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What Is Iron ChileHead?

Let’s start at the beginning…

Late July 1999, Marty and Jeremy Johnson headed to Colorado for the annual ferti-lome summer meeting. They learned about new products ready to be introduced into the market, and hung out in the Rockies. These trips always seemed to have a stop at a garden center or two if time allowed.

This particular trip they stopped by Spencer’s Produce, Lawn & Garden Center. Mike Spencer gave a tour and the conversation led to promotions. He told mentioned roasting green chile in the upcoming weeks, and how people would love the fresh roasted green chile in the fall.

Long story – short, we made the trip to New Mexico that August, purchased our first chile roaster, ordered our first load of Hatch New Mexico green chile and have been roasting chiles every fall since.

In 2012, we wanted to kick it up a notch and invited local food trucks and breweries to join in the fun. This was the inception of the Iron ChileHead. Each food truck and brewery creates their own recipe using roasted (and sometimes fresh) green chiles and serve up their creations at the Iron ChileHead Festival.

We invite you to join in the fun on August 19, 2023. All ages are welcome, and free to enjoy the food trucks and live music presented by the party punk polka band – The Bolzen Beer Band from Lincoln, Nebraska.

Beerfest tasting is a ticketed event to 21+ only. Tickets are $35 and include a commemorative tasting glass, Iron ChileHead sticker and unlimited beer samples from breweries across the region. Tickets are available at either Johnson’s Garden Center location and online.

If you love Hatch Green Chile as much as we do, celebrate with us!

What you need to know:

It’s no secret that August in Kansas is HOT. Make sure you take care of yourself and stay hydrated with more than just beer.
Both tasting areas will be utilized again this year. Some seating will be available throughout the event, but to ensure you always have a place to sit, we encourage you to bring your own chairs!
Tickets will be available for purchase at BOTH Johnson’s Garden Center locations beginning soon! Be sure to stop by and pick up your ticket for the beerfest competition. As always, you don’t need a ticket to enjoy the food truck competition.