May 07 2013

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Allagash Invades my Brewery

You may remember a couple of years ago when my lovely lady Suz came in and spent the day brewing a peppercorn Saison with me.  We decided that it was time to take another crack at a collaboration.  Since we brewed Saizanne, the Beer Lass has switched companies.  She’s now with Allagash, the Belgian specialists out [...]


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Tart and delicious!

May 02 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Be the Geek you know you can be!!

It’s that time of year again.  The preliminary rounds for the 2013 Philly Beer Geek competitions are underway!  Iron Hill will be hosting it’s preliminary round next Tuesday May 7th at 7:00 pm.  The winner of this round will go on to represent Iron Hill and the Burlington County region at the semi-finals where she [...]


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Philly Beer Geek Logo

Apr 22 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Vote Lappy! And Iron Hill! Write us in!

So somehow after several years of being a close contender for Brewer of the year and the year following our Brewpub of the Year win at the Best of the Philly Beer Scene Awards, we somehow missed out on getting nominated this year!  Don’t worry, you can still get us up on that stage.  Every [...]


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beer scene awards

Apr 09 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Battle of the Brewers in Newark, DE this Saturday!

How about taking a field trip to The Second Littlest State this Saturday to rep your home Iron Hill?  This Saturday from 4-7 at our Newark location, one pin (5 gallon cask) of Full Nelson brewed by yours truly will square off against one pin from each of the 7 lesser Iron Hills.  The cask that sells [...]


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Casks

Apr 02 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Phightin’ Phils Pils release Friday at noon!

Aaaaaand one reserve keg of Unassisted Tripel. We decided to celebrate the Phillies’ home opener company-wide with the release of our Phightin’ Phils Pils. What does a German Pilsner have to do with the Phillies?  Maybe its the fact that the first lager ever brewed in America was brewed in Philadelphia by a German?  Next time [...]


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PhilsPInts

Mar 08 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Tickets on sale NOW for the Brandywine Valley Craft Brewers Fest.

Every year we host what is considered one of the better beer festivals around at our Iron Hill in Media PA.  This year’s fest is on Saturday May 18th and tickets are on sale now!   Most professional brewers with more than a year or two of tenior shy away from beer festivals.  We drink great and [...]


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BrandywineGlass

Feb 20 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Barrels! Bourbon & Bugs. Getting closer!

Our anual celebration of barrel-aged beer is just over a week away!  5 Bourbon aged  beers and 5 wild beers aged in wine barrels.  Get your oak on! The Grand Inquisitor OG: 1.095 Color: 35 IBU: 75 Alc by Vol: 8.6% Our Russian Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels. The complex malt character is balanced [...]


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Barrels, B&B 2013

Feb 11 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

And the pot sweetens…

I nearly forgot that I’d saved the very last keg of Reily’s Chocolate Ale for… What else?  Valentine’s Day!  So the last keg of Reily’s Chocolate Ale will be tapped at 5 pm on Thursday, along with the Cherry Russian Imperial Stout.  There’s only one keg of the Reily’s, so while the Russian may last [...]


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chocolate

Feb 06 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Treat your Valentine…

Who says Valentine’s Day has to involve champagne?  We decided we wanted to create a special beer for our guests celebrating their happy relationships and we had a box of chocolates in mind.  Our Cherry Vanilla Porter has always been well-recieved in the past so we thought we’d take that and step it up a [...]


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Cherries

Jan 18 2013

Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade Chris LaPierre Brewer, Maple Shade

Jersey’s Finest is just days away!

So I’m writing this post on my last day of work for 6 days.  I leave for Sedona, AZ tomorrow and by the time this is actually published, I’ll be in Key West,  knee deep in crystal clear water, drinking a Flying Fish with one hand and throwing a horseshoe with the other.  I’m down here to help [...]


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