Tag Archives: craft beer

Four Cans & A Crowler From Triple Crossing Today

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Credit: Triple Crossing Brewing

How is your Virginia Craft Beer Month going so far? If you’re behind, Triple Crossing has plenty of chances for you to catch up this Friday August 11th. You will just have to go to both locations if you’re trying to get everything. Starting at noon, their Fulton location will see the release of four new beers. At the same time downtown, they will be releasing their first gose, Salinity, in crowlers along with some draft only variants.

Here is the rundown on each of the beers being offered:

Head over to the Facebook events for both release locations, here and here, for more information and updates.

Celebrate Four Years Of Curiosities With Strangeways

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Credit: Strangeways

For four years, those mad scientists at Strangeways Brewing have been stoking your curiosity with their wildly imaginative concoctions. Celebrate with them this weekend with their Wake Me Up Before You Gose and its variants (Hibiscus, Red Wine Barrel Aged & Ghost Pepper, Rum Barrel Aged).

Year Four of the Curious Pour!
Come celebrate our Four Year Anniversary Celebration July 29th, as we toast to four years of being Richmond’s purveyor of curiously delicious drafts. There will be CAKE and of course a plethora of BEER.

BEER RELEASE – BOTTLE + DRAFT
Wake Me Up Before You Gose and two variants! 
Plus 36+ Brews to Choose from.

Northern Neck Oysters
Cheezilla’s Grilled Cheese
Trunkles Cheese Pop Up

Gelati Celesti Ice Cream Truck – Try a Double Decadence Beer Float
Ravenchase Adventures
Face painting
Caricatures
Merchandise Summer Sales
Corn Hole
Over-sized outside games

It’s fun for all, FREE to attend, kid friendly and well-behaved, leashed dogs are always welcome on our patio.

Strangeways Brewing
2277A Dabney Road
Richmond, VA 23230

Heart & Soul Gets A Little Gold. Or Cuvée Gold, Now With More Soul

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Credit: Hardywood

HeART & Soul Brew Fest returns for its second year at Hardywood this Saturday July 29th starting at 1pm. If you missed it last year, you missed some of the best soul food Richmond has to offer served with that delicious Hardywood beer. Personally, it was one of my favorite events from last year. I’ve said it before but it was very uplifting to see more African Americans like myself at a beer event even when I honestly didn’t know it was something missing from my life.

I for one look forward to getting down on some Mama J’s catfish but here is the full food lineup for this year.

Mama J’s
Croaker’s Spot Restaurants
Minibar RVA
Jus Cukn, LLC
Inner City Blues home of Carolina Bar B Que
Mo’s Sweet Minis
Ruby Scoops Ice Cream & Sweets
Soul-Ice
RVA Street Foodies

Kelli S. Lemon has the reasons you should check out each of these spots.

 

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This year the festival will also be paired with the release of Cuvée Gold, a remix of Hardywood’s Vinalia Urbana.

Hardywood Cuvée Gold artfully blends the elegance of French wine country with the gentle and balanced characteristics of a traditional Belgian-style Golden Ale. Combining both young and mature vintages aged in freshly emptied Sauvignon Blanc barrels, Cuvée Gold offers light earthy aromatics, a subtle sweetness and a hint of toasted oak that are delightfully dry and delicate on the palate, with lasting white grape and stone fruit undertones.

Head over to the Facebook events for the festival and beer release, here and here,  for updates and more.

Forever Summer Returns For Year Two. Tickets On Sale Sunday.

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Credit: The Veil Brewing Co.

Forever Summer, the Veil Brewing’s festival celebrating hoppy beers, returns for the second year Saturday August 12th. Once again the proceeds from the festival will benefit ChildSavers. There will be no after party this year so the day will be split into three sessions:

  • Session A: 11:00am – 2:00pm
  • Session B: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
  • Session C: 6:00p – 9:00p

Tickets will go on sale both online and in the Veil’s taproom this Sunday July 9th promptly at noon.

Tickets are $90(+ fees)/person  and include:

  • 1x Forever Summer Festival glassware which will be used during your session for all 3oz pours
  • 1x 3oz pours from each brewery represented

When looking to buy your tickets, pay very close attention to these rules:

2x tickets max per person. 1x ticket for you, and 1x ticket for a guest. You will not be allowed to redeem two tickets for one person. If you do not know who your guest will be, we highly suggest putting both tickets under your name. There will be no physical tickets. This event will be 100% will call list. Tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE, NON-REFUNDABLE, **NO EXCEPTIONS**. Must have ID/CC, purchaser must be present with guest.

Breweries

With this list of breweries you can expect this festival to sell out quickly. Online tickets will probably be gone in minutes and there will be a line at the taproom. So before you go buying:

  1. make sure  you don’t already have plans you can’t change
  2.  know which session you want (A, B, or C) especially if you’re trying to coordinate with friends
  3.  remember it will not be the end of the world if tickets sell out without you getting one. There will always be other events.

Check out the Facebook event for more details and updates.

Hardywood, Ardent, & Center of the Universe Invite You To Live Free, Live Proud With “Tropic Like It’s Hot”

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Credit: Hardywood

Following on the heels of 2016’s Virginia Pride collaboration beers, Georgie and Porgie, Ardent Craft Ales and Center of the Universe have been joined by Hardywood to create this year’s beer. “Tropic Like It’s Hot” is a German-style wheat beer brewed with passion fruit, pineapple, and lime.

In conjunction with Virginia Pride, Hardywood, Ardent Craft Ales, and Center of the Universe will feature “Tropic Like It’s Hot” at events hosted at each brewery leading up to September’s Pride Festival and invite you to “Live Free. Live Proud.”

Tropic Like It's Hot Events

Credit: Hardywood

Learn more about Hardywood, COTU, and Ardent’s respective events: here, here, and here.

Trapezium Hosts Clam Bake For Their First Anniversary Saturday

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Credit: Trapezium Brewing Co

Here is another anniversary to put on your schedule for the weekend. Take a trip down to Petersburg and celebrate with Trapezium Brewing Co. as they host a clam bake for their first anniversary.

More from their Facebook event:

Year one is almost in the books, and we want to celebrate with you! Join us for an all-day bash at Trapezium. We’ve got two special brews lined up for the occasion, loads of local food, live music, activities for the kids, and of course, birthday cake from Buttermilk Bake Shop.

Here are the deets:

FOOD:
– We’re having an old-fashioned clam bake houseboat party! Tickets will be available on site, $12 gets you 20 clams.
– Our friends from the El Mundo Delicioso food truck will be slinging authentic Mexican tacos right outside
– We’ll have the full taproom menu, obvi!

BEER:
– Orange Crush DIPA: Orange zest. Vanilla bean. Hops. Bring it on.
– Tropical Punch Imperial Cream Ale. Sweet, tart, refreshing. YES.

MUSIC:
We’ve teamed up with The Broadberry to bring you a great show! More details coming soon.

WHAT ELSE?
– Get here early for a free cupcake from Buttermilk Bake Shop!
– Coming later in the day? We’ve got you covered with King of Pops available for purchase
– We’ve got some amazing merch coming for this day. Houseboat tank, anyone? 🙋🙋‍♂️
– Love us so much you want to volunteer at the event? (Free swag alert!) Sign up here: http://signup.com/go/eFSJOQu

Stay tuned for more details, see you on the 17th!

Get Decadent With Gelati Celesti & Strangeway’s Chocolate Decadence Ice Cream Stout Saturday

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Credit: Strangeways Brewing

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream….beer. Yes, you read that right. Strangeways has collaborated with Gelati Celesti to recreate their best selling ice cream flavor of all time, Chocolate Decadence, in beer form.

More from the Facebook event:

Strangeways Brewing and Gelati Celesti Ice Cream, it’s a “Heavenly Handmade” collaboration.

Gelati Celesti Chocolate Decadence Ice Cream Stout, ABV 8.4% | IBU 16

This sinfully delicious stout was inspired by Gelati Celesti’s Chocolate Decadence, their very best seller since opening in 1984. Gelati Celesti’s customers tell them that just a single spoonful of their Chocolate Decadence ice cream is indescribably good. Rich, fudge-like, and decadent, it’s a chocoholic’s dream come true.

Pure, fresh, and natural, each batch of Gelati Celesti is made by hand with only the finest ingredients from around the world — just like Strangeways’ beers. Hence, a heavenly handmade collaboration with our friends at Gelati Celesti ensued. The result is Strangeways’ interpretation of Chocolate Decadence ice cream in a glass, a stout using some of the same ingredients that make the ice cream delectably delicious. With that, we invite you to treat yourself to a little sip of heaven!”

This beer will be available on draft and in 750ml bottles. Bottles are limited so get there early.

BEER FLOATS – Oh My!

Gelati Celesti’s Ice Cream Truck will be at Strangeways throughout the weekend, Sat. 12-4pm and Sun. 2-8pm and we will be serving up some beer floats made with their yummy ice cream.

Gluten Free Bird Food Release At The Veil’s Third Thursday Event Tonight

Calling all gluten free and celiac people of Richmond, the Veil has created a millet and quinoa gluten free IPA that will be served as part of their third Thursday event tonight June 15th starting at 4pm.  This beer was brewed on their pilot system with Brittany Mullins from Eating Bird Food so it definitely will be in short supply. Get some while you can!

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Credit: The Veil Brewing Co.

Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates.

Rock Scott’s Addition For Ardent Craft Ales Third Anniversary Saturday

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Credit: Ardent Craft Ales

It is hard to imagine that it has already been three years since Ardent Craft Ales opened their doors in Scott’s Addition.  I mean it feels like it was just yesterday when I was having my first tastes of Honey Ginger and Sweet Potato & Sage Saison in the Church Hill brew garage. In some ways, it feels like Ardent has always been right there. It’s as if it was preordained that they would occupy that very spot in Scott’s Addition.

Ardent will celebrate their third anniversary with a huge block party this Saturday June 17th starting at noon featuring over 20 guest beers plus bottles and draft of a special Third Anniversary Tripel.

Guest Beers

Enjoy live music throughout the day from the following bands:

Food will be available from the following vendors:

This event is free to enter and open to the public. Beverage purchases (21+) will be ticketed; $6 per ticket, with ticket sales at the door and inside the event. All food is pay-as-you-go from the individual food vendors. Event is rain or shine. No outside food, beverages, or coolers are allowed. Kids and families welcome; must be 21+ to consume alcohol. Leashed friendly dogs welcome. Thank you for your help making this a safe, fun event for everyone.

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Interested in volunteering? Thank you! Sign up here:signup.com/go/sGnizsm

Head over to the Facebook event for more details and updates.

Ardent Craft Ales
3200 W Leigh St
Richmond, VA 23230

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