Bound Brook's Battle & Brews History Tour/Pub Stroll

BOUND BROOK, NJ — Learn about the history of Bound Brook while enjoying refreshing beer during the 3rd annual Battle & Brews History Tour/Pub Stroll on Saturday, April 13.

Local historians dressed in Colonial attire will lead two tours (1 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.) through Bound Brook’s downtown Arts District, interspersing stories about Bound Brook's history with tips for enjoying six borough restaurants/pubs and cultural activities along the route.

"'Come for the battle, stay for the brews' is the philosophy behind the event," says Lawrence McCullough, downtown manager for Bound Brook Revitalization Partnership. "Battle & Brews gives you the kind of history you won’t find in the history books."

Battle & Brews History Tour/Pub Stroll is coordinated by EMI Strategy of Newark and made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State through the County History Partnership Program Grant, and administered in Somerset County by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission. The event is presented by Bound Brook Revitalization Partnership with support from the Borough of Bound Brook.

For registration for the free tours click here.

The Battle & Brews History Tours/Pub Stroll is part of the Battle of Bound Brook Living History Weekend presented annually by South Bound Brook’s Abraham Staats House. Period British and American troop regiments spend Friday through Sunday re-enacting the 1777 Battle of Bound Brook, pitching camp, holding military drills and demonstrating Colonial crafts and cooking.

(Flyer via Bound Brook Revitalization Partnership)

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