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Posted on - June 03, 2022 at 12:22PM GWAR’s new album The New Dark Ages is out today (June 3rd), and the band is celebrating in style with a new signature craft beer: the “Blood Geyser” blood orange IPA. The beer is a collaboration with Virginia-based brewery Devils Backbone Brewing Company. It was “designed to save the planet from being sucked dry by Bohabs” and was “brewed to the specific gravity of blood, using hops, blood orange and pure ‘Berserker Rage.'” “This is a delicious and heady brew!” remarked Blóthar the Berserker. “Grab a tankard of this fine and fruity ale, get loose and kick up your feet and watch the world die, GWAR style!” Fans attending GWAR’s Washington, D.C. show on June 10th will be among the first to taste the new libation. Ahead of the concert, the band is hosting a “GWAR-B-Q” featuring plenty of Southern comfort delights: pulled pork, smoked chicken thighs, BBQ spare ribs, BBQ beans, collard greens, cornbread biscuits, and “Blood Geyser” BBQ sauce. The new IPA will also be on hand. #CheersVA #VABeer Consequence https://bit.ly/3madoSG

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Posted on - June 03, 2022 at 11:10AM The opening of Beale's brewery and taproom in Yorktown has been delayed for almost a year due to architectural and engineering challenges. Located at 7120 George Washington Memorial Highway, the future Beale’s site will be next to Freedom Office Park and across from CB Dance Studios in York County. In addition to supply chain issues, building protocol and bureaucracy played a part in delaying construction. Owner Dave McCormack said he hopes the 5,500-square-foot taproom will be open by fall or winter of this year. #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftBeer Peninsula Chronicle https://bit.ly/3GKAfh2

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Posted on - June 03, 2022 at 10:10AM Visitors to Downtown Roanoke will be allowed to walk with alcoholic drinks in a designated outdoor refreshment area starting June 10, according to Downtown Roanoke, Inc. Customers may walk around with their beverages within the designated refreshment zone only from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 10 to July 31. Visitors should check a business door for signage to see if they allow drinks before entering the establishment. PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES INCLUDE - Jack Brown's Roanoke - Caribbica Soul - Cabo Fish Taco - Roanoke - Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & Brewery - Roanoke - Benny Marconi's - Table 50 - Alejandro's Mexican Grill - Downtown - Wok n Roll Kitchen - Fork in the Market - Cedars Lebanese Restaurant - Shishka Mediterranean Grill and Hookah #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftbeer #VAEats #VADrinks WDBJ7 City of Roanoke,, https://bit.ly/3NQHINZ

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Posted on - June 03, 2022 at 08:12AM With mezcal on tap, an outdoor stage out back and a style of barbecue not easily found in Richmond, a pair of local restaurateurs are looking to bring new life to the former Roxy Cafe space in the Fan. Randy O’Dell and Drew Schlegel are preparing to open Get Tight Lounge (Richmond, Va) at 1104 W. Main St. near VCU. Get Tight’s food menu will be headlined by pit beef, which hails from Schlegel’s hometown of Baltimore. The dish is made from a big piece of round steak that’s dressed with a rub and cooked over an open flame, sliced thin and often put on sandwiches. “They call it Baltimore barbecue. When you say barbecue to people, they assume it’s smoked, or slow cooked in an oven. They don’t think it’s cooked on an open pit,” Schlegel said. They’ve also developed 'Get Tight Light', a 4-percent alcohol-by-volume lager brewed for Get Tight by Tabol Brewing, a Northside brewery that Schlegel connected with while at Fuzzy Cactus. Taps at Get Tight will pour mezcal, tequila and whiskey, and its cocktail menu will include things like a vegan horchata mezcal made with cold brewed coffee from Blanchard's Coffee, which has a location just around the corner from Get Tight on Morris Street. #CheersVA #VAEats #VABeer #VACraftBeer Richmond BizSense https://bit.ly/3m7RWOi

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Posted on - June 03, 2022 at 07:22AM Visitors to Downtown Roanoke will be allowed to walk with alcoholic drinks in a designated outdoor refreshment area starting June 10, according to Downtown Roanoke, Inc. Customers may walk around with their beverages within the designated refreshment zone only from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 10 to July 31. Visitors should check a business door for signage to see if they allow drinks before entering the establishment. Participating businesses include - Jack Brown's Roanoke - Caribbica Soul - Cabo Fish Taco - Roanoke - Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & Brewery - Roanoke - Benny Marconi's - Table 50 - Alejandro's Mexican Grill - Downtown - Wok n Roll Kitchen - Fork in the Market - Cedars Lebanese Restaurant - Shishka Mediterranean Grill and Hookah #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftbeer #VAEats #VADrinks WDBJ7 City of Roanoke,https://bit.ly/3NQHINZ

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Happy June y’all! It’s the first Thursday of the month which means Steal the SWAG from @bluemountainbrewery ! Get this metal campfire mug with every draft purchase all day (while supplies last). Can confirm it pairs well with a pint of ‘A Hopwork Orange’ IPA . #cheersva #craftbeerva #cvillebeer #cvillecraftbeer #vabeer #vacraftbeer #stealthemug #stealtheswag #craftbeer #bmb #bluemountainbrewery #beerfromthesource #drinkvabeer #drinkcraftbeer #beerstagram #instabeer #beersofinstagram #thirstythursday #thirstythursdays #brewridgetrail #nelson151 #beerme #craftdrafts #craftdraft #fansofvacb https://instagr.am/p/CeUEsOZlyJ2/

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Posted on - June 02, 2022 at 12:33PM CONGRATS to ZZQ for being mentioned by Thrillist as one of The 57 American Barbecue Joints You Need to Visit Right Now. ZZQ The Lone Star State’s barbecue style is perhaps the most exported of any region so it’s natural to be skeptical of imitators, but Richmond’s ZZQ is the real deal, started by a native Austinite (raised in Mesquite), who honors his home state by cooking some of the best brisket you’ll find outside its boundaries. Smoked over white oak, the brisket is coated in salt, pepper, and a few other herbs and spices. Still, this is Virginia, so the pulled pork shoulder is finished with an Eastern North Carolina/Southern Virginia vinegar sauce, and sides that use produce from nearby farms, which might be a tomato pie or Cajun creamed corn. #CheersVA #VAEats Thrillist Food and Drink Thrillist Travel https://bit.ly/3c36kCT

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Posted on - June 02, 2022 at 11:40AM Take a stroll through the City of Charlottesville on June 25th to celebrate and support their local craft breweries on the Charlottesville Ale Trail with the 2022 Walk Our City Pub Crawl! Join one of two groups visiting all 7 breweries on the 1.5 mile trail by foot. YOUR CRAWL PASS ($45) INCLUDES; - 7 beer tickets that can only be used for any draft beer of your choice during the crawl - $1 tip to the bartender at each brewery - Passport gift - Entry to raffles at each brewery - 25% discount on any Ale Trail merchandise There will be two crawl schedules/groups this year to allow for more people. Click the link below to check out the schedule of both groups and purchase your Crawl Pass. Tickets are on sale NOW! #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftBeer #CVilleBeer #CVilleCraftBeer #WalkOurCity #CharlottesvilleAleTrail https://bit.ly/3mdPOnW

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Posted on - June 02, 2022 at 07:58AM The Virginia Beer Company (VBC) has been supporting the LGBTQ community for over six years now, and this year is no exception as the local beer company recently designed and brewed a new batch of its Pride IPA called Friends of Dorothy. This time around, VBC brewed Friends of Dorothy in a particularly large batch. That’s because this new batch will be distributed throughout the local business’ entire distribution footprint — across the Commonwealth of Virginia — to coincide with pride month. A portion of the proceeds from every pour goes directly to support the non-profit known as Equality Virginia. Founded in 1989, the non-profit organization advocates equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and transgender people. #CheersVA #VACraftBeer #VABeer WYDaily.com https://bit.ly/3xaDQSw

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Posted on - June 01, 2022 at 07:16PM A $10,000 grant has been awarded to the The Weeping Willow Cafe & Tap House in Lebanon., Va Eric Adams opened the business which was the realization of his long-held dream to have a place where people could come to hang out with family and friends. Coffee, bagels, pastries, soups and salads are the currently offered, but future plans call for expanded hours and a menu featuring appetizers, dinner, live music, craft beer and wine. The business is located on 56 West Main Street in Lebanon and was recently approved for a $10,000 Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority(VCEDA) Seed Capital Matching Fund grant. The restaurant will have a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Russell County Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. #CheersVA WCYB https://bit.ly/3zdsjn0

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Posted on - June 01, 2022 at 10:54AM Celebrate the first day of summer on June 21st with Blue Mountain Brewery (Afton, Va) for the return of their Summer Beer Dinner happening from 6:30pm - 9:30pm! Enjoy a six course meal paired with Blue Mountain Brewery brews and hosted by Brewmaster Taylor Smack. Tickets on sale NOW! https://bit.ly/3m4CTEU #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftBeer #VAEats

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Posted on - June 01, 2022 at 09:03AM In the face of rising costs, Perch RVA, a four-year-old restaurant in Scott’s Addition, has permanently closed. Co-owner Mike Ledesma said the call to shut down the Pacific Island-inspired spot at 2918 W. Broad St. was made on its final day of service, May 28, after he said he got a call from his business partner Kristoffer Collo, the one who handles the finance side of the business. He told Ledesma their time was up. “When I got that phone call, I knew it was the end,” Ledesma said. “I had to tell the team that we’re closed, it’s over.” Ledesma said there’d been some warning signs the restaurant was on the ropes, caused by factors such as the rising cost of food, labor and rent, as well as meal taxes. “The chefs and front of house (staff), they were signing new leases (for homes) and wanted more money and there was nothing to give, nothing left to earn,” Ledesma said. “Perch had a lot of fixed expenses, and the variable costs were all over the place.” Outside the problems brought on by the broader economy, Ledesma said he’s been thinking about what else might have doomed Perch. “I think maybe my price point was a little too high, maybe the location was not approachable enough,” he said. “I don’t know. There’s a lot of questions, a lot of coulda-shoulda-woulda.” Ledesma said he’d like to someday have another restaurant, but he’s now going to focus on his work as a private chef in addition to running The COOP rva. #CheersVA #VAEats Richmond BizSense https://bit.ly/3NOT4SQ

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Posted on - June 01, 2022 at 08:00AM Via Northern Virginia Magazine: For the spawn of the ’90s, Arlington’s Westpost is now home to a restaurant that spins a similar alchemy of vintage vibes, house-brewed beer, and applause-worthy pizza. And yes, Nighthawk Brewery & Pizza has a Street Fighter machine, along with three other arcade cabinets. Nighthawk is a collaboration between restaurateur Scott Parker (who most recently opened Poppyseed Rye flower and sandwich shop, also in Arlington), chef Johnny Spero of Michelin-starred Reverie Restaurant in DC, and Aslin Beer Company. “He’s a super talented guy — both Bon Appétit Magazine and Esquire named one of the biggest things to watch. He’s really hot now,” says Parker of his chef. Service is mostly absent by design. A high-energy greeter tells diners how the meal will work at the door: Either order at the bar, or sit at a table and use the posted QR code to make your selections and pay on your phone. There are two American-born varieties of pizza at Nighthawk. What Parker calls “Midwest tavern pies,” identified on the menu as “Circles,” are ultra-thin and crispy. “Squares” are thick-crust Detroit-style specimens with sauce on top. There’s more to Nighthawk than the pizza and brews in its name. Appetizers run the gamut from hickory-smoked wings to vegetable antipasti worthy of a fine dining destination. Those wings are available tossed in either Carolina barbecue or Buffalo sauce. Go with the latter, which pairs exceptionally well with the dill-speckled, blue-cheese-dotted “Blanch” sauce. #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftBeer #VAEats https://bit.ly/3PNAZq1

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Posted on - June 01, 2022 at 07:02AM In 2018, Maher and Walten launched their so-called paddle boat booze cruises as Potomac Paddle Club in Washington, D.C. They now offer trolley pub-style boat rides out of Georgetown, Old Town Alexandria and National Harbor — and, this past Memorial Day weekend, Richmond. Paddle Club RVA, leaving from the dock at Rocketts Landing beneath The Boathouse restaurant, features a 90-minute cruise for groups of eight to 20 aboard a 30-foot “cycleboat,” propelled by a 6-foot paddle powered by passengers cycling in tandem. A motor can take over if passengers decide to simply hang out and enjoy the river views and their BYOB alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, champagne, seltzer or canned cocktails but no hard liquor) and bring-your-own food. Cost is $45 to $55 per person. #CheersVA Richmond Times-Dispatch https://bit.ly/3N6t3hG

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Posted on - May 31, 2022 at 08:22AM Whether it was the holiday weekend or the avant-garde beer, Beale's Brewery in Bedford had a busy weekend. The business debuted the new beer in support of Ukraine titled “Your Dictator is a b****”. In their first weekend, they raised nearly $4000, with the proceeds going to Пивоварня «Правда» / Pravda Brewery. The business says they’re all about standing up for those being mistreated, and it seems like their customers are too. “Everybody was really supportive. Thank goodness we had no negativity. I honestly don’t know why we would, everybody was really supportive. They all just kept coming in and asking ‘do you have any more? Do you have any more of the Ukraine beer?’ Phone calls making sure we still had it in stock because they wanted to support,” Beale’s hospitality director Joanne Wilson said. The brewery will continue selling the beer while supplies last. They do still have some in stock. They will next be open again on Wednesday. #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftBeer #BrewForUkraine #BeersForUkraine WDBJ7 https://bit.ly/3LVYKZO

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Memorial Day multiple rounds to our local breweries. Thank you to those that have served and those that game the ultimate sacrifice. Cheers to you! 🍻🇺🇸 #cheersva #craftbeerva #vabeer #vacraftbeer #drinkvabeer #weekendbeers #sundaybeer #sundaybeers #beerstagram #instabeer #beersofinstagram #craftbeer #beerme #craftbrewery #beerfromthesource #craftbeergeek #beerlover #craftbeerporn #fansofvacb https://instagr.am/p/CeMoJiMlsDJ/

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Posted on - May 30, 2022 at 09:31AM The greatest amount of money changing hands in the list of recent property transfers uptown was between the Kings and Herb Atwell and Peggy Donovan, who own and operate Mountain Valley Brewing in Axton. Atwell told the Martinsville Bulletin on Thursday that they “were not ready to talk about plans for the building yet,” but they did have specific plans for it and would talk about it at a later date. But Atwell already had spilled the beans at an April 27 Martinsville Uptown business plan group presentation when he announced: “After five successful years in the business in Mountain Valley with pretty much impressive growth, we decided to take the plunge and open up a brewery in uptown Martinsville. This uptown brewery will serve as an engine for economic development and a catalyst for the The City of Martinsville VA, and surrounding areas.” #CheersVA #VABeer #VACraftBeer https://bit.ly/3GvYRtP