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On Saturday, November 15, beginning at 12 noon, Justin Sproul, head brewer at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (147 East Main Street, #302.266.9000) will host a Brewers’ Reserve Black and Real Ales. The event will showcase firkins of cask conditioned dark and pale ales from all seven of Iron Hill’s award-winning locations, plus additional beers from some of the region’s top craft breweries.

Guests will be encouraged to create their own “Black and Tan” combinations!

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“Our cask conditioned Brewers’ Reserve has become a popular, annual event. This year, we wanted to mix things up a bit and decided to have fun with the classic ‘Black and Tan’ theme. It is also a great way to sample some of the region’s best cask conditioned ales all in one place,” says Sproul, who recently received a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival.

Some of the guest breweries will include: Stewart’s Brewing Company, Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant, Yards Brewing Company, General Lafayette Inn and Brewery, Sly Fox Brewery, Triumph Brewing Company and Earth Bread + Brewery. The Brewers’ Reserve beers will be sold by the pint until the casks run out.

Since 1996, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has consistently been recognized for its outstanding beers and cuisine, accruing over 100 “Best of” awards from regional magazines. Their hand-crafted beers have also won acclaim and in total, they have received 39 medals from the three most prestigious beer events, the Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup and Real Ale Festival.

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has seven locations: Wilmington, DE; Newark, DE; West Chester, PA; Lancaster, PA; Media, PA; Phoenixville, PA and North Wales, PA. An eighth location is planned for Maple Shade, NJ in early 2009.

For more information about the Brewers’ Reserve Black and Tan Cask event in Newark, please call #302.266.9000 or visit their website at ironhilbrewery.com

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1 Comment So Far

  1. MartinNov 05, 2008

    I skimmed the article and didn’t pick this up at first, until I went to the Iron Hill website (which is ironhillbrewery.com, with two “L’s): THIS EVENT IS AT IRON HILL’S NEWARK, DE LOCATION.

    I’m guessing if you head to West Chester on the 15th you’ll be pretty disappointed!

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