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Founders KBS Featured On Tap Takeover at Brew Tonight

Founders coaster logoHead over to Brew tonight Thursday April 3rd at 6pm for their tap takeover featuring Founders Brewing.  They will have ten Founders beers on tap and some glassware to take home.   Founders rep Jon McIntire will be on hand to answer your questions about the brewery and their beers.

Here is the taplist for the evening:

KBS
Smoked Porter (Backstage Release)
Backwoods Bastard
Imperial Stout
Red’s Rye IPA
Centennial IPA
Nitro Oatmeal Stout
Porter
Dirty Bastard
All Day IPA

brew
6525 Centralia Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832

Hardywood Tap Takeover For The Bucket Trade James’ Birthday

Birthdays seem to be the theme of the week. James over at The Bucket Trade in Chester will celebrate his today with a Hardywood tap takeover today March 19th starting at 5pm.

Here is what they will be tapping for the occasion:

  • The Great Return — West Coast IPA — cask conditioned pin
  • Singel — Belgian Blonde Ale
  • New Zeal & Pale — New Zealand Hopped Inspired Pale Ale
  • Raspberry Stout — Russian Imperial Stout with chocolate and local raspberries
  • Sidamo Coffee Stout — Russian Imperial Stout with locally roasted coffee

Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates.

One Year In The Making: Mekong and BFM’s Festival of Forty Starts Tonight

wpid-2014-03-16-23.16.21.jpg.jpegBFM’s Jerome Rebetez and Mekong’s An Bui have been working very hard over the past year planning the blowout of birthday parties to celebrate turning forty.  Best part is that you are all invited to the week long celebration.  Head over to Mekong tonight Monday March 17th at 5pm for the start of the Festival of Forty.

Here are some of the special beers to be tapped for the event:

Single Barrel Bon Chien — 2011 Sauvignon Blanc Barrel
Single Barrel Bon Chien — 2010 Rum Barrel
Bon Chien 2010
Bon Chien 2011
Bon Chien 2012
Pedro Jimenez Bon Chien
Bourbon Bon Chien
“We’re Turning 80” Bon Chien — An Mekong and Jérôme Rebetez blended on a getaway romantic night in Swiss
Square Root 225 — saison
Square Root 225 Shiraz
Square Root 225 Cornalin
Square Root 225 Humagne Rouge
Square Root 225 with Apricot
B.A.T.S. — smoked beer
Barrel Aged B.A.T.S.
Cuvee du 7eme Zymotore
Oude Bruin — Jerome’s take on Flanders Sour Brown
La Torpille — Brown ale
La Douze
La Muele — hoppy golden ale with hint of sage
Cuvee Alex le Rouge — Jurassian Imperial Stout
La Mandragore — winter stout
Bon Bon — Bon Chien with Cacao nibs
Bon Berry — Bon Chien with Blackberry

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

Blue Mountain Tap Takeover at Buz and Ned’s W Broad Thursday

Head over to Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue on W Broad today Thursday February 27th as they take you on a trip to the first stop on the Brew Ridge Trail with a  tap takeover featuring Blue Mountain Brewery.  Since beer and barbecue make an excellent combination, Buz will be cooking up food specials made with Blue Mountain beers all night long, like this one:

Here is what they will have on tap starting at 5pm:

Bluster Barleywine
Dark Hollow Imperial Stout
Full Nelson Pale Ale
Evil 8° Belgian-Style Dubbel
Local Species Belgian Pale Ale
Barchetta Rye IPA
Mandolin Tripel

Get there early to snag one of the limited number of Blue Mountain Brewery pint glasses available for giveaway.

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

Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue
8205 W. Broad St.

All About Stoutmania at Mekong Tonight

Head over to Mekong tonight Wednesday February 26th as they tap some most excellent stouts.

Here is what will tapped starting at 4:20:

Hardywood Sidamo
Hardywood Bourbon Sidamo
Hardywood Raspberry Stout
Dark Horse Plead The 5th
Dark Horse Tres Blueberry
Perennial Sump Coffee Stout
Bourbon County Brand Stout
COTU El Duderino
Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break
Allagash Black
Allagash Red Howes
Terrapin Wake N Bake
Del Ducato Verdi Anniversario
Heavy Seas Siren Noire

Sounds like a perfect way to fend off this recurring cold weather.

Heavy Seas Tap Takeover at Brew Tonight

Head over to Brew tonight Tuesday February 18th at 5pm for their  Heavy Seas tap takeover.  They’ll have ten of their brews on tap and glassware to plunder.   Chat up heavy Seas Rep Brian Gearing and learn more about the brewery and their beers.

Here is the taplist for the evening:

Loose Cannon IPA
Black Cannon Black IPA
Small Craft Warning Uber Pils
Yule Tide — Imperial Red with ginger aged in Jamaican Rum barrels
Siren Noire — Imperial Chocolate Stout aged in Bourbon barrels
Peg Leg Imperial Stout
Powder Monkey Pale Ale
Great’er Pumpkin — Bourbon Barrel aged Pumpkin Ale
Cutlass Amber Lager
Gold
Red Sky at Night Saison

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

6525 Centralia Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832

Popkin Tavern Says Party Isn’t Over With Goose Island Tap Takeover Tonight

Goose Island Big John Logo3Popkin Tavern might be closing February 15th but there is still some time to have fun.  Head over tonight Thursday February 6th as they pull out some Goose Island beers stashed in their cellar including a few Bourbon County beers.

Here is what they will be tapping as they wind down eight years starting at 7pm:

Bourbon County Stout 2012
Bourbon County Stout 2013
Bourbon County Barleywine 2013
Big John 2012
Nightstalker 2012
Juliet
Halia
Gillian
Lolita

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

123 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23220

SweetWater Rolling Through Richmond Tonight Starting at American Tap Room

By now you may have heard about SweetWater Brewing coming to town.  They have already started showing up in a few bottle shops around town, but today January 28th is when they kick things into high gear.

Head over to American Tap Room as SweetWater floods the taps beginning with 420 Extra Pale.

When does all this start? Well, 4:20 of course.  Chat up some brewery reps to earn some swag.

Here is the complete of the line up for the evening:

420 Extra Pale Ale
Blue — blueberry wheat
Georgia Brown
IPA
Whiplash White IPA
LowRYEder IPA

American Tap Room RVA
1601 Willow Lawn Dr, Ste 840
Richmond, VA 23230

Can’t make it to American Tap Room? Then be on the look out for the SweetWater crew because they plan on hitting the town later making stops at Commerical Taphouse, Capital Ale House, and Station 2.

Head over to the Facebook event for more updates.

Troegs Takeover at Brew Gastropub Tonight

Troegs logoHead over to Brew in Chesterfield tonight Wednesday January 15th for a tap takeover featuring Troegs Brewing Company out of Hershey, PA. They will be tapping eight brews including one from their Scratch series. Besure to chat up Troegs rep Pete Showvaker to learn more about the history of the brewery and their beers.  Snag a Troegs glass to take home with your first beer.

Here is what will be on tap tonight starting at 5pm:

Scratch #83Impending Descent (Russian Imperial Stout)
Mad Elf
JavaHead Stout
Perpetual IPA
Pale Ale
HopBack Amber
Dreamweaver Wheat
Troegenator — 2013 GABF Gold medal winner & a personal favorite

Brew
6525 Centralia Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832

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