Oktoberfest 2024: Time to Unsinn Machen!

We’re so excited to be bringing back our Oktoberfest weekend-long event to the Fort for our third year in Randolph.

Taking place 9/21-22, expect to see:
•16 beers on tap, including Unsinn Machen Oktoberfest available in-house & to-go and more German-style brews
•Fort & friends Oompah Band (performing select hours both days this year!) 🎺
•Stein Specials & Special Collector’s Steins available for purchase 🍺
•Stein-holding competition, men’s & women’s, both days, with FNBC prizes!
•Make-your-own flower crown bar with @blackcat.flowerfarm 💐 (9/21 only, 1-4pm!)
•Lawn games & more fun
•Beer Tent for extended-premise fun!

To-Knows:

—Please park in marked parking spaces only. We will have a parking attendant during high-traffic times, but consider ride-sharing!
—Wrist-banding will be happening at the door for anyone 21+ who wants to drink. No drink tickets this year. And we are always family-friendly!
—We love dogs, but they are only allowed outdoors. Thankfully, we'll have loads of outdoor space this weekend, between the beer garden and our beer tent.
—Please no outside alcohol of any kind.
—Bring your own food, or order delivery right to the Fort. Check out our Food Near the Fort page for more.

RSVP on Facebook here to stay in the know!

Sourstock 2024 is upon us!

We can’t wait for you to see the 10+ sour beers and slushees we plan to have on draft and in cans for you THIS WEEKEND at Sourstock at the Fort in Randolph, NJ! 👀

We are so excited to be bringing this event back for a third year and the weather this weekend looks like it’ll be fantastic. ☀️

Here’s everything you need to know:

🍻 10+ SOUR BEERS on tap and in 4-packs, plus our usual lagers and seltzers for the gluten-free crowd. And there’s one or two fan favorites coming back this year with brand new looks that we are SO excited about! Check out the full taplist below.

🍻 TWO BARS OPEN AT ONCE — The Barrel Room and the Main Taproom will be serving during the entire weekend which means 2x the air-conditioned space! Plus, our beer garden spaces x2, and the tent will be up as well. SO MUCH MORE ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES! 🙌

🍻 MUSIC! On Saturday, we’ll have The Harrisons jamming from 1-4pm outside and at night from 6-9pm Jake Roggenkamp will be crooning into the night. On Sunday, we welcome back Steady Sound System, spinning reggae and ska all day long, 12-6pm. (And this all rolls into our summer music series on Friday nights July 26 through Labor Day Weekend!)

🍻 MINI GOLF on Saturday until the sun goes down. Yes, it’s free. Yes, you can bring your beers to the course. And yes, it’s family friendly. ⛳️

🍻 LAWN GAMES will be out too! Cornhole, giant Connect 4 and plenty of room to hang out with your dogs or kids in our expanded beer garden space or under the tent. You can even bring a blanket to sit in the grass. (Please note we’re only dog friendly outside!)

🍻 POP-UPS! Boonton’s new record store Hidden Tracks Records will be setting up shop in the Barrel Room from 1-5pm both days, so you can sip and flip through vinyls.

🍻 MERCH! Keep an eye out for this year’s exclusive tie-dye shirt, available Saturday.

A NOTE ABOUT FOOD: We are always BYOF and delivery-friendly. Please support local and bring food or snacks to the Fort!

We will be selling tickets in-person (no digital options) again for beer sales starting on Wednesday of this week in our taproom and everyone who wants to drink must be wristbanded at the door. There is no cost for entry. We will have parking attendants at peak hours both days. Please no outside alcohol and please be respectful of others around you. Let the good vibes rollllllll.

Don’t forget to RSVP on Facebook here!

Let’s make this the best year yet! 💪

Celebrate 6 Years of the Fort!

6 years… 🍻

We can hardly believe it! Join us at the Fort for our SIXTH ANNIVERSARY bash the weekend of January 27-28.

We’ll be dropping some new beers and hard seltzers and welcoming back our pal Bryan Breathes for a night of solo acoustic fun (he takes a MASSIVE amount of requests!) on Saturday from 6-9pm.

More nonsense TBA!

Let us know you’re coming by on Facebook.

Oktoberfest 2023 at the Fort: What to Know

Oktoberfest season is nearly here—and we can’t wait to celebrate with you during the Fort’s weekend-long Oktoberfest celebration, Saturday, Sept. 16 (12-10pm) & Sunday, Sept. 17 (12-6pm)!

Keep an eye out on our social for ongoing beer announcements and any last-minute news, but here’s what you need to know:

•We will be doing beer tickets, on sale Wednesday, Sept. 13. More info on that below.
•We will be selling steins! (And yes, you may bring back steins from last year.)
•Unsinn Machen Oktoberfest will be back on tap and in 4-packs (Also keep an eye out for us in your local liquor stores!), and that’s just one of our 16 taps!
•Chick Wings and Things food truck will be onsite Sunday, Sept. 17.
•Oktoberfest-themed fun includes Men’s & Women’s Steinholding Competitions (sign up early here!), axe-throwing, a live oompah band, and more!

Let us know you’re coming by RSVPing on FB here.

THE BEER

The full taplist will be available by the end of the week and posted on our social. And while beer tickets are only for draft pours, we will be selling to-go, including crowlers, growlers and 4-packs.

There will be NO FLIGHTS. You may buy 5oz beers individually.

THE TICKETS

Just like last year’s event, we are selling beer tickets. In fact, you can buy them right now in our taproom. (No online purchases.) These tickets will be the ONLY way you can get an on-site pour during Oktoberfest weekend — and yes, they do expire after the 17th. You may not use them for to-go. There is no entry admission/cover, but the first thing you see when you enter will be the beer ticket line & wristband line in our hallway. If you’re purchasing to-go only, you may bypass this line, but everyone drinking onsite needs a wristband.

Beer Ticket Pricing:

1 ticket/$4 (5oz pours)

2 tickets/$8 (12oz OR 16oz pours)

a row of 10 tickets for $35.

Tax included.

THE MUSIC

The Fort & Friends Oompah Band is reuniting for year 2! See Andrew, Lindsey, Joe and more perform “Roll Out the Barrel” and more classic German tunes.

THE STEINS

Our new 2023 half-liter steins will be available starting Wednesday, Sept. 13. For $18 you get a stein + two drink tickets. At this time, that is the only way to purchase a stein. You may bring in last year’s half-liter stein from the Fort, but no non-FNBC steins will be filled, and no steins larger than 16oz/half-liters.

Any beers on tap under 8% may be used for stein fills/refills.

THE RULES

Our regular brewery rules apply, which means absolutely no outside alcohol. Tip your beertenders. Be nice to each other. We are expanding our outdoor premise for this event, but please no drinks outside the fence and no smoking inside the fence.

We are looking forward to what’ll hopefully be a beautiful day filled with clinking steins and lots of lederhosen!

Prost!
The Fort Nonsense Brewing team

Everything You Need to Know About Sourstock 2023

We are less than one week out from this year’s SOURSTOCK, our mini in-house festival celebrating all things sour beer and live music. This year, the nonsense will be going down Saturday, July 15 (12-10pm) & Sunday, July 16 (12-6pm).

Keep an eye out on our social for ongoing beer announcements and any last minute news, but here’s what you need to know:

🙌
16 beers on tap — 12 sours + a few non-sour staples so you can drag your boring friends out too

🙌 Rotating sour beer slushees all weekend long

🙌 Music all day Saturday and Sunday

🙌 Extended outdoor space, with lawn games—bring your own chairs!


🙌
Axe-throwing

🙌 Family friendly & dog friendly outside

Let us know you’re coming by RSVPing on FB here.

THE BEER

Beer announcements are going up daily on our social — we’ll have the full taplist available by the end of the week. And while beer tickets are only for draft pours, we will be selling to-go, including crowlers, growlers and 4-packs. Not all of our new releases will be canned, so plan accordingly! Beer slushees will be announced day-of.

In addition to our 12 sours, we’ll be pouring: Project Lola Pilsner, Benedict Amber Traitor Ale, In Full Effect Hazy IPA & our gluten-free craft hard seltzer. As we finish off kegs of sours, we’ll rotate more non-sour options on tap as well.

Beers will be poured inside and outside for flow control. There will be NO FLIGHTS. You may buy 5oz beers individually.

THE MUSIC

All music is outdoors, weather permitting. We’ll have some seating, but bring your own chairs/blankets, too!

Saturday, July 15, 1-4pm: singer-songwriter from northwest NJ, Jake Roggenkamp. You have to hear his unique voice to believe it!

Saturday, July 15, 6:30-9:30: Fresh off their stop at Summer Camp Music Fest in Illinois earlier this summer, Mykesoul take us into the night with their combination of rock and funky, dreamy jams.

Sunday, July 16: Our pals at Steady Sound System are back to spin reggae, funk, and ska all day long. Expect impeccable vibes.

THE TICKETS

Just like last year’s event, we are selling beer tickets. In fact, you can buy them right now in our taproom. (No online purchases.) These tickets will be the ONLY way you can get an on-site pour during Saturday, July 15-Sunday, July 16 — and yes, they do expire after the 16th. You may not use them for to-go. There is no entry admission/cover, but the first thing you see when you enter will be the beer ticket line & wristband line in our hallway. If you’re purchasing to-go only, you may bypass this line, but everyone drinking onsite needs a wristband.

Beer Ticket Pricing:

1 ticket/$4 (5oz pours)

2 tickets/$8 (12oz OR 16oz pours)

a row of 10 tickets for $35.

Tax included.

THE MERCH

This year’s merch is our exclusive tie-dye Sourstock unisex tank. $25, while supplies last. These are available right now, so you can buy them with your tickets!

THE RULES

Our regular brewery rules apply, which means absolutely no outside alcohol. Bring your own food. Tip your beertenders. Be nice to each other.

We are expanding our outdoor premise for this event, but please no drinks outside of the fence and no smoking inside the fence.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

We’re so excited to be bringing this event back this summer, and hope to be doing Sourstock for many years to come. While you’re having tons of fun, please make sure to be safe and responsible as well. Call a rideshare service. Get a buddy to drop you off and pick you up. And please respect (and tip!) the beertenders who will be working so hard to help everyone have the best time.

CHEERS!

Sourstock 2023 Announcement!

It’s the most sourful time of the year…


We are so excited to announce the return of SOURSTOCK, our mini in-house festival celebrating all things sour beer and live music. This year, the nonsense will be going down Saturday, July 15 through Sunday, July 16 (regular business hours). We’ll be announcing beers and musicians over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out on our social, but here’s what you need to know:

🙌 16+ beers on tap — including a few non-sour staples so you can drag your boring friends out too

🙌 Rotating sour beer slushees all weekend long

🙌 Music all day Saturday and Sunday

🙌 Extended outdoor space, with lawn games—bring your own chairs!

🙌 Axe-throwing

🙌 More TBA!

We will be doing drink tickets again, just like last year, which will go on sale closer to the event date. And we’ll be releasing some sours between now and Sourstock on a rolling basis, so don’t forget to come on through and drink local.

We won! Thanks to you.

The Cellarman Sea Shandy Sour Ale is now an award-winning beer.

This past Saturday at Morristown’s Big Brew Festival, we took home the People’s Choice Award. Out of 150+ beer styles, The Cellarman Sea Shandy Sour Ale, our 5.5% shandy-inspired fruited sour with tangerine, curuba and sea salt, was voted the most popular. This was our second year in a row winning—like, what?! (Last year, we won the trophy for our In Fuller Effect Hazy DIPA.) We’re just so grateful for everyone who came by our booth to try out what we’re offering! It feels good to get so much love in our home county.

The Cellarman is available now on tap, for growler and crowler fills and in 4-packs. It’ll be hitting distro throughout NJ soon too, so hit us up if you want to know where to get it near you.

Five Years of the Fort

Can you believe it’s been five whole years since our humble beginnings when we first opened our doors on Rt. 10?! Five years, 150+ beers, countless events, a massive move and upgrade, and tons of other nonsense later, we’re ready to celebrate one epic milestone with you all. And let’s be real, we wouldn’t be here without you.

So, starting Friday, January 27th at 4pm, we’ll be celebrating five years of the fort all weekend long. Catch live music Friday and Saturday night (Jon Zayle 6-9pm on Friday & The City Limit 6-9pm on Saturday), exciting new beers, and a super cool anniversary glass (pictured below!).

Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram for more details, including our anniversary beers and the full taplist!

…and we’ll see you there! (Dry January, take a hike!)

Oktoberfest 2022 at the Fort!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Oktoberfest at the Fort is going down Saturday, October 1st at 220 Franklin Road in Randolph!

This will be another extension-of-premise event, rain or shine, and like July’s Sourstock, we’ll be pre-selling beer tickets. More on that in a few weeks. Here’s what else you can look forward to:

—drinking our delicious Unsinn Machen Oktoberfest out of steins! Stein specials TBA.
—other seasonal & traditional brews on tap!
—U.S. Steinholding NJ Qualifiers (men’s and women’s), starting at 3pm. SIGN UP HERE!
—an oompah band made up of FNBC staff and friends (professional musicians, assemble!)
—a dog-friendly extended beer garden & family-friendly space!
—lawn games like cornhole and giant connect four!
—great vibes all around

**We’ll also be hanging out on Sunday, October 2nd with stein specials, etc. while supplies last!

And don’t forget to RSVP on Facebook for our Oktoberfest event HERE!

YOU'RE INVITED... Fort Nonsense Brewing's Grand Reopening

IT’S TIME!! We are very excited to announce that our GRAND REOPENING DATE is officially set for Saturday, October 30th from 12-10pm at our new, much larger home at 220 Franklin Road in Randolph, NJ! Come early to see our brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:30am.

We’ll have live music, de minimis food offerings (you can also BYOF!), and plenty of beers on tap and in cans… the theme is “Fort Nonsense’s Greatest Hits” so expect to see some of your favorites on there, like Hazers & Lazers Sour IPA and A.J.A. Salted Peanut Porter, along with some new offerings and our year-round brews. 

THIS ALSO MEANS… you only have three more days to enjoy the last hurrah with us at our original home, 3118 Rt. 10 West in Denville, NJ. We are open this week on Thursday and Friday from 4-10pm and Saturday from 12-10pm. Limited supply left. Come by and help us drain the kegs we don’t want to move!!

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