

As we talked about it some more the ‘Giving’ piece naturally fell into place as the suggestion of doing it as a charity fundraiser was brought to the table. “Some pretty unexciting names were thrown around, but, when someone said ‘Friends Giving’, the thought came up that it could be a cool name for a collaboration between multiple breweries rather than what has more traditionally been between just two breweries. “We came up with the idea while working on names for our November limited beer release,” says John Dalsey, Marketing Director at Double Nickel. Borne from a brainstorming meeting at Double Nickel, the idea quickly grew from a casual beer name suggestion into what is now planned to be an annual charity initiative. The Friends Giving Initiative has the goal of supporting local charities that work toward feeding food-insecure families throughout the South Jersey and Philadelphia region. Double Nickel Brewing Company of Pennsauken, NJ is launching a new annual initiative, teaming up with Cape May Brewing Company (Cape May, NJ), Tonewood Brewing Company (Oaklyn, NJ), and Urban Village Brewing Company (Philadelphia, PA) for an inaugural charity brew, a “Pot-Luck Style IPA” called “Friends Giving”, releasing November 8th. Parking is easy.(Pennsauken, NJ) – Four local breweries have come together to brew a collaboration beer with proceeds going to charitable organizations. On tap is a variety of cold beers, including Pabst Blue Ribbon, one of my favorites. (Hot Sausage) They also serve personalized pizza, which my son told me are very good. The food in mainly appetizers and sandwiches, but we had plenty to eat. In the back area are tables for 4 or more.

One TV near the bar played continuous weather. Numerous big screen TVs had on the news and olympics. There a bar tables nd chairs near the bar, along with a pool table. Looking over their menu, I commented that this menu was the nicest, cleanest menu I ever saw! A lot of bar menus have dirt and food all over them. At the bar I was served by a friendly woman who spoke to me like I was a long time customer. I was meeting family and friends for something to eat and a beer. Brewers has been around for 75 years in the small town on Westmont (Haddon Twp, NJ). Having lived in this area all my life, this was the first time visiting Brewers Tavern.
