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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.

Red Bank’s famed Brew Pub and Italian Grill, Basil T’s, has been voted “the best” micro brewery in Monmouth County in the 2009 Asbury Park Press Reader’s Choice Awards.   Readers are asked to cast ballots for their favorite restaurant, bar, theater, store, etc in over 160 categories to find the best Monmouth County has to offer.

Basil’s famous micro brewery features a minimum of 6 hand crafted ales each season, all brewed by brew master Gretchen Schmidhausler.  Schmidhausler has been brewing beers for over 10 years and is a graduate of the American Brewers Guild’s Craftbrewers Apprenticeship Program, in Woodland, CA.   She is only the second Head Brewer in Basil’s history, taking over for Bob Hettmansperger in September of 2000.

The popular brew pub features six handcrafted beers (which includes a seasonal offering) by the Pint, Mug, Growler or Basil’s Sampler.  The Sampler features 5 ounces of all five classic, hand-crafted beers plus their current seasonal offering.

Gretchen’s work with Basil T’s has garnered national recognition and awards including:

• 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”

Basil Ts was also the recent recipient of the Best Beer award for the 2009 Readers’ Choice Restaurant Poll.  Basil Ts won the Best Beer category for Central New Jersey.

To learn more about Basil’s award winning beers, visit http://www.basilt.com/beers.php