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Devils Backbone Bringing Basecamp & Outpost Down To Sedona
Devils Backbone is bringing several beers from their Basecamp and Outpost locations for a tap takevoer at Sedona Taphouse tomorrow Tuesday April 30th starting at 5pm. Owner Steve Crandall and head brewer Jason Oliver as well as several DB reps will be in the house to talk about the beers.
Here is what you can expect to find flowing from Sedona’s taps tomorrow:
Vienna Lager
Eight Point IPA
Schwartz Bier
Congo Belgian Pale Ale
Dark Abby
Reilly’s Red
Wood-aged Kilt Flasher
Ramsey’s Irish Nitro Stout
Beggars & Thieves (CBC collaboration) – German rye lager
Sir Thomas Moore ESB
Vintage Azrael
Striped Bass Pale Ale Pin
Maibock
Check out the Facebook event for more information.
Starr Hill Grateful Pale Ale Makes Richmond Debut Tonight at The Camel
Seeing as music and Starr Hill go hand in hand, it only makes sense that they would choose The Camel for the Richmond debut of their new summer seasonal, Grateful Pale Ale, tonight April 24th at at 8pm.
Grateful Pale Ale creates a fresh spin on the American Pale Ale tradition. A strong citrusy, resinous aroma from the hops leads into a light body with subtle malt flavor. Grateful is a sessionable brew at 4.7% abv.
Don’t worry if pale ales are not your thing. The Camel will have plenty of other Starr Hill beers including:
Grateful Pale Ale
Bourbon Barrel Cryptical Imperial Stout
Starr Saison
Little Red RooStarr Coffee Cream Stout
Northern Lights IPA
Double Platinum Imperial IPA
So head on out and try this new beer and enjoy music provided by Love Canon. Check out the Facebook event for more information.
Double The Green Flash Tap Takeovers Today & Tomorrow
You have probably heard by now that San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing plans on opening their East coast brewery in Virginia Beach next year. If you have not tried their beers before, you will have two chances to try a good sampling at two tap takeovers today and tomorrow.
Tuesday April 23rd — 5PM
Sedona Taphouse has a solid selection of Green Flash brews for their tap takeover tonight at 5PM. Sedona will aso have glassware to giveaway with each purchase along with a special pin of Imperial IPA.
Here is what they will be pouring tonight:
Barleywine
Double Stout
Palate Wrecker
Hop Head Red IPA
Hop Odyssey Imperial Red Rye
Hop Odyssey Black IPA
West Coast IPA
Saison Diego
Imperial IPA (cask & draft)
Head to the Facebook event for more information.
Wednesday April 24th — 5PM
Commercial Taphouse will have their own party celebrating Green Flash’s entry into the Virginia craft brew family. Commercial will tap four Green Flash beers including two of the draft only Hop Odyssey series as awell as a firkin of West Coast IPA.
Here is what they will be tapping:
West Coast IPA Firkin
Hop Odyssey Black IPA
Hop Odyssey Imperial Red Rye
Double Stout
Check out the Facebook event for more information.
Thursday April 25th
Can Can Brasserie will be tapping at least three Green Flash beers:
Le Freak
Saison Diego
Imperial Red Rye IPA
Tale of Two Blue Moutain Beer Dinners
As I lead up to celebrating two years on the blog, I found two Blue Mountain beer dinners going happening this week for you to check out.
Tuesday April 23rd — 6:30PM UPDATE: Dinner to be rescheduled to later date.
Kona Grill in Short Pump will host the first Blue Mountain beer dinner for this week.
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Mini fried potstickers & mini avocado egg rolls served cocktail style
Steel Wheels ESB
Sunshine sushi roll
Kolsch
Oriental salad
Full Nelson Pale Ale
Caribbean jerk chicken
Local Species
Mini chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream
Dark Hollow
The cost for this dinner is $45/person plus tax and gratuity. Space is limited and reservation are required. Call (804) 381-4916 to reserve your spot.
11221 W Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23060-5817
Friday April 26th — 7PM
Head to TJ’s at the Jefferson Friday as owner and head brewer Taylor Smack as he leads your through a dinner of five Blue Mountain beers paired with Chef Patrick Ehemann food.
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Welcome Beer & Bites
Berkshire Lomo wrapped Compressed Apples & Mini Banh Mi Dog Bites
UberPils, Imperial Pilsner
Sweet Potato Agnolotti with Wilted Baby Bok Choy, Caramelized Cipollini Butter
Hibernator Dopplebock
“Chicken and Waffles”
Double Cooked Chicken Thighs, Potato Waffles, Whipped Lardo, Honey Gel & Encapsulated Hot Sauce
Full Nelson Virginia Pale Ale
Dueling Day Boat Scallops
Hazelnut Butter Crusted Scallop, Roasted Endive Tarts & Butter Poached Scallop, Cauliflower Mousse, Fines Herbs
Local Species, Bourbon Barrel Aged Belgian Pale with American Hops
Bailey’s Chocolate Terrine
Mint Chip Ice Cream, Smoked Caramel, Raspberry Marmalade
Chocolate Coffee Dark Hollow, Imperial Stout
The cost for the dinner is $50/person plus tax and gratuity. Call TJ’s at (804) 649-4672 or email jonathan.kibiloski@jeffersonhotel.com for more information or reservations.
TJ’s at the Jefferson
101 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 649-4672
Mekong Welcomes Perennial Ales To Richmond
Head over to Mekong today Thursday April 18th as they host the Richmond release party for Missouri brewery Perennial Artisan Ales. Perennial is a small batch brewery in St Louis, MO focusing on farmhouse ales, seasonal beers using local ingredients, and barrel aged varieties. Perennial has the adventurous craft beer drinker in mind with each batch brewed.
Here are the beers Mekong will be tapping today:
Aria — Belgian Style Ale with Brett
Saison de Lis — Belgian Style Saison
Hommel Bier — Dry-hopped Belgian Pale
Black Walnut Dunkel — Dunkel Weiss with black walnuts
Beers will be tapped at 5pm. Today, Perennial is the answer.
New Belgium Beer Dinner at Peter Chang China Cafe Next Week
So I could go and try list every publication that has named Peter Chang as one of the top chefs in the country. Maybe I could tell you about how so beloved New Belgium beers are that their sucess will have them opening an East Coast brewery near Asheville, NC.
Instead I’ll just tell you Peter Chang China Cafe is hosting a New Belgium Beer Dinner next Wednesday April 24th at 6pm. You will have great food with beer pairings to match. You will enjoy every bite, even the bites where your mouth seems to be searing from the heat. As a bonus you will also be taking home some New Belgium glassware. Take a look at the menu.
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Appetizers
Bamboo Fish with Cumin, Dry Fried Eggplant, Stir Fried Shrimp Wonton with XO Sauce
Fat Tire
Table Appetizers
Zhong Dumplings
Fat Tire
Han Zhong Style Noodle
Rampant Imperial IPA
Main Courses
Sizzling Boneless Duck
Cascara Quad
Beef Tendon in Szechwan Chili Sauce
Cascara Quad
Shrimp with Onion & Chili
Rolle Bolle Ale
Stir Fried Scallop on Iron Plate
Rolle Bolle Ale
Dessert
Fruit Rice Cake
Heavenly Feijoa Tripel
The cost for the dinner is $55/person excluding tax and tip. Call the restaurant at (804) 364-1688 to reserve your spot.
Peter Chang China Cafe
11424 W. Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23230
Ellwoods Presents: #GOCAN For Mother Earth
Check this out as Ellwoods explores the world of canned craft beer as a part of their Earth Day celebration.
You can register here.
Three Hardywood Collaboration Pins At Capital Ale House Midlothian Friday
Credit: Capital Ale House
Head over to Capital Ale House Midlothian Friday April 12th starting at 7pm as they tap three specially made pins of Hardywood beers. Choosing anything their taste buds desired and having their choice of any Hardywood beer to use as the base, the gang at Cap Ale created the following three pins:
- Tripel — Fuggles and Kent Goldings hops smoked with wood chips from barrel once containing Hardywood’s Bourbon Cru — Matt Simmons
- Tripel — local raw honey, dried tart cherries and Oloroso Sherry barrel chips — Chris Holder
- Singel — blood orange peel, fresh ginger, and a touch of organic honey — Rachel and Amy DuFour,
Hardywood’s Patrick and Eric will also be on hand for the evening. So go try these one of a kind beers along with more Hardywood Park beers. Cap Ale will also have some giveaways that evening as well. Check out the Facebook event for more information.
13831 Village Place Dr.
Midlothian, VA 23113
Wolf Hills Tax Day Takeover At Station 2
Monday April 15th should be an interesting night at Station 2. Three Wolf Hill beers never tapped in Richmond before plus head brewer Drake Scott will be on hand for the evening.
Check out the Facebook event for more information.
Richmond Beermeister 