The only three kegs of Striped Bass Pale Ale from Devils Backbone will be tapped at a party tonight September 12th at Conch Republic.
Devils Backbone founder Steve Crandall will be in attendance to present the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with a check for $30,000 to support their efforts to restore and protect clean water in Virginia’s streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay.
The party starts at 6pm
Conch Republic Rocketts
11 Orleans St.
Richmond, VA 23231
(804) 226-6242
Pirates not your thing, maybe you prefer the wolf? Well then, head over to Sedona Taphouse as they host a Wild Wolf Brewing tap takeover today September 11th starting at 5pm. They will have six beers on tap including Wild Wolf’s new Pumpkin Ale:
Alpha Ale
Blonde Hunny Ale
Wee Heavy
Pumpkin Ale
White Wolf White IPA
Double IPA
Brewers Danny and Josh will be in the house to answer questions and talk beer.
It is already the second week of September and the summer of 2012 may be coming to a close but beer events in Richmond are only ramping up. This weekend is a prime example. Richmond, here’s your roundup for Saturday, September 8th.
Libbie Market Ridgefield — 12PM
Newly opened Libbie Market Ridgefield will be the focus of a Local Patronage MOB and a pumpkin beer tasting.
PumK’n Smash Tasting line-up:
Southern Tier PumKing
New Holland Ichabad
Dogfish Head Punkin
Terrapin Pumkinfest
Longtrail Pumpkin
Buffalo Bill’s
Longtrail Imperial Pumpkin
Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin
Shipyard Pumpkin
Tommyknocker Pumpkin
Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale
Brooklyn Post Road
Starr Hill Boxcar Pumpkin Porter
Growler Feature: Introducing Virginia’s Wild Wolf Pumpkin
If you’re looking for beer your Halloween party, I hear there will be case deals available for booking for Halloween Parties on Saturday.
Libbie Market
10470 Ridgefield Parkway
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 741-0063
Hardywood RVA IPA Release— 2 – 9PM
Did you pick or donate hops at Hardywood’s hop harvest festival at the beginning of August? Come taste the fruits of your labor with the release of Hardywood’s RVA IPA — The Community Hopped IPA this weekend. RVA IPA used more than 300 pounds of local Cascade, Columbus, Chinook, Glacier, Magnum, Nugget and Centennial hops to produce a 40-barrel batch of beer.
TJ’s Charity Oyster Festival — 4PM
TJ’s at Jefferson will reopen their freshly remodeled bar with a Flying Dog tap takeover and oyster charity festival. You will have to go to the Facebook event to see the awesome food menu but here are the beers:
Sour Cherry
Gose (with Old Bay)
Citra Imperial IPA
Imperial Red
Disobedience Abbey Dubbel
Barrel Aged Gonzo
Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout Nitro
Underdog Atlantic Lager
Doggie Style Pale Ale
Old Scratch Amber Lager
Wildeman Farmhouse IPA
Inheat Wheat
Plus a Firkin of Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout
Two weeks ago, Devils Backbone tweeted this picture of a new beer they were bringing to market, Striped Bass Pale Ale.
Bottling Striped Bass Pale Ale-available after Labor Day! twitter.com/dbbrewingco/st…
— Devils Backbone (@dbbrewingco) August 24, 2012
Of course, I was ready to make a lame joke about bass per gallon ratios. How was I to know the noble intentions behind the production of this beer? Proceeds from the sale of this beer will benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
CBF endeavors to restore and protect clean water in Virginia’s streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay by actively working with the region’s landowners, businesses, residents, and local governments.
Devils Backbone founder Steve Crandall, an avid outdoors man, conceived the idea of Striped Bass Pale Ale on an island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay while fishing for stripers in near gale force winds. He has teamed up with his distributors to actively contribute approximately $30,000 this year. Devils Backbone’s commitment to clean water and a healthy environment leads it to share proceeds from the sale of its Striped Bass Pale Ale with CBF, whose mission to “Save the Bay” extends throughout the Bay’s watershed and into the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Richmond, here’s where you come in. Look for 22oz bottles of Striped Bass Pale Ale to be for sale in stores around town starting this week . Go buy yourself one, make that two and share one with a friend.
Want to experience the beer on tap? Join Steve Crandall and members of the CBF at Conch Republic on September 12th at 6pm for a special party/check presentation where the only 3 kegs filled will be tapped.
Hope to see you at the party.
I didn’t know it was already time for this but I received a tip last night that On The Rox will tap Starr Hill’s Boxcar Pumpkin Porter tonight August 29th at 6pm.
Grab a bite at On The Rox early during their half off happy hour from 3 – 6pm then stay some pumpkin.
While perusing their Facebook page this morning, I saw Starr Hill’s Brewmaster Mark Thompson was riding around Richmond last night. If we’re lucky, maybe he’ll stop into The Rox.
UPDATE: Apparently, I was right abot Mark Thompson still being in town. He will be talking up the pumpkin porter at Station 2 according to their tweet.
Stop by this evening to see brewmaster Mark Thompson from Starr Hill Brewing Company talk up his Boxcar Pumpkin Porter!
#rva#craftbeer— Station 2 (@station2rva) August 29, 2012
If you are looking to steal a glass tonight August 28th, there are some very unique tap takeovers going on around town where you can do just that.
Midlothian
Sedona Taphouse will feature Wolf Hills Brewing for their tap takeover. Claim a glass with one of these brews:
Trooper’s Alley IPA
Wolf’s Den Double IPA
English Dark Mild
White Blaze Honey Cream Ale
Downtown
Capital Ale House is having Blue Mountain Barrel House Extravaganza where you can get your hands on the very limited Barrel House stemmed glassware. Here are the featured beers:
Dark Hollow firkin with Espresso beans added
Local Species
Isabel
Mandolin
Full Nelson
Innsbrook
Meanwhile, Cap Ale Innsbrook is being taken over by Ommegang. They will be giving away a gold-rimmed BPA glass for one of eight Ommegang beers including the brand new Scythe & Sickle, which is brewed with a blend of four grains: barley, wheat, oats and rye. Here are the rest of the beers they will be tapping:
BPA
Abbey Ale
Three Philosophers
Gnommegang
Adoration
Witte
Hougoumont
Did last night’s storm leave you without power or the desire to cook this morning? Well, Secco Wine Bar has exactly what you need in their August Beer Brunch menu today, Sunday August 26th. I’m out of town today so I can’t make it myself. Last month I enjoyed their BLT for the first time and recommend you do the same. Also if someone could get the breakfast sandwich with seared foie gras and let me know how amazing it’s sure to be.
AUGUST BEER BRUNCH MENU
(available 11AM – 3PM)
biscuits with Border Springs Farm lamb sausage gravy
beignets with fresh Agriberry blackberries & preserves
frittata with Tomten Farms padron peppers, mahon cheese & preserved lemon
house-made brioche, Agriberry peach-cava preserves & whipped butter
heuvos rancheros with cilantro crema (add pork shoulder $3)
stack of blueberry pancakes with house smoked bacon & hash browns
breakfast sandwich–fried Ringer Farms chicken egg, seared foie gras & sweet pepper relish on Billy Bread
BLT–house-smoked bacon, butter lettuce, local heirloom tomato & avocado mayo (served with fries)
Border Springs Farm lamb burger, feta, harissa yogurt and red onion (served with fries)
smoked salmon sandwich, with shaved radish, dill crème fraiche and greens (served with fries)
salad of wheatberries, olives, shaved celery, feta, lovage & mint
Featured Beers
Wild Wolf Blonde Hunny Ale
Unfiltered Belgian-style blonde brewed with local honey 7.1% ABV 21 IBU
Williamsburg AleWerks Bourbon Barrel Porter
Boozy Imperial Porter aged in Virginia Gentleman barrels
Devils Backbone Super-exclusive White Ale
Possibly from their second batch of the Wit Bier served at the brew pub.
Belgian-style wheat . The second batch of our Belgian-style wheat beer. Hazy straw in color with fruity yeast notes and subtle hints of spice from coriander, orange peel and a third secret spice. 4.4% abv, 15 IBUs
This is a non-ticketed event and all items are served a la carte. Seating will be done on a first come, first served basis. Email info@seccowinebar.com or call (804)353-0670 to get reservations for parties of five to eight. Keep in mind that Secco’s size means the smaller your party, the quicker they will be able accommodate you.
Secco Wine Bar
2933 W. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 353-0670
Great article in the New York Times focusing on Virginia craft breweries:
From industrial outskirts of Richmond to the pastoral landscapes of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond, an army of artisans are turning their love of beer into business.
Armed with an arsenal of barley and hops, these craft brewers are looking to cash in on a growing interest in all things local, including alcoholic libations. And recent changes to state law are helping craft brewers grow their business.
Read more of the article here
Head out to Station 2 Friday August 17th to support two hometown breweries. Station 2 will feature six taps each from Legend and Hardywood. That’s twelve taps of Richmond craft beer.
Legend Hardywood
Oktoberfest Belgian DIPA
Imperial IPA Mocha Belgique
Bourbon Barrel Doppelbock VA Strawberry
Pale VA Blackberry
Pilsner Bourbon Barrel DIPA
Brown Singel
But that’s just their Friday plans;. If you go to Station 2 tonight August 16th, you will get to experience a pin of Bourbon DIPA stuffed with brown sugar local grilled peaches, vanilla bean, and cinnamon.
Wow, what a day! RVA-B-Que packed 17th Street Farmers’ Market with loads of people hungry for Virginia beer and barbecue.
After the festival, I had the opportunity to chat with Phil Ray, one half of the brotherly team behind Center of The Universe Brewing (COTU). He shared the exciting news that their new head brewer would be none other than Mike Killelea. Mike, a brewer at Legend Brewing since 2006, also serves as chairman of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild. You might know him as the guy behind a little bill called SB604. A new head brewer position sounds like a sweet reward for the guy who helped lead the charge for us to enjoy pints at our Virginia breweries. With a location found and equipment purchased, it looks like things are coming together for COTU and I for one can’t wait to see what comes next.
Congrats Mike!
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