Iron Hill Brewery Locations May Reopen As New Buyer Emerges: Reports

Iron Hill Brewery may not be dead and gone, after all.

Jeff Crivello, the former CEO of Famous Dave's BBQ, is in the process of purchasing 10 different Iron Hill locations, including eight in Pennsylvania and Delaware, according to multiple media sources, including KYW and the Philadelphia Business Journal.

It is not yet clear if Crivello will keep the locations as Iron Hill, or turn those facilities into other concepts, the reports state.

The impacted locations are in Center City, West Chester, Huntingdon Valley, Newtown, Wilmington, Lancaster, Hershey, Rehoboth Beach, as well as two locations in South Carolina.

The announcement comes just weeks after the gastropub chain abruptly announced the closure of all of its locations in late September.

The sale came through as a result of approval this week in the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court, according to the reports.

A timeline for when the restaurants may reopen in some form remains unclear.

Iron Hill has not commented on the sale.

Other former southeastern Pennsylvania chain locations like Phoenixville, Ardmore, Media, Exton, North Wales,

Iron Hill had been a staple throughout eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware for years, ever since its first location opened in the region in 1996. Within the past decade its reach had expanded to numerous locations throughout the suburbs.

Iron Hill did not disclose the exact reason for their closure, though they had been struggling in recent years and had already closed several of their establishments, including in Phoenixville nearly a year ago. Increasing competition in the gastropub space, particularly from the rise of microbreweries often partnering with celebrated food trucks, could have played a role.

Though the chain is concentrated around the Philly region, there are also locations in Georgia and South Carolina.