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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

Rusty Beaver Brewery Opening in Ruther Glen This Friday

Rusty Beaver Brewery Opening 061413Just a short ways past Kings Dominion, Rusty Beaver Brewery, Virginia’s newest nano brewery, will open their doors to the public Friday June 14th at 6pm.

According to their website, it appears they have four main brews to start:

Buck Tooth “Big Bite” IPA – ABV 6.5%
Roy’s Big Bad Brown Ale “Triple B” – ABV 5.7%
The Quake Stout – ABV 8.9%
SMASHed Bastard – ABV 5.2% – Single malt & single hop beer
Zen – ABV 7.5% — Stout and Bastard mixed black and tan style

It’s unclear right now if all of these will be available at the opening but it does sound like a promising lineup.

Give them a follow on Facebook and Twitter to catch their updates.

First Annual Richmond Bacon Festival This Sunday

RVA Bacon FestRichmond, if you do only one thing this weekend, make it Richmond Bacon Festival!  Unless you’ve been living under rock you have heard plenty about the event.  If so, the premise is quite simple, all bacon, all the time with more than twenty Devils Backbone beers. Think Broad Appetit but infinitely more awesome simply because of bacon. 

Richmond.com has the full details on restaurants serving food at the festival but here are a few dishes I am intrigued by:

The Roosevelt — Chef Lee Gregory — Pork belly slider with cabbage slaw
Berkeley Hotel — Chef Carly Herring — bacon sea salt dark chocolate truffles
On the Rox — Chef Mike Pendergrast — something about bacon salt and oysters? Yes, please!

On the Rox will also be the site of the after-party.

Here is the full beer list from Taste the Local along with a few of my favorite or “new to me” DB beers in bold:

Devils Backbone
Ale of Fergus – Scottish Ale (limited)
Azrael – Belgian Strong Ale (limited)
Beggars & Thieves – Rye Pilsner (limited)
Belgian Wit – Belgian White Ale (limited)
Danzig – Baltic Porter (limited)
Dark Abby – Belgian Abbey Dubbel
Eight Point IPA – American IPA
Gold Leaf Lager – Dortmunder Lager (limited)
Kilt Flasher – Wee Heavy
Maibock – German Maibock
Ramsey’s Stout – Dry Irish Stout (limited)
Reilly’s Red – Irish Red Ale
Schwartz Bier – German Schwarzbier
Skull Crushing Ape – Weizen Doppelbock (limited)
Smokehaus Lager – Smoked Lager (limited)
Striped Bass – American Pale Ale (limited)
Tectonic Barleywine – English Barley Wine (limited)
The Congo – Belgian IPA (limited)
Wintergreen Weiss – German Hefeweizen (limited)
Wood Aged Kilt Flasher – Barrel Aged Wee Heavy (limited)

Bold Rock Hard Cider
Virginia Apple
Virginia Draft

Boulevard Brewing June Launch Events In The River City

Boulevard-Brewing-logo-2012Boulevard Brewing hit the Richmond area in a few retail stores last week but the month of June is when the real fun starts.  Here is some basic event information to get you started on where to go.

Monday 3rd

Commercial Taphouse Kick Off Event — 5pm

Commercial will welcome Boulevard to Richmond by tapping three of their kegs:

Double Wide DIPA
Tank 7 Saison
80-Acre Hoppy Wheat

They will also have some special bottles.

Tuesday 4th

Whole Foods Short Pump Boulevard Night — 3 – 6pm

Whole Foods will be running a special on Boulevard beers from 3- 6pm including some half price growlers

Wednesday 5th

Mekong Release Party — 5pm

Boulevard comes to the #1 craft beer bar with three draft and two extra special bottles.  Here is what they will have:

Draft
Double Wide DIPA
Tank 7 Saison
80-Acre Hoppy Wheat

Bottles
Saison Brett
6th Glass Quad

Thursday 6th

Capital Ale House Boulevard Launch Party — 5pm

All three Richmond Cap Ale  locations will host a Boulevard Brewing Steal the Glass Night. Come out and try some of the beers crafty enough to rate a 100% on Beer Advocate

The Big Payback, a James Brown tribute band will take the Downtown Music Hall stage at 7pm for some live booty shakin’ music sure to make you feel good. No cover charge!

Friday 7th:

Friday Cheers — 6pm

Boulevard beers will be available to the public at Friday Cheers starting this week.

Beer Sampling @ Once Upon a Vine North — 5 – 8pm

Saturday 8th:

Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival

It is only natural to serve beer brewed in a barbecue town.  Chances Kansas City style barbecue wins the day?

Beer Sampling @ Total Wine West Broad

Tuesday 11th:

Sedona Taphouse Tap Takeover & Steal the Pint Night — 5pm

Friday 14th:

Beer Sampling @ Total Wine Robious Rd

Tuesday 18th:

Fat Dragon Beer Dinner — 6:30pm

UPDATE:

This just in from Fat Dragon:  

Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30, we will welcome Boulevard Brewing to Richmond. New to town, this Kansas City brewery has achieved worldwide acclaim. Since The Fat Dragon is on the Boulevard, we thought it fitting to host a dinner with their incredible beers. Look for classic styled IPA’s like their “Single & Double Wide IPA’s” and big Belgian flavor found in their “Sixth Glass”.  $50 per person.

Not a lot of details on this other than the date but I’m sure you are going to want to get in on this.  So call (804) 354-9888 and make your reservation now.

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