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Praises continue to pour in for Basil T’s and its hand crafted beer as readers of New Jersey Monthly gave the brews and brew pub high notes, securing two wins for the restaurant.  The results of the 27th Annual Readers’ Choice Restaurant Poll are in and the noteworthy beer of the Red Bank brewery and Italian restaurant was honored once again as it won best in Central NJ in both the Best Beer and Best Pub categories.

Basil T’s continues to impress critics and guests with its fresh Italian meals and homemade beer.  The 24-year-old restaurant has become a local favorite and one of the best restaurants and bars in Red Bank.  The Red Bank microbrewery features a minimum of six hand crafted ales each season.

All of the beers are brewed by Gretchen, who is only the second Head Brewer in Basil T’s history.  She has been brewing beers for over 14 years and is a graduate of the American Brewers Guild’s Craftbrewers Apprenticeship Program, in Woodland, CA.

Basil T’s was recently featured in Draft Magazine’s Online Exclusive: Top 10 Beers Brewed by Women, honoring Basil T’s brewer Gretchen Schmidhausler.

Gretchen and Basil T’s have also received recognition for The Original Basil T’s Maxwell’s Dry Stout:

• Gold Medal Winner, 2006 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), “Classic Dry Irish Stout”
• Bronze Medal, 2003 GABF, “Coffee Flavored Beer”
• Gold Medal, 2002 GABF, “Coffee Flavored Beer”

The next time you’re looking for an evening out, Basil T’s will not disappoint you.  Plan an evening in Red Bank to enjoy a fresh, authentic Italian meal and a refreshing, cold, award-winning beer at one of the finest restaurants and microbreweries in New Jersey.

Basil Ts, one of the most noted Italian restaurants in Red Bank, wants area patrons to know that their restaurant supports and encourages sustainable sources of food when considering and planning their menu of authentic Italian specialties.

Basil’s owner Victor Rallo is passionate about creating incredible Italian food with the highest quality ingredients.  Rallo’s passion for food goes hand-in-hand with his zeal for life and humanity.  To that end, he is adamant about using sustainable sources of food for everything on the Basil Ts menu.

Sustainable foods are defined as: a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals, does not harm the environment, is humane for workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer, supports and enhances rural communities and provides that food sources will be abundant for future generations.  According to Rallo, the most important aspect behind using sustainable foods is putting good food on the table that is fresh.

“A lot of restaurants are looking to save money on ingredients like tomatoes, mushrooms, and other fresh fruits and veggies.  The chemically processed food is cheaper. But when it comes to my family and my customers, I make sure that we only serve sustainable foods, foods that promote a healthy way of life that is good for us and good for the planet,” says Rallo.

Rallo also supports local farmers by going to green markets and the local farmers’ markets.  He says supporting local farmers and eating sustainable foods is a winning situation for everyone. “The farmers need our support and you can be assured that their food is grown in the right conditions. It is not grown with pesticides or chemicals, it’s better for us and for future generations.”

Victor Rallo and the staff at Basil Ts invite area residents to experience what fresh food really tastes like at their famed Italian restaurant, where nothing but the finest and freshest ingredients are used to make incredible Italian cuisine.

The Basil Ts menu is available online.

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Basil T’s Brewery and Italian Grill in Red Bank hosted wine tasting  on Wednesday, June 30 with Director of Imports Dario Pennino.

Since 1750, Mastroberardino has established a tradition of excellence in the mastery of Italian wine making. Basil T’s, a  Red Bank Pub and Brewery, was pleased to celebrate this historic vintner with an evening of fine wines and good friends.

Mastroberardino’s well balanced, versatile wines were perfectly paired with a selection of fruits and Italian cheeses, which optimized their complex characters for the attendees of this Basil T’s special event. Guests were treated to a complimentary tasting of some of Mastroberardino’s most popular selections, such as the earthy Falanghina 2008, which patrons of our Red Bank restaurant enjoyed as an aperitif.

Attendees of Basil T’s Mastroberardino wine tasting and meet and greet special event also enjoyed: Fiano di Avellino 2007, Greco di Tufo 2007 and Radici Taurasi 2004, which is one of the most famed wines in Italy and very well prized by the best known wine magazine, as Gambero Rosso and Espresso.

These exquisite Mastroberardino wines were available for sale at special pricing to all attendees of Red Bank bar’s event.

Please join us for our Bed Bank restaurant’s upcoming for a wine dinner on July 21at 6:30 with Siciliy’s Tasca d’Almerita wines. Basil T’s special guest, Import manager Pasquale Depinto,will host a tasting of the following wines at dinner:

Regaleali Le Rose 2009
Regaleali Bianco 2009
Regaleali Rosso 2007
Regaleali Rosso del Conte 2006

Our Red Bank restaurant is currently working on a menu with all fresh seasonal ingredients which will be sure to delight patrons of our special event.

Reservations are $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Please RSVP as availability is limited. Contact Basil T’s Brewery and Italian Grill in Red Bank at (732) 842-5990.