Iron Hill Ardmore Offering Contest-Winning Homebrew On Tap

ARDMORE, PA — Iron Hill in Ardmore recently crowned two local home brewers regional winners in its Brew with a Legend a regional beer competition.

In the competition homebrewers vied for the opportunity to brew their signature recipe with craft beer pioneer and Iron Hill’s co-founder, Mark Edelson.

In the Great Philadelphia area, it was Lou Casta and Tim Egan who came out on top.

Their brew winning brew is called "Dewey Beetem & Howe," a saison with beets.

Casta and Egan were named winners on Jan. 18. at Iron Hill Ardmore.

The brew will be available on tap at Iron Hill Ardmore. And $1 per pint donated to the Casta and Egan's charity of choice — Philadbundance — as well as a dedicated Give 20, a fundraising evening where the non-profits can earn 20 percent of food sales.

In addition to bragging rights, Casta and Egan will receive a $500 Iron Hill gift card and a sixtel of their prize-winning beer.

“We were completely floored by the interest and excitement around this first year of putting on this competition. We received over 186 unique participants with over 360 beers to taste at five designated regional locations and had to narrow it down to just five total,” said Mark Edelson, Director of Brewery Operations for Iron Hill. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to brew with our five creative and talented winners, it’s going to be a busy year ahead.”

Other winners were:

• New Jersey (Judged at Iron Hill Maple Shade) – Patrick Smith with “Paddy’s Wm. Younger BS Porter” – Porter
• Delaware (Judged at Iron Hill Newark) – Matt Ayers with “Belsnickel” – Imperial Porter
• Central PA (Judged at Iron Hill Lancaster) – Colby Mullins with “Hop Showers” – Hazy IPA
• South Carolina (Judged at Iron Hill Greenville) – David Byer with “I’ve Gotta Get Out of Here” – German-style Schwarzbier

Other charities selected were Associated Humane Society and Animal Sanctuary at Popcorn Park (New Jersey Region), Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research (Delaware Region), Lupus Foundation of America (Central Pennsylvania Region) and PETA (South Carolina Region).