The Shepherd & the Knucklehead

About

60 taps featuri with craft beer - 23 HD TVs - weekend brunch - hand Craft Cocktails - savory steaks - succulent sandwiches - happy hour specials daily

Story

At The Shepherd & the Knucklehead, our commitment to great beer is legendary. Our 60 taps make us among the tops in microbrew selection in the nation.

Happy Hour Specials
Mon - Sat
3pm - 7pm (Sundays after football season)
$2 off anything you drink
$15 Sangria Pitchers
$2 off Tacos & Sliders
Buckets of Prosecco splits - 4 for $30

Weekly Happenings
Monday - "Breaking Bread" Mondays - Any draft & burger or sandwich for $15
Tuesday - Pint & Wing Night - $4 select craft drafts & 75¢ wings
Wednesday - Happy Night - Happy Hour all night! Trivia & Open Mic
Thursday - NFL Specials during game
Friday - Live Music 9pm
Sat - Brunch 11-3, Happy Hour 3-7
Sun - Brunch 11-3 NFL Specials

Perhaps you’re asking: Where did our name come from? The Shepherd & the
Knucklehead is a novel published in 2001. It delves into the subject of the duality in mankind. The responsible (Shepherd) and the irresponsible (Knucklehead) represent the mental tug of war going on inside each of our minds, bodies, and souls. The main character, Oliver Wendell Tweed (a compilation of Oliver Wendell Holmes and Boss Tweed—in other words, a mix of purity and greed) is on a search for the meaning of this duality in each of us. Along for the journey is his sock monkey and constant companion, Francis Bacon. Interestingly enough, Oliver owns a pub near a university and implores emerging philosopher-students to develop both sides of their brain so they can ensure balance in their lives.

Recent accolades for our Haledon location include:

NJ.com’s Star-Ledger #1 Rated Craft Beer Bar in NJ: 90 taps (all microbrews, always rotating)
 CraftBeerMan.com: “Best Selection on the East Coast!”
 Thrillist’s 33 Best College Bars in America (William Paterson University)
 NJ Monthly: Top 26 Watering Holes for the Craft Beer Lover
 2013, 2014 NJ Monthly Critic’s Choice: Restaurant with Best Beer Selection

We have recently expanded and added a “classic and creative” pub menu: grilled Angus steaks butchered onsite, wings and giant German pretzels, fresh Polish kielbasa from a local butcher in Wallington, vegetable wraps, burgers, bisque, chili, mussels, shrimp kabobs, and fresh fish creations.

But our goal doesn’t end with great beer, food, and service. For eighteen years, our pub has been redistributing our profits to help clothe, feed, and house the poor—both locally and across the globe. We have fed 231 Jewish Ethiopian families, purchased an ambulance for a German Lutheran missionary, and provided ongoing support for Father McGhee’s food pantry on Montgomery St. in downtown Paterson. We have raised—and continue to raise—money for research into leukemia and testicular cancer. Every week, we donate to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, a worldfamous charity dedicated to helping the poor. To continue this commitment to the poor, we have pledged $25,000 over the next five years to Project Faith, a charity run by the Diocese of Paterson, NJ.