to East Rutherford).

Liberty Science Center, Jersey City

LSC After Dark, the monthly adults-only after-hours party series at Jersey City's Liberty Science Center, celebrates the moon landing as part of this month's festivities.

LSC After Dark: Born to Be Wild runs 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 18. While there will be a general safari and "Lion King"-inspired theme, the evening will also include a Blue Moon beer tasting, a cocktail bar and a screening of "Apollo to the Moon" in the Center's Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium.

Beyond LSC After Dark, this weekend the Center will host the "Out of This World" laser show and "Fly Me to the Moon" in the planetarium, and serve a special menu inspired by the Apollo 11 crew in the Liberty Science Center Cafe.

GO: LSC After Dark: Born to Be Wild, 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City; 201-200-1000, lsc.org/explore/lsc-after-dark. Admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Morey's Piers, Wildwood Boardwalk

If you and your space invader friends really want moon pies, you can get them Southern-style on the Wildwood Boardwalk this summer.

Deep-fried moon pies, yes we said deep-fried moon pies, are available at various locations along the boards including Sugar Shack, Serpent Sweets and La Bakerie. The marshmallow and chocolate treats sweeten up a walk on the boards under a full moon.

Regular moon pies (one per order) are $4.50 plus tax; large are (two per order) $6.95 plus tax.

Go: Morey’s Pier, Wildwood Boardwalk, Wildwood. moreyspiers.com/

Peace Pies, Cape May and Ventor

There’s nothing new about Peace Pies, Jerry Klause’s Peace Pies, sandwiches filled with ice cream and pie-filling between two cookies.

But with 40 flavors and plenty of muggy hot weather, the moon landing is as good an excuse as any to mention them here. They look a little like moon pies, after all, and hey, a space war is a lot more peaceful than a war war.

“The reason we have 40 flavors, and some come and go, is that we keep coming up with new ideas and then we can’t seem to let go of the old ones,’’ Klause says.

And if watching all the historic footage of Apollo makes you feel especially patriotic, owner Jerry Klause recommends his Jersey Devil Peace Pie, which features blueberry ice cream, tart cherry pie filling and vanilla mousse with shortbread cookies.

All Peace Pies sell for $6, including tax so Klause doesn’t have to “mess around with nickels and quarters.’’

Just as he did for the solar eclipse two years ago, he promises he’ll cook up special for the moon-landing anniversary, but you’ll just have to pop in to see what that will be.

“We started selling Peace Pies at farmers markets about eight years ago, and we’ve had this store in Cape May for five years,’’ Klause says. “We have stores in Charleston, South Carolina, and St. Augustine, Florida’’.

Florida. That brings us back to NASA and rockets and the moon. See how it all worked out?

Pop Shop, Collingswood

The Pop Shop, the popular ‘50s-themed diner and soda fountain, is never one to miss out on a chance to theme something. This eatery celebrates every pop culture moment that comes along, from “Stranger Things’’ trivia night to Disney Princess breakfasts to Harry Potter menus.

To celebrate this celestial occasion, The Pop Shop will host a “One Giant Leap Weekend” beginning Thursday, July 18, running through Monday July 22. On the menu are special moon menu items including The Moon is Made of (Grilled) Cheese Sandwich, Dark Side of the Moon Shake, Blue Moon Bettys (pancakes), Milky Way Sundae and more. Younger guests will be given moon landing activity sheets to color, and moon-themed and ‘60s music will be playing throughout the event.

Other fun to get you moondancing includes:

An Out of This World Glow in the Dark painting evening on Thursday with Spotted Frog Studio: a $34 ticket includes a buffet, painting class, an ice cream sundae and glow-in-the-dark items for kids. Visit thepopshopusa.com/news-item/glow-in-the-dark-family-painting-party/

Kids eat free from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday: Little ones wearing space-themed clothes or hats or pajamas receive a free Big Squirt breakfast entrée with each paid adult entrée.

Pop Quiz night will have a Conspiracy Theory theme: “Bring your questioning/paranoid/alien-loving friends and break out your tin-foil as we take you down the rabbit hole and explore everything from government schemes to exactly which type of cheese the moon is made from.’’ Reservations encouraged.

Go: The Pop Shop, 729 Haddon Ave, Collingswood. 856-869-0111; www.thepopshopusa.com

Redz, Mount Laurel

Guests of Redz, located inside the Doubletree Hotel, will be transported back to 1969 in honor of the Apollo 11 historic venture, and save some money along the way.

Redz will offer a promotion Saturday, July 20, through the end of the month, with a moon-themed menu and specially priced selections: $11 and $19.69 menu items, $7.20 desserts and $5 Blue Moon drafts and Budweiser Discovery Reserve American Red Lager (while supplies last).

Feeling nostalgic for Tang? Redz has not one but two-Tang-infused cocktails on its lunar menu: The Cosmonaut features vodka and Tang in a high-ball glass over ice, and Lost in Space features vodka, triple sec and Tang with a Tang- and "moon-dust''- rimmed martini glass.

You can sip additional cocktails, all for “Apollo $11’’: First Moon Man Mint Julep with fresh mint, Maker’s Mark Whiskey; Zero Gravity Fizz with sparkling wine, Chambord with floating fresh raspberries; Moonwalk Margarita with Tequila, Cointreau and lime up or on the rocks.

What else will “Apollo $11’’ get you? An Apollo 11 Flight of Fries of truffle, sweet potato and shoestring fries; Buzz’s Buffalo or Barbecue Wings; an Armstrong’s Angus Beef Burger with fresh mozzarella, applewood-smoked bacon, pickled onion, chipotle BBQ sauce on brioche; Kennedy Space Center Crab Nachos and more.

For $5, they can indulge in red or white Solar System Sangria, Blue Moon Drafts and more.

End your meal with a Dark Side of the Moon Chocolate Cake, Constellation Crème Brulee or a Coffee Buzz, made with espresso, cream and Kahlua for $7.20.

Tammy Paolino covers restaurants, breweries, food trucks and arts events for the USA TODAY New Jersey Network. Reach her at tpaolino@gannett.com or 856-854-9440 or on Twitter @CP_TammyPaolino. Help support local journalism with a Courier-Post subscription.

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