Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to try their food at Broad Appetit but Canal Bistro’s beer dinner on Wednesday June 13th sounds pretty cool. First course of Hardywood Bourbon Cru? So crazy, it may be genius! Dinner starts at 6pm and costs $35/person including tax and tip. Call (804) 225-1918 to RSVP.
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Capital Ale House Anniversary Beer: Devils Temptation
Update: This just in from Taste the Local: Like Capital Ale House’s post on the Dinner with Devils Backbone event and you could win dinner for 4 with Brewmaster Jason Oliver at the Midlothian location.
I was hoping there would not be anything to tempt me to delay my trip up to Washington, DC today for Savor. Enter another edition of Capital Ale House’s tenth anniversary beer series this Wednesday June 6th to dash that hope. This time the beer is from World Beer Cup Gold Medalist Devils Backbone.
Ten Low (Lemongrass Oatmeal Wit). It is made with malted & un-malted wheat, pilsner malt, acidulated malt, flaked oats, German select hops, Belgian ale yeast, coriander, and lemongrass.
Head out to the nearest Cap Ale location for the tapping at 6pm. Brewmaster Jason Oliver will be at the Midlothian location to tap the first keg. As much as I’d like for you to save me some for when I get back into town, I doubt what will surely be an amazing beer will last that long. So enjoy!
Periodic Table of Beers
New Belgium Takeover at Bar Louie
Today is just the day of dueling tap takeovers. If you’re going to be in Short Pump tonight, Thursday May 31st, check out Bar Louie for a New Belgium tap takeover.
Bar Louie will have the following New Belgium mainstays:
Fat Tire
Ranger IPA
Somersault
Trippel
Abbey
1554
Belgo IPA
But wait, there’s more. Three beers from New Belgium’s Lips of Faith series also on hand for the evening:
Cocoa Mole Ale
Tart Lychee
Biere de Mars
Bar Louie
11788 W. Broad St.
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 440-7301
Flavor Festival Enters Second Year
Flavor – Beer, Wine, & Food Festival is back for its second year this Saturday, June 2nd from noon to 6pm at the Innsbrook SnagAJob Pavilion. A $25 sampling ticket will grant you access to over 60 beers on tap in the main area of the festival, including 9 beers from Wild Wolf, 10 from Sierra, 6 from Sam Adams, 4 Duck-Rabbit (including the new Hoppy Bunny ABA!) and many, many others.
For $10 more, you can get into the VIP section, which will feature a cheese and chocolate pairing by Whole Foods Short Pump with 9 special beers exclusive.
Exclusive Beers
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Sierra Nevada 2010 Bigfoot Barleywine
Ovila Belgian Quad
Thomas Creek Chocolate Orange IPA
Wild Wolf Strawberry Schwarzcake
Brew Ridge Trail Collaboration Ale (Belgian Wit brewed with honey and pear), brewed by Blue Mountain, Devil’s Backbone and Wild Wolf at Wild Wolf Brewery
Samuel Adams Dark Depths Baltic IPA
Samuel Adams Norse Legend Sahti (Nordic Ale brewed with juniper berries)
Cricket Hill Imperial IPA
Cheeses (all Whole Foods Market exclusives):
Havanero Cheddar
Robusto (Aged Gouda)
Smoked Seaside Cheddar
Azores Flores
Belavitano Balsamic
Chocolate
Caramel covered with Dark chocolate and sea salt paired with Bigfoot Barleywine
Head to the Facebook event page or festival website for more information. Buy tickets for the festival here.
Innsbrook SnagAJob Pavilion
4901 Lakebrook Drive
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
(Map)
James River Homebrewer’s Dominion Cup Goes Pro-Am
Homebrewers, how would you like to have one of your beers brewed by Hardywood? Well, here’s your chance. James River Homebrewers have partnered with Hardywood to make the 19th annual Dominion Cup a Pro-Am competition. Hardywood Park will collaborate with the winning homebrewer to scale up and brew their beer on their professional equipment and offer for sale to their distribution area. The brew will also be entered into the 2013 Great American Beer Festival Pro-AM Competition for further consideration. The Dominion Cup will be held on August 11, 2012; entries are due by July 30th at either Hardywood Park, Weekend Brewer, or Original Gravity. Last year’s Dominion Cup saw over 700 entries. The competition will most likely far exceed that number but that should not stop you from entering. Besides you can’t win if you don’t enter. See full competition details here.
My Designs for New Capital Ale House Growlers
Capital Ale House try these new Hydroflask growler designs on for size. These are the same stainless steel growlers used by Hardywood. On the left, you’ll see I used your 10th Anniversary logo; this limited edition growler would be a great take home item for your fans to celebrate the occasion. People will still want growlers after the limited version is gone; image on the right shows growler with your current logo.
Mekong’s Surprise American Craft Beer Tapping
American Craft Beer Week in Richmond has been truly exceptional this year. Just when I had figured out what I was doing tonight, An Bui decided to throw a monkey wrench into my plans. Mekong will be tapping some great American craft beers starting at 2pm today! Especially exciting are the two beers from Great Divide because their beer is currently not available anywhere else in Richmond.
2009 Dogfish Head Fort
2009 Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
2009 Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
2010 Great Divide Grand Cru
2009 Smuttynose Barleywine
2009 Bells Expedition Stout
2009 Founders Breakfast Stout
2010 Allagash Curieux
Weyerbacher Fifteen
2012 Hardywood Grand Cru
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
New Belgium La Folie
Stone Oak Arrogant Bastard
Allagash White
Hardywood Singel
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
Now how’s that for a monkey wrench? Once again Mekong proves beer is the answer!
Richmond Beer Lovers Celebrates Two Years
Richmond Beer Lovers, a local Meetup group, celebrates their two year anniversary today. Over the past two years, they have grown to over 600 members and have held close to 100 events. They will be having their anniversary party Saturday May 12th at Capital Ale House Innsbrook at 7pm. Want to learn more about them? Join the Meetup group here or check them out on Facebook. Congrats on two years guys. Keep up the good work.
Secco’s Beer Breakfast Goes Local
After the success of their first beer breakfast, Secco Wine Bar is doing another one Sunday May 6th. This time Beer Breakfast 2.0 will feature a pin of Hardywood Mocha Belgique spiked with a pound of their house blend of Lamplighter coffee. They will have Evil Twin Biscotti Break on hand as well. That’s two great porters to go with Secco’s delicious food. Oh, I had to look up just what Scotch eggs were; hard boiled eggs wrapped with meat (normally pork sausage), coated with bread crumbs and deep fried! Take look at the rest of the menu.
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House-made corned beef and potato hash with a soft egg
Brioche with house-made butter and raspberry preserves
Strata with asparagus, mushrooms, ramps and gruyere
Scotch eggs with red onion confit and whole grain mustard mayonnaise
Rice pudding parfait with fresh strawberries, honey and citrus
Smoked pork belly, stewed beans, roasted tomatillo & poblano pepper salsa, poached egg & grilled Billy Bread
Featured Beers
Hardywood Mocha Beglique (Secco Beer Breakfast version)
chocolate porter brewed with locally-roasted coffee, aged in Virginia whiskey barrels and poured from a 5 gallon pin spiked with a pound of SECCO blend Lamplighter coffee. 7.2% ABV
Evil Twin Biscotti Break
porter made with espresso, vanilla and toasted almonds. 7.5% ABV
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
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