Everyone knows Richmond loves festivals. Here are several to check out at beginning and end of the week.
Saturday November 2nd
Midnight Brewery Harvest Festival — 1PM
Screens ‘n’ Suds 5th Anniversary Big Event — 3-7PM
Head over to Gallery 5 and check out some beer and art.
Relatively Certain Draft List for the Screens ‘n’ Suds Big Event this Saturday:
Screens ‘n’ Suds 5th Anniversary Small Batch Series
Blue Mountain Foxy Mama Red Tripel
Hardywood: Menagerie Barrel Blend
O’Connor: Mermaid’s Milk Imperial Milk Stout
Strangeways: 3 Wyrd Sisters: Desdemona, Ophelia, Cordelia Belgian Tripels
Three Brothers: Meet Brett IPA 100% Brettanomyces-fermented IPA
*these will also be available to reserve at the Big Event at Gallery5. Pick up will be at Hardywood.
Blue Mountain: Blue Reserve Belgian Pale Ale
Center of the Universe: El Duderino White Russian Stout
Devil’s Backbone: Gold Leaf Lager
Dogfish Head:
Extra Billy’s: Midlo Pale Ale
Firestone Walker: Wooky Jack Black Rye IPA
Green Flash: Double Stout
Hardywood: SB604 Pale Ale
Legend: Urban Legend Vampire Imperial Red Ale
Lickinghole Creek: Short Pump Saison
Lost Rhino: New River Pale Ale
New Belgium: Shift
O’Connor: Great Dismal Black IPA
Sierra Nevada: Northern Hemisphere Wet Hop Ale
Smartmouth: Double IPA
St. George: Pilsner
Starr Hill: Jomo Lager
Strangeways: Albino Monkey Belgian White
The Bruery: Tradewinds Tripel
Three Brothers: Admiral DIPA
Sunday November 3rd
Autumn Bottom Brews — 12 – 5PM
Always well attended, this event at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market will feature over 30 Virginia beers:
| Three Brothers — Harrisonburg | Apocalypse Ale Works — Forest |
| Hoptimization IPA | Hopocalypse Imperial Red |
| Tri Brathair Scottish Ale | Golden Censer |
| Center of the Universe — Ashland | Bold Rock — Nellysford |
| Monkey’s Uncle | Virginia Apple |
| Kolsch | Virginia Draft |
| Lickinghole Creek — Goochland | Devils Backbone — Lexington |
| Magic Beaver Pale Ale | Kilt Flasher |
| Three Sheets ESB | Striped Bass |
| Extra Billy’s — Midlothian | Maibock |
| Proverbial Porter | Dark Abby |
| Otis Brown Ale | |
| Legend — Richmond | Hardywood — Richmond |
| Hopfest | Farmhouse Pumpkin |
| Winter White | RVA IPA |
| Midnight — Goochland | O’Connor — Norfolk |
| Red Moon Ryesing | Great Dismal Black IPA |
| Granite Stout | Bell’s Beach Saison |
| Isley Brewing — Richmond | Strangeways — Richmond |
| Plain Jane Belgian Wit | Phantasmic IPA |
| The Bribe – Oatmeal Porter | Woodbooger |
| Starr Hill — Crozet | |
| Grateful Pale | |
| Snowblind Doppelbock |
Beer samples available for just $2 each, or get a full 16 oz. pour for $6.
Food
Halligan’s
Mosaic
Boka Tako
Grate Pizza
RVA Vegan
Granny’s Ice Cream.
The stage for Autumn Bottom Brews will be rocking throughout the day featuring Andy Vaughn & the Drive Line playing from 11-1pm & finishing the day with a live performance from regional bluegrass favorite, Jackass Flats.
There are ample parking areas in and around the historic 17th Street Farmers’ Market on Main and Cary Streets, from 15th Street to 18th Street.
Free Admission
Saturday November 9th
Historical Society Beer Festival — 12 – 5PM
Not a lot on this event yet other than a craft beer and food festival located outside the Historical Society. I’m working on getting more information.
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