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ANNUAL BELGIAN INVASION RETURNS TO IRON HILL WEST CHESTER IN 2015

WEST CHESTER, PA – On Saturday, January 24 beginning at 1 p.m., Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (3 West Gay Street, 610-738-9600) will bring together the finest Belgian-style and the brewers that make them for their annual Belgium Comes to West Chester festival. Guests will meet the brewers and discover new and unusual beers on a pay-as-you-go basis; a la carte beers and three different eight- samplers will be available, representing many of the more than two dozen participating breweries. Commemorative T-shirts and Belgian-inspired snacks will also be available for purchase throughout the festival. King of the Hill members are invited to an exclusive early-release party beginning at 12 noon. “No other region in the United States offers more diversity in Belgian-style beers than Philadelphia, and each year, our friends wow us with their exciting and unusual interpretations of these iconic beers,” says Head Brewer Andrew Johnston, who will be joined by fellow Iron Hill brewers and guests from across the northeast for this year’s festival. “We can’t wait to enjoy some of our old favorites and discover fresh new and lagers at our annual homage to Belgian culture and tradition.” Featured beers will include:  Abbey , a mahogany brewed in the original style of a Belgian monastery with the of dark Belgian candi and distinct aromas of plum and pear (Iron Hill Lancaster)  Avec Les Bons Voeux, a coppery-blonde Belgian Saison with very fine hop aroma and bitterness (Brasserie Dupont)  Sour Cherry Brown Ale, a brown ale aged on 350 pounds of dark sweet cherries, then aged in red wine barrels with wild yeast for one year (Iron Hill Chestnut Hill)  Belgian Blonde, a light, hazy golden ale with hints of cracker-y pilsner and spicy fruit flavors from Belgian yeast (Vault Brewing Company)  Bourbon Dubbel, a Belgian Abbey-style strong brown ale with fruity, spicy complexity that is aged in bourbon barrels for two months (Iron Hill Voorhees)  Bourbon Exit 4, Exit 4 American Tripel aged in Maker’s Mark bourbon barrels (Flying Fish Brewing Company)  Brett Rum Dubbel, a mahogany Abbey-style that is fermented with wild yeast and aged in a second-use rum barrel (Iron Hill Media)  Cask-Conditioned Walt Wit, a satisfying ale with a pinch of spice and a whisper of citrus (Philadelphia Brewing Company)  Dark Abbey, a Belgian mountain-style dubbel brewed with raw sugar, dextrose and Appalachian sorghum then fermented with two Belgian yeast strains and finished with red wine yeast (Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company)  Diablo Noir, a full-bodied Belgian-style stout with complex roasted character balanced by citrus-y American hops and Belgian yeast notes (Iron Hill Newark)  Golden Monkey, a golden Belgian-style ale with light body and considerable depth of character (Victory Brewing Company)  James Bean, a bourbon barrel-aged tripel with a cold-pressed, wood-roasted coffee infusion (Allagash Brewing Company)  LeBruce, a big Saison brewed with apricots for huge, juicy stone fruit flavor and earthy spice notes (Iron Hill Maple Shade)  Mad Elf, the legendary seasonal brewed with cherries, and chocolate , then fermented and aged with yeast for a ruby-red beer with warming strength (Tröegs Brewing Company)  Monkey Love, the award-winning Stumblin’ Monk re-fermented with 1.5 pounds per gallon of raspberries (Stewart’s Brewing Company)  Natalia, a sour Belgian brown ale fermented with cherries and barrel-aged (McKenzie’s Brewhouse)  Oak-Aged Belgian Quad, a full-bodied Belgian-style dark abbey ale with flavors and aromas of dark fruit and spice, aged in oak wine barrels (Iron Hill Wilmington)  Oliver Twisted Belgian Pale Ale, a Belgian-style pale that is less hoppy than its American counterparts with sweeter malt tones (Turkey Hill Brewing Company)  Ozzy, a Belgian-style “devil” beer that is rich, dry and almost too easy to consume in large quantities (Brewer’s Art Brewing Company)  Pearway to Heaven, a dry, effervescent Saison brewed with real pear (Iron Hill North Wales)  Pumpkin Saison, a dry, ruddy orange-colored beer with notes of preserved fruits, fall foliage and the warm kitchen of a bakery in full autumn swing (Shawnee Craft Brewing Company)  Quadraceratops, a 9.9% Belgian-style quadruple that is thick with flavors of black cherries, toasted and dark stone fruit (Brooklyn Brewery)  Raison d’Etre, a deep mahogany Belgian-style brown ale brewed with beet sugar, raisins and Belgian-style yeast (Dogfish Head Brewing Company)  Renard D’Or, a Belgian-style golden ale brewed with German pils malts and candi sugar (Sly Fox)  Sanctified, a Belgian-style golden ale brewed with honey (Round Guys Brewing Company)  Sgt. Pepper, brewed with whole black, green, white and pink peppercorns for harmony (Cambridge Brewing Company)  Tango, a big, bold Belgian-style dark ale brewed with 1,200 pounds of cherries (Weyerbacher Brewing Company)  Three R’s Belgian Quad, a sweet, full-bodied beer with stone fruit and caramel notes that is brewed with locally picked beach plums (Third Wave Brewing Company)  Trubbel de Yards, a dubbel-tripel hybrid with the strength of a tripel and the rich malt character of a dubbel (Yards Brewing Company)  Wandering Monk, a Trappist-inspired Belgian-style pale ale with slightly sweet malt notes and fruity, spicy flavors (Evolution Brewing Company)

Founded by home brewers Kevin Finn and Mark Edelson and restaurateur Kevin Davies in Newark, DE in 1996, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has blossomed from one restaurant and brewery to nearly a dozen locations across the mid-Atlantic, with several more planned for the next three to five years. Each restaurant 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. Iron Hill West Chester opens at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Full hours, including food service and bar service hours, are available on their website. Brunch is served every Sunday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. On Sundays, the restaurant also offers all-day Brewhouse Favorites Deal, a complimentary garden salad or cup of soup plus a pint of house beer or a glass of house wine with any of their “Brewhouse Favorites” menu items. Every day until 11 p.m., guests can choose any two Iron Hill pizzas and a growler of house beer for just $25, available for take-out only. Happy Hour is offered Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., and includes special pricing on house and seasonal beers, as well as house wines, spirits and appetizers throughout the bar and cocktail areas. For more information about Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, or to make a reservation at any of their locations, please visit www.ironhillbrewery.com or follow them on Twitter (@IronHillBrewery). For more from Iron Hill West Chester, please “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter (@IronHillWC).

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