Where did the time go? It is time to celebrate three years of great beers, food, and everything in between. Here are just a few things that caught my eye this weekend.
Thursday April 24th
Devils Backbone Auster Brau Release at Rappahannock — 4PM
What is Auster Brau?
@rvabeermeister @dbbrewingco 5% Smoked Wheat Kolsch w/ Sorachi Ace hops, wanted a brew that paired well w/oysters and I think we nailed it.
— Tyler Huband (@OystrAmbassador) February 25, 2014
In addition to their collaboration beer, they will have:
Azrael
Dark Abbey
Gold Leaf Lager
Schwartz Bier
Striped Bass Pale Ale
A beer specifically made to pair with oysters? Sign me up!
Heavy Seas Tap Takeover at Crossroads — 5PM
If you live in Southside and have not check out Crossroads Forest Hill, then you are really missing out. One visit had me addicted to pistachios with my beer. Today, six of their sixteen taps are being takeover by Heavy Seas beers.
There will be glassware to steal with these beers on tap:
Black Cannon IPA
Riptide
Peg Leg
Small Craft Warning
Big DIPA
Loose Cannon IPA
Head over to the Facebook event for more information.
Strangeways Tap Invasion at AW Shucks Country Store — 6PM
AW Shucks Country Store
6100 Pouncey Tract Rd
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Saturday April 26th
RVA Earth Day Festival, Manchester — 11AM
Style Weekly is proud to bring you the city’s favorite celebration of earth day again this year. Musical entertainment from critically acclaimed local bands, tasty local food, eye-popping local art, thirst-quenching Virginia craft beers and more. In all, you can expect a beautiful day. And it’s FREE to attend.
If you’ve been to the festival in any of the past four years, we’ll be at the SAME GREAT LOCATION — in Manchester, from riverside through Plant Zero. The fun starts on the south of the 14th Street Bridge and continues from East 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th streets, from Hull to Decatur, including riverside and flood wall activities. Look for new activities on Mayo Island.
Benefitting FeedRVA, RVA Earth Day Festival will feature all nine local Richmond breweries with the following beers on tap.
| Center of the Universe — Ashland | Hardywood — Richmond |
| Ray Ray’s Pale Ale | Singel |
| Main Street | Hoplar |
| Isley Brewing — Richmond | Legend — Richmond |
| The Bribe – Oatmeal Porter | Brown |
| Lickinghole Creek –Goochland | Maibock |
| Magic Beaver Pale Ale | Hopfest |
| Midnight — Goochland | Lager |
| Rockville Red | Strangeways — Richmond |
| Triple Crossing — Richmond | Albino Monkey |
| Falcon Smash IPA | Phantasmic IPA |
| Devils Backbone — Roseland | Bold Rock — Nellysford |
| Vienna Lager | Virginia Apple |
| Starr Hill — Crozet | |
| RooStarr Coffee Cream Stout |
Make sure to head over to the Legend Lounge to continue their 20th Anniversary Celebration and for a special treat. Legend Brewing will be the site of the official after-party from 7:30 – 11:30pm.
Hardywood x RVA Beard League Barleywine Release — Noon
To celebrate the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Beard & ‘Stache Championships, Hardywood and RVA Beard League created a small batch of bourbon barrel aged barleywine that they are releasing in capped and waxed limited edition 16oz growlers.
Sunday April 27th
Strangeways B-Sides Honey Bock Release — 11AM
The trend of a beer being released on my actual birthday continues this year.
Richmond Beermeister 