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Tapped 2/3-2/9: Isley Oyster Fest, Hardywood’s Rasberry Stout release and Ardent’s Batch 100

by | Feb 3, 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.

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

I know you guys are gearing up for the Super Bowl this Sunday so we’ve got a few places to watch it and beers to go along with it! Now hold on to your mugs and let’s tap this thing!

Isley is having an Oyster Fest this Friday, Feb. 5 with $1 Rappahannock River oysters from 6-8 pm. The event goes from 4- 10 pm. Oysters? Beer? Yes Please!

Also on Friday Isley will release another of its infusions, Blackberry Bribe Oatmeal Porter. And of course, on Sunday they will have a Super Bowl watch party at the brewery.

Lickinghole Creek will release its mouth-watering Chocolate and Coffee Obsession this Sat. Feb. 6. This imperial chocolate stout clocks in at 11.5% and tastes as if it were dibbed in chocolate.

On Sat. Feb. 6, Hardywood will release its Rasberry Stout, a chocolate stout made with VA raspberries. Think of a rasberry truffle in liquid form!

Strangeways will host a Super Bowl pregame party this Sun. at 11 am. There will be live music, a food truck, beermosas, and their newest release, the Hinterlander Barleywine.

Ardent Craft Ales will release its Batch 100 this Sat. Feb. 6. Batch 100 is a SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) English style pale ale.

Many local breweries got a little pat on the back from RateBeer.com this week. The beer site recently had their “Best” festival and a few RVA breweries including Hardywood, Strangeways, and The Answer took home some awards. Check that article out here.

Starr Hill was so kind to send us some of their latest brews to try The Reviver Red IPA that was very refreshing and the Little Red Roostarr Coffee Cream Stout which is a coffee lover’s dream! Check out our full review here.

To submit events or ideas to Tapped please email amy@rvamag.com. Cheers!

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.

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