RVA Beer Explorer
RVA Beer Explorer Weekly Picks 4/9/19
Spring is in the air and beer is your mug. Life is good and here is a list of things to do and taste to make it better.
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Legend 25th Anniversary Party – Saturday, Legend
The grand-daddy of all Virginia breweries turns 25. Let me put on my old-man glasses and tell you a story of a time before it was RVA, just plain ole Richmond. Well back then there were only one brewery and it were Legend by gum. (Yes my old man brain chooses to forget Richbrau.) Now you can’t swing a dead rat without hitting a brewery and where that rat lands up will spring a brewery called Dead Rat Brews. Times they be a changin.
LEGEND IS TURNING 25! 🎉
We are honored to celebrate our anniversary with you! We invite you to join us on Saturday April 13th from 12-8 PM for live music, great food, and Virginia’s Original craft beer since 1994!*ADMISSION IS FREE* 🕺
Come enjoy the sunshine on Richmond’s favorite patio for this all ages, family friendly event! Don’t forget Fido 🐶– as dogs are allowed in the lot and beer garden!*MUSIC*
12-2pm The Remnants 🎼
2-3pm Greater Richmond Pipes and Drums🥁
3-4pm Wade Reynolds🎸
4-7pm Suggesting Rhythm⚡️*Food and Beer*
All food and drink will be provided by yours truly. Food and beer tickets will be available for purchase at the entrance with valid ID. 🍔🍺We look forward to seeing you there, & THANK YOU for 25 years!
Triple Crossing 5 Year Anniversary – Fri thru Sunday, Triple Crossing
Here is one of those young whipper-snapper breweries that I was talking about above. It also happens to be my favorite brewery in town. All praise the juicy IPA. Join them at both (mainly the Fulton) location for some new beers, food and fun.
Triple Crossing turns 5!
4/12 – Fulton Bottle and Can Release:
1. Past is Prologue Mixed Culture Golden Ale with White Peaches 5% ABV
2. Jubilee Jubilaums Bier – Our 5th Year Anniversary Lager
3. Just to Get a Rep DIPA – Safety Team Collab
4. Space Falcon IPA
5. DDH Anniversary Falcon Smash IPA
6. More TBA!4/13 – Party in Fulton with ZZQ, Cobra Cabana and a DJ with Bottle/Cans available at both locations
Plogging on the James – Saturday, Belle Isle & Väsen
Plogging is a fancy way of saying picking up trash when going out for a walk. This event has the added twist of prizes for most trash. Get to plogging you plogger of plogtown.
Väsen is excited to bring a little bit of Sweden to Richmond. On Saturday, April 13th, we’ll be out on Belle Isle doing our “Plogging” event. Last year was such a success that we are stoked to do it again this 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 Keep Virginia Cozy and Triangle Rock Club – Richmond.
Kickers Viewing Party with Red Army – Saturday, Tabol Brewing
The Red Army stand in the corner of City Stadium during every home game and cause a ruckus. They’re a little more civilized during away games and will sit but there will be an occasional ruckus. A great way to introduce yourself if you find the game day experience a little intimidating. Kickoff is at 7.
Come hang with us at our first away watch party of the season! We will be hanging with the newest brewery in Richmond, Tabol! Food truck will be on site for dinner plans and you can bring in your own food as well. So come hang and watch the Kickers take on the nerds known as Lansing Ignite.
BEER NEWS
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Grape Berry Tastee – Tuesday, Veil
This Tuesday, April 9th, is the debut of Grape Berry Tastee!! 🍇🍦🔵⠀
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Grape Berry Tastee is a smoothie style sour ale brewed with milk sugar, Concord grapes, and blackberries. 5.5% ABV. 1x case pp limit. $22.00+tax/4pack. 🍇🍦🔵⠀
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All this on TUESDAY!! 👀
Highpoint DIPA cans + DDH IPA X Release – Thursday, Ardent
We’ve got an extra special dual release coming this Thursday!
In cans: Highpoint DIPA
🍺 Our newest DIPA was brewed with Voss Kveik, a traditional Norwegian yeast that finishes clean and allows the hops to shine. Highpoint DIPA was triple dry hopped, predominantly with Galaxy and rounded out with Citra and El Dorado, for a tropical fruit aroma and flavors of pear and citrus. Fans of hazy DIPAs, this beer’s for you!8% ABV • 7 IBU
On draft + 4 x 16 oz. cansOn tap: Double Dry Hopped IPA X
🍺 This special edition IPA X is double dry hopped with TWICE the standard amount of Citra and Mosaic hops, our favorite combination that provides huge citrus and tropical fruit notes in both aroma and flavor. Double Dry Hopped IPA X is a juicy beer that pours a cloudy, deep golden color, with super low bitterness and a silky soft mouthfeel.7.1% ABV • 10 IBU
On draft + crowler/growler fills to go
Big Screen Brew Kolsch Release – Friday, Three Notched RVA Collab House
“Big Screen Brew” Kolsch
ABV: 5%
IBU: 18
Collaboration with The Byrd Theater“Big Screen Brew” Kolsch was brewed in celebration of the 90th anniversary of The Byrd Theater. A Kolsch was chosen to reflect the type of beer one may have had in that time after enjoying a show at the theater. Three Notch’d Founding Brewmaster Dave Warwick and RVA Collab House Head Brewer Willey Broaddus will be present at a screening of “Beerfest” at The Byrd on May 7. “Big Screen Brew” will be available and there will be a presentation on the science of beer as part of the Science at The Byrd Series and an audience Q&A. Tickets can be purchased at The Byrd box office or online.
Cassiopeia Double IPA Release – Friday, Final Gravity
Though vain and boastful about her beauty in Greek mythology, Cassiopeia’s appeal is undeniable in Final Gravity’s newest Double IPA. Boasting delicate yet strong aromas of melon, coconut, pine, peach, and whispers of pineapple – Cassiopeia drinks with a smooth bitterness and additional notes of lemongrass and tangerine. Cashmere and Mosaic hops create a heavenly congregation of radiant flavors that are certain to captivate your senses. Available by glass, growler, and Crowler.
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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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