Tapped 1/27-2/2: Strangeways’ Hinterlander Barleywine, Legend’s Utebier and Hardywood Gingerbread Stout variant flights

by | Jan 27, 2016 | EAT DRINK

What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?!

What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly beer column where you can find all your craft beer events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts desire.

So we have survived Snowpocalypse 2016. Hope you had enough bread, milk, and eggs. Oh and of course beer to get you through these past couple days.

Now the snow may be melting and you may already be back at work, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to leave high and dry without any delicious craft beverages to get you through to the weekend. So hold to your mug’s because we’re ready to tap this thing!

But before we jump into this week’s booze news, check out what you missed last week here.

Hardywood will release its delicious-looking brew Bourbon Sidamo, an imperial coffee stout aged in bourbon barrels on Saturday. This craft beer was conditioned on custom roasted Sidamo coffee from Lamplighter Roasting Company, Bourbon Sidamo showcases the signature flavors of whiskey, roasted malt and Ethiopian coffee.

Hardywood has also released all four variants of its Gingerbread Stout for a tap takeover at The Village Cafe. This includes the Bourbon Gingerbread Stout, Christmas Morning, Kentucky Christmas Morning, and of course, the craft beer that started them all, the original Gingerbread Stout.

Triple Crossing is putting out its Night Lands Imperial Stout Bottle release this Sat. Jan. 30. It’s the second in their Lock Out series of bottle releases.

Legend will release its spring seasonal, Ütebier!, an American Pale Ale that losely translates to “the beer you drink on the first nice day of the year! Legendary Mug Club Members can buy pints of this brew Jan. 31. and the rest of the public can enjoy it starting Feb. 1.

The Answer Brewpub is hosting a pretty cool event tonight. They will have the following Victory at Sea variants from Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits on tap:
Victory at Sea (Imperial Porter with Coffee & Vanilla, Peanut Butter Victory at Sea, Coconut Victory at Sea, and Peppermint Victory at Sea.

Strangeways has rescheduled the release of its Hinterlander Barleywine for this Sat. Jan. 30. This barleywine is aged a solid year in oak barrels with Black Mission figs. The brewery is also doing a special on CAN-ABLES just for Hinterlander. Take it to go in a 32 oz. Crowler and they will give you the CAN-ABLE for FREE!

Final Gravity looks like they have a Blood Orange IPA on tap. Look at that picture and tell me that doesn’t make your mouth water!

Amy David

Amy David

Amy David was the Web Editor for RVAMag.com from May 2015 until September 2018. She covered craft beer, food, music, art and more. She's been a journalist since 2010 and attended Radford University. She enjoys dogs, beer, tacos, and Bob's Burgers references.




more in eat drink

Cicadas on the Menu in Richmond!

In late April or in early May, trillions of cicadas will emerge in various U.S. states. These periodical cicadas, from Brood XIX and Brood XIII, surface after 13 and 17 years, respectively, and will appear in unprecedented numbers. Virginia will experience this mostly...

Congrats 821 Cafe! A Favorite Richmond Hang Out Turns Twenty

821 Cafe, the unassuming diner/restaurant/bar on the corner of Cherry and Cary streets - where Oregon Hill and the Fan meet - turns 20 years old in its current incarnation. Andrew Clarke and Chip Cooke bought the place from its previous owners back in 2004, and have...

JewFro restaurant was robbed. Help them bounce back.

We were made aware of this post from the restaurant and wanted to lend our support. If you have any details that could assist, please step forward and notify the authorities. Additionally, there's a GoFundMe campaign established to aid their recovery, which you can...

Behind the Rebirth: Inside Story of Harry’s at the Hofheimer

I was strolling down Broad Street on what was an unseasonably beautiful day in March, and as I rounded the corner at Arthur Ashe Boulevard I was greeted by the familiar yet striking architecture of The Hofheimer Building. I was making my way there that day to meet...

Matt Strickland and the Image of Strength He Must Demonstrate

Strickland Appeared before the Virginia Board of Elections “Buy the ticket, take the ride” is that old proverbial saying coined by Hunter S Thompson. I prefer the saying “take the ride, pay for the ticket. Now is almost the time for Matt Strickland to pay for the...

Richmond Day Tripper! Waynesboro Will Surprise You

In Virginia's countryside, picture a scene straight out of a postcard – rolling hills, farms, and winding roads leading through the sometimes misty mountains. That's Waynesboro for you, a cozy town nestled in the Shenandoah Valley. With about 22,000 folks calling it...

Science Museum of Virginia Brings Boozy Fun with Science on Tap

Many of our readers have probably heard of or seen the Science Museum of Virginia — it’s that giant regal-looking building down on West Broad past the DMV — but how many of you have actually been inside? Notable for its wonderful architecture, having been a train...

“Smash the Byrd” Returns to Help VCU Children’s Hospital

Dawnstar Games and its devoted regulars are no strangers to a good melee or two. Saturday, March 16th “The Star” ups the ante and welcomes the return of its anticipated “Smash the Byrd” charity event to The Byrd Theater. While Dawnstar Games regularly has various...