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Second Carytown Craft Beer Festival Moves To The Diamond This Saturday

Carytown Craft Beer Festival moves to The Diamond for its second year this Saturday June 7th from noon to 6pm.  Tickets are $25/$50 (GA/VIP) in advance and include a souvenir pint glass (while supplies last) and unlimited sampling of over 40 different craft beers.  VIP ticket holders will be able to start sampling an hour early (11am) and will have access to a separate tent to relax in throughout the day.

Here are the beers they will be tapping:

Ardent Craft Ales Bold Rock
IPA Virginia Apple
Honey Ginger Virginia Draft
Apocalypse Ale Works Devils Backbone
Golden Censer Schwartz Bier
Heavy Red Horseman Azrael Belgian Golden
Extra Billy’s Hardywood
My Only Weiss Singel
Umbra Stout Hoplar DIPA
Isley Lickinghole Creek
Hefeweizen Magic Beaver
Venus Fly Trap DIPA Short Pump Saison
Midnight O’Connor
Rockville Red Red Nun
Not My Job Brown Ale Great Dismal Black IPA
Roanoke Railhouse Rusty Beaver
Track 1 Amber Lager Roy’s Brown Ale
– Buck Tooth IPA
Starr Hill Strangeways
Soul Shine Belgian Pale B-Sides Honey Bock
Grateful Pale Ale Phantasmic IPA
Three Brothers Triple Crossing
Hoptimization IPA Sweet Stout
Senantoa Brown Ale Nectar & Knife DIPA
Center of the Universe Legend
Ray Ray’s Pale Ale Hefeweizen
Main Street Ale Hopfest
Chin Music Maibock
Dominion Mendocino
Double D DIPA Black IPA
Finch Heavy Seas
Sobek & Set Loose Cannon IPA
Wet Hot American Summer Riptide White IPA
Oskar Blues Victory
Dales Pale Ale Prima Pils
G’Knight
Widmer Bros
Upheaval DIPA
 VIP Beers
Three Brothers Virginia Wild Blend
Strangeways O.T.I.S.
Legend Imperial Brown Ale
Isley Choosy Mother Peanut Butter Porter
COTU Oaky Pokey IPA

Food vendors serving for the day include:

Mezzanine
Nacho Mamas
Amour Wine Bistro
Ginger Thai Taste
Carytown Burger & Fries

Purchase tickets online here or check places to pick up in person here.

Italian Beer Dinner Tomorrow At Secco Wine Bar

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Yes, Secco Wine Bar, the place that brought us beer brunch, is hosting a beer dinner tomorrow Tuesday April 8th at 6:30pm featuring beers out of the Piedmont region of Italy.  Ron Fischer of B. United Imports will be the host for the dinner with pairings from Chef Mike Braune.  Take a look at what is sure to be a delicious menu.

MENU

FIRST COURSE
Birra Baladin “Isaac” (light, citrusy blanche)
baked mozzarella piccata

SECOND COURSE
Grado Plato “Strada S. Felice” (amber brewed with chestnuts)
chestnut spaetzle with peas, poached egg, serrano ham jus

THIRD COURSE
Birrificio Montegiaco Lover Beer “Madamin” (deep amber barrel aged sour)
grilled veal sweetbreads with olive butter-poached tuna, fennel salad

FOURTH COURSE
Birra Baladin “Etruska” (their spiced, malty, barrrel-aged version of a 3-part cooperative, multi-brewery quest for an ancient beer recipe)
barley risotto with hazelnuts, scallion, brown butter

FIFTH COURSE
Grado Plato “Cantus Caeli” (beer-wine-mead hybrid aged in oak)
duck confit with currant jam, duck fat potatoes, honey gastrique

The cost for the dinner is $70/person including tax and tip and you can buy your tickets here.

Devils Backbone Vegan Beer Dinner At Postbellum Tomorrow

Postbellum Devils Backbone logoThere have been vegetarian beer dinners in town but to my knowledge, Postbellum’s Devils Backbone dinner tomorrow Tuesday March 18th at 7pm will be the first ever vegan beer dinner in Richmond.  Check out the menu.

MENU

Mocky Mountain Oysters, Curry Coleslaw, Radish Remoulade
Reilly’s Irish Red

Enoki Mushroom and Parsnip Poutine, Golden Raisins, Herb Gravy, Beluga Lentils
Schwartz Bier — Black Lager.

Soy Chorizo and Avocado Tacos, Leek Flower, Jade Parsley Sauce
Eight Point IPA.

Thai Curry Tofu and Poached Persimmons, Basil, Daikon Radish, Coconut Cream
Belgian Quad.

Smoked Cashew Cheese, Coriander Peach Puree, Oatmeal Walnut Cookie
Smokehouse Lager

The cost for the dinner is $50/person.  Stop by or call the restaurant at (804) 353-7678 to reserve your spot. Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates.

Postbellum
1323 W Main St.
Richmond, VA 23220

Center of the Universe Beer Dinner at Osaka Next Tuesday

Osaka Sushi & Steak is hosting a Sushi and Beer Dinner next Tuesday March 11th at 6:30pm featuring Center of the Universe Brewing.  COTU’s Chris Ray will be in attendance to explain the beers being paired with each course.   Check out the menu.

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The cost for the dinner is $55/person plus tax and gratuity. Call Osaka at (804) 288-8801 to reserve your spot and check out the Facebook event for updates.

5023 Huguenot Rd
Richmond, VA 23226

Lots To Love About This Goose Island Beer Dinner at Brew

UPDATE: You can buy your ticket for this Thursday’s Goose Island dinner at Brew online here.

Brew has pulled out all the stops for their first beer dinner on Thursday March 20th at 6:30pm.  They have teamed up with Goose Island for a dinner featuring ten of their beers including four from their Bourbon County line.  Check out the menu and make your reservations now.

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

6525 Centralia Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832

Hardywood, Strangeways, & Lickinghole Creek Heading to SAVOR This May

SAVOR 2014At the same time the VA Craft Brewers Guild elected new leadership, Brewers Association announced breweries participating in this year’s SAVOR: American Craft Beer & Food Experience on May 9th & 10th in Washington, DC.  Of the seventy six participants, five breweries are from Virginia including three from the Richmond area:

Devils Backbone Brewing Co — Roseland, VA
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery — Richmond, VA
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery — Goochland, VA
Port City Brewing Co — Alexandria, VA
Strangeways Brewing — Richmond, VA

Richmond will be very well represented at this year’s event. Hardywood even became a Supporting Partner for this year.  See who else made it on the list this year here. The American Homebrewers Association and Brewers Association members-only presale is March 25 with public ticket sales starting March 26.

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