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SpiriTed HiSTory
Minuteman
Brewery
Hank Bonnell is restoring
a family tavern9s legacy
C.G. Wolfe l photos by erin Kiernan
H
ank Bonnell, a wiry man in dusty canvas low tops and a
spotless maroon polo, emerged apologetically from the
trenches of electrical lines being excavated on the same day a line
of service trucks arrived with a utility pole for his new microbrewery in Clinton, New Jersey. A Hunterdon County native,
Hank is the 8th generation owner of Bonnell9s Tavern, a historic
hub of resistance during the Revolutionary War where defiant
Pictured: The Bonnell Tavern in 2026. Above: Hank
Bonnell at home in his family9s historic 8th generation
tavern. Top Inset: The Bonnell tavern in the late 19th
century, when it was known as
