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Respect. A Mead For Change

Credit: Black Heath Meadery

Respect.

noun.

  1. a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
  2. due regard for the feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions of others.

verb

  • to admire someone or something deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, and/or achievements

By definition, respect should be a simple concept to grasp and yet look at the world around us. More and more, we the evidence that this is not the case. Some would have you believe fighting for social justice is a sign of weakness when the truth is that it takes great strength to take up this fight.

The pandemic has shown a light on the injustices in our society. Some would love nothing more than a return to normalcy and the status quo; to pretend the injustices of our world don’t exist. Others have chosen the difficult path to a better future for all.

The Black is Beautiful initiative started by Weathered Souls was the most notable contribution from the industry towards social justice from the past year.

Black Heath Meadery has found their own way to contribute to healing the divide in our world. Friday, March 12th at 4pm, they will release Respect, a mead using Zambian wildflower honey blended with black currants, blackberries, and black raspberries. The bottles will go on sale for $30 each with a 2 per person limit.

$5 of each bottle sold will benefit the Ankraha Yoga Garden (AYG). AYG is a new project designed by Dr Ram Bhagat and Duron Chavis to be a restorative urban garden space with a herbal labyrinth, seasonal vegetable plots, and mini orchards and food forests. Added rain gardens are meant to provide a healing environment for youth and families impacted by gun violence.

Watch the video below to learn more about Dr Bhagat’s work.

Once again bottles will go on sale today Friday, March 12th at 4pm. $30/bottle. Limit 2 bottles/person.

Black Heath Meadery
1313 Altamont Ave
Richmond, VA 23230

Unleash Your Inner Stone Guardian During Nights Of The Gargoyle With Stone Brewing And Win!

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Credit: Stone Brewing Co

Stone Brewing has turned October into Nights of the Gargoyle season and is inviting you to transform yourself into a their iconic gargoyle and win the ultimate World of Stone VIP experience.

Stone Brewing Richmond will host two such events on October 9th and 23rd featuring Ghost Hammer IPA.

KEEP THE BEER SLEEVE – NIGHTS OF THE GARGOYLE — 10/9 4PM

Throughout the month of October, Stone celebrates Nights of the Gargoyle with the best kind of fall treats – delicious craft beer. Come snag an awesome keeper beer sleeve & Stone Ghost Hammer IPA 12oz can for a special price. Beer sleeves will be available on a first come, first served basis.

KEEP THE PINT NIGHT – NIGHTS OF THE GARGOYLE — 10/23 4PM

Throughout the month of October, Stone celebrates Nights of the Gargoyle with the best kind of fall treats – delicious craft beer. Come enjoy a 16oz pour of Stone beer like Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager or Stone Ghost Hammer IPA and take home an awesome pint glass for a special price. Pint glasses will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Learn how to win below

ENTER TO WIN AN EXCLUSIVE STONE EXPERIENCE
Take a photo of yourself at a Nights of the Gargoyle event, posing by a cut-out standee in store, or in your own gargoyle costume at home, post it to Twitter or Instagram, and use #StoneGargoyleSweepstakes to be entered to win an exclusive World of Stone Brewing Experience!

  • Round-trip airfare for two people to four Stone Brewing locations
  • Six nights accomodations in San Diego, Napa, and Richmond, VA
  • VIP tours at each brewery
  • Special dining experiences in each location
  • Two backstage pass tickets to Stone’s Throw Down in Richmond, VA September 2020

Stone NOTG entry

Credit: Stone Brewing Co

Scott’s Addition To Get A Little Strangeways

Credit: Strangeways Brewing

Strangeways Brewing announced to today that they will be be opening their third location at 3110 W Leigh St in Scott’s Addition. This location is a block down from Ardent Craft Ales and directly across from Circuit Arcade Bar. This marks the ninth libation provider to call Scott’s Addition home.

You can keep up with Strangeways Scott’s Addition on Facebook here. Read more in the press release below.

PRESS RELEASE

Strangeways Brewing is Expanding with 3rd Location in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition Neighborhood

RICHMOND, VA (November 26, 2018) – Strangeways Brewing has signed a lease in the heart of Scott’s Addition at 3110 West Leigh Street, marking its third brewery and tasting room facility in Virginia.

Strangeways will continue to operate its tasting room and private event facility at 2277A Dabney Road, and just last year opened a new facility in owner Neil Burton’s hometown of Fredericksburg, Virginia, at 350 Lansdowne Road.

Making it easier for tourists and locals alike to visit its facility while spending time in the densely packed local craft beverage and restaurant scene that Scott’s Addition is famous for was just one of the reasons owner Neil Burton gave for opening Strangeways’ new location.  “We are excited to help play a part in Virginia’s local tourism economy, utilize as many local ingredients in beers and in snacks as we can, and employ more people,” said Burton.

The new location, situated in Scott’s Addition directly across from Circuit Arcade Bar and in the same building housing SMoHK Real Southern Food, will have more than 4,000 square feet and a sizable outdoor patio.  As with its other two facilities, Strangeways will showcase a large assortment of different beer styles including lagers, IPA’s, Belgian styles, sours, and dark beers.  Strangeways also is in the process of producing cider to bring a gluten reduced option to their patrons.

Stay tuned for more information regarding when Strangeways Brewing RVA-Scott’s Addition plans to open their doors.

This is the third location for Strangeways Brewing, which opened in Henrico County in 2013.  The original Richmond and Fredericksburg breweries will continue to produce beers on their 20-barrel and 10-barrel systems respectively, and operate its award winning tasting rooms.

For special announcements and up-to-date news, like us on Facebook at Strangeways Brewing RVA-Scott’s Addition, follow us on Instagram at strangewayssa, and tweet us @StrangewaysSA.

For additional information from Strangeways Brewing contact:  Cassandra Bard, Event & Social Media Manager 434.960.3617 or cassandra@StrangewaysBrewing.com

  • Fredericksburg Tasting Room and Brewery located at 350 Lansdowne Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
  • Richmond Tasting Room and Brewery located at 2277A Dabney Road, Richmond, VA 23230

Both Tasting Rooms Open Daily: Monday–Thursday noon-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, and Sunday 11am-8pm

strangewaysbrewing.com

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Grab The Lion’s Share Of Your Friends’ Envy With A Visit From Firestone Walker’s David Walker At Saison

There are beer dinners then there are once in probably a lifetime beer dinners. This 6 course Firestone Walker beer dinner with extra special guest David Walker aka The Lion at Saison qualifies as one of the latter dinners. Imagine enjoying Pivo Pils, Bretta Weisse, Sucaba, or Parabola with one of the founders of one of the country’s most beloved craft breweries.

There are only 40 seats available for this dinner and they will go fast when Saison starts accepting reservations after 5pm today Friday, May 18th. Tickets for the dinner are $100/person inclusive of tax and gratuity.

Reserve your spot today and prepare for a special treat of a dinner on Monday June 11th at 6:30pm.

UPDATE: Here are the beers to be featured at the dinner:

Walker’s Reserve Cuvée
Sour Opal
Bretta Rose
Under Currant
Parabola
I’m hearing there may be a few surprises as well .

Firestone Walker Beer Dinner Saison 061118

Credit: Specialty Beverage

The Veil Brewing’s Second Anniversary Week Starts Today

Credit: The Veil Brewing Co.

Richmond, did you enjoy the anniversary celebrations over the weekend? Were you expecting a break this week? Were you really?! Well, whatever your state of readiness is, get ready to dive back in because the Veil Brewing has a week of special releases planned to commemorate their second anniversary. And it all starts today Tuesday April 17th!

There is something for everyone this week.

Maybe can releases are where it’s at you. This week has those.

Are you a big stout fan? Snag yourself some Sleeping Forever or one its many variants.

Are you looking for funky and wild? Step into the Funkhaust.

Or maybe you just want a T shirt.

With all of this beer, you’re definitely going to need some food. The Veil has you covered with some of their favorite food vendors.

Credit: The Veil Brewing Co.

Head over to the Facebook event for more details and updates as they are released.

Yes, You CAN Have Sunday Funday At CAN JAM SE At Triple Crossing Fulton Today

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The rules of Can Jam Southeast at Triple Crossing’s Fulton location are pretty simple today Sunday February 11th. Pick a can and drink it. Follow that first can with as many as you can handle.

But which can should you start with? Here’s a handy list of the visiting breweries attending and the cans they will be bringing.

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The All Star line up for tomorrow! Tickets will be sold for $6 and can be redeemed for any can. There will be some rules to how Can Jam will be operated, so please read these in advance of coming to the brewery Sunday:

1) Triple Crossing packaged products will only be available at our Downtown location on 2/11. There will be no packaged products (or to-go products) of any kind available at our Fulton location for the duration of the event on 2/11.
2) Tickets, which will be exchanged for cans, can be purchased upon arrival. Only 3 tickets can be purchased at a time. You can get in line again to purchase 3 more, if so desired.
3) Each ticket may be exchanged for one brand from one brewery at a time. For example, you may exchange all 3 tickets at once, but it must be for 3 different beers from 3 different breweries. We’ve done this to ensure that as many guests as possible have the opportunity to try out a wide variety of breweries and their beer.
4) Any cans you receive will be opened by our server upon ticket exchange. There are no exceptions to this rule.
5) Absolutely no outside beer will be allowed on Triple Crossing premises.

If you need a memento of your time today, consider the $3 Can Jam SE koozie.

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Credit: Triple Crossing

Check out the Facebook event for more details and updates.

Triple Crossing Beer – Fulton
5203 Hatcher St
Richmond, VA 23231

The Phantom Of The Opera Is Beer Inside Your Mouth At Hardywood Saturday

Hardywood Phantoms of Opera

Credit: Hardywood

*Organ music plays*

A chorus sings “the Phantom of the Opera is beer inside….your mouth.”

Oh wait, that’s not right, is it? No matter, I’ve been waiting for the day when Hardywood would release the beers they brewed with the cast of Phantom of the Opera since December.

Join Hardywood on Saturday February 10th to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Broadway musical and try Drink of Me Fondly and Pint of No Return starting at 1pm.

ABOUT THE BEERS

DRINK OF ME FONDLY:
Brewed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, Drink of Me Fondly is a festive and effervescent sparkling ale, with bright notes of tangerine zest bursting through subtle apricot and white grape undertones. Rose hips deliver a light floral aroma. 4.1% ABV.

PINT OF NO RETURN:
Pursue your deepest urge in this black Lager by Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, The Happy Hour Guys and The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. A paradox for the senses, Pint of No Return is a clean and crisp lager that pours as black as night with notes of toasted pecan, a mild hint of black currant and smooth roasted undertones. 5.5% ABV.

Pint of No Return is our official Broadway Brews beer, and will be available at The Majestic Theatre in NYC in mid-2018 (stay tuned for NYC launch updates!). A portion of the sales of Pint of No Return will benefit Musicians On Call.

Check out the Facebook event for more details and updates.

In the meantime, here are a few clips to put the phantom inside your mind….

 

Gingerbread Stout Season Is Upon Us. New Way To Get Your Fix From Hardywood

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Richmond, that time is upon us. Yes, the start of Gingerbread Stout season will begin this weekend but today is your chance to secure a bottle from every GBS release this year with Hardywood’s 2017 Gingerbread Stout: The Complete Set.

**UPDATED!**
ANNOUNCEMENT #2:

We are excited to introduce you to a new and exciting way to get your GBS fix!

2017 Gingerbread Stout: The Complete Set is your one-stop opportunity to collect each of our upcoming GBS variants with one simple online payment and one pick-up date. Please review this information carefully before making your purchase.

The set will be available for sale on Wed, Nov. 1 at 12PM EST. Purchase Link:
http://hardywood.bigcartel.com/

2017 Gingerbread Stout: The Complete Set will include ONE bottle of each of our eight 2017 Gingerbread Stout releases and one limited-edition gold metallic-printed GBS goblet. Cost (including tax): $127.92

The bottles include:
1 Original Gingerbread Stout
1 Bourbon Barrel GBS
1 Rum Barrel GBS
1 Apple Brandy GBS
1 Christmas Morning
1 Rye Barrel GBS
1 Kentucky Christmas Morning
1 Double Barrel GBS

IMPORTANT:
– THIS ITEM WILL NOT BE SHIPPED, IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP ONLY.
– The listed price includes VA state tax. Retail value: $120.91
– There are only 225 Complete Sets available.
– The limit is ONE Complete Set per person, while supplies last. You will not be permitted to check out with more than one set in your cart. If you place more than one order, secondary orders will be voided.
– Complete Sets will be available for pick-up at Hardywood’s Richmond brewery on Friday, Dec. 15, during taproom hours. We will NOT be able to accommodate pick-ups prior to Dec. 15 and we will not be able to accommodate pick ups in Charlottesville.
– After Dec. 15th, Complete Sets must be picked up by appointment and must be collected by Sunday, Jan. 7. You will be given instructions on setting appointments after purchase.
– Proxies are permitted.
– Your purchase is non-refundable.
– Must be 21+ to purchase, valid ID will be checked upon pick up

Thank you!

Hardywood will also be releasing a draft only version of GBS, Christmas Pancakes this Friday November 3rd.

Christmas Pancakes is Hardywood Gingerbread Stout refermented on maple syrup. Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? Join us for the draft only release to kick off the Gingerbread Stout season! Available for growler fills to go!

If you have to have every single variant, the GBS complete set sounds like your best option to scoop them all in one fell swoop. In case you missed it, here is the complete GBS bottle release calendar.

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Credit: Hardywood

Celebrate Final Gravity Two Year Anniversary Party Saturday

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Credit: Final Gravity Brewing

Head over to Final Gravity on Lakeside on Saturday September 16th starting at noon as they celebrate their second anniversary with their first bottle release, limited edition glasses, and guest taps.

Here are the details from their Facebook event:

Thanks to you, we’ve been in orbit for two rotations around the sun and we’re going big this year. We’re expanding our space for the day and spilling into the back parking lot to be able to bring you:

**GUEST TAPS UPDATED**
The Veil Brewing Co.: Jimothy DIPA 8% ABV & Step Step Dad Dad Double Dry Hopped Mosaic DIPA 8.5% ABV
Oxbow Brewing Company: Grizacca American Grisette, 5% ABV
Ardent Craft Ales: Imperial Milk Stout with Coffee, 10% ABV
Triple Crossing Brewing: Clever Girl IPA, 6% ABV & Falcon Smash IPA, 7% ABV
Ocelot Brewing Company: Checkers and Chess IPA, 6.9%ABV
Kent Falls Brewing: Waymaker Brett IPA, 5.6% ABV
The Answer Brewpub: Extra Credit DIPA, 8% ABV
Prairie Artisan Ales: Birthday Bomb Imperial Stout, 13% ABV

**SPECIAL LIMITED FINAL GRAVITY RELEASES**
Foggy Notion DIPA, 8.2% ABV
Gold Foil DIPA, 8% ABV
Dark Matter BBA Stout, 11% ABV
Berliner (with rotating flavors), 5% ABV

– LIMITED FIRST TIME BOTTLE RELEASE Transparent Radiation Brett Wheat Ale Barrel Aged in Red Wine Barrels for 18 Months. Only 200 bottles available. 2 BOTTLE LIMIT

– **100 LIMITED RELEASE** Boombox Spaceman 16oz glasses for sale (one per person)

– PREMIUM FOOD TRUCKS Go Go Vegan Go and Curbside Creations Food Truck providing the fine fare

-LIVE MUSIC with Mighty Joshua going on at 3:30p and DJ’s PJ PJ Sykes and Melissa Koch begin spinning vinyl at noon

**Note: No outside alcohol is allowed on premises.**

All breweries will be tapped at the same time. Guest Breweries with multiple beers will have one beer tapped at a time.

Event ends at 6p and the brewery will close at 7p so the staff can clean up and rest up for another day.

Make sure you’re on time to snag this cool looking Boombox Spaceman glass and their first bottle release. This is as much of a reminder for me as it is for you!

Final Gravity Brewing Co.
6118 Lakeside Ave
Richmond, VA 23228

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