FULL BENEFITS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. NEW AT SIX A BUYER HAS COME FORWARD WITH PLANS TO BUY SEVEN FORMER IRON HILL LOCATIONS. JEFF CRIVELLO, THE FORMER CEO OF FAMOUS DAVE’S BAR-B-QUE, TELLS NEWS EIGHT THAT HE PLANS TO BUY SEVEN. FORMER IRON HILL BREWERY LOCATIONS, INCLUDING IN LANCASTER AND HERSHEY. A BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVED THE SALE OF ASSETS YESTERDAY. NEWS EIGHT ASKED CRIVELLO IF HE WILL REOPEN THE RESTAURANTS AS IRON HILLS, AND HE SAYS HE’S DOING AN ANALYSIS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES SENSE TO REOPEN AS IRON HILL OR TO REBRAND. HE ALSO SAYS HE HOPES TO HAVE A DECISION ON THAT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, AND HE’LL OPEN AS SOON AS HE CAN. IRON HILL BREWE
Buyer plans to purchase former Iron Hill Brewery locations in Pennsylvania
Updated: 6:15 PM EST Nov 13, 2025
Jeff Crivello, the former CEO of Famous Dave’s BBQ, plans to purchase seven former Iron Hill Brewery locations, including those in Lancaster and Hershey, after a bankruptcy court approved the sale of assets Wednesday.News 8 asked Crivello if he will reopen the restaurants as Iron Hill, and he said he is doing an analysis to figure out what makes sense — to reopen as Iron Hill or to rebrand.He also said he hopes to have a decision on that within the next week and will open as soon as he can.Iron Hill Brewery locations closed in September after filing for bankruptcy.
Jeff Crivello, the former CEO of Famous Dave’s BBQ, plans to purchase seven former Iron Hill Brewery locations, including those in Lancaster and Hershey, after a bankruptcy court approved the sale of assets Wednesday.
News 8 asked Crivello if he will reopen the restaurants as Iron Hill, and he said he is doing an analysis to figure out what makes sense — to reopen as Iron Hill or to rebrand.
He also said he hopes to have a decision on that within the next week and will open as soon as he can.
Iron Hill Brewery locations closed in September after filing for bankruptcy.