Custom-Made Beer for Inauguration
Governor-elect Ralph Northam will be the first Virginia governor to have a custom-made beer for his gubernatorial inauguration. InaugurALE is a Belgian-style blonde ale made with 100% Virginia grown ingredients. The grain was grown in the Northern Neck and malted at Copper Fox, the hops were grown at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and the yeast […]
Beijing On Grove Hosts Beer Dinner
Beijing On Grove, a restaurant by EAT Restaurant Partners in the Libbie and Grove corridor, has teamed up with Blue Mountain Brewery for a special holiday beer dinner tonight starting at 6pm. The event will feature five Blue Mountain beers paired with four dishes created by Chef Zhao “Fei Lone.” Blue Mountain, located in Virginia’s […]
Secco to Host 5th Annual Champagne Takeover
Secco, a wine shop in Richmond since 2010, is hosting Quentin Paillard of Champagne Pierre Paillard for its 5th Annual Champagne Takeover on Thursday, December 14th from 6-9pm. Along with with six of the Paillard family wines, Secco is offering pairings of passed hors d’oeuvres by Chef Julie Heins. Bottles will be available for retail purchase […]
Martin Agency Partners with Väsen for Collaboration Ale and Fundraiser
Richmond’s largest creative shop, the Martin Agency, has volunteered its talent to support a local nonprofit working to change the lives of youth who live in public housing. Richmond Cycling Corps worked with some of the Martin Agency’s top creatives on an event designed to help fund its efforts to develop underserved communities through cycling. […]
Arcade Bar Opens in Scott’s Addition
The Circuit – Arcade Bar is now open in Scott’s Addition. A bar and arcade combo, The Circuit offers classic console games of the past, a 50-tap self-serve craft beer wall, and good eats. The barcade boasts a pay-per-ounce system for beer and a “self-service” atmosphere with food orders placed by phone or at a […]
Kung Fu BBQ To Benefit Tricycle
Kung Fu BBQ to Benefit Tricycle Local meatsmiths JM Stock Provisions, based out of Charlottesville & Richmond, are teaming up The Veil Brewing and Brooklyn’s The Meat Hook for a fundraiser benefiting Tricycle Urban Ag this Saturday. The event, dubbed “Kung Fu BBQ”, will feature a unique menu of Chinese-inspired barbecue prepared by JM Stock and […]
Väsen Brewing Company Opening Soon
Väsen Brewing Company, opening soon in Scott’s Addition, believes that brewing is about creating and appreciating something greater than yourself. The Swedish word “Väsen” translates to one’s way of being…their inner essence. True to their name, the Väsen Brewing team has created a brewery that will inspire others and along the way show their steadfast […]
#HERStory: Tasha Dixon
For our next installment of the #HERStory series, Luke Witt sat down with Tasha Dixon, the Operations Manager at Triple Crossing Brewing Company, to talk craft brew, female leaders in the beer industry, and all things RVA. As most Richmonders know by now, Triple Crossing Brewing Company is cranking out some seriously tasty beverages that […]
Väsen Brewing Co. Makes Scott’s Addition Home
By Robey Martin It was less of a conversation and more like an ambush. I first spoke to the founders of Väsen Brewing Company at a Fan house-turned-makeshift brewery over a year ago. The setting resembled a fraternity house, except with whiteboards filled with multiple beer formulas. And there was gear, lots of it. Both […]
Blue Bee Transforms Historic City Stables
In May of 2013, Courtney Anderson Mailey opened Blue Bee Cider, Richmond’s first urban cidery. The cidery was situated in Old Manchester and quickly became known for its artisanal ciders made with heirloom-variety Virginia apples. This year, the established cidery moved to Scott’s Addition at West Clay Street and Summit Avenue, a popular corridor that […]