Battle River Brewing opened in the summer of 2020 (yes in the middle of the pandemic), and in less than 2 years has become a Toms River institution. The Washington St. historic area adjacent to the brewery closes down Fridays and Saturdays from May-October for Downtown Night Out and Battle River is an integral part of that downtown community. I had an office across the street from the location for many years which gave me a bird’s eye view of…
We ask some of our favorite local brewers, beer dignitaries, and the SJBS team for their go-to summer beers.…
Learning how to Brew in a Bag (BIAB) can be a real time and toil saver for your home brew recipes.…
James Griffin can build anything! That’s just one thing I learned about the founder of South Jersey’s newest brewery, Mechanical Brewing in Cherry Hill, which will have its Grand Opening on November 27, 2020. Now that opinion is from…
A winner was crowned in South Jersey Beer Scene’s first Homebrew Harvest Contest, as Eric Schmehl, of Brew Jersey home brew club took the gold medal for his Imperial Stout. As the grand champion, Eric will have his stout…
Homebrewers are a hungry lot…hungry for pretzels, pizza, but mostly, hungry for knowledge. In our digital age, there are so many resources for them to learn about the craft, whether it is YouTube videos, podcast or live streams. But,…
The long awaited Battle River Brewing in downtown Toms River will be having a soft opening on Friday, 8/14/2020. As any brewery owner can tell you, the last few days before opening are hectic, so I was lucky to…
Last summer I wrote an article for SJBC Why We Brew Part I which focused on the history of home brewing. I had intended Part II to be about home brewers themselves, the joy they derive from the craft…