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5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge – Hardywood Craft Brewery, Wednesday

Drinking beer and helping feed those in need is a good way to spend a Wednesday.

Details from RamNation:

The 5th annual Alumni Charity Challenge will be this Wednesday, September 20th from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Hardywood. This yearly fundraiser is aiming to collect 20,000 pounds in food donations for FeedMore, a local organization which provides hunger programs to help provide food to central Virginia’s most vulnerable residents.

There are 30 schools participating this year, some of which are VCU’s biggest rivals (oddly, University of Richmond is not participating). If you attend and donate, you will be given a limited edition pint glass and shirt (while supplies last). However, if you wish to donate online, you can visit the donation page, select VCU in the drop-down, and send some cash to a great cause. Here’s the donation link: http://www.feedmore.org/alumnicharity

You can RSVP to the Facebook event page here.

Take the Fight Night – Garden Grove Brewing, Friday & Saturday

Garden Grove is hosting a Friends and Family Benefit supportingTake the Fight to Cancer is a national nonprofit that trains top University students to work with cancer patients, helping them navigate the complex healthcare system and reducing barriers to high-quality cancer care. They exist so that NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE!

On Friday they’re tapping a special release of their Dark Belgian Abbey Ale. This beer is made with Petite Verdot Grapes, Aronia Berries, both of which were selected for their Anthocyanin properties, and fermented in red wine barrels. A portion of every Dark Belgian Abbey Ale sold will be donated to Take the Fight!  Then at 8 PM the music kicks off with Third Rail

The support continues on Saturday the 23rd from noon to 5 PM. Representatives from Take the Fight will be on hand with Raffle Prizes and information about their organization and how you can help. Again a portion of the proceeds will go to Take the Fight!

Pickled & Fermented Festival – Center of the Universe, Saturday

Pickling doesn’t just apply to the lowly cucumber. You can pickle nearly everything and the folks at Center of the Universe are hosting a festival to celebrate all that you can pickle and ferment. Let’s hope it doesn’t go full Portlandia.

Pickle Lovers Unite! The Artisan Pickle Club is hosting Pickled & Fermented – a celebration of all things pickled and fermented! We’re talking more than pickled cucumbers here – we don’t discriminate when it comes to pickled things. Pickled fruit, pickled veggies, hot sauce, kimchi, BEER, Kombucha… if it’s pickled or fermented, we’re celebrating it!

Join us at Center of the Universe Brewing Company for a day of pickle tastings, live music from Ashland’s Buckeville Hootenany, a pickle themed beer and loads of pickle shenanigans!

Activities include:
– Announcement of our 2017 Pickle Competition Winners (enter here:http://www.artisanpickles.com/#pickle-competition)
– Pickling and fermenting demonstrations
– A pickle juice drinking competition
– Pickle sampling
– All the pickle fun you could ever have in one setting

$5 gets you a pickle pass for sampling all the delicious things. Once your pass has been stamped by our vendors, you can use it to vote for your favorite vendor. It’s also your entry into our drawing for fun prizes!

Ride to Stop Suicide Poker Run / Farm Event – Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, Saturday

Over 50 philanthropic motorcycle friends will be taking a ride through the Goochland countryside to raise money for Beacon Tree Foundation. If you want to join this cause and epic ride (register by Sept 23) at https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/VA/Midlothian/PHUMCRideToStopSuicide / OR enjoy the scenery and check out some sweet Harleys.

The ride ends at the brewery with music by This Liminal State and food provided by Eastern Star.

Isley Fall Fest – Isley Brewing Saturday

 FUNdraiser for the Richmond Mounted Squad – Isley Brewing, Sunday

The Friends of the Richmond Mounted Squad present a Day of Fun at ISLEY Brewing Company!

Come out and meet your Richmond Mounted Squad (🐴YES, the actual horses will be here🐴) and help raise money for the new barn. Meet the team and have a beer and some fun!

* LIVE MUSIC from Kris Scott
* 2nd Alarm Grill Food Truck
* GIANT JENGA
* CORNHOLE
* ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
* BOARD GAMES

Family Friendly
FREE to attend
Well behaved, leashed-dogs are allowed on our Urban Patio but not inside the building

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Festbier Release – Ardent, Thursday

This beer is a traditional German lager with a malty backbone and light hoppiness. Our Festbier features an Amber color and full body in the classic Marzen style, served in 1/2 liter mugs. Prost!

5.6% ABV
22 IBU

01100111 01110010 01101001 01100100 DIPA Can Release – Triple Crossing Fulton, Friday

8% DIPA
The hop aromatics from this juice will hit you square in the face.

Soft bright tropical notes intersect with a small amount of dankness rounding it out. Notes of passionfruit, guava, mango and peaches. We doubled down on two of our favorite hop varietals Mosaic and Falconers flight for this new offering.

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