What a weekend for beer.

The Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival returned for its 14th year with the three sessions across Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30.

These epic, four-hour sessions were the culmination of a week's worth of events across the city, as the Atlantic City Convention Center hosted 150 breweries from around the world, pouring nearly 600 beers.

There was a lot to be excited about — including live sets from SOJA, The Wonder Years and The Used, pinball machines and classic arcade cabinets, countless food and merchandise vendors and a 5K run — but what had us most excited was the multitude of New Jersey breweries represented throughout the festival.

Here is a six-pack of, in our opinion, some great New Jersey craft beers available at the 2019 Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival.

We're sticking with one beer per brewery, although with some of these companies it was incredibly hard to narrow our pick down.

Hammer and Ale, Two Ton Brewing Co., Kenilworth

If you're looking to explain how beer can rise to the level of high art, exhibit A ought to be Hammer and Ale, the flaghship imperial India pale ale of Kenilworth's Two Ton Brewing Co.

It's a beer rooted in the old school West Coast IPA tradition, but a remarkably delicate hop and malt interplay gives it a rich, smooth sweetness that owes something to the current North East IPA craze. It's an astounding balancing act that belies its hefty 9.1 percent ABV.

Not a Schooner, Icarus Brewing, Lakewood

Speaking of North East-style India pale ales, the conversation around that genre has been dominated in this region by Icarus Brewing out of Lakewood for some time. With their hallmark Brux India pale ale Not a Schooner flowing in Atlantic City, it was easy to see why.

This is a lush, complex brew that somehow seems to get better with every batch. Not a Schooner was one of four accomplished creations Icarus brought to the festival, but this one is the sort of beer that a reputations are built on.

(For more on Icarus Brewing, watch the video at the top of this story.)

Hackensack Lager, The Alementary Brewing Co., Hackensack

When you've been sampling a cornucopia of beer styles from around the world for hours on end, sometimes you just crave the crisp refreshment of a classic lager — and thankfully, the Alementary Brewing Co. of Hackensack was on hand, pouring their outstanding Hackensack lager.

This brew, made in the Helles lager tradition, possesses both brightness and depth, serving as a reminder that sometimes the most classic brewing ideas have stuck with us for a reason.

Gravity Road, Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing Co., Cherry Hill

One of the mightiest creations to ever make its way out of Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing Co.'s Cherry Hill facility, Gravity Road is a black-as-night, 10.3 percent ABV imperial stout that needed to be tasted to be believed.

Gravity Road's complex flavor profile has plenty of roasted goodness, with dry dark chocolate to spare and a thick, luxurious texture. This beer is simply bewitching, an incredibly dark delight.

Oak Armored Ale, Backward Flag Brewing Co., Forked River

Backward Flag Brewing Co., based out of Forked River, brought two incredibly strong contenders down to Atlantic City: the Oak Armored pale ale and the Black 6 hoppy Americano stout.

While both beers were incredibly enjoyable, our vote ultimately goes with the Oak Armored, a longtime fixture in Backward Flag's portfolio. This ale confidently combines hop bitterness and bite with an undercurrent of warmth that makes this an incredibly inviting and enjoyable sipper.

SM Alder imperial smoked porter, Tomfoolery Brewing, Hammonton

One of the main themes found in Atlantic City tasting glasses this time around was a tendency towards complex, smokey dark beers, with a particularly stellar example being the SM Alder imperial smoked porter from Hammonton's Tomfoolery Brewing.

This forthright beer, with 8 percent ABV, is made with smoked malts and is imbued with a hearty, rustic richness.

The Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, a Good Time Tricycle Production, returns to the Atlantic City Convention Center Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4, 2020.

For more information, stay tuned to www.acbeerfest.com.

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