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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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It’s Battleship Fest Time!

One of my favorites. How often do you get to drink beer on the deck of an historic battleship? It’…
Best Summer Beers On Tap at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Let’s face it—the winter of 2014 was long, cold and filled with way too much snow and ice. Now t…
Best 7 Ways to Celebrate Dad at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Special guys deserve special treatment on Father’s Day. So whether it’s dad, pop-pop, stepdad, a fav…
Sip Your Way Around the World Cup June 14 at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in Newark

While you’re on your feet shouting “gooooooooooaaaaaaaalllllllll” during the 2014 FIFA World Cu…
Saison Wood takes second Place at the Inquirer’s Brewvitational!

This is our third win at the Philadelphia Inquirer’s blind competition of local beers known as the B…
Top 5 Ways to Celebrate Philly Beer Week with Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

Established in 2008, Philly Beer Week is the largest beer-centric festival in America, featuri…
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…

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