Tonight , December 12, 2012, Fat Dragon will be a great place to be tonight as they host their 12 Beers of Christmas dinner. The special dinner menu will be available all night from 4:30 – 10pm. The cost for the dinner is $37.50/person and includes an empty Fat Dragon growler. Take a look at the menu below and plan your attack.
Fat Dragon
1200 N Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 354-9888
Talk about ahead of schedule. Originally planned for January, Center of the Universe (COTU) will be on tap just about everywhere around Richmond starting today, Monday December 10th.
Noon
Capital Ale House Innsbrook – Pocohoptus (West Coast Style IPA)
Pour House – Pocohoptus
Joe’s Inn – Pocohoptus
Village Café – Ray Ray’s Pale Ale
Northside Grill – Pocohoptus
Buz & Ned’s (W Broad) – Ray Ray’s
The Tavern – Ray Ray’s
Toast – Ray Ray’s
Conch Republic – Ray Ray’s
Capital Ale Main – Pocohoptus
BW’s in Mechanicsville – Ray Ray’s
Capital Ale Midlothian – Ray Ray’s & Pocohoptus
Sedona – Ray Ray’s & Pocohoptus
4PM
The Camel – Ray Ray’s
Popkin Tavern – Pocohoptus
4:30PM
Blue Goat – Ray Ray’s
5PM
Mekong – Ray Ray’s for RVA appreciation day
6PM
Station 2 – Kolsch, Main Street Ale, Ray Ray’s Pale Ale, Pocohoptus
Kona Grill – Kolsch, Main Street Ale, Ray Ray’s Pale Ale, Pocohoptus
Don’t forget the Holiday Cheer & Beer Classic at The Meadow Event Park today Saturday December 8th from noon to 7pm. Your best option as far as sampling is concerned will be the $10 passport for 12 samples; that’s two free samples.
But where to start?
Here is the beer list again with my twelve selections to start you off in bold based on what I know about them but often abject curiosity:
Corcoran Once You Go Black IPA
Corcoran Grey Ghost Double IPA
Bold Rock Virginia Apple
Brass Cannon Muzzel Flash Red
Brass Cannon Smooth Bore Stout
Bull & Bones Lunch Pale Ale
Bull & Bones Maroon Effect Brown
Center of the Universe Main Street Alt
Center of the Universe Richard Imperial IPA
Centerof the Universe Winter Spice
Devils Backbone Azrael Belgian Golden
Devils Backbone Kilt Flasher
Devils Backbone Vienna Lager
Extra Billy’s Copper Bock
Extra Billy’s Pils
Goose Island Bourbon County Imperial Stout* – 5pm tapping
Goose Island Naughty Goose
Goose Island Winter Mild
Hardywood Bourbon Gingerbread Stout* – 1pm FIRST TAPPING EVER
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout
Hardywood Mo Rye’d Ale
Hardywood Singel
Heavy Seas Peg Leg Imperial Stout
Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Uber Pils
Kona Pipeline Coffee Porter
Kona Fire Rock
Krombacher Dunkel
Legend Brown
Legend Imperial Stout
Legend Winter White
Magic Hat #9
Midnight Christmas at Midnight Spiced Ale
Midnight Cranberry Kolsch
O’Connor (ODIS) Nitro Stout
O’Connor Red Nun
Oskar Blues Old Chub
Oskar Blues G’Knight Imperial Red
Red Hook ESB
Roanoke Railhouse IPA
Roanoke Track 1
Spaten Pils
St Martin Blonde Ale
Starr Hill Gift Winter Bock
Starr Hill Monticello
Van Eeke Pompering Hommel
Victory Kolsch
Victory Yakima Glory Dark Ale
Widmer Brrr
Widmer Rotator IPA
*Limited to samples only with tappings at specified times.
Head over to the Facebook event for more information and updates. Have fun and I hope to see you out there today.
Head out for ReEstablish Richmond’s Pour & Tour event tonight Wednesday December 5th as they give guided tours of their current project renovating the old Adam’s Camera Shop to help serve the city’s refugee population.
They will be pouring craft beer from the area’s newest brewery, Center of the Universe. Enjoy COTU’s Kolsch or Ray Ray’s Pale Ale starting with your $10/donation with additional beers for $5 each. Event sponsor Executive Auto has covered the cost of the kegsfor the evening so all of your donations go directly to the cause.
There will also be a photo booth and photographer taking custom photos with donations.
Head over to the Facebook event for more information.
I was really thinking about settling in for a quiet evening at home. That was until I found out about the Devils Backbone Tap Takeover at Popkin Tavern tonight, Tuesday December 4th. Starting at 6pm, they will feature eight nine Devils Backbone beers, many of which have only seen sort stints in RVA. Get there before 7pm and enjoy happy hour pricing on the beers. Devils Backbone rep Brian Coe will be on hand to answer any questions.
Here are the beers:
Vienna Lager (Multiple Gold Medals)
8 Point IPA
16 Point IPA (First ever in Richmond)
Kilt Flasher
Schwarzbier
Smoked Porter
Blue Ridge Hop revival (wet hopped with local Cascade hops)
Ramsey’s Stout (Dry Irish Nitro Stout)
Virginia Dark Lager
Head over to the Facebook event for more info.
Here’s what you need to know about Hardywood’s Gingerbread Stout release this Saturday November 17th.
Hardywood will be open 10AM – Noon Saturday morning for a pre-sale event for bottles, growler fills and merchandise. If you’re looking to skip the lines during the party, this is when you want to be at the brewery. Now while the lines will be shorter, there will in all likelihood still be some wait. My recommendation? Patience.
Now the main party runs from 2 – 9PM with Gingerbread Stout available in half or full pints as well as a special randall. Bands Grease Trigger and Zep Replica playing sets starting at 4 and 6:45pm, respectively.
Whenever you head out for your Beeradvocate 100-rated beer, just remember to relax and have a good time.
Virginia’s newest brewery, Center of the Universe (COTU) Brewing will open it’s doors to the public tonight Friday November 16th from 5 – 10pm and Saturday November 17th from noon – 6pm. Head out on either date to welcome them to the neighborhood.
COTU will start the following four beer:
Want to save time in the beer ticket line? Consider buying your tickets in advance here; sales end 2pm today.
Local food trucks joining in on the event include:
Boka Tako
Pizza Tonight
Monique’s Crepes
Station 2
Curbside Creations
Flynn’s Foods
Dressed & Pressed
Chupacabra
RVA Vegan
Sausage Craft
So all of this, radio station XL102 broadcasting live, and cover band, The Temper, should make for an incredible opening.
COTU Brewing
11293 Airpark Rd
Ashland, VA 23005.
Local Suds’ Brew Tour this Saturday November 17th. This is actually their second such tour of Richmond area breweries; the first sold out before I could even get it up. Whether you’re new or old hat to craft beer, this is a great way to easily explore the local craft beer scene. Go here to register for the tour.
Don’t forget about this festival happening Saturday, November 10th. Taste the Local amps up their Autumn Bottom Brews festival and places it in the field behind Keegans and ALoft. This will be a great way to ease into the end of RVA Beer Week!
Plenty of room left on this bus tour with Richmond Beer Lovers:
As part of Richmond Beer Week, Richmond Beer Lovers will be hosting a bar tour via the Bottom & Back Bus (2BNB Bus) on Friday, November 9th.The plan is that the 2BNB bus will run starting at Mekong from 6pm to 11pm, with stops at The Camel and Popkin Tavern for ““Broad Street Gets Goose’d” Goose Island Night.
We are asking for a suggested donation of $5 per person to help with fuel costs for the bus. Since the Bottom & Back bus is a 501(c)(3), you can feel good about helping them out. This event will be limited to 40 people and you must be signed up with Richmond Beer Lovers to be guaranteed a spot on the bus!
1st stop – 6pm
Mekong Restaurant
Grab a beer at the bar and meet up in the back room. You must check-in to get your pass for the bus.
Featured Beers:
Mad Fox Bourbon Barrel Stout
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Hardywood Park Hazelnut Imperial Milk Stout
The bus will leave ~7pm for the 2nd stop:
The Camel
Featured Beers:
Goose Island Honker’s Ale
Goose Island Matilda
Goose Island Pere Jacques
The bus will leave ~8:30 for the 3rd stop:
Popkin Tavern
Featured Beers:
Goose Island Christmas Ale
Goose Island Sofie
Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale
The bus will leave ~9:45 to head back to Mekong.
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