Take in the scenery of Lickinghole Creek Friday June 20th as they release their latest beer, ‘Til Sunset Session IPA.
“Til Sunset” is more than just a beer; it also tells you just how long LCCB will be open any given night. So make sure you get there before sunset or you will miss it. Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates.
My good friend RVA Playlist will celebrate 4 years of highlighting the Richmond music scene with a birthday party at The Camel Wednesday May 28 starting at 7pm. The feature of the night will be a FREE show from Richmond bands Vexine, My Darling Fury, and The Trillions. Before the music starts at 8pm, The Camel will tap my collaboration with Lickinghole Creek, Farmers Market Saison.
Created especially for RVA Playlist’s 4th Birthday Party, Farmers Market Saison is cask conditioned version of Short Pump Saison with ingredients found on the first day of South of the James Market’s spring season.
On May 3rd, I found Agriberry strawberries, Pleitez Produce’s pickling cucumbers, and Village Garden’s herb blend. The strawberries were coated with turbinado sugar and some of the herb blend then grilled over charcoal. The cucumbers were simply peeled and chopped. Small additions of lemon peel, cracked white peppercorns, more herb blend and homegrown mint were added to the pin before allowing it to condition for three weeks.
The pin will be tapped when the doors open at 7pm. So come out and enjoy a beer and stay for what will surely be a great night of live music. Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates.
The Camel
1621 W Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23220
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Richmond! If you are looking for beer, and I know you are, there is a bounty to choose from all over town today Saturday May 24th.
Steal the Vessel at Strangeways — ALL WEEKEND
Here is a note to help with your weekend festivities:
Hellloooo, 3 day weekend! Because we know you have grill outs that require tasty beverages, we’re doing Steal the Vessel and Strangeways Growler refill specials now through Monday! Our special holiday hours are Sunday 12-10 and Monday 12-9 so there’s plenty of time to get your Strange.
Bourbon Barrel Three Chopt Tripel Release at Lickinghole Creek — 1PM
Spend some time down on the farm sipping LCCB’s Bourbon Barrel Tripel. Only 2000 bottles available for sale at the farm.
Homefront IPA Day at Center of the Universe — 3PM
While Center of the Universe celebrates Homefront IPA Day at the brewery, the beer will make appearances at Brew’s beer school, The Bucket Trade, and a tap takeover at Station 2.
Want to take one of the bats used in Homefront IPA home? COTU will be raffling them off.
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout Bottle Sale — 3PM
Yes, Hardywood is releasing Saison Rustica today at 2pm but they are also selling 200 bottles of Gingerbread Stout to celebrate being named top Richmond brewery in Style Weekly.
UPDATE: Due to ABC regulations, Lickinghole Creek will be selling Enlighten Despot bottles ONLY at the brewery starting at Noon Saturday March 1st.
Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery
4100 Knolls Point Dr
Goochland, VA 23063
Save the date for March 1st from 1 – 8PM when Lickinghole Creek will debut their Enlightened Despot at a castle!
Due to the overwhelming response we’ve gotten from people from around the country for our Bourbon Barrel Stout release on Saturday March 1st, we had to find a larger space to accommodate everyone. Since we wanted to keep Despot Day in Goochland we reached out to the only place as extravagant as the Enlightened Despot…Dover Hall. They graciously accepted our request and we are very proud to partner with Jennifer McBride and her awesome team to bring Virginia a one of a kind beer release event.
Dover Hall is a private estate located in the rolling hills of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, conveniently situated in between Richmond and Charlottesville, and a two hour drive from Washington, DC. The estate’s 33,000 square feet command a majestic view of 55 acres of rolling hills and woodlands.
Known as Goochland’s Castle, this larger than life venue is the perfect setting for releasing a one of a kind beer.
Enlightened Despot is a Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout aged just over one hundred days in 15 year old Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve barrels. Brewed with ten specialty grains this beer racks in at 78 IBU and 11.3% ABV. There will only be just over 2000 bottles available at $15/bottle with no bottle limit.
There will be special cask versions of Enlightened Despot tapped at different times throughout Despot Day:
Vanilla Despot
Chocolate Despot
Coffee Despot
Head over to the Facebook event for more information. Music will be provided by Barrelhouse and The Big Payback.
Dover Hall
1500 Manakin Road
Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103
(804) 784-6051
At 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.
Richmond Beermeister 