Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant of Phoenixville has a packed beer-infused calendar running through September. Comb through the details below and start saving the dates for some of the area’s best beer events!
West Coast Gold Event
Thurs., Sept. 1, 5-10 pm
The evening will feature a hoppy tap takeover of some of the West Coast’s top beers, all from Stone Brewing Company, as well as four special beers from Iron Hill Brewery. Beer lineup is as follows: From Stone Brewing Co., expect Escondido, CA, Old Guardian Barleywine, Belgo-Anise Imperial Russian Stout, and Cask Conditioned Ruination IPA. From Iron Hill, expect Hoppopotamus, Belgian IPA, Big Red Wibby, and Hoppy Weisse. California-inspired tasting menu will also be available for the event.
Hoppopotamus Firkin Tapping
Fri., Sept. 2, noon
Tapping a cask of ale in the old-school English way for “Firkin Friday” has become a tradition for Iron Hill of Phoenixville, and there is no beer that is harder for them to keep available for you than Hoppopotamus! Don’t miss your chance for this obnoxiously hoppy monster, the cask will be tapped at noon. The brewers will additionally tap a cask-conditioned Nut Brown Ale, an English-styled brown ale with a sweet-almond like maltiness, at 5 pm.
Heavy Medals Contest
Sat., Sept. 10, noon-5 pm
All mug club members have a chance to win 1,000 points! Here’s the deal: Any mug club member can fill out a ballot for their favorite (one) of 9 beers that Iron Hill Brewery just shipped to Denver, CO for the Great American Beer Festival, including your name and contact info.
All nine beers brewed amongst all of Iron Hill’s locations will be on tap during this event. Then, on October 1st, the brewery will find out if any of their beers have been picked by the judges as the best beer in America! If they win a medal, and you picked THAT beer on your ballot (no matter if they win a gold, silver or bronze), your Mug Club card will automatically be loaded with 1000 points! Competing beers are the following:
- Roggenbier
- Schwarzbier
- Abbey Dubbel
- Belgian Tripel
- Saison
- Maibock
- Pig Iron Porter
- Vienna Lager
- Ironbound Ale
Farm-to-Table Beer Dinner
Tues., Sept. 20, 7 – 10 pm
Chef Jeremy Heckman and Head Brewer Tim Stumpf have teamed up to offer Phoenixvillians a 5-course farm-to-table feast. Chef Heckman has lined up 5 courses, all with local ingredients from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Each course is paired with one of Iron Hill Phoenixville’s specialty beers, and both the chef and the brewer will talk you through each course, explaining how the products were made and why they paired them together. Cost is $75, including tax and gratuity. Seating is limited to 30 people, therefore reservations are a must. Call the restaurant at 610 983.9333 to reserve your seats. Menu is as follows:
first course
Local Cheese and Charcuterie Plate
- birch run red cat and blue cheese, first state creamery aged goat cheese cheddar, dejong farms salami, coppa di maiale, cornichons, linvilla orchards peach and tripel jam, and fruitwood farms pine barrens honey
Paired with Belgian Tripel
second course
Three Bean and Three Tomato Salad
- green, yellow and purple beans, green, yellow and purple tomatoes, lemon cucumbers and goat cheese feta on a bed of mizuna greens with dandelion wine vinaigrette
Paired with Ironbound Ale
third course
Fish of the Moment
- pepper-crusted freshly caught fish, candy striped borscht and mushroom pierogi
Paired with Vienna Red Lager
fourth course
Roasted Beer Brined Veal Shoulder
- jerusalem artichoke hash, freshly picked sautéed vegetables and natural jus
Paired with Maniac Alt
fifth course
Eggplant Napoleon
- funnel cake eggplant with powdered sugar, goat cheese and lemon ice cream
Paired with Abbey Dubbel
Oktoberfest!
Fri., Sept. 30, 5-10 pm
Iron Hill will be serving six German beers with a German-themed special menu, and a beer garden on the patio. This party is a small prelude to the big event in town on the following weekend. On Sat., Oct. 8, Bridge Street will be closed so that you can all party in the streets!
Find Iron Hill of Phoenixville at 130 E. Bridge Street or online at ironhillbrewery.com/phoenixville.
