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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…

Road to the Great American Beer Festival

For the past 21 years, Iron Hill has attended the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, Colorado?a prestigious three-day beer festival and competition that boasts “the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served.” Brewers from around the country come together to sample each other’s creation…

NEIPA

There’s a haze craze sweeping the nation! What once was a much-hyped, specialty beer originating in Vermont, the New England IPA (or Philly IPA as I like to call it, since we own New England in football) has spread its wings and landed all over the country. If you’ve been to a local craft brewery la…

Gose – A New Twist on an Old Tradition

As a brewer, we are always trying to keep up with the newest trends while maintaining a well-balanced tap list. Lately, the “hazy craze” has taken craft beer by storm with more and more cloudy beers and New England IPAs popping up every day. But what about those beers that are a little more off the …

Giving at the Hill

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant takes great pride in building bonds with each of the communities where we brew our beer and practice our craft in the kitchen. One of the ways that we do this is through our Give 20 program with various charities and community groups across the areas we serve. "Give 20…

A Perfect Mistake

Mistakes happen. Agreeing to write a piece about making mistakes comes to mind, but I digress. I believe that brewing is an amazing blend of artistry, craft, science, and a bit of dumb luck. When I look back over my career it’s easy for me to point to all the times that science has come in handy, ar…

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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Top 6 Facts You Should Know About Hops

Hops are an essential ingredient to beer-making, and at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, our love…
Grab Your Tickets to 2014 Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Festival

We’re counting down the days until the Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Festival returns for its …
(Day Before) Father’s Day Brunch

This will be the fourth year of our annual dad appreciation brunch. As always we do it on the Satur…
Top 5 Reasons Moms Love to Celebrate Mother's Day with Iron Hill

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, making now the perfect time to prepare the ultimate celebratio…
Koko Niu and the Hawaii Connection

Greetings again, I’m hoping that you have heard about the Koko Niu Stout we are releasing this Satur…
May is National Burger Month & Iron Hill is Celebrating

Love the soft warm bun? Juicy beef? All the fixins? How about 31 different burger combos to c…
Iron Hill Wins Big at 2014 World Beer Cup

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant brought home a barrel of prestigious honors from the 2014 World Beer …
Top 5 Reasons to Hit Iron Hill’s Weekday Happy Hour

As of April 24, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant is on a mission to redefine your post-work imbibing e…
Bourbon Barrel Aged Rising Sun

Welcome to post numero dos! While ingredients vary greatly, most brew days look almost identical. W…
New Beer Release: Lancaster Homebrew Winners & Iron Hill Beer Collaboration

Winners of recent Iron Hill homebrew competition teamed up with the brewers of Iron Hill Lancaster t…
Embrace the Bacon Madness This March at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

For sports fans, March is one of the most important seasons of the year. March Madness basketbal…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2015 with Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Why limit your St. Pat’s festivities to just one day? Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has planned fiv…

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