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Carytown Cupcakes Celebrates Craft Beer With Hardywood & Dogfish Head

Clockwise: Chocolate Coffee Stout, Bourbon Stout, Chocolate Heat, Vegan Raspberry Stout & Tweason'Ale Strawberry (Original Photos Carytown Cupcakes)

Clockwise: Chocolate Coffee Stout, Bourbon Stout, Chocolate Heat, Vegan Raspberry Stout & Tweason’Ale Strawberry (Original Photos Carytown Cupcakes)

Leading up to next Sunday’s Carytown Craft Beer Festival, Carytown Cupcakes will be featuring craft beer flavors from April 8 – 14th.  I have enjoyed many of their cupcakes in the past but especially their vegan flavors. It is no surprise to see Hardywood featured so prominently. Gluten-free Richmonders will be pleased by the use of Dogfish Head’s Tweason Ale.

Craft Beer Flavor Menu

Chocolate Coffee Stout: Hardywood Sidomo Coffee Stout-Infused Chocolate Cupcake With Kahlua Buttercream
Bourbon Stout: Hardywood Bourbon Sidomo-Infused Vanilla Cupcake With Bourbon Buttercream
Chocolate Heat: Hardywood Chocolate Heat-Infused Chocolate Cupcake With Spicy Ganache Icing
Raspberry Stout: Vegan Hardywood Raspberry Stout-Infused Raspberry Cupcake With Reduced Raspberry Stout-Raspberry Frosting
Tweason’Ale Strawberry: Gluten-Free Dogfish Head Tweason’Ale-Infused Strawberry Cupcake With Strawberry Buttercream

Carytown Cupcakes
3111 W Cary St
Richmond, VA 23221
355-CAKE (2253)

Twelve Beers To Sample At Holiday Cheer & Beer Classic

Holiday Cheer Beer Classic 2012Don’t forget the Holiday Cheer & Beer Classic at The Meadow Event Park today Saturday December 8th from noon to 7pm.  Your best option as far as sampling is concerned will be the $10 passport for 12 samples; that’s  two free samples.

But where to start?

Here is the beer list again with my twelve selections to start you off in bold based on what I know about them but often abject curiosity:

Corcoran Once You Go Black IPA
Corcoran Grey Ghost Double IPA
Bold Rock Virginia Apple
Brass Cannon Muzzel Flash Red
Brass Cannon Smooth Bore Stout
Bull & Bones Lunch Pale Ale
Bull & Bones Maroon Effect Brown
Center of the Universe Main Street Alt
Center of the Universe Richard Imperial IPA
Centerof the Universe Winter Spice
Devils Backbone Azrael Belgian Golden
Devils Backbone Kilt Flasher
Devils Backbone Vienna Lager
Extra Billy’s Copper Bock
Extra Billy’s Pils
Goose Island Bourbon County Imperial Stout* – 5pm tapping
Goose Island Naughty Goose
Goose Island Winter Mild
Hardywood Bourbon Gingerbread Stout* – 1pm FIRST TAPPING EVER
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout
Hardywood Mo Rye’d Ale
Hardywood Singel
Heavy Seas Peg Leg Imperial Stout
Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Uber Pils
Kona Pipeline Coffee Porter
Kona Fire Rock
Krombacher Dunkel
Legend Brown
Legend Imperial Stout
Legend Winter White
Magic Hat #9
Midnight Christmas at Midnight Spiced Ale
Midnight Cranberry Kolsch
O’Connor (ODIS) Nitro Stout
O’Connor Red Nun
Oskar Blues Old Chub
Oskar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red
Red Hook ESB
Roanoke Railhouse IPA
Roanoke Track 1
Spaten Pils
St Martin Blonde Ale
Starr Hill Gift Winter Bock
Starr Hill Monticello
Van Eeke Pompering Hommel
Victory Kolsch
Victory Yakima Glory Dark Ale
Widmer Brrr
Widmer Rotator IPA

*Limited to samples only with tappings at specified times.

Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates. Have fun and I hope to see you out there today.

13111 Dawn Blvd
Doswell, VA 23047

Holiday Cheer & Beer Classic This Saturday

Holiday Cheer Beer Classic 2012The Holiday Cheer & Beer Classic will be held at The Meadow Event Park tomorrow Saturday December 8th from noon to 7pm.  It will be Virginia’s largest and as far as I can tell first indoor craft beer festival. HCBC is so much more than a craft beer festival.  Look for vendors selling items such as unique beer glasses, peanuts, barbecue, and more.  Who knows you might just finish your holiday shopping in one day. 

Admission to the festival is free for all ages but of course, you must be over 21 to drink.  Tasting tickets will be $1 each. Tasting passport is $10 for twelve samples.  Pints will be available for $6. 

Here is the beer list for the day:

Corcoran Once you Go Black IPA
Corcoran Grey Ghost Double IPA
Bold Rock Virginia Apple
Brass Cannon Muzzel Flash Red
Brass Cannon Smooth Bore Stout
Bull & Bones Lunch Pale Ale
Bull & Bones Maroon Effect Brown
Center of The Universe Main Street Alt
Center Of The Universe Richard Imperial IPA
Center Of The Universe Winter Spice
Devils Backbone Azrael Belgian Golden
Devils Backbone Kilt Flasher
Devils Backbone Vienna Lager
Extra Billy’s Copper Bock
Extra Billy’s Pils
Goose Island Bourbon County Imperial Stout* – 5pm tapping
Goose Island Naughty Goose
Goose Island Winter Mild
Hardywood Bourbon Gingerbread Stout* – 1pm FIRST TAPPING EVER
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout
Hardywood Mo Rye’d Ale
Hardywood Singel
Heavy Seas Peg Leg Imperial Stout
Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Uber Pils
Kona Pipeline Coffee Porter
Kona Fire Rock
Krombacher Dunkle
Legend Brown
Legend Imperial Stout
Legend Winter White
Magic Hat #9
Midnight Christmas at Midnight Spiced Ale
Midnight Cranberry Kolsch
O’Connor (ODIS) Nitro Stout
O’Connor Red Nun
Oskar Blues Old Chub
Oskar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red
Red Hook ESB
Roanoke Railhouse IPA
Roanoke Track 1
Spaten Pils
St Martin Blonde Ale
Starr Hill Gift Winter Bock
Starr Hill Montechello
Van Eeke Pompering Hommel
Victory Kolsch
Victory Yakima Glory Dark Ale
Widmer Brrr
Widmer Rotator IPA

*Limited to samples only with tappings at specified times.

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

13111 Dawn Blvd
Doswell, VA 23047

RVA Beer Week 2012: Festivals

Saturday November 3rd

Midnight Brewing Harvest Celebration — 1 – 7PM

Midnight unveils two new beers with music from the world-famous Hurricane Johnson Band starting at 3pm.

2410 Granite Ridge Road
Rockville, VA 23146

Sunday November 4th

Autumn Bottom Brews — 12 – 5PM

Probably the most attend event of last year’s beer week.  This event at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market will feature the following Virginia beers:

Big Daddy Hopdog IPA
Big Daddy Sunshine Wit
Bold Rock Virginia Apple
Brass Cannon Muzzle Flash
Brass Cannon Smooth Pour Stout
Bull & Bones Lunch Pale Ale
Bull & Bones Maroon Effect Brown Ale
Devils Backbone 8 Point IPA
Devils Backbone Kilt Flasher
Devils Backbone Vienna Lager (Truck Only)
Hardywood Hoplar aged in 10 year old Bowman’s Bourbon Barrel
Hardywood Saison Rustica
James River Brewing Baltic Porter
James River Brewing Green Eyed Lady Pistachio Saison
Legend Brown Ale (Truck Only)
Legend Chocolate Porter
Legend Winter White
Midnight Kolsch
Midnight Rockville Red Ale
O’Connor/Portsmouth Collaboration Mild Child
O’Connor Great Dismal Black IPA
O’Connor Red Nun (Truck Only)
Roanoke Railhouse Switch Monkey Belgian Pale
Roanoke Railhouse Track 1
Starr Hill All Access Belgian-Style Strong
Starr Hill Cryptical Imperial Stout
Starr Hill Double Platinum Dry Hopped Firkin (Gravity poured festival keg)
Starr Hill Gift Winter Bock (Truck Only)
Wolf Hills Troopers Alley IPA
Wolf Hills White Blaze Honey Cream Ale

Saturday November 10th

Taste the Local West Broad Village — 12 – 7PM

Music
Love Canon
4 Play
The Big Payback
People’s Blues of Richmond

Local Beer
Legend Brewing
Hardywood Park
Center of the Universe
Starr Hill
Devils Backbone
O’Connor Brewing
Midnight Brewery
Bold Rock Cidery
Roanoke Railhouse
Bull and Bones Brewhaus

Food
Halligan Bar and Grill
Ledo’s Pizza

Crafts and artisinal products
DeRochonnet Delights
Fruit 66
Citiwood
Denton’s Bottle Openers

Oktoberfests In and Out of Richmond This Weekend

Summer has ended and the weather has started to cool off. You know what the means? It’s time for Oktoberfest.  But which fest should you go to? I have three that have peaked my interest for this weekend.

St Benedict’s Oktoberfest

Entering it’s eighth year, this festival came to my attention las year but I was unable to attend.  That will change tonight.  The festival runs all weekend.  I look forward to trying some of the following featured beers:

Friday

Legend Oktoberfest Firkin
Mad Fox Imperial Red IPA
O’Connor Punkelweisse
Starr Hill All Access Belgian Strong
Heavy Seas Plank 2
Victory Alt

Saturday

Starr Hill Love Firkin with fresh orange peel
Legend Weizenbock
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin
Hardywood Belgian  DIPA

See the complete beer list for the weekend here.

Top of the Hops Beer Fest

Starr Hill and Beer Run present the 3rd Annual Top of the Hops Beer Festival in Charlottesville, VA Saturday September 22nd.  $40 ($45 at the gate) gets you unlimited sampling of over 150 craft beers from breweries such as Devils Backbone, Hardywood, Ommegang, Goose Island to name a few.  Tak a look at the breweries and their beers here.  Go here to buy tickets.

Mad Fox Hoppy Oktoberfest

Mad Fox Brewing in Falls Church has taken a different spin on Oktoberfest by celebrating hops Sunday September 23rd starting at 11am in their Biergarten.  If you need one beer to make the trek up, Mad Fox’s Orange Whip IPA is that beer.  They will also have their own Oktoberfest beer on tap and cask; I had the pleasure of having the cask version last night at Station 2.  You can see all of the beers they will have here.

Richmond Saturday Beer Roundup

It is already the second week of September and the summer of 2012 may be coming to a close but beer events in Richmond are only ramping up.  This weekend is a prime example. Richmond, here’s your roundup for Saturday, September 8th.

Libbie Market Ridgefield — 12PM

Newly opened Libbie Market Ridgefield  will be the focus of a Local Patronage MOB and a pumpkin beer tasting.

PumK’n Smash Tasting line-up:

Southern Tier PumKing
New Holland Ichabad
Dogfish Head Punkin
Terrapin Pumkinfest
Longtrail Pumpkin
Buffalo Bill’s
Longtrail Imperial Pumpkin
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin
Shipyard Pumpkin
Tommyknocker Pumpkin
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale
Brooklyn Post Road
Starr Hill Boxcar Pumpkin Porter

Growler Feature: Introducing Virginia’s Wild Wolf Pumpkin

If you’re looking for beer your Halloween party, I hear there will be case deals available for booking for Halloween Parties on Saturday.

Libbie Market
10470 Ridgefield Parkway
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 741-0063

Hardywood RVA IPA Release— 2 – 9PM

Did you pick or donate hops at Hardywood’s hop harvest festival at the beginning of August?  Come taste the fruits of your labor with the release of Hardywood’s RVA IPA — The Community Hopped IPA this weekend.  RVA IPA used more than 300 pounds of local Cascade, Columbus, Chinook, Glacier, Magnum, Nugget and Centennial hops to produce a 40-barrel batch of beer.

TJ’s Charity Oyster Festival — 4PM

TJ’s at Jefferson will reopen their freshly remodeled bar with a Flying Dog tap takeover and oyster charity festival.  You will  have to go to the Facebook event to see the awesome food menu but here are the beers:

Sour Cherry
Gose (with Old Bay)
Citra Imperial IPA
Imperial Red
Disobedience Abbey Dubbel
Barrel Aged Gonzo
Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout Nitro
Underdog Atlantic Lager
Doggie Style Pale Ale
Old Scratch Amber Lager
Wildeman Farmhouse IPA
Inheat Wheat

Plus a Firkin of Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout

RVA-B-Que, Crab Freakout, and Pop-Up Dinner This Sunday

There’s no shortage of awesome food and beer events happening this Sunday August 12th.  The trick will be figuring out how to do them all.

RVA-B-Que — 17th St Farmer’s Market — noon – 6pm

Feed your local beer and barbecue addiction.

Legend Brewing                      Starr Hill                                  Devils Backbone
Brown Ale                                 Starr Pils                                   Vienna Lager
Oak Aged Dopplebock                Northern Lights IPA                    Azrael Belgian Golden
Oktobefest                                Belgian Dark Strong                   Ale of Fergus

Midnight Brewery                    Hardywood                              Brass Cannon
Rockville Red                             Singel                                       Hazelnut Coffee Brown
Watermelon Lime Kolsch            Belgian Double IPA                    Caliber Red                                                                                            Virginia Blackberry

Wolf Hills Brewing                   Bold Rock                                Bull and Bones
English Dark Mild                       Virginia Apple Cider                   Maroon Effect Brown
Nelson Sauvin Belgian Pale                                                        Lunch Pale Ale

Big Daddy Brewery                  Mad Fox Brewing                    James River
Black IPA                                  Molotov Hoptail Double IPA         Rock Island Red
Sunshine Belgian Wit                 Kolsch                                      River Runner Bitter

O’Connor Brewing
El Guapo IPA
Red Nun Red Ale

All this local beer plus barbecue from over twelve of the best in RIchmond including the llikes of Halligans, Buzz and Ned’s, Alamo BBQ, and Ronnie’s.

Crab Freakout! — Pasture — 4pm until

Head over to Pasture for $2.50 crabs and $8 half pounds of steamed shrimp and Rappahanock oysters.  The featured beers for the evening are both from Flying Dog: Gose (made with Old Bay) and Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout(Rappahanock oysters).  Rappahanock oysters are my new obession so I will definitely be checking this out. It’s just a question of when. 

‘And For The Last Course…..’ Pop-Up — Avalon — 5:30 – 9 (reservations recommended)

Richmond.com has the story on Chef Ethan “Knox” Vaughn’s last supper in Richmond.  You just might want to check it out.  I think I went to Avalon once for drinks but pretty sure I’ve never eaten there. Probably a shame if the brussel sprouts were as good as everyone claims. 

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