Wanted to invite any CFWAY readers and friends out to the annual Iron Hill Cask Event in a few weeks! It’s gonna be extra special this year with a plethora of beers from a bunch of different breweries. Come out and get your cask on!

Official PR:

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!

“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

UPDATE: Here are the beers!

PRICING

Sampler of 8 beers for $12.

10 ounce $4

Imperial Pint $6

Pitcher $15

Guest Casks

Flying Fish, Cherry Hill, NJ

Extra Pale Ale

An original American pale ale, our XPA highlights the subtle, sophisticated flavors and aromas of our Midwestern two-row malt and imported aromatic and Munich malts. Mt. Hood and Magnum hops create an extremely balanced beer with a beautiful straw color.
Alcohol by volume: 4.8%

Sly Fox Brewhouse & Eatery, Phoenixville, PA

Oatmeal Stout

An English sweet stout to compliment our standard Irish dry stout. It is brewed with English pale, caramel, and chocolate malts. All English hops were used: Target for bittering and a small East Kent Goldings addition for aroma. Flaked oats were added to the mash giving this full-bodied beer its silky texture, smooth taste and delicate finish.
14.2 OG | 30 IBUs | 5.2% ABV

Stewart’s Brewing Company, Bear, DE

Coffee Stout

Highlander Stout infused with Kauai Coffee, for a distinctive coffee, oatmeal & chocolate flavors dominate this staff favorite. A subtle hop finish rounds out this vision of perfection. 5.9% ABV

General Lafayette Inn & Brewery, Lafayette Hill, PA

Red Velvet a blend of Chocolate Thunder Porter and Sunset Red Ale

Sunset Red Ale, this medium bodied, malty beer with Caramel and toffee flavors blend with imported English.hops in this extra smooth ale.
5.9% ABV, 22 IBU

Chocolate Thunder Dark, sweet, full-bodied and chewy, this is one robust Porter. Imported English malt, as well as plenty of black, chocolate, and crystal malts make for a great dessert beer. Chocolate and coffee flavors dominate this tasty brew. 6.7% ABV

22 IBU

Victory Brewing Company, Downingtown, PA

Storm King Stout

With a huge, Pacific Northwest hop aroma & character upfront, Storm King subsides into massive, roast malt complexity. More flavor than mere words can adequately describe. Rich and substantial, it will warm your heart.
Alcohol by Volume: 9.1%

Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA

BPA

Bill Payer Ale…hoppy pale ale separated from many of its counterparts by a solid malt backbone…a perennial favorite. 6.5% ABV

Earth Bread and Brewery, Philadelphia, PA

The Bradley Effect

A dark chocolaty gruit ale, light bodied using herb in place of hops. This cask was primed with molasses to add more complexity to this beer. 4.2% ABV

Yard’s Brewing Company, Philadelphia, PA

IPA

Hailing from a firm malt background and loaded through and through with hops, this beer will surely survive the journey from the cask to your mouth.

ABV 7.0%

Triumph Brewing Company, Philadelphia, PA

Bengal Gold IPA

A hefty alcohol content and high hoping rate, once used to preserve this ale on the long voyage to India, now provide it with a distinct aroma and robust flavor.

Alc./Vol. 6.5%

IBU 50

IRON HILL CASKS

Iron Hill West Chester

Baltic Porter –

Aged for a year in the cask, this high alcohol porter has a Distinct malt sweetness and roast character, with a clean finish.

IBU: 23

% Alc (w/v): 7%

Iron Hill Wilmington

Bourbon Double Brown Ale –

A blend of our Bourbon aged Barleywine and our Bourbon aged Russian Imperial stout. Go get the ice cream!!

Alc./Vol. 8.5%

Iron Hill Lancaster

Belgian Pale Ale

A medium bodied, copper colored Belgian session ale, brewed with a large dose of English Stryian Golding hops for flavor and aroma.

IBU: 25

% Alc: 5.0%

Iron Hill North Wales

ESB

English-style bitter, amber in color, pronounced caramel malt sweetness, hopped with classic English hops for a floral hop aroma

IBU: 35

% Alc (w/v): 4.5%

Iron Hill Phoenixville

Sticke Altbier

A “double version” of the medium bodied Dusseldorf-style German brown ale, nutty malt aroma and flavor with a refreshing bitterness in the finish.

IBU: 40

% Alc (w/v): 7.2%