“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...