This isn’t your typical Renaissance faire. On Saturday, August 2nd, Warriors in Bloom takes over Agecroft Halll, not to rehash the old, but to reimagine it entirely. Organized by the nonprofit Virago Alley, this one-day festival puts the spotlight on the...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
The long-running and much-beloved jazz club in the Fan gets a new name, new management, and a new concept. As August turned to September, the city of Richmond learned that one of Richmond's longest-standing jazz clubs, Emilio's, had become the Richmonder Public House. The process of transition had actually begun over a month earlier, as Emilio's...
Ahead of their move to Shockoe Bottom, Jerry Thornton of Bryant’s Cider talks new recipes and future plans for the family-owned cidery. “We’re the new beer,” says cidermaker Jerry Thornton, owner of Bryant’s Cider. It’s a bold statement, but it fits the vibe of their Jackson Ward tasting room. On its graffiti-covered walls, “Change the rules” is...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
This family of restauranteurs has brought Richmond Maya Mexican Grill and will soon continue their delicious legacy with the opening of Pink Flamingo. When Michael and Maria Oseguera came to Richmond eight years ago, their goal was to bring a different kind of authentic Mexican restaurant to the city. Their restaurant, Maya Mexican Grille and...
Teaming up with The Nature Conservancy for its OktoberForest initiative, Richmond breweries like Hardywood and Lickinghole Creek promote awareness about the connection between healthy forests and brewing beer. Starting last week, breweries across the country and around the globe began participating in The Nature Conservancy’s OktoberForest...
Whether you care deeply about preserving our environment or just love honey, Culpeper shop and bee sanctuary La Bee Da Loca is an essential destination. Tucked away in the quiet mountain town that is Culpeper, Virginia, you'll find their very own version of Main Street. It looks every bit the postcard scene trapped in time, filled with local...
What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that out here. Our kegs are overflowing this week with beer releases and festivals,...
The IPA has remained one of the most popular and proliferated beer styles in America for the last five to ten years, and while the reasons behind that might be beyond those that still haven’t acquired the taste for hoppy beers, it’s easier to see why, as someone that desires some form of hop-forward beer to be in the fridge at almost all...