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RVA Beer Week 2012: Festivals

Saturday November 3rd

Midnight Brewing Harvest Celebration — 1 – 7PM

Midnight unveils two new beers with music from the world-famous Hurricane Johnson Band starting at 3pm.

2410 Granite Ridge Road
Rockville, VA 23146

Sunday November 4th

Autumn Bottom Brews — 12 – 5PM

Probably the most attend event of last year’s beer week.  This event at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market will feature the following Virginia beers:

Big Daddy Hopdog IPA
Big Daddy Sunshine Wit
Bold Rock Virginia Apple
Brass Cannon Muzzle Flash
Brass Cannon Smooth Pour Stout
Bull & Bones Lunch Pale Ale
Bull & Bones Maroon Effect Brown Ale
Devils Backbone 8 Point IPA
Devils Backbone Kilt Flasher
Devils Backbone Vienna Lager (Truck Only)
Hardywood Hoplar aged in 10 year old Bowman’s Bourbon Barrel
Hardywood Saison Rustica
James River Brewing Baltic Porter
James River Brewing Green Eyed Lady Pistachio Saison
Legend Brown Ale (Truck Only)
Legend Chocolate Porter
Legend Winter White
Midnight Kolsch
Midnight Rockville Red Ale
O’Connor/Portsmouth Collaboration Mild Child
O’Connor Great Dismal Black IPA
O’Connor Red Nun (Truck Only)
Roanoke Railhouse Switch Monkey Belgian Pale
Roanoke Railhouse Track 1
Starr Hill All Access Belgian-Style Strong
Starr Hill Cryptical Imperial Stout
Starr Hill Double Platinum Dry Hopped Firkin (Gravity poured festival keg)
Starr Hill Gift Winter Bock (Truck Only)
Wolf Hills Troopers Alley IPA
Wolf Hills White Blaze Honey Cream Ale

Saturday November 10th

Taste the Local West Broad Village — 12 – 7PM

Music
Love Canon
4 Play
The Big Payback
People’s Blues of Richmond

Local Beer
Legend Brewing
Hardywood Park
Center of the Universe
Starr Hill
Devils Backbone
O’Connor Brewing
Midnight Brewery
Bold Rock Cidery
Roanoke Railhouse
Bull and Bones Brewhaus

Food
Halligan Bar and Grill
Ledo’s Pizza

Crafts and artisinal products
DeRochonnet Delights
Fruit 66
Citiwood
Denton’s Bottle Openers

RVA Beer Week 2012: Tap Takeovers, Pub Crawls & Samplings

Friday November 2nd

Once Upon A Vine South – Seasonal Beer Sampling — 5 – 8PM
Starr Hill The Gift
Goose Island Christmas Ale
Heavy Seas Winter Storm
Legend Winter White
Legend Barleywine
Legend Wee Heavy

Saturday November 3th

South of the James Farmers Market 9AM – Noon
Bold Rock Cider Sampling

Crossroads Forest Hill Oskar Blues Tap Takeover and Bike Invasion Event — 1PM
Oskar Blues Dales Pale
Deviant Dales IPA
Gubna
Ten Fidy
Old Chub

Sunday November 4th

Station 2 Autumn Bottom After Party — 6PM
Starr Hill The Love
Hardywood Park Farmhouse Pumpkin
O’Connor Mild Child
Devils Backbone Old Virginia Dark
Midnight Head First Pale
Roanoke Railhouse IPA
Big Daddy Trailhead Nut Brown
Wolf Hills Chocolate Milk Stout
Mad Fox Keller Kolsch
James River Burning Bruges
Bold Rock
Legend Pilsner

Monday November 5th

Pins & Pint Parade
A bar crawl focusing on some of the Fans’ favorite beer bars with a freshly tapped cask beer at each location:

5:30 PM –Commercial Taphouse- Mad Fox “Mason’s Mild”
6:30 PM –Secco- Devils Backbone “Ichabod Crandall”
7:30 PM — Weezie’s- Hardywood Park “Bourbon Barrel Milk Stout”

Tuesday November 6th

Joes Inn (The Fan) Hardywood Park Tap INNvasion — 6PM
Singel
Mocha Belgique
Hoplar
Blackberry
Farmhouse Pumpkin
Bourbon Cru
Bourbon DIPA
Belgian DIPA
Pin of Milk Stout with Vanilla and a hint of Orange Peel
Hoplar (Aged in 10yr old Bowman’s Bourbon Barrel)
Saison Rustica
Habanero IPA

Wednesday November 7th

Station 2 Victory Steal the Glass Night 5PM

Headwaters Pale
Kolsch
Yakima Glory

Thursday November 8th

Sedona Taphouse Pins and Pints — 5PM

O’Connor Punk con Cocoa pin- Punkelweisse infused with Chocolate (3 different, Cocoa Nibs, Cocoa Powder, Chocolate Bars)
Hardywood Bourbon Barrel Aged Virginia Blackberry pin

Friday November 9th

Attack of The Rare and Wonderful-5pm
You’d have to try really hard not to have a great time at a Mekong event.  Here’s just a taste of what’s in store:

Mad Fox Bourbon Barrel Stout
Goose Island Bourbon County
Hardywood Hazelnut Milk Stout Pin

“Broad Street Gets Goose’d” Goose Island Night — 6pm.

The Camel & Popkin Tavern-  Join Greg Barrett from Goose for different beers at each location.

Kick off for VA Cider Week — 5 – 8 PM

Once Upon A Vine South — VA Cider Sampling

Bold Rock: Virginia Apple, Virginia Draft, Crimson Ridge Vat #1

RVA Beer Week 2012: Four Beer Dinners & A Brunch

With four beer dinners and a brunch this week, I will most likely be very fat by the end of RVA Beer Week. Fat and very happy.

Sunday November 4th

Secco Wine Bar’s October beer brunch had to be moved due to Hurricane Sandy so now we are welcoming them to RVA Beer Week.

Update:  Secco will be donating 10% of the proceeds from this Sunday’s brunch to the American Red Cross.

OCTOBER RVA BEER WEEK BRUNCH MENU
available 11AM – 3PM

biscuits & Border Springs lamb sausage gravy

roasted apple and walnut pancakes, house-made bacon and hash browns

huevos rancheros with cilantro crema (option to add braised pork shoulder)

smoked paprika sausage, braised collard greens, potatoes and soft egg

hash browns “all the way” (sauteed onions, Mahon cheese, diced ham, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms and chili)

house-made brioche with raspberry preserves and whipped vanilla butter

Mike’s bagel, smoked salmon spread, shaved radish and field greens

tortilla Espanola with potato, onion and Mahon cheese

grilled Border Springs lamb burger, harissa yogurt, feta and sliced red onion with fries

field green salad, chevre, pistachios, lemon-thyme vinaigrette

Featured Beers

Potter’s Cider

Founders Breakfast Stout

Bahnhof Leipziger Gose

Stillwater/Mikkeller “Our Side” (on deck)

This is a non-ticketed event and all items are served a la carte. Seating will be done on a first come, first served basis. Email info@seccowinebar.com or call (804) 353-0670 to get reservations for parties of five to eight.  Keep in mind that Secco’s size means the smaller your party, the quicker they will be able accommodate you.

Secco Wine Bar
2933 W. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 353-0670

Tuesday November 6th

Blue Goat Devils Backbone Beer Dinner — 6:30PM

Attending a Devils Backbone beer dinner hosted by The  Blue Goat in conjunction with Slowfood’s RVA Chapter could be the no brainer of the week.  I don’t have a menu yet but I’m working on getting one.

Beer Menu

Skull Crushing Ape– strong black wheat ale

Four Point Pale Ale– extra hoppy low gravity beer. The beer is slightly floral with a pleasant resinous note Scottish-style Wee Heavy “Kilt Flasher“- Deep rich dark brown ruby hued beer Vienna Lager- 2012 Gold World Beer Cup, 2012 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Winner, and 2009 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal winner

8 Point IPA– American-style India Pale Ale, medium in body with intense hop flavor and aroma

Cost for the dinner will be $65/person plus tax and tip.  If you prefer not to wait for a menu, call the restaurant at (804) 288-8875 to RSVP.  Dinner starts at 6:30pm

Wednesday November 7th

Fat Dragon Virginia Beer Dinner — 6:30PM

Fat Dragon is not even open yet and they’ve already scheduled their first beer dinner.  Their Virginia Beer Dinner will be five courses featuring beers from Hardywood, O’Connor, and Starr Hill.  Cost for the dinner will be $45/person excluding tax and tip.  I will post a menu as soon as I receive it.

Thursday November 8th

Libbie Market Ridgefield — 7PM

Libbie is hosting a Fall Harvest Victory Beer Dinner benefiting the James River Association starting at 7PM.

MENU

Amuse
Mushroom Napoleon with Roasted Mushroom, Red Pepper, Peppered Asparagus, Cheese and Spinach Saute
Victory Prima Pils(German Pilsner)

First Course
Fall Harvest Salad with Mixed Mesclun Greens, Virginia Apples, Cranberries, Asiago & Pecans
Victory Headwaters Pale Ale(Am Pale Ale)

Second Course
Mixed Cheese Plate with Cheryl’s Libbie Market Selections
Victory Hop Devil(Am IPA)

Third Course
Libbie Market’s BBQ Glazed Atlantic Salmon with Chinese Short Ribs
Victory Hop Wallop ( American Double Imperial IPA)

Fourth Course
Libbie Market’s Chocolate Decadence
Victory Storm King Stout (Russian Imperial)

The cost  for the dinner $35/person.  Reservations will be required so call Libbie Ridgefield at (804)741-0063 or email jonathan.scott@libbiemarket.com to RSVP.

If you can’t attend the dinner, there will be a free pre-dinner tasting at 6PM featuring Otto in Oak, Dark Intrigue, Yakima Glory-just added and Ranch Double IPA.  Donations to the James River Association will  gladly be accepted.

Libbie Market Ridgefield
10470 Ridgefield Parkway
Henrico, VA 23233

Friday November 9th

TJ’s at the Jefferson — 7PM

TJs probably has the most interesting dinner concept of the week.  For their Whole Hog & VA Cask Beer Pig & Pins Dinner, Chef Patrick Ehemann has crafted a 5 course whole hog dinner to pair with cask beer from Mad Fox, O’Connor, Hardywood, Legend and Devils Backbone.

MENU

Family Style Appetizers
Poached Oysters & Lardo on Braised Collard Greens, BBQ’d Scrapple & Apples, Buffalo Spiced Pork Rinds
Mad Fox Mason’s Mild

Crispy Pigs Feet Confit with Shredded Root Slaw, Horseradish Pommery Vinaigrette
O’Connor Black Saison Dry Hopped with Amarillo Hops

Pastrami Style Pork Belly with Caraway Potato Puree, Brussels, Pulled Pork Hash, Dry Hopped Pig Tea
Legend Weizenbock

Molasses Glazed Pork Flank Steak with Braised Pork Shank Hominy, Fried Collard Greens
Devils Backbone Smokehouse Porter

Bacon Coconut Snowballs
Hardywood Park Milk Stout with Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla Beans and Coconut

The cost for the dinner is $50/person plus tax and gratuity.  Call TJ’s at (804) 649-4672 or email jonathan.kibiloski@jeffersonhotel.com for more information or reservations.

TJ’s at the Jefferson
101 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 649-4672

RVA Beer Week 2012: Capital Ale House Anniversary Party

Capital Ale House is giving you three chances to celebrate their 10th anniversary starting tomorrow Friday November 2nd.  They will be tapping two special beers from Legend Brewing, Anniversary Barleywine and California Common Ale (Steam Beer).  To get the schwag, you’ll need to buy tickets here and select the date you want to attend.  The anniversary beers will be tapped at 5pm Friday.

Screens N Suds And Hardywood Release The Quadrawine

Credit: Nick Walthall

Screens N Suds and Hardywood are set to release their Quadrawine on Thursday November 1st at a preview event starting at 5pm.  Quadrawine is Hardywood’s first barrel aged blend release brewed in collaboration with Screens N Suds with screen printed labels by Richmond’s Itty Bitty Press.  This extremely limited beer will be sampled Thursday night at Hardywood; bottles will be sold at Gallery 5 during Screen N Suds’ QUAD.

The small scale batch resulted yielded two 1/6 kegs and over seventy 750mL  bottles.  Corked, caged and numbered Quadrawine (13% ABV, 60 IBU) bottles will be on sale at Gallery 5 Saturday November 3rd.  Bottles will be $40 each (limit 1bottle/person) with 100% of the proceeds benefiting MS Society.

In addition to tasters of Quadrawine, here’s the tentative beer list for Saturday’s Gallery 5 event:

Virginia Breweries
Devils Backbone: Vienna Lager, Kilt Flasher
Legend: Chocolate Porter, Brown
Starr Hill: Cryptical, Northern Lights
Hardywood Park: Singel, Quadrawine, Farmhouse Pumpkin
Midnight: Rockville Red
Wolf Hills: Wolf’s Den Double IPA
O’Connor – Mild Child
Blue Mountain: Full Nelson, Mandolin, TBD
St. George: IPA cask, Pilsner

National Breweries
Terrapin: Monk’s Revenge, Rye Pale Ale
Dogfish Head: 60 Minute IPA, Palo Santo Marron
New Belgium: Tart Lychee, Snow Day, Fat Tire
Sierra Nevada: Celebration, Estate

 

Don’t Let FrankenStorm Ruin Your Plans, Have Beer Brunch At Home

Hurricane Sandy AKA Frankenstorm has upended a lot of events that were planned for this weekend.  With Secco’s Beer Brunch and GRAZE on Grace both postponed, it’d be easy to let the abysmal weather ruin  any potential fun.

While you’re out shopping for essentials, don’t forget the beer.  To replicate Secco’s plans, I’d look for Founder’s Breakfast Stout but porters or even a good pumpkin beer would work well.

Now that you have the beer, it’s time to get on with brunch.  I can’t plan your entire meal but I can at least get you started with a few waffle recipes.  Grab a pumpkin beer and try my pumpkin beer waffles; using a stout or porter in the recipe could be interesting as well.  Or maybe you remember these Hardywood Mocha Belgique Waffles; Breakfast Stout would be great in these as well.

Now for a bit of a remix of the two recipes. I’m calling these my FrankenBeer Waffles. Give them a try.

FrankenBeer Waffles

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 large eggs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup porter/stout beer
1/2 cup pumpkin beer
3/4 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Directions

Sift dry ingredients except sugar into large bowl.  Whisk sugar into sifted flour mixture.

Combine wet ingredients including pumpkin into small bowl.

Add wet to dry ingredients and whisk to combine but do not over mix.

Heat waffle iron.  Cook waffles according to iron instruction.

Yield: 4 Belgian waffles.

Have You RSVPed To Hardywood’s Anniversary Party?

Hardywood’s First Anniversary Party is this Saturday October 27th.  So far the Facebook event has only 300 people attending plus another hundred maybes.  I think those numbers are a lot lower than they should be.  Out of the 7593 people that like Hardywood on Facebook, only 400 know they might want to be there to celebrate one year? 

Come on Richmond, you voted them the best local brewery on Richmond.com.  Yes, the current weather forecast is mostly rain and clouds but how many times have you known what looked like it would be a crappy day turn into a gorgeous day for being outside drinking beer. 

Maybe you can’t make Saturday at all. Then you should know Hardywood has extended the celebration to three days starting with tonight’s Fall Food Truckober Festival.  Attendance looks low on this as well but the awesome weather we have been having these past few nights will continue today.  Yes, I know we are in the middle of restaurant week; even I had a hard time choosing between the two options.  With the food truck court extending into the next parking lot and a beer truck onsite, I think this will be where I end up most likely eating some Dixie Chicken.

Update with draft list from Hardywood:

Barleywine aged 16 weeks on 18 year old Bowman’s “Abraham Bourbon Barrels”….
Hoplar aged 14 weeks on 18 year old Bowman’s “Abraham Bourbon Barrels”
Milk Stout aged on 6 weeks on 4 year old Bowman’s bourbon barrels.
Pretty In Pink Saison, a collaboration between brewer Rachael Cardwell and Lost Rhino Brewing Co.
Raspberry Stout with vanilla
Farmhouse Pumpkin Ale
Hardywood Singel
Saison Rustica
Belgian DIPA
Brian’s Barrel Blend No. 1

**We are only able to offer growler fills on Hardywood Singel and Saison Rustica today and tomorrow. Take home any Hardywood draft in a single serving mason jar!**

If that’s not enough, Firkin Friday has been turned into an epic night of fundraising for Nectar’s OnBoard Project and Justin Caskey, a local two time cancer survivor, amputee, and athlete.  They will be raffling off gift packs from sponors such as Hardywood, Boka Tako, Lady Nawlins, Olio, City Dogs and more. 

Okay Richmond, with three nights to choose from, I hope I see the 7593 Hardywood lovers come out in force.  Go ahead and RSVP while you’re at it. 

Sunday Funday Pumpkin Tap Takeover At The Camel

While I’m still in New York until Monday,I’m kind of bummed I’ll miss the start of The Camel’s pumpkin tap takeover tonight, Sunday October 14th.  They are adding  celebration by sampling new menu items such fried oysters, fish tacos, and more.   

Here are the beers they will be tapping at 5pm:

Dogfish Punkin
Southern Tier Pumking
Schlafly Pumpkin
Smuttynose Pumpkin
Hardywood Farmhouse Pumpkin
Weyerbacher Pumpkin
Terrapin Pumpkinfest
Heavy Seas Great Pumpkin
Brooklyn Post Road Pumpkin

Enjoy your Sunday Fundday!

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