Kick Off the National Beer Expo at Mekong Tuesday Night

by | Jul 14, 2014 | EAT DRINK

The National Beer Expo starts this week, and there’s a mess of events for you to take part in. We’ll have more details about the series of events making up the expo tomorrow, but in the mean time, make sure you start your Beer Expo experience off right with a night of brews and eats at the legendary Mekong Restaurant.

The National Beer Expo starts this week, and there’s a mess of events for you to take part in. We’ll have more details about the series of events making up the expo tomorrow, but in the mean time, make sure you start your Beer Expo experience off right with a night of brews and eats at the legendary Mekong Restaurant.

It starts at 5:00 PM at 6004 West Broad Street Henrico, VA 23230 at Mekong.

Tickets are $39 and can be purchased here.

Additional details about tomorrow night below:

Kick off the Capital Ale House National Beer Expo at Mekong with local legend An Bui, Chief Beer Officer at Mekong and The Answer Brewpub (An’s newest, soon-to-be-open venture), which won first place in CraftBeer.com’s national “Great American Beer Bars” contest the last two years.

Taste an extraordinary selection of 40+ beers from around the world chosen by An and enjoy heavy appetizer stations featuring Mekong’s award-winning Vietnamese fare.

Bring your appetite and your friends and celebrate the beginning of the Expo! Please note that this event will be held at An Bui’s award-winning Mekong Restaurant. Tours will be given of The Answer Brewpub next door.

Attendees will enjoy samples of all of the beers and may enjoy all of the appetizers.

This event is all-inclusive.

BEER MENU (PARTIAL LIST)
Triple Crossing/The Answer Brewpub Street Creds Double Session IPA (exclusive to Mekong!)

Hardywood Bourbon Cru

Hardywood Float

Allagash White

Allagash Curiex

BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon Chien

BFM SqRt 225

Boulevard Saison Brett

Sierra Nevada Hoptimum

Strangeways Uberlin

St. Bernardus Extra 4

3 Brothers Blend #1

Ardent Honey Ginger

COTU Pocahoptas

Lickinghole Bourbon Triple

Blue Mountain Hopwork Orange IPA

Apocalypse Lustful Maiden

Devil’s Backbone Pear Lager

Victory White Monkey

Oskar Blue Ten Fidy

Dogfidh Head Namaste

Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA

Firestone Walker Wookey Union BIPA

Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA

Bockor Vanderghinste

Evil Twin Lil B

Stillwater Goose Gone Wild

HEAVY APPETIZERS
Crispy Spring Rolls

Soft Spring Rolls

Rocket Shrimps

Toasted Shrimps

Dumplings

Banh Xep

Goi Ga

Mekong Famous Wings

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