Iron Hill Brewery abruptly closed three locations today including the Voorhees Town Center brewpub in South Jersey. Iron Hill Maple Shade remains open, including 15 other locations.
Additionally the Chestnut Hill PA location was closed, and likely the biggest surprise of the three… the brewery and restaurant’s flagship (and first) location in Newark Delaware was also closed.
The Iron Hill Brewery Executive team released a statement saying… “while we are closing a few locations, this is truly part of a larger growth story — we are evolving, strengthening our brand, and positioning Iron Hill for long-term success”
An email was also sent out to customers who had subscribed to restaurant updates.
Workers had no advanced notice of the closing, which took place immediately with the announcement to employees. The popular Facebook group South Jersey Food Scene had a thread on the closure where many area restaurants and bars commented they were hiring and would be interested in Iron Hill employees who are now out of work.
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
The Voorhees location of Iron Hill brewery was in the Voorhees Town Center Boulevard complex located adjacent to the mall. The Boulevard was designed to resemble a small Main Street section of stores and restaurants, intertwined with residential homes.
Iron Hill Brewery Voorhees opened in 2013 and at the time was the 10th restaurant in the brand.
The brewery and restaurant traces its start back to when two friends Kevin Finn and Mark Edelson starting hobby brewing craft beers, and then teamed up with a restaurant professional Kevin Davies to open the first Iron Hill brewery in Newark DE in 1996.
Kevin Finn is originally a Glassboro resident who graduated from Glassboro High School!.
Iron Hill has seen tremendous grown since they were originally founded, and earlier this year they hired a new CEO who was chartered with growing the brewery and restaurant… and seemingly also to close restaurant locations where it made sense for the bigger picture.
Last year Iron Hill closed locations in Ardmore and Phoenixville PA, and even with the three latest closings today they still have 16 brewpub restaurants open.
Iron Hill is also continuing to expand as they refine their list of locations, with a Temple University area location planned for Broad Street
Links and Location
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant13107 Town Center BlvdVoorhees Township, NJ 08043