There were thousands of dollars in beer left behind when Iron Hill Brewery filed for liquidation bankruptcy and suddenly closed down Sept. 26, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Matt Czapla of Springfield has been shopping around in local Acmes and Giant stores looking for cans of Iron Hill beer. So far, no luck.
“I’ve been trying to track it down,” said Czapla, 42. “There is really nothing on the shelves.”
He had hoped to drink Iron Hill beers with his dad on Thanksgiving one last time.
Since the closings were so abrupt, brewers likely had no notice to shut down production, said James Yoakum, an attorney with the Kleinbard firm who represents clients in the craft beverage industry.
He hopes the beer gets sold to other bars that can offer it on tap before it goes bad.
Iron Hill’s canned beer was produced in Exton. With a longer shelf life, it could still be distributed in the market if there were staff to do it, Yoakum said.
Any sale of remaining cans would have to be approved by a bankruptcy judge, with proceeds going toward paying Iron Hill’s debt, he said.
Read more about the disposing of Iron Hill’s beer and food in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Editor’s Note: This post was initially published on DELCO.Today in October 2025.
