June 24, 2009
Beer selection is nice, but a disappointment compared to the Canals on 541. Don’t get me wrong, this place is great! My recommendation: drive a little further north. It’s next to the Wal-mart. You’ll be glad you did.

June 13, 2009
Canal’s has lots of rare and hard to find beers. I find myself spending at least 30-45 minutes in there, everytime I go. I love to browse their large selection of rare and import single bottles. The prices are a tad high, but isn’t finding a rare beer priceless anyway? The building itself is a little musty, like it used to be a lumber warehouse or something. Everybody is fairly friendly, and they’re always trying to help you find what you’re looking for. HIGHLY recommended for anyone looking for some good (and hard to find) beer.

March 21, 2009
Stopped in with DeputyAndy. This place has a solid, diesel selection - separated by domestic and foreign. Tons of great stuff here.

March 18, 2009
Huge selection. Two long aisles dedicated to craft brews. One foreign one domestic. Too much to list. Prices are a little high especially for a "discount" shop. Still worth the trip. Nobody really around except for a guy Mike. He has no problem drinking the product and giving his opinion which is helpful.

January 6, 2009
I was amazed at the selection the first time I went here. There is a sign outside that says "Rare Beers" and they are not lying. There is a wonderful side area full of exotic imports and micros. I’m going broke trying so many wonderful brews. I buy a lot of Dogfish Head (try the 120 minute) and Plank (highly recommend this German brewer if you can find it), and this is among the only places I’ve ever seen some of these.

October 23, 2008
This is the best place to buy micro beer in central jersey. They have just about every beer the distributor allows them to buy. They have massive quantities as well. I remember buying Double Bastard almost year round over here. Cool place worth visiting if you are ever in the area. Very organized micro section as well. Much better than any other Canal’s I have been to.

October 19, 2008 [ Updated April 7, 2009 ]
Not sure how this place isn’t in the system already. Wow talk about big, clean and well organized. This pace looks like it used to a bowling alley or perhaps a grocery store with an odd shaped roof. All the imports were in one very long aisle and organized by country and all breweries from a country were very neatly grouped together. A second aisle housed all American craft brews broken down into a large bottle and six pack section. To give you an idea of what beers they carry, Brewdog(first time I have seen this in NJ), Allagash Black(haven’t seen this one around in months), Southern Tier Blackwater series including Pumking(sold out everywhere I have checked yet they had at least four cases), Cantillon(largest selection I have seen in awhile), Stone 12th(sold out everywhere by me), Founders including a sixtel of Breakfast Stout, Atlantic Brewing, Elysian, Eel River, Jolly Pumpkin just to name a few. If your in the area check this place and then you can send me a messa