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Iron Hill in 2018: A Year of Growth

The month of January is commonly used as a chance to reflect upon the year that has recently gone by, and to also re-energize for the year ahead. We wanted to take a few minutes, after allowing the dust to settle a bit, to celebrate the many accomplishments of our extremely talented team from 2018. …

Stout vs. Porter: What's the Difference?

Every brewer has been asked this one question at least once in their career: what is the difference between a stout and a porter? You would think that a question that simple would have a short, concise answer that could be explained in a tweet rather than a long blog post, but the difference is abou…

Thanksgiving Beer Pairings

I’ve always enjoyed Googling “Thanksgiving wine pairings” to see what comes up. Often the articles open with quotes about how hard it is to choose the right wines for Thanksgiving dinner. Here are a few: “Picking wines for Thanksgiving is never an easy task. How do you choose something that wi…

Brew for a Day

Walking into work that day, I knew it was going to be unlike the rest. As the Brand Marketing Manager for Iron Hill, my days are usually spent in an office working on advertising and media activities, drafting e-mails, keeping the website up to date and promoting our King of the Hill rewards club. B…

2018 Iron Chef Competition

The Iron Chef is an annual culinary competition between behind-the-counter staff members from 12 of our restaurants (excluding the newly opened Greenville, Rehoboth, and Center City locations). Hourly kitchen staff members, ranging from dishwashers to chefs, are invited to create their best dishes i…

Finding Your Beer

There are a ton of questions you get asked when people find out you brew beer for a living. “Do you love your job?” (Yes, very much so.) “Did you have to go to school for that?” (Originally no, my first college degree is in Environmental Resource Management & Wildlife and Fisheries, but I did indeed…

Craft Beer Couple Eyes Iron Hill Hershey for 1,000th Brewery

"It started in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the 1980s in a bar that advertised “100 Beers From Around the World.” Drink the list of 100 beers, and you won a T-shirt. Before long, Jean Newcomer and Greg Weiler had three T-shirts and a thirst for craft brewery creations. As of July 2, the craft beer cou…

The Value in Spent Grain

A big part of our jobs as brewers involves efficiency. We receive malt on 2000 lb pallets, grind it up to the perfect consistency in our mill, steep it in hot water so that enzymes can break down it’s complex starches into fermentable sugars, and extract those sugars to create wort, a sweet liquid t…

“What is your favorite beer to drink?”

This is probably one of the questions I am most asked once people find out I brew beer for a living. I’ve been asked this question so often that my immediate response is always the same, "The next beer I drink." Usually, the individual I’m talking to doesn’t like this answer and tries to rephrase, "…

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9 Iron Hill Beer Releases You Can’t Miss December 2014

As the temperatures drop, we’re heating things up here at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant with a post…
Iron Hill Ardmore Preview: Story Behind the Location's Jeff Schaller Mural

A happy woman raising a mug, a friendly face pointing to “Beer on Draught,” an iron—of course—but, w…
All Hail Pumpkin Beer—Gathering of the Gourds Returns to Iron Hill

In our humble opinion, you can never have enough pumpkin beer. If you agree, then you definitely wan…
Drink Up the Season: Top Fall Beers to Try with Iron Hill

‘Tis the season! No, not THAT season—we’re talking about fall beer season here at Iron Hill Brewery …
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant Nabs 3 Medals at 2014 Great American Beer Festival

We’re back from the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) with some wonderful news: Iron Hill Brewery …
Oktoberfest 2014 Kicks Off at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Prost! It’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. Starting on Thursday, S…
Farewell New Jersey!

So today marks my last day as the Head Brewer of our Maple Shade location. After a healthy-sized va…
7 Fun Facts You Need to Know About Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

You already know the beer is fresh, the menu inspired and the service top-notch. So we came up with …
Pumpkin Beer Invades Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Although poor Charlie Brown’s bestie Linus was disappointed year after year when the Great Pumpkin f…
Iron Hill Owners Treat Staff to 2014 GABF Party at Dorney Park

Many of you might have noticed on our website or through the signs on our restaurant doors that we w…
OK, Here’s my Ice Bucket Challenge…

Just thought I’d share my ice bucket challenge for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. (And yes, …
Chestnut Hill’s Jared Cannon Crowned Iron Hill Iron Chef

Once a year, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant’s head chefs line up to be crowned the annual Iron Chef.…

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