The residents of Fulton Hill really know how to welcome people to the neighborhood. Check out this video detailing the construction of the art project welcoming Stone Brewing to Richmond.
Go see this display while you can as it will probably need to be removed once construction starts. It would be nice to see Stone carryover the painted stones in some part of their facilities. Maybe under the taproom bar?
Head over to Triple Crossing today Saturday October 25th from Noon to 9pm as they raise money for the World Pediatric Project. Triple Crossing will also debut Skellington Stout, a sessionable pumpkin spiced coffee stout. You can read more about the creation of this stout and their collaboration with Black Hand Coffee here.
With the pumpkin festival and Hardywood’s Third Anniversary, Scott’s Addition is obviously the place to be today Saturday October 25th. There is always room for more, right?
Take a break from the festival and head over to Isley Brewing and relax in their spacious taproom as they throw their First Birthday Bash from noon until whenever the party ends. They will be pouring tastes of Drunkin Punkin, a bourbon aged pumpkin beer. James River Cellars and Blue Bee Cider will be joining in on the fun as special vendors.
Here is Isley’s taplist from Trinkin.com as of this morning:
Blue Hefner — Blueberry Hefeweizen
Choosy Mother Peanut Butter Porter
Mimomo Imperial Stout
Off The Boulevard Irish Red Ale
Rye Me A River
Scott’s Addition IPA
Sour Relationship By Blue Hefner
Tall, Dark & Hopsome Black IPA
The Bribe Porter
You Had Me At Hello Hefeweizen
Live music will start at 2pm with Chris Buerkley and The People’s Key. Sammich, BoDillaz, and River City Wood Fire Pizza will be serving food through out the day. Try your hand at answering trivia questions or take a chance on the raffle to win prizes.
If nothing else, you should go to hang out with the River City Beer Betties.
Isley Brewing Company
1715 Summit Ave
Richmond, VA 23230
It is amazing to think that we are looking towards the end of the year. Where did the time go?
Hardywood has come a long way in three years. This year alone their distribution footprint has expanded west as far as Roanoke, north to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, and east to the Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads areas. Their new grain silos outside the warehouse will be put to good use keeping thirsty patrons satiated.
In the coming weeks, Hardywood will mark another first, the addition of a second flagship (year round) beer in the form of Hardywood Pils:
Crisp, clean and incomparably quaffable, Hardywood Pils sparkles a brilliant shade of gold with a rich, cloud-white head. Hand crafted with only the finest European pilsner malt and German noble hops, Pils is patiently conditioned for weeks in our lagering tanks, maturing into a beer that refreshes the palate and satiates the soul. Brewed in strict accordance with the Reinheitsgebot, this classic pilsner is the quintissential lager beer in its purest form. A tad drier than its Bohemian cousin with the signature snappy herbal spice of Bavarian Hallertau hops to balance delicate maltiness, this pils offers a nod to old world tradition by the innovative brewers at Hardywood. Prost!
You will have to wait until November 1st to try this at the brewery or you can get a sneak preview at Scott’s Addition Pumpkin Festival on Saturday. Pils will hit the market in draft and six packs starting November 3rd.
Let’s get back to the day at hand. Hardywood will celebrate their third anniversary Saturday October 25th starting at 2pm. The end of a momentous third year would be incomplete without Hardywood Third Anniversary Ale, “a classic style Berliner Weisse that will refresh your palate with tart complexities found in this German-style sour beer. Bright, dry, and refreshing, our Berliner Weisse has a strikingly tart start and prickly finish. Straw-like color and natural haze due to an abundance of wheat intensifies the rustic feel of this beer. Tart citrus notes explode on your palate, while the dry finish leaves you wanting more.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/ucLxPuTa7I/Oh no, Hardywood is not just stopping at one Berliner Weisse; they have bottled three variants using Apricot, Cranberry, and Raspberry. Each variant will be available on draft and in 4-packs to go (750mL bottles). (Limit one 4-pack per person, no growler fills.)
You’d think that would be enough. You’d be wrong. Hardywood has enlisted three craft cocktail masters to create signature syrups to be served with the base Berliner Weisse:
I feel like there needs to be a #RVAdine Flight option to be able to enjoy all three syrups against the base.
Live music will start at 5pm from The Red Hot Lava Men (pure surf), Goldrush (rock & roll music. Songs about stuff and beyond), and Black Girls (swaggering and seductive Motown rock).
Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates then head out and raise a few glasses.
The Scott’s Addition Pumpkin Festival returns for its second year Saturday October 25th from Noon to 6pm.
Last year’s Boulevard Pumpkin Festival was a great success drawing in over 13,000 people. Organizers changed the name to focus on the area businesses as a whole thereby including the local breweries who call the area home.
Here are some of the pumpkin and seasonal dishes being served at the festival:
Beers on tap for the festival include:
Ardent Pumpkin
Ardent Sweet Potato & Sage Saison
Ardent Virginia Common
Bud Light
Hardywood Singel
Hardywood Pils
Hardywood Farmhouse Pumpkin
Isley Tall Dark & Hopsome Black IPA
Isley Choosy Mother
Isley Stunt Dubbel Pumpkin
Strangeways Albino Monkey
Strangeways Woodbooger
Strangeways Gourd of Thunder
VIP ticket holders will gain access to these limited pumpkin beers:
Heavy Seas Great’r Bourbon Barrel Pumpkin
Twisted Manzanita Witches Hair Imperial Pumpkin
Weyerbacher Aries Pumpkin Imperial Stout
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin
VIP tickets are $30/person in advance or $35 at the door if available. Buy your tickets here.
Once the festival ends, head over to the Redskins Training camp for free showings of “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” and “Monsters, Inc.”
Strangeways and RVA Magazine have cooked up a week of Halloween goodness for your pleasure.
Something delicious this way comes…
It’s time again for RVA Magazine‘s Halloweek, and we’ve got plenty in store at the Laboratory:
All week – Gourd of Thunder Imperial Pumpkin Porter is the official beer of Halloweek…RVAMag, you’ve got great taste! It will be available on tap around town and at Strangeways all week.
Friday, 10/24 – The official Halloweek kick-off party – a very special Halloween edition of the perennial favorite, Brews and Burlesque (https://www.facebook.com/events/1494819437441999/).
Food truck: Port o’ Call RVASaturday, 10/25 – Break out your best costume for Strangeways’ first-ever ZOMBIE PROM (https://www.facebook.com/events/1490158524601977/)
Food truck: Dressed & PressedSunday, 10/26 – Strangeways Sunday Revival featuring Anthony Williams.
Food truck: Port o’ CallTuesday, 10/28 – Come to the laboratory for zombie makeup and a special viewing of Lights Camera Dead from Aisthesis Productions! (https://www.facebook.com/events/1478434432444935/)
Thursday, 10/30 – Who says Halloween is for kids? Try Trick or Treating for adults with candy from Southern Season Richmond, included with purchase of the Sweet, Sour, or Sweet & Sour flights! (will be available through 11/9)
Food truck: Popping MealiesFriday, 10/31 – The official release of our Día de los Muertos-inspired beer, Vatos Muertos! The dudes may be dead but the flavors are alive and kicking – try it for yourself! (https://www.facebook.com/events/655578911224441/)
Food truck: Popping Mealies
Outside Yuengling beer caves; Credit: Richmond Beeristoric
UPDATE: The Beeristoric tour is officially SOLD OUT!
The fifth annual RVA Beeristoric Tour, the final event of RVA Beer Week, has been set for Sunday November 9th. Tickets will go on sale today Monday October 20th at Strangeways when they open at 4pm at 6pm. I promise you these tickets will sell out early as they do every year so don’t wait if you want to be on the bus.
Center of the Universe will supply the suds to go along with a day filled with chicken wings at the 17th St Farmers Market for the Kickin’ Chicken WingFest tomorrow Sunday October 19th starting at noon. This festival will be the exlusive debut for COTU’s bourbon and port barrel aged stout, Shut Up.
Today Saturday October 18th is brought to you by the letter “R” and the number “3” as in three beer releases.
Soledad Beer Release at Strangeways — Noon
Strangeways will release their latest beer, Soledad, at noon today October 18th with limited bottle (approx 333) sales. Soledad is a rum barrel aged tripel brewed in tribute to Gabriel García Márquez.
SOLEDAD (8% abv~25 IBU) <Rum Barrel Aged>
Venezuelan rum barrels were delivered to Strangeways on the day of Gabriel García Márquez’s death, April 17, 2014. Known affectionately as Gabo, and of whom the Columbian president called “the greatest Columbian who ever lived”, we brewed a unique tribute beer to honor the life of this tremendous literary artist who wrote the Nobel Prize winning novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (Soledad means Solitude).
Under no established style guidelines, Soledad was crafted entirely with South American cuisine in mind, and everything from the fruits to the yeast were specially chosen based on traditional recipes from the continent. Columbian bananas, toasted coconut, Piloncillo raw cane sugar, passion fruit, mamey sapote, and fresh mangoes were all used in the process, and the elixir went through nearly half a year of aging on Venezualan rum barrels.
The rich taste is fruity and tropical with touches of hoppy citrus and spice, complemented with mysterious shadows of coconut and chocolate and, of course, rum!
Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates.
Virginia Black Bear On The Loose at Lickinghole Creek — Noon
Did you ever wonder how Lickinghole Creek’s Enlightened Despot tasted before it was aged in bourbon barrels? Well, LCCB is releasing the base beer for Despot, Virginia Black Bear Russian Imperial Stout.
Ryes of the Pumpkin at Hardywood — 4PM
This year’s barrel aged pumpkin beer from Hardywood comes in the form of Rye Whiskey Barrel Pumpkin replacing Rum Pumpkin. Head Brewer, Brian Nelson explains the reason for the change, “Barrel aging requires time. Our rum barrels are supplied by a Peruvian distillery, so when the distiller needed to give the rum another month in the barrels, our schedule was pushed back as a result. When the rum is done, the barrels open up for us to do our thing.”
Hardywood Rye Whiskey Barrel Pumpkin combines the nostalgic flavors and aromas of autumn with a soul warming, rye whiskey laced finish that can only be achieved through months of maturation in Jim Beam rye whiskey barrels.
Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates.
Check out this mini tap takeover at The Answer Brewpub tonight Wednesday October 15th starting at 4pm.
Head over to the Facebook event for more details and updates.
The Answer Brewpub
6008 W Broad St
Richmond, VA 23230
Richmond Beermeister 