RVA Beer Explorer
RVA Beer Explorer Weekly Picks 3/26/19
Recover from St. Patrick’s Day drinking with a few beers or beer related events this week.
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History on Tap: Women Making History, and Alcohol – Ardent, Wednesday
Beer and cider have a long history in the United States and women have played a dramatic role in that history. Learn about the all too often overlooked women that are part of our beverage history. This is a ticketed event. Buy your tickets here.
Although far too often unheralded, women have been at the forefront of alcohol production throughout history. In celebration of Women’s History Month, join the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, in partnership with Blue Bee Cider and Ardent Craft Ales, to take in an evening of history and historic beverages crafted from recipes in the museum’s collection.
Blue Bee Cider and Ardent Craft Ales will release Jane’s Persimmon, a collaboration made using an 18th-century cookbook kept by Virginians Jane (Randolph) Walke, her mother, Jane (Bolling) Randolph, and others. The original Jane’s Percimon Beer, released by Ardent Craft Ale in 2014, sold out in one evening and received national attention.
Blue Bee Cider will also present their Compleat Cyder, made from a recipe found in the 1742 edition of “The Compleat Housewife,” published in Virginia, and originally written by Eliza Smith in 1727, and Ardent Craft Ales will have an additional offering for guests.
Throughout the evening, representatives from Blue Bee Cider and Ardent Craft Ales will discuss their creations, and Dr. Sarah Meacham, author of “Every Home A Distillery: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake,” will discuss cider and making alcohol in colonial Virginia.
Each ticket includes three 6-oz. samples (additional samples available for purchase), snacks, and a commemorative glass to take home at the end of the evening.
Don’t miss this chance to sip history! Attendees must be 21 years of age or older. All guests must have a ticket. Event will be held inside the museum. No smoking or outside food or drink.
Back Roads (beer and) Celebration – Legend, Wednesday
Stories have been told over beers since beers were created. Listen to two excellent storytellers over a few Legend Beers including a special beer made for this event.
You’ve followed Bill Lohmann and Bob Brown’s travels across Virginia, and now it’s time to celebrate their dedication to telling the stories of the unique places and people that they’ve encountered along the way.
Join the Richmond Times Dispatch and WCVE for a pint of Back Roads Black Lager and get a sneak peek at a new documentary highlighting their travels, “Back Roads: People, Places and Pie Around Virginia.”
The film premieres on WCVE PBS on Thursday, March 28, and you’re invited to preview the film and share a toast with Bill and Bob the evening before.
We’ve partnered with Legend Brewing Company to bring you Back Roads Black Lager – a small batch Schwarzbier-style beer never before brewed at Legend. We’ll tap those kegs at the Back Roads (beer and) Celebration on Wednesday, March 27. The gathering begins at 5:30 p.m., with the documentary preview starting at 6:30 p.m. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT HERE https://tickets.richmond.com/e/back-roads-beer-and-celebration/preview
For the evening, Legend will feature more than one dish on their menu topped with gravy, and pie for dessert – gravy, pie and beer are the only fitting ways to celebrate Bill and Bob’s long-time Back Roads collaboration.
The event is free to attend, and all are welcome Bring your appetite for pie, your love of a good beer, and your curiosity about traveling and enjoying Virginia’s back roads. Please register in advance so that we can make sure that there will be enough pie in the kitchen! https://tickets.richmond.com/e/back-roads-beer-and-celebration/preview
Spring Chalkboard Sign Workshop – Strangeways, Thursday
If you’ve ever wanted to step up your chalkboard sign game this is your chance.
Join us on Thursday, March 28 at STRANGEWAYS BREWING for a festive spring chalkboard workshop! Come spend the evening with us and some hand-lettering tricks and creating your own chalkboard sign. Come out and enjoy delicious craft beers and chalk up a storm!
At this workshop you will learn a few basics of chalk lettering and take home your own permanent painted chalkboard sign. You will have several springy designs to choose from, including an Easter-themed board! Please note, we do not use stencils for this project, so each person will leave with a unique piece, but no previous experience is necessary. You will be guided through the process.
This workshop typically lasts 2-2.5 hours.
Casino Night – Hardywood, Saturday
Gambling isn’t legal in the commonwealth but you can pretend gamble and win Hardywood prizes. You get chips for free so don’t worry about losing your shirt, car, house, and dignity.
Join us for Casino Night at Hardywood! There will be horse racing, craps, roulette, and blackjack games. Play for free! Cash your chips in for a chance to win Hardywood prizes! Must be 21+ to play.
Fundraiser for RACC – Tabol Brewing, Sunday
Drink beers for the puppies and kitties. Then have one or two for all the full grown cats and dogs. Then have one for the random goats, pigs, and tortoises that show up at RACC. Then take an UBER home, you’ve had too much to drink but all the critter thank you.
Join Femme Forward to raise money for Richmond Animal Care & Control at Tabol Brewing in Northside. Tabol will be donating $1 per pour to RACC. More details to come!
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Tiny Terminator Scottish Wee Heavy – Intermission, Friday
7.5% abv 18ibu
Scottish Wee Heavy. Caramel colored with a dominant malt forward sweetness and aroma.
Andromeda Double IPA Release – Final Gravity, Friday
Andromeda Double IPA radiates a golden haze that emits the aroma of mango and pine with a surge of spiciness. Mosaic and Columbus hops provide a soft earthiness that revolves amongst orange and tropical flavors. This 8% ABV DIPA will be available by the glass, Growler, and Crowler.
BEEr Orange Blossom Honey Ale – Center of the Universe, Saturday
BEEr Orange Blossom Honey Ale is a graduate of Origin Beer Lab and developed by Ashley Ray. The beer is brewed with gallons of orange blossom honey which is then complimented by a generous portion of honey malt and 2-row barley. The result is a refreshing, brite, and delicious brew. This newer taproom favorite clocks in at 7.2% ABV.
BEEr will be available all over our distribution footprint, as well as at the brewery. It will be offered in 16oz 4pack cans as well as on draft.
COTU Celebrates BEEr
Bourbon Cru Release – Hardywood, Saturday
Bourbon Barrel Cru is brewed in the fashion of Belgium’s revered monastic breweries. Bourbon Barrel Cru displays a rich mahogany hue with a medium body and brilliant clarity after months of barrel aging. The maturity and melding of flavors brought on by the freshly drained bourbon whiskey barrels lends an extraordinary sense of harmony to Bourbon Barrel Cru. Almond, toffee and oaky vanilla give way to notes of dark cherries and raisins. Subtle hints of plum are greeted by caramel overtones for a smooth, robust and warming finish. 12% ABV. Available on draft and in 750mL bottles to go. $12.99 + tax.
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Stout Month at Starr Hill Richmond Beer
I’m late to the stout party here but there is still a week left to get your stout at Starr Hill
Love is in the air – AND on tap! 💘 Starr Hill is sharing the love all month long with the perfect pair: beer + chocolate 🍫 Enjoy our Stout Month flight with a special box of chocolate candy—buy one, get one flight HALF OFF only on Tues. Feb. 14th for Valentine’s Day!
❤️❤️❤️ FEATURED BEERS
❤️ Why Wait Snickers Stout
❤️ Ever Given Foreign Export Stout
❤️ You Oatta Know Oatmeal Stout
❤️ Chonkyfire Cherry Cordial Stout
🍫 Stout Month Flight 🍫
feat. each of the above beers paired with a special chocolate:
🍫 Oatmeal Stout with a maple buttercream
🍫 Foreign Export Stout with a coffee caramel
🍫 Snickers Stout with a peanut cluster
🍫 Cherry Cordial Stout with a chocolate-covered cherry
Ownby Lane Beer Crawl for Feedmore! at Castleburg and Hardywood
February 26th
Two breweries does not a crawl make but it’s for a great case so I’m posting about it. Get some beers and help out some folks.
Don’t have Sunday plans? Not sure what to do after brunch?
Come on over to Hardywood and Castleburg for a beer! Just a five minute walk apart, we’ll both be serving snacks and beer hopefully with weather good enough to hang outside!
We’ll be donating 10% of the day to FeedMore
Pizza Palace – Triple Crossing Downtown
February 26th
Talking with some of the folk that work here and they say it should be awesome. A great way to deal with a Sunday.
And the best pizza around is back. Welcome to Pizza Palace!!
On Sunday, February 26th, Triple Crossing – Downtown will be re-imagined as your go to by the Slice NY Style pizza palace.
Menu is as follows.
$4 House Salad
$4 Garlic Knots
$5 Cheese Slice
$6 Pepperoni Slice
-add Hot Honey for $1
48oz Pitchers:
$15 Falcon Smash
$12 Pathway Pils
Pizza Palace will be open from 12p – 8p.
All are welcomed.
Cheers!
BEER NEWS
Shamrock the Block is on the move. I avoid this festival but for those that enjoy you’ll be enjoying in a new spot over on Leigh Street between Movie Land and the Bon Secours Training facility. They’ve also announced the bands.
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PHOTOS & GAME SUMMARY: Rams Knockdown Fordham
VCU forced 22 turnovers and outscored Fordham 29-15 off miscues. The Black and Gold also owned a 42-20 scoring advantage in the paint.
Official VCU Game Summary
Score: VCU 80, Fordham 61
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 20-7 (11-3 Atlantic 10), Fordham 21-6 (9-5)
Attendance: 7,637 (Fourth consecutive sellout)
The short story: Sophomore Nick Kern Jr. poured in a career-high 17 points and VCU forced 22 Fordham turnovers on the way to a Senior Day victory Saturday at the Siegel Center.
OPENING TIP
- Kern scored eight of VCU’s first 11 points and finished 8-of-9 from the field
- Junior guard Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 13 points and dished out 10 assists to record his second career double-double. He also grabbed six steals and four rebounds
- Sophomore forward Jalen Deloach and redshirt sophomore guard Jamir Watkins added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Black and Gold
- Will Richardson supplied Fordham with 21 points on 6-of-10 shootin from three
THE DIFFERENCE
- VCU forced 22 turnovers and outscored Fordham 29-15 off miscues. The Black and Gold also owned a 42-20 scoring advantage in the paint
- VCU shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the floor. Meanwhile, it also limited Fordham to 34 percent shooting (20-of-59) in the game
- Kern keyed a 13-4 VCU run to start the game with a fast break layup and a dunk on the first two possessions of the contest
- VCU held Fordham to 7-of-23 shooting in the first half on the way to a 37-24 halftime lead. Fordham never led and the lone tie came at 20-20 with 7:07 left in the first half. VCU would lead by as many as 24
- VCU’s bench contributed 28 points
NOTABLE
- With six steals today and 170 in his career, Baldwin Jr. tied Doug Brooks for eighth all-time in VCU’s history Saturday
- Baldwin’s 10 assists tied a career-high. It’s the third time he’s recorded double-digit assists in his career and the first time this season
UP NEXT
The Rams hit the road for a matchup against Saint Joseph’s in Philadelphia, Pa. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. That game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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RVA Beer Explorer: Queens of Pain and Three VD Markets
We took a little break but we’re back, cheers my fellow beer heads.
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Starr Hill Spirit Night Queens of Pain at Starr Hill
February, 8th
Roller derby is cool and drinking beer while supporting local roller derby is the coolest.
Starr Hill and River City Roller Derby present…. QUEENS OF PAIN.
Join RCRD for an evening at Starr Hill Richmond Beer Hall & Rooftop. $1 from every pint sold between 4pm and 9pm will be donated to the league. Non-alcoholic beverages are available for our sober friends and supporters.
7pm we will showing the documentary Queens of Pain on Starr Hill’s big ole projector.
Since this event is leading up to Valentine’s Day, we will have an opportunity for electronic donations in exchange for a Valentine from your friendly neighborhood derby team
Buzzzzz Market at 2004 Dabney Rd
February, 11th
The event will be showing off local makers of the craft and beer/mead variety. The first description is from Capsoul Collective and obviously focused on the beers they’ll be slinging. The second is from the official event page, linked above.
Pull up with Capsoul THIS Saturday, 2/11, for the re-up only we could provide. We’ll be at the Buzzz Market with @blackheathmeadery from 12p – 5p serving up two new releases.
Imprint 🗿
Dry hopped with a heavy dose of El Dorado, Cashmere and Exp 158, Imprint, our Double IPA boasts impressions of soft stone fruit with a finishing indentation of intense citrus and dank pineapple. The nose is like diced pineapples 👌
Night is Dark 🌌
Drinking as easy as, well, the Night is Dark, this 5.5% dark lager gives impressions of lightly roasted coffee beans with a beautiful milk sweetness, all of this is rounded out by notes of bitter, dark chocolate. Night is Dark finishes very light.
📍Buzzzz Market/ 2004 Dabney Rd
Crafts
Inaugural RVA focused crafters market. Let’s promote our wares in a chill space, with mead for sale during the event.
Vendors include:
Boho Bota – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080906312310
Capsoul Collective
Colin Plouffe – https://instagram.com/plouffe.rva.art
Davideatin – https://www.davideatin.com
Diego Cusano – https://www.facebook.com/theamatista
Down By The Creek LLC – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071838500984
Jayne Heffner – crochet
Jenny Jones – Resting Bear Holistic Solutions
Natasha Crawford – Healing Hope Urban Gardens
Nick Vaughan – https://www.facebook.com/Erraticsmith
Rayna Liddell (Wyld Faebles) – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086255299702
Thomas Glazier – https://www.instagram.com/glazedanddyed/
TJ Krivanec – Woodworking, Furniture, Glass
Tre Artz – https://www.facebook.com/tre.artz
Valentines Weekend Brunch & Market at Triple Crossing (Midlothian)
February, 11th
We don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day in this house but we do drink beer and eat so we’re down with this event.
On February 11th, 2023, Triple Crossing Midlothian will host another outdoor market, weather permitting, as well as a special Brunch menu.
The market will be from 12p to 4p, with Brunch being served from 11a to 3p.Brunch Menu ⬇️
Sun dried Tomato Frittata with spinach & feta plated with a wild berry parfait, hashbrowns and a biscuit.
Maple Sausage Frittata with cheddar cheese plated with your choice of bacon or sausage, hashbrowns, and a biscuit.
Avocado Toast with everything bagel seasoning & sprouts
Brunch Pizza, egg based, topped with sausage, bacon, caramelized onions and spinach.
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Cinnamon Rolls
Cheer
Valentine’s Day Market at Veil (Forest Hill Ave)
February, 11th
Love and beer are in the air south of the river.
Ooh la la Veil-entines Day is approaching y’all, come out to our Valentine’s Day market February 11th from 12-4pm in Forest Hill.💓
💋 Mimosas will be served, @ytumama.mx will be firing up some 🌮 and the beer will be juicy!😘
💖Shop with these sweet vendors:💞
@nodicevintagerva
@Mon.der_official
@Thecuriofairy
@Fairyhausrva
@Daheim.goods
@_fivesistersboutique_
@sillycowgirlvintage
@shh_secretflowers
@teresa__justis
@candleobject
@kitcolorshow_
@moody___cc
@shannon_studio
@richmondspca
See ya there! 😍
BEER NEWS
It’s nice to get the background on one of the local brew master powerhouses and the creation of Gingerbread Stout
FROM VIRGINIA TECH HOMEBREW TO HARDYWOOD: A CHAT WITH BREWMASTER BRIAN NELSON – RVA Mag
In 2011, I created the RVA IPA using local hops and that recipe went into our Farmhouse Pumpkin beer, which is still a staple today. We then moved on to our base single and experimented with batches that incorporated cocoa, coffee, and vanilla. Suddenly, Bill Cox from Castleman Farms came in with a big bunch of ginger and asked if we could do anything with it. He was trying to find restaurants in Richmond that could use it. This ginger had big green stalks that were four feet tall, and the root has “hands” that were in the ground. It was baby ginger, meaning the translucent flesh was edible without peeling the outer skin. So he presented this to us and we were grinding our gears when Eric McKay came up with this idea, how do we integrate gingerbread? There wasn’t a gingerbread stout out there in the market — it had never been done before and we still consider our gingerbread stout, the original gingerbread stout.
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