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Kickoff Virginia Craft Beer Month at Coliseum With Virginia Beer Live!

Ladies and gentlemen get ready for the official kickoff for Virginia Craft Beer Month, Virginia Beer Live at The Richmond Coliseum Friday August 2nd starting at 5:30pm. First of its kind at The Richmond Coliseum, this indoor  craft beer festival will feature over 20 Virginia based breweries. Presented by the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild, this event will focus on local foods and music plus an unprecedented selection of Virginia’s finest craft beers.

Tickets can be purchased now at Ford Box Office at the Richmond Coliseum at 601 East Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, 23219.
Box office hours
Monday-Thursday 10am-5pm
Friday 10am-3pm
Day of event 10am-8pm

Ticket Pricing (with applicable fees)

• $37 Advanced Preferred Admission (limited to 300 tickets)- Unlimited samples, early entry to avoid crowds, commemorative sampling glass.
• $22 Advanced General Admission with unlimited samples
• $27 Day of General Admission with unlimited samples
• $12 Advance Designated Driver Tickets
• $17 Day of Designated Driver Tickets

Tickets also available online through Ticketmaster with additional fees here.

Breweries (with more to come)
Three Brothers Brewing — Harrisonburg, VA
Apocalypse Ale Works — Forest, VA
Bold Rock — Nellysford, VA
Center of the Universe Brewing — Ashland, VA
Devils Backbone Brewery — Lexington, VA
Extra Billy’s — Richmond, VA
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery — Richmond, VA
James River Brewing — Scottsville, VA
Legend Brewing — Richmond, VA
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery — Goochland, VA
Lost Rhino Brewing — Springfield, VA
Mad Fox Brewing — Falls Church, VA
Midnight Brewing — Goochland, VA
O’Connor Brewing — Norfolk, VA
Parkway Brewing — Salem, VA
Port City Brewing — Alexandria, VA
Roanoke Railhouse — Roanoke, VA
Rusty Beaver Brewing — Ladysmith, VA
Starr Hill Brewery — Crozet, VA
Strangeways Brewing — Richmond, VA
Wolf Hills Brewing — Abingdon, VA
Wild Wolf Brewery — Nellysford, VA

Come out to celebrate the work of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild by sampling over forty beers and meet the brewers who create them.  You will see why “Virginia Is For Craft Beer Lovers!”

Stay tuned for updates at the Facebook event here.

Hang With River City Beer Betties at Strangeways Tonight

Head over to Strangeways Brewing tonight Thursday July 11th to meet up with coolest craft beer loving ladies around, the River City Beer Betties.

If you haven’t met these ladies, then you really need to.  Oh and they’ve got swag to giveaway; I hear someone may be getting a grunt.

But wait there’s more.

Hot off their beer,  waffle, and fried chicken revival this past Sunday, Tarrant’s Cafe Food Truck will be back serving up eclectic fare that is sure to please the most finicky eater.

Things will kickoff at 4pm.  Head over to the Facebook event for more information.

2277A Dabney Rd
Richmond, VA 23230

Off to Philly. Here Are Your Beer-signments

NHC 2013 PhillySo I’m busy getting ready to head up to Philadelphia for the National Homebrewers Conference.  Before I head out, I have a few assignments for you to check out for the rest of the week.  Really only time for brush strokes, so here we go.

All Week

RVA Burger Week — $5 Burgers!

Tuesday June 25th

Flying Dog Steal the Glass at Capital Ale House Innsbrook

Featured Beers
Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout
Raging Bitch Belgian IPA
Galaxy Single Hop Imperial IPA
St. Eadman Belgian Dark Strong
Big Black Wit

Wednesday June 26th

Allagash Tap Invasion at Mekong

A lot of great stuff on tap for this takeover at Mekong:

Midnight Brett – wine barrel aged dark with Brett
Golden Brett – golden with Brett
FV 13 – wild sour aged in Foudre oak tank
Confluence – American Wild
Yakuza – Triple with Sorachi Ace
Victor Ale ’12 – Strong Pale with White grapes
Victoria Ale ’12 – Strong Pale with red grapes
Interlude ’12 – wine barrel aged Farmhouse
James Bean – Bourbon Barrel Triple w/cold pressed local coffee
Odessey ’13 – oak aged dark wheat
Bourbon Black – Bourbon Barrel Belgian Stout
Curieux – aged Bourbon Triple

Strangeways Curiosities Compendium Week 2 — 4pm

I. GEORGIA PEACH NECTAR ALBINO MONKEY WHITE ALE: Peaches and peach puree are cured together to produce an amazing nose of well, peach of course, harboring a natural sweet flavor.

II. EMPEROR’S CHOCOLATE ELIXIR WOODBOOGER BELGIAN BROWN ALE: Dark Chocolate Lovers Rejoice!

III. BERRY MERITAGE WALLONIAN DAWN HONEY SAISON: Note the black and red currants for fruitiness and tang, the hibiscus for tartness, rose hip chips for smoothness and raisins for a natural sweetness.

Friday June 28th

Strangeways Secret Batch 4 Release at Capital Ale House – 5pm

Richmond’s own STRANGEWAYS BREWING will be kicking off their fourth secret brew on Friday June the 28th, and first tastes will be available only at Capital Ale House locations in the RVA area (Midlothian, Innsbrook and Downtown). Each locale will be featuring the entire Strangeways line-up. Come out and steal your very own Strangeways 16oz stemmed Belgian beer goblet, and for the first time ever at Capital Ale House, steal 32oz Strangeways mini-growlers, which the brewery affectionately calls Grunts. All available in limited quantities so plan to get there early!

I’m also hearing there will be special Curiosity Pins at each location.

Saturday June 29th

 

The Arts and Culture Xpo — 10am

Formerly, Cultsha Xpo, this expo supports local organizations by giving you free “bucks” to donate in exchange for cool stuff.  Last year, I won free entry to all Gallery 5 events. 

Best of the Wurst — Legend Brewing — Noon

Richmond.com & King of Pops Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunt that ends with Hardywood after-party at 3pm.

Starr Hill Brew Ridge Trail Collaboration Tapping at Capital Ale House Today

Starr Hill logoFrom Taste the Local:

Thirsty Thursday in effect at all three Capital Ale House locations. They will be tapping the only kegs in RVA of this year’s Brew Ridge Trail collaboration beer. Mark Thompson will be at the Midlo location at 7pm. Booyah!

This year’s BRT, brewed at Starr Hill, is an 8.8% abv, 85 IBU DIPA packed with Apollo, Simcoe, Columbus, & Motueka hops in the kettle and then dry hopped with Centennial, Mosaic, Simcoe, & Falconer’s Flight. Holy Hops, Batman!

Head over to the Facebook event for more information.

Bluegrass & Blue Mountain Takeover at The Camel Tonight

Blue Mountain logo1As if choosing your beer destination for the night was not already tough, The Camel will have their own event tonight Wednesday June 19th as they feature Blue Mountain for a tap takeover. 

Here’s what they will have on tap:

Full Nelson
Lager
Summer Haze
Dark Hollow
Coffee Chocolate Dark Hollow

Enjoy bluegrass music from Charlottesville’s Love Canon starting at 8pm.

The Bruery Is The Answer At Mekong Tonight

The Bruery logo2The Bruery, out of Orange County, CA, is by far one of my most favorite breweries around.  My favorite brew from them has to be Autumn Maple; I mean yams and maple syrup in a beer, come on!  Side note: check out all of these recipes using their beers!

Naturally, I’m ecstatic to try the selection Mekong has chosen for a mini tap takeover tonight Wednesday June 19th featuring six of their beers plus a special Andall.  Many of these beers are competely new to me so that is an absolute bonus. 

Here are the beers they will be tapping at 5pm starting off with The Bruery’s fifth anniversary beer, Bois:

Bois – 5th Anniversary beer – 15.5% Olde Ale
White Oak – Wheatwine aged in Bourbon Barrel
Hottenroth – 3.1% Berliner Weisse
Rugbrod – Danish Rye
Trade Winds – Tripel with Thai Basil
Humulus Lager – Hoppy Lager or IPA with Lager yeast
Hottenroth Andall with fresh peaches

Tonight Strangeways Releases Beer #3: Wallonian Dawn Honey Saison

Strangeways WDH saisonToday, Friday June 14th, Strangeways Brewing is releasing Secret Batch #3 on the Richmond beer scene.

Wallonian Dawn Honey Saison

There’s just one catch. This beer will not be available at the brewery tasting room until Saturday.  So go out any of these awesome locations for your first taste:

Mekong
Ellwood Thompson
Saison
Secco Wine Bar
Rappahannock
Gallery 5
Joe’s Inn (Shield’s Ave)
Pho Saigon
Savory Grain
The Camel

Menu Is In For Boulevard Beer Dinner at Fat Dragon Tuesday

Fat Dragon Boulevard Beer Dinner 061813Naturally, Boulevard Brewing’s first beer dinner in Richmond would be on Boulevard.  It’s happening at Fat Dragon next Tuesday June 18th at 6:30pm. Cost for the dinner is $50/person excluding tax and tip.  Take a look at the menu below and call (804) 354-9888 to reserve your spot. 

MENU

Reception and Snack
Unfiltered Wheat | 4.4 ABV |
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer is a lively, refreshing ale with a natural citrusy flavor and distinctive cloudy appearance.
Steamed Edamame – Tossed with zesty black bean sauce and fresh herbs and sea salt

1st Course
80 Acre Hoppy Wheat | 5.5 ABV |
With roots in two of today’s most popular brewing styles, 80-Acre is a match made in heaven; delightfully distinctive ale with the aroma of an IPA and the refreshing taste of a wheat beer.
Cilantro Lime Chicken – Tossed with fresh veggies, garlic and a secret blend of spices in a tangy citrus sauce

2nd Course
Tank 7 Saison | 8.5 ABV |
Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.
Fusion Roasted Pork Bao – delicately roasted pork, mozzarella and basil bao hand made by Chef Zhao

3rd Course
Double-Wide DIPA | 8.5 ABV |
Liberally hopped with toffee and caramel notes balancing out the lingering bitterness. Appreciate the complex blending of hop aromas, ranging from minty to citrusy, with subtle hints of pine.
Duck Fried Rice – House Tea Smoked Duck served with egg crepe

4th Course
The 6th Glass Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 10.5 ABV |
This quadrupel ale is a deep and mysterious libation, dark auburn and full-bodied, its sweetness deceptive.
Chocolate Pate with Pistachio Brittle – Hand crafted by Chef Kevin LaCivita of The Blue Goat Gastropub

Fat Dragon
1200 N Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 354-9888

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