Terrific news for lovers of great food and great beer: on Tuesday, August 2, at 5 p.m., Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will add a new location—their 12th across Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania—in Huntingdon Valley Shopping Center.
Head brewer Doug Marchakitus will guide brewing operations in Huntingdon Valley after spending the past three years at Iron Hill North Wales and will open with Iron Hill’s six house beers on draught. Iron Hill Huntingdon Valley will also serve the brewery’s most award-winning beers spanning its 20 years in business, including Bedotter, Crusher and Mahalo, Apollo! Following Iron Hill’s forward-thinking brewpub model, in which each individual location has its own head brewer, Marchakitus will be free to experiment with interesting ingredients in the brewhouse and will debut Hopicana, a brand new IPA brewed with Chinook hops and infused with orange zest.
Street Sense, a design firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, DC, was enlisted to create the new Huntingdon Valley restaurant, which features comfortable dining areas, an open kitchen and an exposed microbrewery. The architects’ bright, contemporary design allows for all-access views of the brewery, which is highly visible behind the bar and enclosed in glass. Iron Hill Huntingdon Valley’s open footprint also showcases communal tables and reach-in refrigerators at the host stand, permitting guests ample opportunities to take home beers in both 16-oz. cans and 750mL reserve bottles.
Huntingdon Valley will also feature Iron Hill’s first-ever Beer Garden, an outdoor bar and patio area with 40 communal seats and tables, complemented by free-standing Adirondack chairs. The space will remain open year-round, weather permitting. The outdoor bar, covered by a canopy, will include 16 draft taps and a selection of house wines. The restaurant’s full menu will be offered to guests choosing to dine alfresco. The Beer Garden will open in early August.
Find the newest Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant location at 785 Huntingdon Pike in Huntingdon Valley.
- Photos: Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
