Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant filed for bankruptcy following an abrupt closure of all its locations last month.

The Delaware-based chain, which opened a restaurant at the Lehigh Valley Mall in July 2024, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy under U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey.

Unlike Chapter 11, which allows a company to reorganize and remain open, Chapter 7 allows for liquidation.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, bankruptcy documents show Iron Hill has $125,000 in the bank and owes creditors $20 million.

The Inquirer said in recent years the company had rapidly expanded, opening restaurants in South Carolina and Georgia and increasing canned beer production.

But those efforts clearly didn’t pay off. Citing bankruptcy documents, the Inquirer reported Iron Hill corporate b

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