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Tricky Gilbert Circus / Aid Our Veterans Fundraiser – Isley, Saturday

Any beer inspired by a lion being loose in Scott’s Addition sounded pretty cool to me until I looked up the story. The article on RTD explains that it didn’t end well for Tricky the Lion.

The lion was killed by Marvin “Scotty” Cramer, menagerie guard, with a rifle after James Flammia, of 3111 Grayland Ave., and half a dozen city police had emptied their revolvers into the beast’s hide and failed to stop the fury of its rampage.

Flammia, a sturdy and swarthy Italian barber, whose favorite sport is shooting birds and rabbits, incidentally sprang into fame as a big game hunter. It was Flammia who first pumped five bullets into the escaped lion’s head and body before the police took up the hunt and “Scotty” Cramer appeared on the scene and killed the beast with the “forty-four, ninety” rifle used by menagerie guards when there is a killing job to be done.

A tragic end for a noble beast that lives on as a Double IPA.

Inspired by an old story documented by Richmond Times-Dispatch of an escaped circus lion in #ScottsAddition, Isley Brewing Company will be releasing our 2017 Black DIPA, “Tricky Gilbert”.

Clocking in at 8% ABV, this American style Double IPA was brewed with ridiculous additions of juicy hops. Hopped 3 different times during and after fermentation, the high alcohol content is masked by the bright flavors and aromas of Citra, Mosaic, Pacific Jade, El Dorado, and Idaho 7. American Ale Yeast provides a clean finish, with a lingering hop bite. ROAR!

We will also be raising money for Aid Our Veterans, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization working to help homeless and out of work veterans of our military service. They offer a number of programs designed to provide aid to any veteran who may need help, most notable: housing, job training and placement assistance. They will be giving out hats, bracelets,and other tokens of appreciation for any donation received. Isley will be donating 10% of beer sales to Aid Our Veterans as well!

We will have live music all day from acoustic genius Chris Buerkley, local alt-folk group Wkndr and bluegrass and roots rock from Scattered Smothered & Covered!

Hardywood Tap Takeover – Joe’s Inn, Thursday

This week! Thursday, November 9th, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery will be at Joe’s Inn. The tap list includes their most tasty brews- including all of the Gingerbread Stouts. I six-pack of variants. All day Thursday in case you feel like calling in sick.

Brews & Burlesque: 80’s Sneak Peek – Strangeways, Friday

Any brewery can offer up a flight of beer but Strangeways is offering up burlesque.

Brews & Burlesque, the first burlesque show inside a brewery, features the greatest variety of burlesque, comedy, sideshow and vaudeville performers from Virginia and beyond. This month, you can get a sneak peak at some of the acts from I Wanna Rock! 80s burlesque at Dominion Arts Center

Featuring:
Ginger Jameson of DC,
Candida Valentina Official of Atlanta,
Frenchy J of Columbus,
Magnolia Minxxx of Savannah,
Marcee D’Sade of Richmond,
and as always Moxie LaBouche and Dante the Inferno.
Hosted by local comic extraordinare Dylan Vattelana.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $13 at the door . Show begins at 9pm. 21+ only. Free off-street parking.

East Coast Covenant Beer Festival – Triple Crossing Fulton, Saturday

This is the big beer event of the weekend. Every beer geek worthy of the title beer geek will be there, and with good reason. That link above will take to the event page on which you can buy tickets if you’re worried about your beer cred. There is also this Facebook event page if you want all the Covenant knowledge.

This festival will showcase 24 of some of the best breweries on the East Coast. We will be utilizing the entire Fulton brewery for this event and splitting the event into two 400 ticket sessions. Tickets are $75/each and will guarantee you one 4oz pour from each of the 24 breweries attending. Along with the ticket, you will receive a limited edition ECC glass and a custom can tote bag.

On the day of the event, we will also be releasing three separate cans and our first Proximity Project Wild Ale Series Beer. Purchase of an East Coast Covenant ticket secures you the ability to buy the following items on the day of the event:
Battle Creek DIPA  1  4 pack
DDH Clever Girl IPA  1 – 4 pack
Waxing Poetic 100% Raspberry  1  4 pack
Proximity Project  1 Year Old Wild Ale Series Bottle
There will be two sessions on 11/11/2017:
Session 1 – 12PM  3:30PM (400 people)
Session 2  5PM  8:30PM (400 people)

Bathrobe Bash and Concert – Southern Railway Taphouse/Center of the Universe Brewing, Saturday

You simply can’t get enough of the Big Lebowski. It’s a fact.

The Dude is back and he’s ready to party! Pull out that bathrobe grandma gave you last Christmas and strut your stuff alongside other Lebowski lovers at Southern Railway Taphouse. The Royal We will be playing the entire soundtrack to The Big Lebowski while Belle Isle Moonshine Cold Pressed Moonshine White Russians and El Duderino flow from the bars. Do not miss your chance to experience the soundtrack to The Big Lebowski live, while suited up comfortably in your cozy bathrobe!

Hops in the Park – Henricus Park, Saturday

If you’re looking for something a little more low-key than Triple Crossing’s offering head out to the county my beer-loving Richmonders. There are Hops in them thar Parks.

Hops in the Park is a one-of-a-kind, premiere harvest festival featuring Virginia craft beer, Virginia hops farmers, a Virginia farmers market, and of course, Virginia history.

Help us toast Virginia’s agricultural pride with food, live music, and Virginia craft beer aplenty!

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Spit Roaster Imperial Brown Ale w/ Pineapple Release – Lickinghole Creek, Saturday

Spit Roaster Imperial Brown Ale with Pineapple, 8.5% ABV

We love a good spit roast as much as the next guy, so what we’ve done is recreate the taste by using smoke malt. To complement the smokiness, we added pineapple juice in the kettle and finished it with fresh chunks of pineapple for a solid punch of island goodness that gives you a nice smoky fruity nose, with a dense mouthfeel. If you close your eyes and turn on the sound machine – you’ll swear you’re eating ham and pineapple while drinking a beer – in Hawaii…or Goochland.

Release: The Medieval Monkey, Recipe by John Van Itallie – Castleburg, Saturday

We are so pleased to announce another Home Brew Collaboration, this time with John F Van Itallie and Castleburg Brewery and Taproom.

The Medieval Monkey is a true German Weissbier with the typical BANANA aroma and flavor. This beer has a faint bubblegum note that accentuates the banana flavor. Unfiltered and hazy!!

Refreshing German Wheat Beer that is high in carbonation, dry finish, & fluffy mouthfeel. 4.5% ABV/14 IBU

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Tart Cherry Cider in cans – Buskey Cider, Saturday

Buskey Cider is rolling out its Tart Cherry Cider in cans on November 11th, the first flavored cans that the cidery has released. The cherries used in the Tart Cherry lend this cider its signature blush color while complementing the apples to create a bright and refreshing cider. Buskey was the first 12oz six pack of cans released in Virginia and has seen great excitement about adding the Tart Cherry Cider can to their already popular semi-sweet cider, RVA Cider.

“This cider has been a fan favorite since we opened, and we’re pumped to be distributing it in cans!” says founder, Will Correll. Correll opened Buskey Cider at the age of 26 in last April in the neighborhood of Scott’s Addition, described as Richmond’s booziest craft beverage neighborhood. Buskey is an all American word that was written down in a letter by Ben Franklin detailing what the young people in the taverns were saying during colonial times, when cider was overwhelmingly the most popular alcoholic beverage. Buskey Cider is made with 100% Virginia apples, which comes from Silver Creek and Seamans’ Orchard, located in Nelson County.

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