Check out the menu for the Hardywood Beer Dinner at Fat Dragon coming next Tuesday October 21st at 6:30pm. Guests will take home a special edition 375ml bottle of Forbidden, Hardywood’s collaboration with Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
The cost for the dinner is $50/person plus tax and tip. Reserve your spot by calling the restaurant at (804) 354-9888 or emailing katrina.mitchell@eatrestaurantpartners.com.
Fat Dragon
1200 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 354-9888
After a little sprucing up, Commercial Taphouse will reopen their doors as part of the Mekong family tomorrow Friday October 10th starting at 4pm. Here are some photos from last night’s media preview.
Commercial Taphouse
111 N Robinson St
Richmond, VA 23220
Head over to Hardywood today Saturday October 4th at 2pm for the release of Forbidden. The beer was brewed in honor of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ exclusive U.S. showing of Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures From The Palace Museum, Beijing.
Hardywood Forbidden is a Belgian white ale integrated with red dragon fruit to produce a subtle and pleasant sweetness in the flavor and aroma. The dragon fruit amazingly changes the beer’s appearance to a bright pink color befitting of the rich culture of the Forbidden City. ABV 6.5%, 20 IBU.
Take a look this video detailing the idea behind this collaboration.
Live music from Arizal, Grass Panther, Gull, and Lobo Marino; food trucks all day. Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates.
Hogtober — Saturday October 4th Noon – 7PM –Libby Hill Park
For the first time at Hogtober, Saturday October 4th starting at noon, you’ll be able to enjoy an abundance of craft beers along with some traditional American classics as you bask in the hilltop river view that named Richmond.
Old friends of Church Hill — Ardent Craft Ales — join the celebration and make a return appearance to the neighborhood. With long ties to the Church Hill community, Ardent Craft Ales wanted to make a special brew just for Hogtober.
Introducing Hogtobrew — the official festival beer — a subtly smoked rauchbier brewed by Ardent with collaboration from Chris Davis at Alamo BBQ, Church Hill’s favorite place to pork. Hogtober will be the only appearance of this collaboration beer. Quantities are limited, so get yours early.
Here are all the beers to be tapped for the festival:
Featured Ardent Craft Ales
Virginia Common
Honey Ginger Summer Ale
Sweet Potato & Sage
Autumn Saison
Hogtobrew
Saison
IPA
Featured Bold Rock Ciders
Virginia Apple
Virginia Draft
American Classics & Traditional Fall Favorite Specialty Beers
Bud Light
Michelob Ultra
Shocktop Pumpkin
Southern Tier Pumking
Southern Tier Warlock Imperial Pumpkin Stout
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale
RVA Brewers Pumpkin Patch
Ardent Craft Ales: Pumpkin Spiced Ale
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery: Pumpkin Ain’t Easy
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery: Farmhouse Pumpkin
Strangeways Brewing: Gourd of Thunder Imperial Pumpkin Porter
BBQ. Brew. And one hill of a view. What more could you want?
Sweet Potato & Sage Saison and The Common are two beers I’ve been eagerly waiting for from Ardent Craft Ales. Go try some tonight.
Lickinghole Creek has a busy weekend planned for their one year anniversary starting tonight Friday September 26th starting at 4pm. First off, as we speak, they are making their first canning run of Til Sunset Session IPA.
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Next up will be the release of their Gentleman Farmer Fresh Hop Ale.
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Here is the list of beers to be tapped throughout the weekend:
Bourbon Barrel Three Chopt Tripel
Pony Pasture Pilsner
Creator Hoppelbock
Nucelar Nugget Imperial Honey IPA
Estate Series Gentleman Farmer Fresh Hop Ale
Estate Series Rosemary Saison
Batchelors Delight
Magic Beaver
There will also be a special pin of Berry Virginia Black Bear tapped Saturday. It’s their Russian Imperial Stout aged on a mix of fresh blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Virginia Black Bear is the base beer for Enlightened Despot.
Head over to the Facebook events for day one, day two, and day three for more information and updates.
Experience the urban legend of the Bunny Man tonight as Legend Brewing teams up with Lost Rhino to present the latest in the Urban Legend series “RIP Ale,” a Red IPA at Station 2 tonight Thursday September 25th at 5pm.
Urban Legend Story: Incidents dating back to the early 1900s suggest a man wearing a white bunny suit with long floppy ears terrorized innocent Northern Virginians. In one such instance, a man and his fiancé were foolhardily parked alone and became startled by a knocking outside their window. Moments later, their front windshield was smashed with a weighty axe, and through the specks of shattered glass, they saw a man dressed head to toe in a bunny costume. Again, the Bunny Man was identified intimidating Fairfax County residents—he bludgeoned possessions with an axe and induced fear in the community with his savage behavior….
Description of Style: Legend Brewing Co, in collaboration with Favio Garcia (Brewmaster, Lost Rhino), shed light on this urban legend with the creation of the “RIP Ale,” a Red IPA. Specialty malts evoke a soft, drinkable profile, while Amarillo and Chinook hops add a tropical aroma and piney bitterness. If there’s a better boozy representation of a bunny suit wearing ax-murderer, we’ve yet to try it. Though the story is cryptic and one to keep you up at night, Legend Brewing Co. and Lost Rhino transforms the terror of the murderous Bunny Man into imbibing enjoyment.
If you missed Spin, Spit & Swear’s Cover to Cover performance of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours at Hardywood, the Manchester Block Party rescheduled for tonight Thursday September 25th is giving you a second chance. The party starts at 4pm with the Cover to Cover band going on at 6.
Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates.
Credit: Heavy Seas
Once again it is time to celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day today Friday September 19th. Of course, Heavy Seas is up in the mix but this year they have raised the stakes by attempting to set the record for the largest simultaneous cask tapping in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Making its first debut outside of Heavy Seas’ taproom, the firkin to be tapped at several locations up and down the East Coast will be Loose Cannon IPA with grapefruit zest.
The Richmond area boasts two locations on the list: Hurley’s Tavern and Southern Railway Taphouse. Beyond the firkin tappings, you can expect many give-a-ways for including t-shirts, eye patches, stickers, temporary tattoos, and a backdrop for pictures.
Southern Railway will also have a live pirate show.
Head over to the Virginia ITLAPD Facebook event for more information and updates. The parties start at 5pm with cask tappings at 6pm.
Make some time for this.
Richmond Beermeister 