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We don’t just love brewing great beer and cooking delicious food. We love learning about it. We love talking about it. And, as you’ll see in this blog, we love writing about it.

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A True Celebration of Dad

A True Celebration of Dad

According to the history books, the first Father’s Day was celebrated in the state of Washington in June 1910. A young woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd had the idea of honoring and celebrating her dad after listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at her church the previous year. She thought mothers…

Beer & Yoga

Beer & Yoga

I wish I had a really great story about how my yoga practice began. But, I don't. It’s just really simple: I am a 200-hour certified yoga teacher and I absolutely love what I do! Yoga came into my life when I didn’t know I needed it, and it unknowingly changed my life in the best way possible. I to…

The Value in Spent Grain

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?”

“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, "…

Pink Boots

Pink Boots

As a female in the brewing industry, one of the most common things I hear is, "wow, there probably aren’t a lot of women in your field?." Well, there are more than you think, and many of us are members of an organization called the Pink Boots Society. The Pink Boots Society (PBS) was founded by T…

Meet Chef Anthony Beaner

Meet Chef Anthony Beaner

From time to time members of our culinary and brewery team are featured in local/regional publications. In Fig Lancaster’s new digital feature on restaurants, titled Fig Table, an article about our Head Chef Anthony Beaner provides an inside look at his love of the “craft” and his passion for scratc…

Grilled Salmon & Veggies Recipe

Grilled Salmon & Veggies Recipe

As a chef, I am around delicious food every day. Working in the kitchen exposes me to so many different foods and so many healthier alternatives, but I always found myself gravitating towards the more convenient, unhealthy options. Recently I decided to make a lifestyle change. I started putting mo…

Beer & Chocolate: A Perfect Pair

Beer & Chocolate: A Perfect Pair

Throughout the year, you can visit any Iron Hill location and see how we expertly pair our from-scratch dishes with our handcrafted beers. From our beer-inspired menu items like the Ale and Onion au Gratin Soup, to our daily features that list a suggested beer pairing with each special, we strive to…

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