NJ beer: Jersey Shore Influencers event featuring Carton, Kane, Little Dog and Bradley Brew happening at iPlay America

The Jersey Shore's craft beer makers have energized the area, bringing innovation to an age-old product, reinvigorating downtowns and industrial parks, and making money to boot.

All while giving visitors a tour of their breweries.

How do they do it? The Asbury Park Press is hosting Jersey Shore Influencers: Craft Beer Edition, featuring:

Augie Carton of Carton Brewing Co. in Atlantic Highlands

Michael Kane of Kane Brewing in Ocean Township

Gretchen Schmidhausler of Little Dog Brewing Co. in Neptune City

Chelsey Ziolkowski of the Bradley Brew Project in Bradley Beach

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They'll gather at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at The Event Center at iPlay America in Freehold Township for a forum looking at how they created their businesses and continue to thrive in the digital media age.

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The event is part of a continuing conversation the Asbury Park Press is hosting with the Jersey Shore community.

It comes on the heels of Jersey Shore Influencer: Food Edition last June, which featured...

Holly Migliaccio, co-founder of Rook Coffee

Abby Taylor, co-founder and chief marketing officer of Playa Bowls

Desdemona Dalia, founder of Broad Street Dough Co.

Lauren Kim, a micro-influencer, whose food-focused Instagram page has more than 20,000 followers

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Michael Diamond, the event's moderator, is a business reporter who has been writing about the New Jersey economy for 20 years. He can be reached at 732-643-4038; mdiamond@gannettnj.com; and on Twitter @mdiamondapp.