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End of the School Year Happy Hour to Benefit Fit4Kids – Thursday, Triple Crossing Fulton

Hey Teachers, time to party: summer’s here! Join us for a Happy Hour to benefit Fit4Kids and celebrate the end of another school year. Proceeds from all draft beer sales will go to benefit Fit4Kids.

Ales for ALS: Bob’s Brew & Andrea’s Ale – Friday, Hardywood Craft Brewery

We are honored to participate in the 2017 Ales for ALS program! Our taproom is open from 4-10PM (last call 9:30) with Saucy’s BBQ providing the mobile cuisine! Stick around and enjoy live tunes starting at 6PM!

Since 2012, Ales for ALS has offered a proprietary blend of hops to over 100 American craft breweries, free of charge, in exchange for their participation in the Ales for ALS program. One dollar from every pint of Ales for ALS beer sold is donated directly to the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), the world’s first and largest nonprofit biotech focused 100 percent on ALS research. Led by people living with ALS and their families, ALS TDI understands the urgent need to slow and stop this disease.

Bob’s Brew 2017 is brewed in honor of Bob Murtaugh who lost his battle with ALS, but who’s gentle yet spirited nature lives on and resonates in the bright flavors of this India Pale Ale. Andrea’s Ale 2017 is brewed to honor our friend and ALS warrior Andrea Lytle Peet. We’ve added fresh pink grapefruit for extra brightness!

Richmond Record Fair – Sunday, Hardywood Craft Brewery

Yep, it’s two events this week at Hardywood on for charity and on for vinyl. If you love albums you should definitely swing by on Sunday and see what treasure you can dig up in the bins.

Scott’s Addition Farmers Market – Sunday, Veil Brewing

For Sunday June 11th, we will have Agriberry CSA and Farm with seasonal fruits, Nate’s Bagels with bagels for here and bagels to go, JM Stock Provisions – Richmond with meat, HaaShrooms with mushrooms, Amy’s Garden with produce and flowers, Ninja Kombucha with kombucha, Idle Hands Bread Company with bread and Strawberry Fields with terrariums and more.

BEER NEWS

Twisted Ales Craft Brewing getting set to open – ABC8

The doors on the Manchester brewery (in the old Blue Bee Cider spot) are set to open next week.  ABC8 has a batch of pictures from inside the brewery including this one.

Eleven local breweries capture awards in Virginia Craft Beer Cup – RTD

Two Richmond-area breweries – Extra Billy’s Smokehouse & Brewery and Garden Grove Brewery – swept the awards in the Trappist Ale category, while Trapezium Brewery in Petersburg and Castleburg Brewery & Taproom in Richmond also captured first-place awards.

NEW BEER TO DRINK

Isley is releasing “Simon Says” Blackberry Wild Ale, (Lambic Inspired, Blackberry Wild Ale, 5.4% ABV, 9 IBUs) 0n Saturday. Sounds fruity.

We’ve done it again! A simple Belgian blonde, spontaneously fermented from the addition of fresh blackberries. We’ve taken inspiration from the Fruit Lambic Ales of Bavaria, and created a wild ale of epic proportions. Quite tart, with some funk on the finish, this beer pours a dark, cloudy purple color from the addition of roughly 50# of fresh blackberries and juice. The finished brew is strong in flavor, representative of a truly spontaneously made beverage.

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