Belgium Comes to West Chester 2011

From Iron Hill:

WEST CHESTER, PA – On Saturday, January 29, beginning at 1 p.m., head brewer Larry Horwitz will bring together a host of the East Coast’s finest craft brewers at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (3 West Gay Street, 610-738-9600) for their annual Belgium Comes to West Chester event celebrating Belgian beers.  Guests will meet the brewers and discover new Belgian styles on a pay-as-you-go basis; samplers will be offered and t-shirts will be available for sale.

“This is the only event that brings together so many top breweries to celebrate Belgian-style beers in one place,” says Horwitz, who will join brewers from at least five other Iron Hill locations in bringing their finest Belgian-style beers to the event.  The list of Iron Hill beers that will be pouring include:  Fred, Sour Dubbel, Wee Funky, Saison du Hill and Quadrupel.

Other guest beers and breweries will include:  Sorachi Ace and Local One from Brooklyn Brewery;  Tripel Threat from Cambridge Brewing Company;  Dark Abby from Devil’s Backbone;  Red and White from Dogfish Head;  Exit 4 Hoppy Tripel from Flying Fish;  No Name [Cannibal Tribute] from Harpoon;  Brut from Ithaca;  Black Tulip Tripel Ale from New Holland;  Rudy’s Kung Fu Grip from Nodding Head;  Something Belgian from Rock Bottom;  Ichor from Sly Fox;  Stumblin’ Monk from Stewart’s;  Tripel from Stoudt’s;  Scratch 34: Tim’s Belgian Brown from Troeg’s;  Golden Monkey from Victory;  and Trubbel de Yards from Yards.

All beers will be available for $5.75 per 12 oz.; Iron Hill Mug Club members will get a special one-hour preview from 12 noon until 1 p.m. and the doors will open to the general public at 1 p.m.

Founded by home brewers Mark Edelson and Kevin Finn and restaurateur Kevin Davies in Newark, DE in 1996, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant is the region’s fastest-growing restaurant group, blossoming from one restaurant and brewery to eight locations across the mid-Atlantic.  Each is dedicated to producing and serving top-quality hand-crafted beers and cuisine in a warm and hospitable setting, and all are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.  Their acclaimed beers have accumulated a wealth of awards from the nation’s top beer festivals, and their restaurants have earned more than 100 “Best of” nods from local and national publications. 

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