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Hardywood Food Truck Court – Hardywood Craft Brewery, Thursday

This is a regular Thursday event. The weather should co-operate this week and it’s a perfect excuse to get a head-start on the weekend. Food starts at 5:30. Full list of food trucks here.

STREET FIGHTER II BEER RELEASE, ALBUM RELEASE, & CHARITY TOURNEY – GARDEN GROVE, THURSDAY

Drink beer, play video games, compete in a tourney, listen to brand new music, this event has it all. There is even going to be cosplay and it’s all going to benefit Building a Better RPS!

BEER RELEASE
Special release of GGBC’s original Street Fighter brew, “Hundred Hop Slap IPA,” with proceeds to benefit Building a Better RPS!

TOURNAMENT
The 4th tournament in our Gaming For Good monthly series! $5 entry donation to play. Registration & Practice Play starting at 6PM. Tournament kicks off at 7:00! PRIZES for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place!

SOUNDTRACK RELEASE
Richmond hip-hop producers, DJs, and artists from various squads, labels, & collectives have collaborated to produce a Street Fighter II-themed compilation album to showcase the collective strength of RVA’s hip-hop scene, pay homage to one of the most game-changing, ass-kicking games of all time, and to raise funds in behalf of Building a Better RPS!

Featuring: Dope Solo, RT, Slugg, Black Liquid, Goad Gatsby, Dogf*ck, 1NF1N1T8, Sant Kilmagik, Tru Nyce, Ninja Ropes, PT Burnem, Sultans, Jono Flacowicz, F1NG3RS, Mauricio, Ant The Symbol, Rob First, LithiumGod, PhD Khari, & 8-Bit Mullet.

Tracks will be performed LIVE by our local RVA artists throughout the evening!

COSPLAY COSTUME CONTEST
Video Game Character cosplay STRONGLY encouraged (does not have to be SFII)! Various categories and prizes to be awarded!

HANOVER MATERS, CORKS AND KEGS – HANOVER VEGETABLE FARM, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Hanover tomatoes are as about as perfect as a tomato can get. The first crop is ready and the Hanover Farm is celebrating with tomato related activities and of course beer and wine. Ardent, Isley, Midnight, Center of the Universe, Strangeways, and Bold Rock will all be available. Live music, cornhole tourney and vendors of all sorts round out this weekend in the country. Tickets are $10, purchase here.

PRIDE DAY – CASTLEBURG BREWERY, SUNDAY

“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.” — Tennessee Williams, “A Streetcar Named Desire”

Join us for a celebration of love! Castleburg is a place where we want everyone to feel welcomed, loved, and to enjoy themselves. All while enjoying some delicious craft beer!

RVA New York Style will be on hand all day serving up the yummy grub!

MUSIC LINE UP:
1:30-2:30pm Amy Henderson
2:30-4:00pm Rachel Leyco
4:00-6:00pm DJ Alexander Cortes
6:00-7:30pm Paige Miller of Life Support w/Matt Blanton

Wear your Rainbow Attire and receive a discount off your first pint of beer!

Wear your Rainbow Attire AND make a monetary donation to Friends of Side by Side (formerly ROSMY), and receive an even bigger discount off your entire tab! Best of all, Castleburg will match all of your monetary donations, up to $300, to give to this wonderful organization.

Let’s have an awesome day together!

NEW BEER TO DRINK

CHROME DOME BEER RELEASE to support Richmond bike groups

Three Notch’d RVA Collab House, in collaboration with I Am RVA and Breakaway RVA, has brewed up a special cherry lime radler with hibiscus blooms, perfectly bright and refreshing for a Richmond summer day.

This one-of-a-kind beer will be available this Friday and proceeds will jointly benefit I Am RVA and Breakaway RVA.

Plus, there will be a fun opportunity to hear from the brewer how Chrome Dome was made. Come on out, drink a beer, and support biking in Richmond!

Friday, June 23, 2017, 5 PM – 7:30 PM
2930 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23230

NEWS

Craft Beer Certificate Program – VCU

Go to college study beer get no credit. Sounds like my college experience.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education (OCPE) has partnered with the VCU School of Engineering and VCU Department of Biology to introduce the VCU Craft Beer Certificate Program, a noncredit certificate in the art of craft beer. The program will provide an exciting opportunity for knowledge expansion of the craft beer industry.

KINGS DOMINION GETS ITS OWN BEER – COTU

Kings Dominion is getting the royal treatment this summer.

Thanks to a collaboration with Center of the Universe Brewing Company, the Doswell theme park is getting its own beer! A royal ale called Kings Brew.

Brewed for coaster enthusiasts, this Session IPA is made with 2-row barley and copious amounts of Cascade hops. Kings Brew has a nice malt backbone with citrus notes like lemon and orange peel. It’s an effervescent and sessionable brew fit for a king (and perfect for summer)!

“When the park decided we needed our own beer, the obvious choice was Center of the Universe. The brewery is located in Ashland, Virginia, only a short drive down I-95 from Kings Dominion. Center of the Universe Brewing is all about embracing and taking pride in the local community. Kings Dominion is honored to be a part of that community and partner with a great company to bring another local product into the park.” – Gary Chadwick- VP &

General Manager of Kings Dominion “We have always enjoyed a great partnership with our interstate neighbors at Kings Dominion, so it was only natural to take that partnership one step further with Kings Brew. It is an honor to brew their official beer and we can't wait to enjoy one (or two) in-between hitting the coasters and relaxing in their expansive water park.” – Chris Ray, Cofounder, Center of the Universe Brewing Company

This royal ale is available on draft and in cans exclusively at Kings Dominion. Swing by any restaurant that serves beer in the park.

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