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Raise A Glass For Art With Hardywood & Studio Two Three At The Village Cafe

Credit: Craig Dauer

Credit: Craig Dauer

Did you catch Studio Two Three steamrolling map prints of Richmond at last month’s RVA Street Festival?  Well, head out to The Village Cafe tonight Wednesday October 2nd at 7pm for a tap takeover featuring a dozen Hardywood beers.  The Village will be donating a portion of beer sales to the studio’s nonprofit printmaking.  Check out some of the artists work on display and stay as they raffle off an eight foot map of Richmond made with a giant woodcut and a steamroller at the Street Art Festival.

Here are the beers to be tapped for the evening:

Singel
Dubbel
Quad
Russian Imperial Stout aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels
Raspberry Stout
RVA IPA
Farmhouse Pumpkin
Bourbon DIPA
Coconut Porter
Virginia Blackberry
Nitro Stout
Doppelbock

Head out and raise a glass and money for the arts.  Check out the Facebook event for more information.

1001 W. Grace St.
Richmond, VA 23220

Celebrate Virginia Beer Month With Hardywood At On The Rox Tonight

Hot off their Bronze (Best of Show) & Gold (Fruit/Spice/Vegetable) medal wins for Gingerbread Stout this weekend, Hardywood will invade the taps at On the Rox in Shockoe Bottom tonight Monday August 26th at 6pm. They will be bringing another medal winner with them in the form of a pin of the 2012 winning beer from James River Homebrewer’s Dominion Cup Competition.

Here is what will be on tap for the night:

Singel
Virginia Blackberry
Bourbon DIPA
Pin of Coconut Porter

If you haven’t eaten at On the Rox before, make sure to try the food.  If you have, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

On the Rox
119 N. 18th St
Richmond, VA

The Savory Grain Is Making Me Hungry With Their Virginia Craft Beer Month Photos

Apparently, we are all missing out on what Savory Grain has been cooking for Virginia Craft Beer Month.  Yesterday, they posted this Instagram of their menu board as they welcomed Blue Mountain Brewery for the night.

Both items sounded delicious but unfortunately I could not make it. Maybe I should have moved heaven & earth so I could have enjoyed this Blue Mountain Summer Haze Marinated Grilled Boar.

Scanning through the rest of the Instagram feed, I found they had two tasty dishes feature Legend Brewing on a day I almost made it to.

Legend Locomotive Lager Marinated Pork Chop

Legend Brown Battered Red Fish topped with a Cajun Creme Fraiche

Tonight, Wednesday August 14th, Savory Grain is hosting Strangeways Brewing for a tap takeover starting at 5pm.  I’m anxious to see what they will come up for the menu tonight.  Who’s with me?

Virginia Craft Beer Month & IPA Day Collide At The Camel

Today, Thursday August 1st, is both the start of VA Craft Beer Month and National IPA Day.  If you’re looking to get hoppy, The Camel has you covered.  They will be tapping 14 IPAs or DIPAs from across Virginia.

Here is what they plan on tapping:

COTU Homefront
3 Brothers The Admiral
Hardywood Hoplar
Hardywood Bourbon DIPA
Strangeways Phantasmic
Starr Hill Double Platinum
O’Connor Great Dismal Black
Legend Hopfest
Blue Mountain DIPA
Apocalypse Hoppacalypse
Lost Rhino Faceplant
Parkway Get Bent
Devils Backbone 8 Point
Extra Billy’s Citra Ass Down

The Camel will be opening for lunch at 11am so you can start celebrating as early as you want.

Don’t forget to check the calendar for more cool events going on this month.

Goose Island Invasion Landing At Rappahannock Tonight

Goose Island Vintage Glass4Please turn your attention to the photo on the right.  This Goose Island vintage stemmed glass has been an object of my desire since my New Year’s Eve dinner at The Magpie last year.  Since that time, an opportunity to steal said glass had not presented itself until today.

This afternoon Tuesday July 30, Rappahannock will be the site of a Goose Island tap invasion and steal the glass night.  If you want one of these glasses as much as I do, you better get a move on; there are only 50 available.

Here is what  will be flowing Rappahannock’s taps for the night:

Sofie
Sofie Paradisi — Sofie w/ grapefruit instead of orange peel
Matilda
Pere Jacques
Pepe Nero
The Illinois — Imperial IPA

I’m hearing there will also be some Chi-town inspired dishes coming out of the kitchen.  Sounds like it will be a fun night. Beers will be tapped at 4pm.

Rappahannock Restaurant
320 E Grace St
Richmond, VA 23219

Sedona Taphouse Belgian Independence Day Glasses Still Available

Sedona Belgian Independence Glasses4

Somehow I missed that Sedona Taphouse had joined in on the Belgian Independence Day fun yesterday.  They were giving away the cool glasses pictured above but luckily they still have a few glasses left and will repeat the giveway tonight Thursday July 18th. 

Here are the earlier details from Sedona; they are already out of the tulip glasses so I crossed it out.

Tomorrow, Sedona Taphouse, Belgian Independence Day.

This one’s special.

Taplist (to be updated/added to):

Ommegang Belgian Independence Day Double White Ale
Ommegang/d’Achouffe Gnomegang
Brasserie d’Achouffe Biere de Soleil
Brasserie d’Achouffe Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel
Duvel
Liefmans Goudenband
Maredsous 10 (Tripel)

Now for the special part (for those still reading)…

We have a very, very, limited supply of stemmed Liefmans glasses, Maredsous chalices, Brasserie D’Achouffe Tulips, and Duvel Tulips to take home.

These will begin to be distributed at 5PM, SHARP, and special pours will be served in the appropriate glassware when you purchase your beer/glass. One per person, and when we run out, we’re out.

They’re really awesome btw…

Hope to see some out!

Off to Philly. Here Are Your Beer-signments

NHC 2013 PhillySo I’m busy getting ready to head up to Philadelphia for the National Homebrewers Conference.  Before I head out, I have a few assignments for you to check out for the rest of the week.  Really only time for brush strokes, so here we go.

All Week

RVA Burger Week — $5 Burgers!

Tuesday June 25th

Flying Dog Steal the Glass at Capital Ale House Innsbrook

Featured Beers
Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout
Raging Bitch Belgian IPA
Galaxy Single Hop Imperial IPA
St. Eadman Belgian Dark Strong
Big Black Wit

Wednesday June 26th

Allagash Tap Invasion at Mekong

A lot of great stuff on tap for this takeover at Mekong:

Midnight Brett – wine barrel aged dark with Brett
Golden Brett – golden with Brett
FV 13 – wild sour aged in Foudre oak tank
Confluence – American Wild
Yakuza – Triple with Sorachi Ace
Victor Ale ’12 – Strong Pale with White grapes
Victoria Ale ’12 – Strong Pale with red grapes
Interlude ’12 – wine barrel aged Farmhouse
James Bean – Bourbon Barrel Triple w/cold pressed local coffee
Odessey ’13 – oak aged dark wheat
Bourbon Black – Bourbon Barrel Belgian Stout
Curieux – aged Bourbon Triple

Strangeways Curiosities Compendium Week 2 — 4pm

I. GEORGIA PEACH NECTAR ALBINO MONKEY WHITE ALE: Peaches and peach puree are cured together to produce an amazing nose of well, peach of course, harboring a natural sweet flavor.

II. EMPEROR’S CHOCOLATE ELIXIR WOODBOOGER BELGIAN BROWN ALE: Dark Chocolate Lovers Rejoice!

III. BERRY MERITAGE WALLONIAN DAWN HONEY SAISON: Note the black and red currants for fruitiness and tang, the hibiscus for tartness, rose hip chips for smoothness and raisins for a natural sweetness.

Friday June 28th

Strangeways Secret Batch 4 Release at Capital Ale House – 5pm

Richmond’s own STRANGEWAYS BREWING will be kicking off their fourth secret brew on Friday June the 28th, and first tastes will be available only at Capital Ale House locations in the RVA area (Midlothian, Innsbrook and Downtown). Each locale will be featuring the entire Strangeways line-up. Come out and steal your very own Strangeways 16oz stemmed Belgian beer goblet, and for the first time ever at Capital Ale House, steal 32oz Strangeways mini-growlers, which the brewery affectionately calls Grunts. All available in limited quantities so plan to get there early!

I’m also hearing there will be special Curiosity Pins at each location.

Saturday June 29th

 

The Arts and Culture Xpo — 10am

Formerly, Cultsha Xpo, this expo supports local organizations by giving you free “bucks” to donate in exchange for cool stuff.  Last year, I won free entry to all Gallery 5 events. 

Best of the Wurst — Legend Brewing — Noon

Richmond.com & King of Pops Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunt that ends with Hardywood after-party at 3pm.

Bluegrass & Blue Mountain Takeover at The Camel Tonight

Blue Mountain logo1As if choosing your beer destination for the night was not already tough, The Camel will have their own event tonight Wednesday June 19th as they feature Blue Mountain for a tap takeover. 

Here’s what they will have on tap:

Full Nelson
Lager
Summer Haze
Dark Hollow
Coffee Chocolate Dark Hollow

Enjoy bluegrass music from Charlottesville’s Love Canon starting at 8pm.

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