Shoptalk: Haddon Township Business

Craft Beer Trend Ferments in Westmont

Brew Your Own Bottle is a regional source for beer making supplies and classes.

When Brett Mullin needed a career change, he might have quaffed a pint or two of lager, looked at everyone else doing the same and found his niche. Mullin realized his carpentry craft was done because of lingering shoulder damage, while the craft beer phase was ripe for his expertise. Mullin, 28, brewed his first batch of beer when he was 18, not even old enough to drink it out of the house. “My parents wouldn't touch it. They thought it would make them sick,” he says now, perched on a padded stool at the counter of Brew Your Own Bottle, at 162 Haddon Ave., in the Westmont section of Haddon Township. The shop has drawn rave reviews from beer fans who are involved in home brewing. It's neat, clean and bright, and almost any time you stop …

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Thrifty Shoppers Find a Good Samaritan

Profits from Haddon Township thrift shop benefits hospice.

Looking for a bargain to put on your back, your feet or your tabletop? Head to Samaritan Thrift, the newest shop in Haddon Township. Most of the shoppers who have visited the store since it opened on Aug. 14 have returned, again and again. Some are drawn by the shop window, changed daily by manager Amy Buchanan. Those size 6½ gold-toned cowboy boots with the lizard skin pattern that were in the window last week? Gone in a day, replaced by purple pumps. The cranberry-toned glass mixing bowls won’t last long either. Stock changes every day the store is open, all donated with proceeds helping to pay the cost for palliative and hospice care for seriously and terminally ill patients who are under- or uninsured. Nestled into the first block of …

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Patch 101: How to Use Haddon Patch

Patch 101: How to Get Your Business Listed on Patch

We want our directory to include every single business in Haddon Township and Haddonfield. Make sure yours is here.

Our directory goes a long way toward fulfilling Patch’s mission of making life ridiculously easy for you and your neighbors. From salons and restaurants to pet grooming places and shoe stores, the entirety of the Haddonfield and Haddon Township business communities are in one place. And did we mention this listing is entirely free? But what if your business is missing? Well, we want to fix that right away. Here’s how: 1. Go to the directory and search for your business’ name. Not there? Move to step 2.   2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the green button with the plus sign underneath “Know a business or place missing from our directory?” 3. Fill out the form, making sure you use the complete mailing address, and we’ll take it …

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