The Iron Hill Brewery in Newtown is nearing completion and on track for a late April opening, the business announced this week. The Newtown brewery and restaurant will be the chain's 17th location and its 11th in Pennsylvania.

The brewing equipment arrived this week (see photo above). Plus, Iron Hill will begin hiring for more than 100 positions starting Monday. Available positions include front and back of the house positions ranging from servers to line cooks. Four job fairs are scheduled. (More information on that is below.)

Four job fairs are scheduled. The job fairs will be located at 2843 S Eagle Rd. on the following dates:

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• Monday, March 2, 2020, 9 AM - 5 PM
• Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9 AM - 3 PM
• Thursday, March 19, 2020, 1 PM- 6 PM
• Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 3 PM – 8 PM

The Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant chain, including one in Huntington Valley, Montgomery County and one coming to Newtown Township in the spring, has included Rivet Hard Seltzer among its drink offerings.

The drink, which is low calorie and 5% alcohol by volume, is available in passion fruit orange guava, blueberry acai and black cherry. It’s $5 for a 16-ounce pour.

“We’re very excited to bind together our extensive brewing industry knowledge with one of the most popular trends to come from the beverage industry in some time,” Iron Hill Brewery Operations Director Mark Edelson said.

According to an article in daily.sevenfifty.com, an online publication for the beverage industry, sales of all hard seltzer brands exceeded $585 million in the year from April 2018 to April 2019, a 185% increase from the year before.

The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors will consider an application for another new restaurant at the Village at Newtown Shopping Center during a meeting Wednesday [7 PM at 100 Municipal Drive, Newtown].

Solstice — a sub-franchise of Schula's Steakhouse — is seeking conditional use approval to open a 6,700-square-foot restaurant in the shopping center, Newtown Township Manager Micah Lewis said.

In November, the business received approval for its liquor license transfer. The liquor license was transferred from the Warrington Bertucci's, which closed in 2018 after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The application to be considered Wednesday is for the restaurant use, Lewis said. The restaurant will be located in a new building along Durham Road that is currently under construction, he noted.

The food and beer scene in Newtown is growing, as Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant announced it will open a new location on South Eagle Road in Newtown.

Iron Hill is planning to open a 7,500-square-foot space in spring 2020 in the "Village at Newtown Shopping Center."

The Newtown location will be Iron Hill's 11th Pennsylvania outpost.

Located in the heart of Newtown and owned by the Brixmor Property Group, the brewery and restaurant will be joining several additions to the renovated shopping center.

The restaurant will be in the L-shaped addition along West Road, which is currently under construction. It will feature Iron Hill's signature on-site brewing facility as well as seating for approximately 350 including a bar area, dining room, and outdoor dining space.

Everyone is “Thrilled”!

"Iron Hill is thrilled to open our 11th Pennsylvania destination in Newtown in 2020," said Kevin Finn, co-founder of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant.

"We are thrilled to welcome the Iron Hill team to the Newtown community," said Laura Parke-Carson, Vice President of Leasing for Brixmor Property Group.

See the seating & floor plan here: http://sco.lt/93N5Y8