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The Veil’s Second Anniversary Celebration – Veil Brewing, Tuesday-Sunday

Richmond’s perhaps most hyped brewery turns two this week. Last year they held a ticketed event and thus many felt left out in the cold. This year they’re changing things up. Hit up the event page to get details on each day’s event.

We will be doing releases each day from Tuesday April 17th through Sunday April 22nd. On Sunday April 22nd we will also be tapping a bunch of special/vintage kegs from us as well as some guest kegs from some of our homiez.

We will have limited glassware and t-shirts available also. For limited glassware, we will be releasing a small amount of a different color-way anniversary glass featuring the twin tiger anniversary design each day throughout the week. We will post the counts, color-ways, and limits on glassware on Sunday April 15th. For limited t-shirts, we will be making a small run of two different color-ways featuring the twin tiger anniversary design. We will have some fun food vendors throughout the week also.

Cornhole Tournament – Kindred Spirits, Saturday

Throw bags at holes win money while drinking beer. Also whoever thought up the name “cornhole”, please report to the principal’s office for immature language. Don’t wait until the weekend to sign-up there are limited spots.

32 team double elimination – 2 person team CORNHOLE tournament Saturday, April 21 at KSB. Cash prizes to winners!!!
$25 sign up fee, includes 2 Kindred Spirit beer tickets. Check in is at 10:30 am, matches start at 11am.

Poor Boys Burgers food truck will be here with the burger goodness and Karen Jonas Music – Virginia’s Honky-Tonk Sweetheart- will Country Rock the night away from 5-8p.

CLICK THE LINK TO ENTER YOUR TEAM INTO THE TOURNAMENT NOW! http://tiny.cc/CORNHOLE

Mushroom Mania – Champion, Saturday

Some mushrooms are more magical than others. Find out all about the shroom at Champion this weekend. Head to the Facebook event for the full list of panelists and vendors.

A celebration of the mysterious, magical, medicinal and mouthwatering marvel- MUSHROOMS! Check out FREE FOOD, Mushroom Market and panel discussion with experts speaking on their work with the creative edible, beneficial, and ritual use of mushrooms. Presenters include: Megan Jones of Host Defense, Chef Douglas Andrae, mycologist Charlie Aller from Mush Luv, and theologian Ian F. Wesley. Tickets are $10 advance / $12 door. Doors at 5pm, presentations begin at 7pm.

Organized by Richmond Moon Market and sponsored by Champion Brewing Company – RVA, Rudy’s Exotic Mushrooms and Produce, Meadow Acre Gardens, Vegan Action, and Party Liberation Foundation.

FREE FOOD! – Animal friends at Vegan Action and the folks from Champion Brewing Company RVA’s newly open kitchen will be teaming up to bring out tasty specials featuring beautiful mushrooms from Rudy’s Exotic Mushrooms and Produce, and greens from Meadow Acre Gardens. Free plant-based bites will be available till supplies last so get tickets now and come early to check out the Mushroom Market.

Earth Day Plogging for Beer in Manchester – Twisted Ales Brewing, Sunday

Apparently the word for “being a decent human and picking up trash you see” is plogging. Well one local brewery is rewarding you for being decent.

Plogging – it’s a thing! We couldn’t think of a better way to spend Earth Day than by getting some exercise and cleaning up Manchester.

**All ploggers get drink specials by registering when they pick up their gloves and bag and turning in their bag of trash.

Have you recently spotted people toting trash bags while jogging? Or their hands filled with old plastic bottles? You might soon.

Sweden’s latest fitness craze — plogging — is making its way to U.S. shores. The term is a mash-up of jogging and the Swedish “plocka upp,” meaning pick up. In this case, litter.

Across Europe, there are plogging groups in Scandinavia, Germany and beyond. In the United States, it’s just starting to catch on among exercisers who are fed up with rubbish along their route.

We will provide bags and gloves to all ploggers.

Earth Day Plogging on the James -Väsen Brewing, Saturday

Plogging is the word of this year’s Earth Day. It doesn’t sound better than picking up lazy people’s mess. This one is the day before Twisted Ales and just like that one head to the brewery after gathering trash.

Väsen is excited to bring a little bit of Sweden to Richmond for Earth Day 2018. On Saturday 4/21 we’ll be out on Belle Isle doing our first “Plogging” event of the year.

What’s Plogging you say? It combines picking up trash and jogging…can you think of anything more Scandinavian?

We’ll have our Väsen-branded tent set up as a meeting spot at the entrance to the Belle Isle pedestrian bridge on Tredegar. We’ll have everything you’ll need to pick up trash as you jog along our cleanup route (see the map in our post below). It should take you less than an hour to do the whole route.

To sweeten the deal, we’re making this a competition. You’ll be able to Plog on a team of up to 3 people. At the end of the route, we’ll be weighing bags of trash, and the team with the most trash collected will win free merch and gift cards.

After we’re done, head back to the brewery for our afterparty and special drink discounts!

We’re hosting this event in collaboration with our friends at Hostelling International, Keep Virginia Cozy, and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

Pints and Pots – Strangeways, Saturday

It’s a chance to shop Richmond potters while getting pints of beer.

Get ready boys and girls…Spring has sprung and we are firing up our kilns for the April edition of Pints and Pots… Richmond’s largest gathering of potters, all ready to meet your shopping needs just steps away from some of RVA’s finest craft brews.

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Schwarzbier Release – Ardent, Thursday

We’re bringing back our award-winning Schwarzbier on Thursday, April 19! #neverstoplagering

Schwarzbier is a sessionable dark German lager with a slightly chocolaty, roasted aroma. Medium bodied, with a crisp, clean mouthfeel. Subtle malt flavors are balanced by moderate hop bitterness, followed by a pleasantly roasty finish. Winner of the gold medal in the Darker European Beer category at the 2016 Virginia Craft Beer Cup.

5% ABV
30 IBU

Pineapple Mango Beliner Weisse Can Release – Ownby Lane Hardywood, Friday

Pineapple and mango. Is it a beer or a fruit salad? Only one way to find out.

We are welcoming spring and not wasting any time for Berliner Weisse season. First up for our fruited variation of this warm weather favorite is Pineapple Mango! Available on draft and 16oz cans to go! $15 + tax / per 4 pack.

Berliner Weisse is known for its refreshing tartness and delicate body, making it an historically popular style to beat the heat of summer at outdoor cafes in Berlin, Germany. Hardywood has recreated this delightful, thirst-quenching style using a kettle souring method and traditional German ingredients.

Ill Technique Double IPA Returns – Final Gravity, Friday

It’s not a Friday unless Final Gravity tells us about another IPA hitting the taps. We’re not complaining.

This 4/20, after almost 5 months, Final Gravity brings back Ill Technique – a hazy, fresh 8% DIPA brewed with Jarrylo and Citra hops – a mash-up of hard-core citrus mixed with the subtle smoothness of spice and pear. Straight up Juicy Fruit.

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