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A Very Twisted Halloween – Twisted Craft Ales, Saturday

The other brewery in Manchester is throwing its own Halloween party on the 28th. Music outside from 8-10 PM by League of Space Pirates. The party then moves inside for a dance party with DJ Xian ($5 cover).

There will be a costume contest with prizes for:

• Best Overall
• Best Steampunk
• Funniest 
• Sexiest

Manchester Harvest Festival – Legend, Saturday

Legend Brewing Company presents Manchester’s First Annual Harvest Festival! A family friendly event featuring live music, pumpkin carving, face painting and more! We’re shutting down the parking lot and setting up the big stage so you know it’s gonna be a good time!

The low down:
Admission is Free
Food & alcohol tickets will be available for individual purchase. We’re roasting a pig and pouring beers from the milk truck!! If you don’t drink that’s ok! Cafe Zata is taking care of hot apple cider, hot chocolate & homemade doughnuts and Brewer’s Café is bringing the coffee! We’re shutting down the parking lot and putting up the big stage to host live music featuring Chamomile and Whiskey, Li’l Ronnie and the Grand Dukes, and Paulo Emilio Franco Londoño! There will be live Radio Broadcasts w/ XL102 & G104.3 throughout the day and Dogtown Dance Theatre is going to put on a special performance before hosting their own Haunted House that night! Together, Art Works Richmond & W.M. Jordan are hosting pumpkin painting!

This event is KID FRIENDLY!!!
Betsy Carr & Ellen Robertson RVA will be judging our children’s costume contest! Don’t worry, there’s an adult contest, too…and prizes!!! Plus, all of our vendors will have candy out for vendor trick or treating AND face painting!

Scott’s Addition Halloween Booz Crawl! – Various Drinking Spots, Saturday

If someone makes booze of any type in the greater Scott’s Addition area, they’re taking part in this celebration on Saturday. Check out individual spots to see if they’re doing something extra special and don’t forget to pick-up your Booz Crawl card.

You know that you still want to Trick or Treat, so we’ve come up with the perfect way for you to join in on the fun! Come to Scott’s Addition, the booziest neighborhood in RVA on Saturday, 10/28 from 6pm-9pm to try all of our awesome beer, ciders, meads, and whiskeys!

As an added bonus, pick up Booz Crawl cards at any of the locations during the event and get three unique stamps from any of the participating alcohol producers, and be entered to win a $25 gift card individually for each location.

Participants:
Ardent Craft Ales
Black Heath Meadery
Blue Bee Cider
Buskey Cider
Isley Brewing Company
Reservoir Distillery
Three Notch’d RVA Collab House
Väsen Brewing Company
The Veil Brewing Co.

Isley 4th Anniversary Party – Isley Brewing, Saturday

Isley Brewing Company turns four and is celebrating this weekend. The above mentioned Scott’s Addition Booz Crawl will be going on but Isley is really throwing down.  Food trucks, music, special beer releases and more.

It’s truly been a pleasure serving the Richmond craft beer community over the last several years! Please join us in celebrating our 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
We’ll be partying all day long in Scott’s Addition!

Foodtrucks: Manchu, Dank Eats, Happy Empanada, and Hawk’s BBQ
Live Music on the patio starting at 2pm:

• Prabir Mehta Trio (2pm)
• Kevin Gaines Trio (4pm)
• Brandon Wilson (6:30pm)

Halloween Costume & Dance Party – Veil Brewing, Saturday

Saturday, October 28th from 6pm-12am we will be hosting our second annual Halloween Costume & Dance Party!

Make sure you wear your costume and get ready to dance! It’s going to be a scary good time!

Food from Cobra Burger 6p-Midnight
DJ Neil Flick 8:30p-Midnight
BadAss Photobooth 6:00p-11:00p

Beers Served Outside and Inside

P.s.-we will also be participating in the Scott’s Addition Halloween Booz Crawl! from 6-9pm. 

Run to the River 2017 – Stone Brewing, Sunday

REGISTER NOW – https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Richmond/RuntotheRiver

8K – $25
1 Mile Fun Run – free, registration still required

Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton is excited to bring back the annual Run to the River! Starting at Stone Brewing Richmond (4300 Williamsburg Ave.), this year’s 8k runners will tackle three challenging hills, race through historic neighborhoods over cobblestone streets, run through a zombie-filled graveyard and dash along the scenic banks of the James River. The event will also include a free pasta dinner on October 27, a Fun-Run Mile presented by Dominion Energy Virginia’s EnergyShare Program, Halloween themed children’s events and post-race party at Stone Brewing. Each runner 21+ receives a beer ticket and 10% of beer sales goes back to NRC! We hope you will join us for the festivities on October 29!

This is a community event and everyone is welcome; even if you are not running, you can cheer on runners and enjoy the Halloween activities.

Stone Brewing prides itself on being environmentally responsible. We ask participants to bring their own reusable water bottle to use at the water stations and support Stone Brewing’s commitment to sustainability.

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Out of the Blue Porter – Triple Crossing Fulton, Tuesday

The second beer release for tomorrow (this was posted on Monday) is a new brand – Out of the Blue Porter with coconut and Black Hand Coffee Company honey Nicaraguan coffee. Out of the Blue is a 6% Robust Porter conditioned on toasted coconut and a moderate amount of Black Hand coffee. We are shooting for 120 cases at $15 a 4 pack (1 case limit) to compliment Falcon Smash IPA in the release tomorrow.

Fig Gose release – Ardent, Thursday

Fig gose is a tart, effervescent wheat beer featuring salt and coriander with fig concentrate blended in for a fruity, jammy, slightly sweet balance to the natural acidity in the gose style.

5.6% ABV
4 IBU

Fig Gose is a draft-only special, so come by the taproom to enjoy a glass in the beer garden and take home a crowler for later! Plus, Intergalactic Tacos will be in the house. Can’t wait!

Vic Ferrari Double IPA – Final Gravity, Friday

We love you guys, you’re beautiful. So we’re bringing you a lovable 8% Double IPA that’s taken the fast lane with the help of Vic Secret hops. This Australian addition brings pineapple, passionfruit, and pine flavors to your average unassuming IPA and tranforms your beer into a smooth-drinking charmer. Vic never stays around too long so enjoy his short-lived company while you can.

Return of mOatmeal Stout – Castleburg Brewing, Saturday

Just in time for our Halloween Party! The mOatmeal Stout is back!!

Dark, rich and malty with hints of chocolate, coffee and fruit. With 7.5% of the grain bill being oatmeal, this stout has a light creamy mouthfeel. Clocking in at only 5.5% ABV, it’s a smooth drinker for those cold days of winter. Brewed with Cascade and Willamette hops for bittering, dark roasted malts, and traditional English yeast to round it out.

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