Over Beers - River Horse

“Sometimes, for better or worse, your dreams get the best of you”.   When you visit riverhorse.com, the very first think you see will be that quote.  Click on read more and you will learn more about the path that Chris Walsh, owner of River Horse took to get there.  A couple of weeks ago I sat down with Chris and Head Brewer Chris Rakow in the River Horse tap room in Ewing New Jersey. 

Stouty Stout 2.0

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Over Beers - Vault Brewing Company

In 1889 Yardley National Bank opened its doors on South Main Street in Yardley Pennsylvania.  An 8000 pound vault door was installed prior to the construction’s completion.  For the next 120 or so years the vault was used to hold only money.  In October 2012 the vault was converted to hold something much more precious, it became a beer cellar when the Vault Brewing Company opened its doors to the public. 

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Over Beers - Alementary

 Coming up on it’s second anniversary, Alementary has quickly made a name for itself and generated quite a loyal following.  Their wood paneled tap room was starting to pick up on the Thursday night I visited and we had a real good conversation. 

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Over Beers - Little Dog Brewing Company

Gretchen Schmidhausler began making beers at home more than twenty years ago before she embarked on a career as a professional craft brewer.  I had the chance to sit down with her in the taproom of her brewery, Little Dog Brewing Company in Neptune City New Jersey.

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Over Beers - Zed's Beer

When you look at the website for Zed's Beer one of the first things you will notice is the phrase "local. fresh. focused on approachable craft."  I sat down with Geoff and Lori to find out what that means to them and how they got in to brewing craft beer in Marlton New Jersey.

Geoff & Lori of Zed's

Tap Room - 19 North Maple Ave in Marlton. 

zedsbeer.com

Copper Cream Ale

Taking a short hiatus for the Holidays.  Over Beers will be back in January with more conversations.  Enjoy!

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Over Beers - Eight & Sand Beer Company

The phrase "Eight & Sand" was used to wish train crews a quick and safe journey.  Today in Woodbury New Jersey the name Eight & Sand is being used to describe award winning beer.  

IPA #2

1003 N Evergreen Avenue Woodbury NJ

Tap list 12/1/17

https://www.eightandsandbeer.com

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Over Beers - NJ Beer Co

At NJ Beer Co they're dedicated to crafting quality beer for all and being the brewer there, Dave Manka is critical to that end.  I got the chance to sit down with Dave to discuss how he got in to brewing, where he learned and his approach to new making new beer.

https://njbeerco.com 

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Over Beers - Cypress Brewing Company

Tucked in to an industrial park in Edison New Jersey is Cypress Brewing Company.  Charlie Backman is their head brewer and one of it’s owners.  Charlie is a very friendly guy and as you will find out shortly is not at a loss for words.  He poured a flight and we had a conversation, Over Beers

Charlie Backman

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Over Beers - Icarus Brewing

Icarus and his father were imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of the Labyrinth his father created. But being a  great craftsman his father would not suffer captivity. He made two pairs of wings by adhering feathers to a wooden frame with wax. Giving one pair to his son, he cautioned him that flying too near the sun would cause the wax to melt. But Icarus became ecstatic with the ability to fly and forgot his father's warning and flew too close to the sun.  The wax melted, the feathers came loose and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea.  Centuries later, brewing occurred.

Jason Goldstein - Icarus Brewing, Lakewood NJ

http://www.icarusbrewing.com

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Over Beers - Backward Flag Brewing

This week we’ve got a great interview with Tori Fisher of Backward Flag Brewing Company.  They’re a veteran owned brewery focused on quality, community and education. 

Torie Fisher

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Over Beers - Beer the Vote

This week I sat down with New Jersey Brewers to talk about how the current laws effect their business and their customers.  What they're hoping to change and how people who are in to beer can do this coming Election Day, Tuesday November 7th.

Here's a listing of all the candidates on the ballot this Election Day who support New Jersey Brewers.  Get out and Beer the Vote and make your voice heard.  

List of Pro-Brewery Candidates

Governor

Phil Murphy: (D)

NJ Assembly

Andrzecjak: (D) District 1 - Cape May

Barclay: (D) District 5 - Camden

Bramnick: (R) District 21 - Westfield

Burzichelli: (D) District 3 – Salem/Gloucester

Coughlin: (D) District 19 - Woodbridge

Dancer: (R) District 12 - Jackson

DeAngelo: (D) District 14 - Hamilton

Downey: (D) District 11 - Ocean Twp/Freehold

Egan - Jones: (D) District 5 - Camden

Greenwald: (D) District 6 - Voorhees

Gusciora: (D) District 15 - Trenton

Houghtaling: (D) District 11 - Ocean Twp/Freehold

Howarth: (R) District 8 - Medford

Holley: (D) District 20 - Union

Kennedy: (D) District 22 - Rahway

Lampitt: (D) District 6 - Voorhees

Johnson: (D) District 37 - Teaneck

Mazzeo: (D) District 2 - Northfield

McKeon: (D) Dist rict 27 - Madison

Munoz: (R) District 21 - Summit/Westfield

Taliaferro: (DD) District 3 - Salem/Gloucester

Tucker: (D) District 28 - Newark

Wimberly: (D) District 35 - Paterson

NJ Senate

Addiego: (R) District 8 - Medford

Bateman: (R) District 16 - Somerville

Beach: (D) District 6 - Cherry Hill

Cruz - Perez: (D) District 5 - Camden

Diegnan: (D) District 18 - South Plainfield

Gordon: (D) District 38 - Fair Lawn

Greenstein: (D) District 14 - Cranbury

Holzapfel: (R) District 10 - Brick

Kean Jr: (R) District 21 - Westfield/Summit

Oroho: (R) District 24 – Sparta

O’Scanlon: (R) District 13 - Red Bank (currently in Assembly)

Sarlo: (D) District 36 - Passaic

Scutari: (D) District 22 - Linden

Stack: (D) District 33 - Jersey City

Singleton: (D) District 7 - Mt.. Laurel/Willingboro (currently in Assembly)

Van Drew: (D) District 1 - Cape May

Weinberg: (D) District 27 – Teaneck

Senate Candidate

Gopal: (D) District 11 – Monmouth/Asbury   

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Over Beers - New Jersey Brewers Association

Our guest today is Jason Carty, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Brewers Association.  The NJBA is the voice of craft beer in New Jersey, representing the breweries and affiliated groups to support growth and beer appreciation in the state.  They advocate for clear, fair laws and regulations as well as  run special events for beer lovers throughout the year. 

Jason Carty - Executive Directory, New Jersey Brewers Association

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Over Beers - Dark City Brewing Company

Dark City Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Asbury Park.  Kevin Sharpe and his two partners opened in early 2016 and have been brewing some great beer since. The primary goal at DCBC is to craft beers that are unique and eccentric. Asbury Park is a very creative community, it always has been, which is one of the many reasons they love calling it home. This city is bursting at the seams with innovative cuisines, music, art galleries galore and so much more. Their tasting room is a shrine for local creativity in every form. The rotating local art wall, the mural wall, the beers themselves. Everything.

Left: Stephen Bohacik (head brewer), center: Kevin Sharpe (founder/president), right: Jaret Gelb (distribution)

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Over Beers - Jersey Girl Brewing Company

This week we sat down with Chuck Aaron of Jersey Girl Brewing Company.  We tried a bunch of their great beers, talked about how they got their start and the approachability of craft beer.

Chuck Aaron

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Over Beers - Beach Haus

For this week’s show, we’re talking with John “Merk” Merklin of Beach Haus Beer in Belmar New Jersey.  Beach Haus is one of the successful breweries that got it’s start as a contract brewer.  Merk is a Jersey Shore native who loves where he lives and wanted to share his passion for beer with the shore.  We talk about how his love for beer started and how Beach Haus began.  He poured us a few to try and we had a conversation Over Beers

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Over Beers - NJCB

This week, I sat down with Mike Kivowitz, found of New Jersey Craft Beer 

We met up at Cypress Brewing in Edison New Jersey and had a couple of beers while we talked about what got him in to beer, the inspiration of NJCB and it's future.  

Mike Kivowitz - Founder, New Jersey Craft Beer

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The Over Beers Podcast

A weekly podcast hosted by Freddy Clark, Over Beers focuses on conversations with craft beer professionals to give enthusiasts an insight in to their world.  Geared toward people who may be new to craft beer, the goal of the conversations it to find out what set them on their path in craft beer, what inspires their work and how they the future of the industry.  Also, what tastes good to drink.

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Over Beers - The First episode

For our premier episode Ari Bildner, General Manager of NJ Beer Co sat down to discuss how he got started in Craft Beer and what NJ Beer Co is up to.  

NJBeerco.com

4201 Tonnelle Avenue (Entrance on 43rd St)

North Bergen, NJ 07047 201-758-8342

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Ari Bildner - General Manager, New Jersey Beer Co

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