Iron Hill Hosts March Madness Beer Tourney

will host its own March Madness tournament, pitting casks of beer from all nine locations against each other to determine this year’s champion.

Guests can participate by visiting specified Iron Hill locations during the various rounds, drink the featured beers and decide which location will move closer to becoming the Firkin’ March Madness winner by helping finish their favorite firkin. (For the non-craft beer connoisseur, a firkin is a type of keg that contains cask-conditioned ale, which is naturally carbonated).

"Our brewers are all very supportive of each other, but they also have a competitive streak,” says Director of Brewery Operations Mark Edelson. “During each round, guests can expect some amazing beers, March Madness-inspired dishes and a raffle to win prizes like Iron Hill shirts, Mug Club memberships, selections from our bottled reserves and more.”

For the competition, every Iron Hill will enter a cask beer in each round. Guests will be able to cast a vote for their favorite beer, with points awarded for the top vote-getter and also for the first firkin kicked in each round.

The location that accumulates the most points over all three rounds will be named champion.

The Firkin’ March Madness cask tournament schedule is as follows:
FIRST ROUND - Saturday, March 17

From 1 until 5 p.m.

• At the Chestnut Hill Location (8400 Germantown Avenue)
  
  • West Chester—Irish Coffee Porter vs. Wilmington—Chocolate Leprechaun

• At the North Wales, PA Location (1460 Bethlehem Pike)
  • Maple Shade—Coconut Rising Sun vs. Lancaster—Contender IPA

• At the Maple Shade, NJ Location (124 East Kings Highway)
  • Chestnut Hill—Rye IPA vs. North Wales—Pineapple WOW vs. Newark—Vanilla Coffee Porter

From 5 until 9 p.m.

• At the Lancaster, PA Location (781 Harrisburg Pike)
  • Phoenixville—Winter Warmer vs. Media—Cinderella Ale

SECOND ROUND - from 1 until 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24

• At the Newark, Del. Location (147 East Main Street)
  • Chestnut Hill—Rye IPA vs. Media—Cinderella Ale

• At the West Chester, PA Location (3 West Gay Street)
  • Lancaster—Contender IPA vs. North Wales—Pineapple WOW

• At the Media, PA Location (30 East State Street)
  • Maple Shade—Coconut Rising Sun vs. Phoenixville—Winter Warmer vs. West Chester—Chocolate Cherry Stout

• At the Phoenixville, PA Location (130 East Bridge Street)
  • Wilmington—Chocolate Leprechaun vs. Newark—Vanilla Coffee Porter

 
FINAL ROUND - from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 31

All nine locations will face-off

• At the Wilmington, Del Location (710 South Madison Street)
  • Newark—Vanilla Coffee Porter vs.
  • West Chester—Cinnamon Vanilla Porter vs.
  • Media—Cinderella Ale vs.
  • Wilmington—Chocolate Leprechaun vs.
  • North Wales—Pineapple WOW vs.
  • Phoenixville—Anvil Ale vs.
  • Lancaster—Contender IPA vs.
  • Maple Shade—Coconut Rising Sun vs.
  • Chestnut Hill—Rye IPA                                    

This press release was provided by Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant.