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American beer has really come of age as of late, with micro breweries are opening all over the United States. But the competition is tough and it’s not easy to get recognized, which becomes even harder when you’re located in a small town, but that didn’t stop Michael Altman from taking Iron Springs Pub & Brewery from a corner restaurant to a well respected name in bottled beer.

From Chef to Brewmaster

Michael Altman grew up on Eastern Long Island and stayed in New York to attend culinary school. He traveled the world working as a chef. When he had finally burnt out from being in the kitchen… [read more]

Celebrator Beer News (http://www.celebrator.com/) recently profiled Iron Springs! For details, click here: Celebrator Beer News.

Marin Dining

Iron Springs Pub brews up a winner

Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 2:09 PM PSTLeslie Harlib

When a brew pub is functioning at peak capacity, it’s a lot more than a restaurant — it becomes a community center, thanks to good home-brewed beers, large portions of hearty, inexpensive food, personal attention from the owners and an atmosphere that encourages people to adopt the place as a home away from home.

I found all these elements at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery. It celebrated its fifth anniversary in October and has become one of Fairfax’s most popular hangouts for all kinds of people: families, mountain bikers, musicians, you name it.

It’s easy to see why. First of all, Read the rest of this entry »