What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly craft beer column where you can find all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts desire.
What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly craft beer column where you can find all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts desire.
Our cup is overflowing with news this week, but first head over here to check out what awesome brews were released in Richmond last weekend.
We’ve got new beer releases, special holiday and seasonal brews, and special events for to take your mind off politics so hold on to your mugs because we’re getting ready to tap this thing!
The biggest and most exciting news we have for you is Garden Grove Brewing Company and RVA Mag’s event, Iron Dog Fest going on all day this Sunday, Dec. 4th. GG will release their 100th beer, a collaborative brew with us called “Old Iron Dog”, an 8.8% old ale with pomegranate molasses, aronia berries and more tasty ingredients courtesy of head brewer Mike Brandt! The festival will feature the beer tapping, live music from Dalton Dash, Iron Dog String Band and a few more surprises, food from Don’t Look Back and Sugar Shack, a raffle, a silent auction, and more all to benefit local pitbull outreach and foster group Gracie’s Guardians. The event is FREE and your furry friends are welcome! Dozens of businesses have donated some pretty sweet prizes so make sure you snag a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to win! More details in our article here.
Hardywood will release their Christmas morning brew this Saturday, Dec. 3. To those who aren’t familar, the brew is the favored Gingerbread Stout conditioned on locally roasted coffee beans.
On Saturday, Steam Bell Beer Works will release Southern Salan, a 6.5% amber ale fermented over fresh sweet potatoes, Virginia made sorghum syrup and curry spices
Center of the Universe will release its Orange is the New Stout brew this Saturday as well. The Ashland brewery and O’Connor Brewing proudly present an Imperial Chocolate Stout crafted with oranges and sea salt. Clocking in at 10.5%, the brew is like a liquid chocolate truffle, its deep, rich flavors are sure to keep your spirits warm and bright all winter long.
This entire weekend, Lickinghole Creek will pour their decadent Bourbon Barrel German Chocolate Cake, a German-style lager that clocks in at 10%.
Ardent Craft Ales will release their special barrel-aged honey ginger beer this Saturday. They’re bringing back an experiment thatfirst started three years ago, but this time, its been aged in Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels.
Send all submissions for Tapped to amy@rvamag.com. Cheers!
