Credit: Brewers Association
American Craft Beer Week officially runs from May 11th to 17th but as in years past Richmond will start the party early. Here are some details on festivals and parties happening during the week. Bookmark this page and check back for updates.
Saturday May 9th
Virginia Hops and Barley Fest — Noon – 6PM
The fifth annual Virginia Hops & Barley Festival will feature over 30 Virginia craft beers. Tickets are $20/person in advance or $25/person at door if available and include unlimited sampling of all the beers. VIP tickets are $50/person and include:
Parking
Food
Specialty Collectable Glass
Tented Area
Complimentary Beverages
Private Restrooms
Order tickets here.
Take a look at the beer list:
| Apocalyspe — Forest | Adventure — Fredericksburg |
| Heavy Red Horsemen | Backpack Wheat |
| Devil’s Secret | Expedition IPA |
| Ardent — Richmond | Bold Rock Cider — Nellysford |
| IPA | VA Draft Apple |
| Saison | Pear |
| Brothers Craft (3 Bros) — Harrisonburg | Center of the Universe — Ashland |
| Great Outdoors | Ray Ray’s Pale Ale |
| Hoptimization | Monkey’s Uncle Tripel |
| Chaos Mountain — Callaway | Devils Backbone — Lexington |
| Agents of Chaos | Vienna Lager |
| Cocoborealis | Trail Angel Weiss |
| Isley Brewing — Richmond | Hardywood — Richmond |
| Choosy Mother Peanut Butter Porter | Pils |
| Blueberry Plain Jane | Hoplar |
| Lickinghole Creek — Goochland | Legend — Richmond |
| Nuclear Nugget | Oak Aged Brown |
| Til Sunset | Utebier |
| O’Connor — Norfolk | Midnight — Goochland |
| El Guapo | New Beginning Kolsch |
| Great Dismal Black IPA | Not My Job Brown |
| Starr Hill — Crozet | Rusty Beaver — Ruther Glen |
| Soul Shine | Roy’s Brown |
| King of Hop | Bucktooth IPA |
| Sunken City — Hardy | Strangeways — Richmond |
| Damn Lager | Albino Monkey |
| Crooked Tree Cream Ale | Uberlin |
| Extra Billy’s — Midlothian | Triple Crossing — Richmond |
| Citra Ass Down | Falcon Smash IPA |
Check out the Facebook event here.
Historic Malvern Farm
288 Hugenot Trail
Midlothian, VA 23113
This should be interesting.
They will be featuring craft beers from your favorite breweries including:
Ardent Craft Ales
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Center of the Universe Brewing Company
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Midnight Brewery
Strangeways Brewing
Triple Crossing Brewing Company
Richmond Beer Lovers 5th Anniversary at Hurley’s Tavern — 5PM
Richmond Beer Lovers will celebrate five years of good times with a nice lineup of beers over at Hurley’s Tavern:
Hardywood- Apple Brandy Milk Stout
Hardywood – Bourbon Cru
Hardywood – Walpurgisnacht
Ardent – Defenestrator
O’Connor – Lil SIPA
Kronenbourg – 1664 Blanc
Blue Mountain – Summer Haze
Brooklyn – Summer Ale
Devils Backbone – Trail Blazer
Sunken City – Crooked Road Cream Ale
Tripel Crossing – Black IPA
Three Brothers – Hoptimization
Alewerks – Drake Tail IPA
Stone – Imperial Russian Stout
Founders – Rubaeus
Lost Rhino – New River Pale Ale
DC Brau – Brau Pilsner
Midnight – Rockville Red
Hurley’s Tavern
4028-J Cox Rd
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Saturday May 16th
Copper Fox Brewfest & Mesquite Challenge at Capital Ale Midlothian — Noon – 5PM
I will get more information on the beers but so far I’m excited by O’Connor’s “South by SouthWit” and Hardywood’s Mesquite Scotch Ale.
Join us on Saturday, May 16 as we host the Copper Fox Brewfest & Mesquite Challenge!
Nine Virgina breweries teamed up with Copper Fox Distillery to create nine new beers EXCLUSIVELY for the event. This beer isn’t just any beer, though. Each brewery created their beer using a special ingredient: Copper Fox’s Mesquite Smoked barley malt. The exciting new brews range in styles from Wit to Doppelbock, to Pale, Brown, and Porter and can’t be found anywhere else!
The event will be held from 12 pm – 5 pm in the spacious parking lot at Capital Ale House Midlothian. Live music will be provided by Notch 9, a Richmond based bluegrass and folk band. There will also be homemade BBQ and other fare to pair with the smoky ales.
For guests 21 and over, tickets are $20 and include the following:
– Entrance into the event
– A commemorative Copper Fox glass
– 9 taster tickets to sample every brew
– Opportunity to try some of Copper Fox’s whiskies and gins
– Live entertainment
– Opportunity to vote for your favorite brew with the chance to win a Barrel Kit from Copper Fox that you can use to age your own whiskyFor guests under 21, non-taster tickets will be available for $5 and include entrance and live entertainment. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult and entrance is free.
The Brewfest celebrates Virginia agriculture, Virginia brewers, and Virginia ingenuity, and highlights Copper Fox Distillery as one of America’s original modern-day craft maltsters. Come on out and support our local breweries!
Participating breweries include:
Adroit Theory Brewing Company
AleWerks Brewing Company
Center of the Universe Brewing
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Isley Brewing Company
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
Midnight Brewery
O’Connor Brewing Co.
StGeorge BrewingCo
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
Midnight Brewery 3rd Anniversary — Noon – 10PM
Midnight will celebrate their anniversary by releasing Man Overboard! Belgian Tripel.
Richmond Beermeister 