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Lickinghole Creek Farmers’ Market Saison At The Camel For RVA Playlist 4th Birthday Party Tomorrow
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
Make It A Richmond Beer Memorial Day Weekend With Strangeways, Lickinghole Creek, Center of the Universe, & Hardywood
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.
American Craft Beer Week RVA 2014 Redux
Richmond will celebrate in a variety of ways this American Craft Beer Week (May 12 – 18). Stay tuned as I will update this page as I get more information on different events.
Tuesday May 13th
Trivia Tuesday at Strangeways — 4PM
Collaboration Tap Takeover at Cask Cafe — 5PM
Celebrating the collaborative nature of the brewing community, Cask Cafe will tap an eclectic collection of collaboration beers.
Here are the beers expected to be tapped:
Crim Dubbel — Legend & Williamsburg Alwerks
Gentlemen’s Club — Cigar City& Widmer Bros
GAVA Joe — Terrapin & Starr Hill
Collaboration Not Litigation — Avery & Russian River
European Slaycation Belgian IPA — Greg Self (Whole Food’s Growler King) & Champion Brewing Company
Man Crush — Green Flash & Smartmouth
Devil’s Secret — Devils Backbone & Apocalypse
Good Morning Mekong — The Answer & Cigar City.
Pizza Tonight will be cooking up pizza at 5.
Perennial “Meet the Brewer” & Takeover at Brew — 6PM
Brew will host tap takeover with Perennial Artisan Ales out of St Louis, MO as part of their American Craft Beer Week celebration. Owners, Phil and Emily Wymore, will be on hand to talk about their beers. Brew will raffle off a very special Perennial bottle with 100% of the proceeds going to charity.
Here are the beers on tap for the night:
Abraxas
Sump
17
Vermilion
Luna Mare
Regalia
Black Walnut Dunkel
Aria
Saison de Lis
Hommelbier
Heart of Gold
Dual Artisanship
Devils Backbone Mini Takeover at Bucket Trade — 5PM
Bucket Trade will have a trio of Devils Backbone beers on tap to celebrate the week.
Vienna Lager, 2012 Gold World Beer Cup and 2009 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal winner, is a chestnut colored lager with a malty aroma and subtle toasty sweetness derived from a multi-stage mash. A pinch of noble hops gives this refreshing beer a clean finish. IBUs – 18, ABV – 4.9%
Striped Bass Pale Ale, Golden in color with a light body and pleasant hop bouquet of traditional German hops blended with the intense citrus of American hop varieties. 5.2% ABV 26 IBUs
Schwartzbier, Derived from recipes of medieval Germanic brewers, our Schwartz Bier embodies a millennium of refinement. This black bier gets its characteristically subtle roasted flavor by using the finest toasted malts. Lager yeast creates a quick & dry finish. 5.2% ABV 18 IBUs
Ale of Fergus, Scottish-style 60 shilling ale. Light brown in color, light to medium body with hints of toast and toffee in the finish. 4.0% ABV – 22 IBU
Devil’s Secret – collaboration with Apocalypse Ale Works
Wednesday May 14th
Goose Island vs Firestone Walker at Mekong — 5PM
Of course, you can go to Mekong any time this week to celebrate but Wednesday two breweries battle it out for supremacy.
Goose Island
Bourbon County Brand Stout
Bourbon County Barleywine
Sofie
Sofie Paradisi
Ogden Triple
Lolita
Firestone Walker
Parabola
17th Anniversary
Velvet Merkin
Double Jack
Wookey Jack
Union Jack
Thursday May 15th
Cheers to the Firkin Weekend with Hardywood at Station 2 — 5pm
Debut of Hardywood’s first sour beer — Rum Barrel Saison.
Perennial Takeover & Meet the Brewer at Mekong — 5PM
If you missed your chance at Brew, Phil Wymore will be at Mekong as they tap eleven of his beers. Here’s what will be on for the night:
Abraxas – Imperial Stout brewed with ancho chili peppers, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and cinnamon sticks
Sump – Imperial Coffee stout with Sump coffee beans
17 – Imperial Stout brewed with huge amounts of chocolate malts, cacao nibs, and mint leaves
Barrel Aged 17 – Imperial Stout aged Twelve months in Rittenhouse Rye Barrels with cacao nibs & mint leaves
Black Walnut Dunkel – chocolate brown German Dunkelweizen aged on Missouri‐grown black walnuts
Duel Artisanship – collaboration with Prairie Artisan Ales – Experimental IPA with Brettanomyces
Heart of Gold – Wheatwine
Aria – Belgian Style Ale with Brettanomyces
Hommel Bier – Dry-hopped Belgian Pale
Saison de Lis – Belgian-style Saison brewed with chamomile flowers
Regalia – Brettanomyces Saison
Regalia with pear and ginger
UPDATE: Abraxas will be replaced with an Andall.
Friday May 16th
Richmond Beer Lovers 4th Anniversary at Hurleys Tavern — 6PM
Richmond Beer Lovers celebrate their 4th anniversary with a Hardywood tap takeover at Hurley’s Tavern. Here are the beers on tap for the night:
Singel
Beaux-Arts Triple IPA (collab with Bluejacket)
Bourbon Barleywine
Sidamo
Gingerbread Stout
2013 Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Raspberry Stout
Kristallweiss
Brian’s Barrel Blend #4
Bohemian Pils
Hoplar (cask conditioned pin)
Saturday May 17th
Nectar & Knife DIPA Release at Triple Crossing — Noon
Triple Crossing releases their latest beer fresh from their tanks:
As IPA lovers ourselves, one of our main goals when opening this place was to release a DIPA that would be a hop-head’s dream come true. We think Nectar and Knife is just that. This beer is dry hopped three separate times with over 18lbs of hops. It sits right around 8%ABV, is a deep golden color and finishes perfectly dry. Prepare your palette!
Oh, and in case you get hungry, we will be having Boka Tako out all day for grub. Come get some.
Goochland Quad Release at Lickinghole Creek — Noon
Lickinghole Creek will fill growlers of their tasty Goochland Quad from noon to sunset on the farm. With its rum-like flavor, it makes perfect sense that the next evolution of this beer will be after spending time in Flor de Cana Nicaraguan Rum Barrels. Flora De Cana is Spanish for sugarcane flower. Look for it in a couple months.
https://www.instagram.com/p/n8JUy8BWLH/Midnight Brewery Second Anniversary — 1PM
Celebrate the end of the week with Midnight with three special cask pins, two food trucks, and live music:
We opened our doors May 2012. What a ride it has been so far! Come celebrate with us May 17th at the brewery. This will also be the end of American Craft Beer Week. What better way to celebrate than to keep it local. Really looking forward to this. Hope you are too. Cheers!
A Good Day In RVA at Hardywood — 2PM
A day full of live music and Hardywood beers.
Virginia Hops & Barley Festival Is This Saturday
The 4th annual Virginia Hops & Barley Festival is this Saturday May 10th over at the Historic Malvern Farm in Midlothian. If you have not been to this festival before, you should grab some friends and check it out. Tickets are $20 in advance for general admission or $50 for VIP admission and can be bought here. Check out the festival’s Facebook page for more information.
Historic Malvern Farm
288 Hugenot Trail
Midlothian VA 23113
Trink Up To Celebrate One Year Of Trinkin At Strangeways Sunday
Adroit Theory Hits Richmond With Beer School and Tap Takeover Tomorrow
Purcellville’s Adroit Theory will be available in two spots in the Richmond area tomorrow Saturday May 3rd. This nanobrewery has been making a big name for itself. Get out and try some because who knows when your next chance will come.
Beer School at Brew — 4PM
Owner Mark Osborne will be leading Brew’s FREE beer school.
Brew
6525 Centralia Rd
Chesterfield, VA 23832
B/A/Y/S of Pigs at Bucket Trade — 5PM
Bucket Trade will be bringing Adroit to Chester for probably the hottest tap takeover to hit south of the river. They will also be pairing the delectable beers with local barbecue smoked on B/A/Y/S hazelnut staves.
Here are the beers making their first appearance in the area:
- GIAA – Double IPA brewed exclusively with Citra, Belgian Candied Sugar, and aged on Ash
- BAYS – Imperial Stout brewed with Hazelnuts, Cherries and aged on Ash Wood
- BAYS – Tawny Port Barrel Aged Version- Regular version of BAYS aged in Tawny Port Barrel
- Scorpion – Black IPA brewed with Galena, Columbus, Citra, and Summit Hops
- Fear Is Your Only God – A brand new Saison
- Pigs Get What Pigs Deserve – Imperial Brown Ale with Smoked Bacon regular
Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates.
The Bucket Trade
13131 Rivers Bend Boulevard
Chester, VA 23836
How About Some Bohemian Rhapsody with Your Hardywood Bohemian Pilsner?
Of course, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” popped into my head today as I was reading about Hardywood Bohemian Pilsner:
While it may be difficult to fully appreciate outside of its homeland, the breadth and diversity of the Czech brewing tradition extends far beyond a certain Ur-lager. Hardywood Bohemian Pils gives a nod to the wonderfully fresh and complex unfiltered pale lagers being produced in the brewpubs of Prague. Brewed with an heirloom variety of floor-malted barley from the Czech Republic, Hardywood Bohemian Pils features a rich, bready maltiness balanced by smooth bitterness and spiciness from the exclusive use of Czech Saaz hops. A traditional Czech lager yeast strain ties the whole package together, creating a refreshingly clean yet characterful flavor profile with a crisp finish. Na zdraví!
Look for the beer this weekend. Here’s my favorite version by The Muppetts for your enjoyment. What’s your favorite?
Birthday Weekend Roundup 2014: Rappahannock, Crossroads, RVA Earth Day, Hardywood, & Strangeways
Where did the time go? It is time to celebrate three years of great beers, food, and everything in between. Here are just a few things that caught my eye this weekend.
Thursday April 24th
Devils Backbone Auster Brau Release at Rappahannock — 4PM
What is Auster Brau?
@rvabeermeister @dbbrewingco 5% Smoked Wheat Kolsch w/ Sorachi Ace hops, wanted a brew that paired well w/oysters and I think we nailed it.
— Tyler Huband (@OystrAmbassador) February 25, 2014
In addition to their collaboration beer, they will have:
Azrael
Dark Abbey
Gold Leaf Lager
Schwartz Bier
Striped Bass Pale Ale
A beer specifically made to pair with oysters? Sign me up!
Heavy Seas Tap Takeover at Crossroads — 5PM
If you live in Southside and have not check out Crossroads Forest Hill, then you are really missing out. One visit had me addicted to pistachios with my beer. Today, six of their sixteen taps are being takeover by Heavy Seas beers.
There will be glassware to steal with these beers on tap:
Black Cannon IPA
Riptide
Peg Leg
Small Craft Warning
Big DIPA
Loose Cannon IPA
Head over to the Facebook event for more information.
Strangeways Tap Invasion at AW Shucks Country Store — 6PM
AW Shucks Country Store
6100 Pouncey Tract Rd
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Saturday April 26th
RVA Earth Day Festival, Manchester — 11AM
Style Weekly is proud to bring you the city’s favorite celebration of earth day again this year. Musical entertainment from critically acclaimed local bands, tasty local food, eye-popping local art, thirst-quenching Virginia craft beers and more. In all, you can expect a beautiful day. And it’s FREE to attend.
If you’ve been to the festival in any of the past four years, we’ll be at the SAME GREAT LOCATION — in Manchester, from riverside through Plant Zero. The fun starts on the south of the 14th Street Bridge and continues from East 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th streets, from Hull to Decatur, including riverside and flood wall activities. Look for new activities on Mayo Island.
Benefitting FeedRVA, RVA Earth Day Festival will feature all nine local Richmond breweries with the following beers on tap.
| Center of the Universe — Ashland | Hardywood — Richmond |
| Ray Ray’s Pale Ale | Singel |
| Main Street | Hoplar |
| Isley Brewing — Richmond | Legend — Richmond |
| The Bribe – Oatmeal Porter | Brown |
| Lickinghole Creek –Goochland | Maibock |
| Magic Beaver Pale Ale | Hopfest |
| Midnight — Goochland | Lager |
| Rockville Red | Strangeways — Richmond |
| Triple Crossing — Richmond | Albino Monkey |
| Falcon Smash IPA | Phantasmic IPA |
| Devils Backbone — Roseland | Bold Rock — Nellysford |
| Vienna Lager | Virginia Apple |
| Starr Hill — Crozet | |
| RooStarr Coffee Cream Stout |
Make sure to head over to the Legend Lounge to continue their 20th Anniversary Celebration and for a special treat. Legend Brewing will be the site of the official after-party from 7:30 – 11:30pm.
Hardywood x RVA Beard League Barleywine Release — Noon
To celebrate the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Beard & ‘Stache Championships, Hardywood and RVA Beard League created a small batch of bourbon barrel aged barleywine that they are releasing in capped and waxed limited edition 16oz growlers.
Sunday April 27th
Strangeways B-Sides Honey Bock Release — 11AM
The trend of a beer being released on my actual birthday continues this year.
821 Cafe Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary Tonight
Head over to 821 Cafe tonight Tuesday April 22nd starting at 5pm as they celebrate their 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion they share with Salvation Tatto, 821 went to Strangeways Brewing to create a special cask beer — a barrel aged Belgian IPA with mango, limes, and tangerines.
If the cask was not enough to get you out, maybe the rest of their tap list for the night will:
Bells Expedition Stout 2012
Off Color Brewing DinoS’mores
Evil Twin Justin Blåbær
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout 2013
Cuvee De Jacobins Rogue
Lagunitas Sucks
Hofbrau Maibock
Bee Nektar Necromangocon
Perennial 17
Hebrew Funky Jewbelation
Breckenridge Oaked 471
Blue Mountain DIPA
Blue Mountain Marsedon Quad
Allagash Odyssey
Avery Salvation
Alewerks Bourbon Barrel Porter
Duclaw Devine Retribution
Sugar Maple Mead — Cask
Check out the Facebook event for more information and updates.
821 Cafe
825 W Cary St
Richmond, VA 23220
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