Thursday, March 27, 2014

Weekend Tidewater Virginia Brew Happenings 28-30 March


Support your local Brewers!

"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy" - Benjamin Franklin


Local Brew Happenings:


** BACK BAY BREWING COMPANY,  Brand New Taproom (614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)

BIG NEWS!!! Swing by the tasting room this weekend, Friday and Saturday for a special sneak peak of the Ocean front's first brewery. (Friday from 3-10 and Saturday 12-10).  This weekend is a soft open only and is open to everyone!  We got our license and had beer so the doors are open !  We would love to have everyone come by this weekend to check out the place!

Along with our opening, there is going to be a food truck rodeo directly behind the brewery in the gravel lot from 4:30-8pm on Friday!  Local Food, Local Coffee, Local Art, Local Beer, and Local Live Music from Bennett Wales.


SMARTMOUTH BREWING COMPANY, Tasting Room (West Ghent: 1309 Raleigh Ave #300, Norfolk, VA 23507) 
Tasting Room Hours: Wed-Fri 4:30pm - 8:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
* Sat - Discounted Growler Fills from 12-2pm
* Sat - Free Brewery tours on the hour

7 beers on tap including seasonals Safety Dance Pilsner, Cowcatcher Milk Stout and new Jr. Coffee Porter. See you soon!

Friday, March 28: Live Music from Vince Kornegay, and delicious food from Karnage Asada Food Truck.

Saturday, March 29:  Live Music from local musician Derek Smith, and delicious food from Wrap-n-Roll.


O'CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, Taproom (521 W. 25th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517) 
Taproom Hours: Wed-Fri 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm

Friday, March 28: FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS.  TGIF!  What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers!  

Saturday, March 29:  On Saturdays we open at noon. At 2pm and 3pm we host free 30-minute tours of the brewery, and from 4 to 7pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers.  


BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA  23453) 
Beach Brewing Company operates a production microbrewery and taproom in Virginia Beach, VA.  We're proud of what we create here and love nothing more than sharing our passion with others.  Beach Brewing 2.0!  It's finally time!  We've been hard at work the past few months preparing our new facility and taproom; we're incredibly excited to finally be able to share it with you!
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00pm, Fri 3-9:00pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 1-6:00pm

Friday, March 28:  We'll be releasing a brand new brew - FIRE AT SEA, a Smoked Coffee Porter!  FAS is brewed with beech wood smoked malt and dark roast coffee beans, lending roasted, smoky flavors to this robust Porter. 6.5% ABV, 16 IBU. CXB BBQ AND EATS will be on hand starting at 3pm serving up stellar BBQ (which will pair excellently with this new beer!).

Saturday, March 29:  Bro's Fish Tacos LLC will be at the brewery, making delicious fresh fish tacos 12-4pm!  Cask will be Hammerhead IPA with fresh mango and habanero peppers!

With the addition of Fire At Sea, we'll have 9 beers on tap this weekend: Zephyr, Riptide, Hurricane, Ghost Ship, Hoptopus, Fire At Sea, Diablo Rojo, No Quarter, and Sea Devil Imperial Stout. See you soon!


YOUNG VETERAN'S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA  23453) 
High Speed - High Quality.  Veteran Owned and Operated.
Tasting Hours: Sun-Thu 1500-2030, Fri-Sat 1500-2300

Now serving Pineapple Grenade Heffeweizen, Semper FI.P.A. Citra Hopped India Pale Ale, and Big Red Rye a Rye India Pale Ale! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!


ST. GEORGE BREWING COMPANY, (204 Challenger Way, Hampton, VA  23666) 
Tap Room Hours: Mon-Fri 3 - 5pm, Sat 10am - 4pm.  Retail and Tastings Mon through Sat.  
Thirsty/Taco Tuesdays.  Brewery Tours Wed through Sat.  Chili Friday Fires: Stuft - Not Your Average Street Food, fires and Live Music.  

Starting in April it will be called FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS and we are super stoked about it.  We are putting together the schedule now and will post it as soon as all of the dates are filled.  Not only share this but please make this a topic of discussion at work because there is nothing better that starting your weekend off with food trucks and beer....it's a match made in heaven or Hampton if you're a local!

On Tap:  Spring Lager, Black Forest, English IPA, Scotch, Porter, Imperial Pale and Larry's Lemonade on tap, plus a few surprises - like a new Imperial IPA!


Other Local Brew specials:

THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507) 
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese!
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00pm - 12:00am, Fri-Sat 3:00pm - 2:00am

Friday, 28 March: Friday Nights Pairing Menu - A way to offer a bridge between our beer menu and our cheese! The pairings can be ordered individually or they can be ordered together as a flight!


TAPPED GASTROPUB, (East Hilltop: 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach, VA 23451) 
Open daily 11:00 am - 1:30 am 
Do-it-yourself Draught Tables to practice your perfect pour. Choose from our selection of local microbrews and enjoy a new favorite beer you can't find anywhere else.

Thu - Virginia Craft Beer Night, $3 pints of Virginia Craft Beers 

Live music Wed-Sat nights: 3/26 - Bryan Dunn, 3/27 - Johnny Smallwood, 3/28 - Steve Forss, 3/29 - Jack Becker, Sun - Open Mic Night


PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 8am to 9pm
An organic coffee bar and pub serving fresh-brewed organic coffee, seven local and craft beers on tap, wines by the glass and delicious pub food, including breakfast all day.  
Located in the front of the store, The Porch also features refillable growlers, mix-a-six custom six-pack program, weekly dinner specials and a NEW cheese platter menu.


HAMPTON TAPHOUSE, (Downtown: 17 E. Queen's Way, Hampton VA  23669)
Hours: Mon - Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 10:30 am - 2:00 am 
The Taphouse...the "Acme of Beer Since 1984".  Long before the micro revolution, the Taphouse was serving up pint after pint of American and world craft brews.  Our Hampton location has 37 constantly rotating draught selections and hundreds of bottles to choose from.  Belgians are our prides, trappists,  abbeys, and other merry monk quaffers will surely entertain.  Our food....not pub grub....stands up to any kitchen, anywhere.

Special Now on Tap: 
Urban Legend's Teach' s Oyster Stout
Stone Brewing's Grapefruit Slam IPA from the Stolchasticity Project.  "if you can get your hands on this citric beauty, you'll soon be quaffing one of our most coveted beers."


11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront, On the Boardwalk, 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA  23451) Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer. 
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00pm-12:00am, Fri - Sat 11:30am-1:30am, Sun 11:30am-12:00am

Thursday, 27 March: Craft Beer Night - We feature a specially selected rotating limited release draft beer list which is 50% off from 4 - 9 pm.

Friday, 28 March: Ladies Night, w/ Live Music - Rip Chord

Saturday, 29 March: Locals Night, 15% off with proof, Live Music - The Audio Affair


Drink Happy - Be Safe

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

A Man's Best Friend


A real woman is a man's best friend.

She will never stand him up, and never let him down.
She will reassure him when he feels insecure,
and comfort him after a bad day.
She will inspire him to do things
he never thought he could do,
to live without fear and forget regret.
She will enable him to express his deepest emotions,
and give in to his most intimate desires.
She will make sure he always feels as though
he's the most handsome man in the room.
She will enable him to feel like the most confident,
Sexy, seductive and invincible . . .

No, . . . wait . . .

Sorry . . .

I'm thinking of Beer.  It's Beer that does all that shit!

Never mind . . .

Beer is man's Best Friend!

After Work Happy Hour and Food Truck Rodeo!

Watch out! Don't get your hipster mixed up with my beach, wait you got your beach mixed up with my hipster!   Mmmmmm - Delicious

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tidewater Virginia Brew Happenings for 25-30 March

Support your local Brewers!
"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy" - Benjamin Franklin
Local Brew Happenings:
SMARTMOUTH BREWING COMPANY, Tasting Room (West Ghent: 1309 Raleigh Ave #300, Norfolk, VA 23507) 
Tasting Room Hours: Wed-Fri 4:30pm - 8:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
* Sat - Discounted Growler Fills from 12-2pm
* Sat - Free Brewery tours on the hour
Wednesday, March 26: Firkin this Wednesday - We will have a special cask-conditioned beer in the tasting room on Wednesday. Alter Ego Saison with cardamom and star anise! Cask ale, or real ale as it is sometimes called, is beer which has not been filtered or pasteurized; it is alive! The beer is transferred straight from the fermenter into the cask along with some priming sugar. The yeast consumes the sugars to produce carbonation and complex flavors. The cask we are using is called a firkin and holds 10.79 gallons of beer. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 26: 6:00pm, Trivia Night with Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theater
Friday, March 28: Live Music from Vince Kornegay, and delicious food from Karnage Asada Food Truck.
Saturday, March 29: Live Music from local musician Derek Smith, and delicious food from Wrap-n-Roll.

O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, Taproom (521 W. 25th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517) 
Taproom Hours: Wed-Fri 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 26: Sin & Vinyl Night - Wednesday nights bring your vinyl or just jam to the great tunes we got playing in the tap room. It’s also SIN (Service Industry Night) at OBC on Wed nights, so if you work in the restaurant, hospitality or service industry, you get 50% OFF EVERYTHING.
Thursday, March 27: It’s THIRSTY THURSDAYs in the tasting room. EVERYTHING IS 30% OFF FOR EVERYONE. No reason, just cuz. Yeah, you’re welcome.
Friday, March 28: FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS. TGIF! What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers!
Saturday, March 29: On Saturdays we open at noon. At 2pm and 3pm we host free 30-minute tours of the brewery, and from 4 to 7pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers.

BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Beach Brewing Company operates a production microbrewery and taproom in Virginia Beach, VA. We’re proud of what we create here and love nothing more than sharing our passion with others.
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00pm, Fri 3-9:00pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 1-6:00pm
Beach Brewing 2.0! It’s finally time! We’ve been hard at work the past few months preparing our new facility and taproom; we’re incredibly excited to finally be able to share it with you!
Now there’s a last batch of Diablo Rojo Imperial Red Rye, as well as a fresh batch of Riptide, plus a brand new beer, Zephyr Rye Session Ale hitting the taps!!
Friday, March 28: Food truck starting at 3pm.
Saturday, March 29: Plan on a special cask being tapped and another great food truck serving from 12-4pm.

YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Tasting Hours: Sun-Thu 1500-2030, Fri-Sat 1500-2300
Now serving Pineapple Grenade Heffeweizen, Semper FI.P.A. Citra Hopped India Pale Ale, and Big Red Rye a Rye India Pale Ale! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!

ST. GEORGE BREWING COMPANY, (204 Challenger Way, Hampton, VA 23666) 
Tap Room Hours: Mon-Fri 3 - 5pm, Sat 10am - 4pm. Retail and Tastings Mon through Sat. 
Thirsty/Taco Tuesdays. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat. Chili Friday Fires: Stuft - Not Your Average Street Food, fires and Live Music.
Starting in April it will be called FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS and we are super stoked about it. We are putting together the schedule now and will post it as soon as all of the dates are filled. Not only share this but please make this a topic of discussion at work because there is nothing better that starting your weekend off with food trucks and beer….it’s a match made in heaven or Hampton if you’re a local!
On Tap: Spring Lager, Black Forest, English IPA, Scotch, Porter, Imperial Pale and Larry’s Lemonade on tap, plus a few surprises - like a new Imperial IPA!

Other Local Brew specials:
THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507) 
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese!
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00pm - 12:00am, Fri-Sat 3:00pm - 2:00am
Tuesday, March 25: Cards for Humanity!!
Wednesday, March 26: Wednesday Nights Beer Education - We feature special tappings of rare beer, we pour crazy bottles by the glass, hold Steal the Pint nights, and we even sometime incorporate food into it! This weeke we feature a flight from the Maine Beer Co.
Friday, 28 March: Friday Nights Pairing Menu - A way to offer a bridge between our beer menu and our cheese! The pairings can be ordered individually or they can be ordered together as a flight!

TAPPED GASTROPUB, (East Hilltop: 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach, VA 23451) 
Open daily 11:00 am - 1:30 am 
Do-it-yourself Draught Tables to practice your perfect pour. Choose from our selection of local microbrews and enjoy a new favorite beer you can’t find anywhere else.
Mon - Military Monday, 50% off w/ID
Wed - Wine Down Wednesday, 50% off select bottles
Thu - Virginia Craft Beer Night, $3 pints of Virginia Craft Beers
Live music Wed-Sat nights: 3/26 - Bryan Dunn, 3/27 - Johnny Smallwood, 3/28 - Steve Forss, 3/29 - Jack Becker, Sun - Open Mic Night

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 8am to 9pm
An organic coffee bar and pub serving fresh-brewed organic coffee, seven local and craft beers on tap, wines by the glass and delicious pub food, including breakfast all day. 
Located in the front of the store, The Porch also features refillable growlers, mix-a-six custom six-pack program, weekly dinner specials and a NEW cheese platter menu.

HAMPTON TAPHOUSE, (Downtown: 17 E. Queen’s Way, Hampton VA 23669)
Hours: Mon - Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 10:30 am - 2:00 am 
The Taphouse…the “Acme of Beer Since 1984”. Long before the micro revolution, the Taphouse was serving up pint after pint of American and world craft brews. Our Hampton location has 37 constantly rotating draught selections and hundreds of bottles to choose from. Belgians are our prides, trappists, abbeys, and other merry monk quaffers will surely entertain. Our food….not pub grub….stands up to any kitchen, anywhere.
Special Now on Tap: Stone Brewing’s Grapefruit Slam IPA from the Stolchasticity Project. “if you can get your hands on this citric beauty, you’ll soon be quaffing one of our most coveted beers.”

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront, On the Boardwalk, 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451) Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer. 
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00pm-12:00am, Fri - Sat 11:30am-1:30am, Sun 11:30am-12:00am
Thursday, 27 March: Craft Beer Night - We feature a specially selected rotating limited release draft beer list which is 50% off from 4 - 9 pm.
Friday, 28 March: Ladies Night, w/ Live Music - Rip Chord
Saturday, 29 March: Locals Night, 15% off with proof, Live Music - The Audio Affair

Drink Happy - Be Safe

Friday, March 21, 2014

Weekend Tidewater Virginia Brew Happenings for 21-23 March

Support your local Brewers!
"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy" - Benjamin Franklin
Local Brew Happenings:
SMARTMOUTH BREWING COMPANY, Tasting Room (West Ghent: 1309 Raleigh Ave #300, Norfolk, VA 23507)
Tasting Room Hours: Wed-Fri 4:30pm - 8:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
* Sat - Discounted Growler Fills from 12-2pm
* Sat - Free Brewery tours on the hour
Friday, March 21: New Jr. Coffee Porter Release! - With a name like Porter, a guy’s destiny has to be about beer. Porter’s the fourth good man in his family to carry the name. We’re honoring these gentlemen one-by-one with a uniquely crafted porter, and this year’s nod goes to Porter Hardy, Jr., AKA Grandpop. It features the delicious coffee essence of Marsh Mud, Eastern Shore Coastal Roasting Company’s award-winning cold brew coffee. A mahogany beer with a smooth creamy head, Jr. is chock-full of roastiness from highly kilned wheat and two infusions of Marsh Mud. Its nutty undertones complement Waldorf salad, mushroom risotto or pecan pie. Jamie & Kristen Willis from Eastern Shore Coastal Roasters will be here to christen the new beer on Friday evening. Please come out to meet them! We will also be selling bags of ESCR coffee in the tasting room while this beer is on tap. And there’ll be delicious food from CXB BBQ.
Saturday, March 22: Were you going to Tapped at the Ted this Saturday? Are you bummed it got canceled? Well no fear! Tapped at Smartmouth Beer is here! This Saturday 12-7pm- come on out to Smartmouth Brewing Co. for a party! 2 food trucks- Bro’s Fish Tacos LLC, and Malbon’s BBQ “The Flying Pig”, Live music from Dalton LeVora , and a new brew will be casked!!

O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, Taproom (521 W. 25th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517)
Taproom Hours: Wed-Fri 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
Friday, March 21: FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS. TGIF! What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers! This Friday we welcome to the tasting room: Kings of Ukulele (beach, classic uke, reggae) and Hearth & Peel Pizza (real made-to-order wood-fired pizzas).
Saturday, March 22: On Saturdays we open at noon. At 2pm and 3pm we host free 30-minute tours of the brewery, and from 4 to 7pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers. This Saturday we welcome to the tasting room: Honorary Girl (upbeat pop-py indie rock), and CXB BBQ & Eats.

BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453)
Beach Brewing Company operates a production microbrewery and taproom in Virginia Beach, VA. We’re proud of what we create here and love nothing more than sharing our passion with others.
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00pm, Fri 3-9:00pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 1-6:00pm
Beach Brewing 2.0! It’s finally time! We’ve been hard at work the past few months preparing our new facility and taproom; we’re incredibly excited to finally be able to share it with you!
Friday, March 21: Hoppy Friday. Last batch of Diablo Rojo Imperial Red Rye, as well as a fresh batch of Riptide, plus a brand new beer, Zephyr Rye Session Ale hitting the taps! Zephyr weighs in at 4.0% ABV, 22 IBU and has a rye kick balanced with additions of Simcoe hops. Great Local Food from Karnage Asada starting at 3pm.
Saturday, March 22: Plan on a special cask being tapped - Zephyr with fresh honeydew melon and papaya!
and another great local food truck - Hearth & Peel serving made-to-order wood-fired pizzas from 12-4pm.

YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453)
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Tasting Hours: Sun-Thu 1500-2030, Fri-Sat 1500-2300
Pineapple Grenade is BACK ON DRAFT with New Recruit Honey Blonde, Semper FI.P.A. and Night Vision American Stout! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!
Friday, March 21: Food truck - Bro’s Fish Tacos.

ST. GEORGE BREWING COMPANY, (204 Challenger Way, Hampton, VA 23666)
Tap Room Hours: Mon-Fri 3 - 5pm, Sat 10am - 4pm. Retail and Tastings Mon through Sat. 
Taco Tuesdays. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat. Chili Friday Fires: Stuft - Not Your Average Street Food, fires and Live Music.
Starting in April it will be called FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS and we are super stoked about it. We are putting together the schedule now and will post it as soon as all of the dates are filled. Not only share this but please make this a topic of discussion at work because there is nothing better that starting your weekend off with food trucks and beer….it’s a match made in heaven or Hampton if you’re a local!
On Tap: Spring Lager, Black Forest, English IPA, Scotch, Porter, Imperial Pale and Larry’s Lemonade on tap, plus a few surprises! Maybe a new Imperial IPA?!?
Friday, March 21: Chili Friday Fires, w/Stuft serving *CHORTACO DE ALAMBRE $4- A flour tortilla stuft with chicken, chorizo, bacon, pineapple, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo and queso fresco, and *CHORRITO DE ALAMBRE $10- The burrito version!

Other Local Brew specials:
THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507)
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese!
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00pm - 12:00am, Fri-Sat 3:00pm - 2:00am
Friday Nights: Pairing Menu - A way to offer a bridge between our beer menu and our cheese! The pairings can be ordered individually or they can be ordered together as a flight! Don’t miss this great BFM beer and cheese match up! Available all night! Also offering a BFM Bon Chien flight! Weekend Happy Hour starts at 3pm goes tip 5pm!

TAPPED GASTROPUB, (East Hilltop: 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Open daily 11:00 am - 1:30 am
Do-it-yourself Draught Tables to practice your perfect pour. Choose from our selection of local microbrews and enjoy a new favorite beer you can’t find anywhere else.
Live music Fri-Sat nights: 3/21-Lewis McGehee, 3/22-Jackson Lebeau

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 8am to 9pm
An organic coffee bar and pub serving fresh-brewed organic coffee, seven local and craft beers on tap, wines by the glass and delicious pub food, including breakfast all day. Located in the front of the store, The Porch also features refillable growlers, mix-a-six custom six-pack program, weekly dinner specials and a NEW cheese platter menu.

HAMPTON TAPHOUSE, (Downtown: 17 E. Queen’s Way, Hampton VA 23669)
Hours: Mon - Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 10:30 am - 2:00 am
The Taphouse…the “Acme of Beer Since 1984”. Long before the micro revolution, the Taphouse was serving up pint after pint of American and world craft brews. Our Hampton location has 37 constantly rotating draught selections and hundreds of bottles to choose from. Belgians are our prides, trappists, abbeys, and other merry monk quaffers will surely entertain. Our food….not pub grub….stands up to any kitchen, anywhere.
Saturday 22 March: Live Music w/The Sean Petersen Experiment and Uglyography

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront, On the Boardwalk, 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer. 
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00pm-12:00am, Fri - Sat 11:30am-1:30am, Sun 11:30am-12:00am
Friday 21 March: Ladies Night, w/ Live Music - Rip Chord
Saturday 22 March: Locals Night, 15% off with proof, Live Music - The Audio Affair

Drink Happy - Be Safe

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Tidewater Virginia Brew Happenings for 18-23 March

Support your local Brewers!
"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy" - Benjamin Franklin
Local Brew Happenings:
SMARTMOUTH BREWING COMPANY, Tasting Room (West Ghent: 1309 Raleigh Ave #300, Norfolk, VA 23507)
Tasting Room Hours: Wed-Fri 4:30pm - 8:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
* Sat - Discounted Growler Fills from 12-2pm
* Sat - Free Brewery tours on the hour
Wednesday, March 19: Firkin this Wednesday - We will have a special cask-conditioned beer in the tasting room on Wednesday. Rule G IPA with Simcoe and Citra hops! Cask ale, or real ale as it is sometimes called, is beer which has not been filtered or pasteurized; it is alive! The beer is transferred straight from the fermenter into the cask along with some priming sugar. The yeast consumes the sugars to produce carbonation and complex flavors. The cask we are using is called a firkin and holds 10.79 gallons of beer. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, March 19: 6:00pm, Trivia Night with Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theater
Friday, March 21: Beer Release - Jr. Coffee Porter, brewed in conjunction with Easter Shore Coffee Roasting Company. Delicious food from CXB BBQ.
Saturday, March 22: Were you going to Tapped at the Ted this Saturday? Are you bummed it got canceled? Well no fear! Tapped at Smartmouth Beer is here! This Saturday 12-7pm- come on out to Smartmouth Brewing Co. for a party! 2 food trucks- Bro’s Fish Tacos LLC, and Malbon’s BBQ “The Flying Pig”, live music, and a new brew will be casked!!

O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, Taproom (521 W. 25th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517)
Taproom Hours: Wed-Fri 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 19: Sin & Vinyl Night - Wednesday nights bring your vinyl or just jam to the great tunes we got playing in the tap room. It’s also SIN (Service Industry Night) at OBC on Wed nights, so if you work in the restaurant, hospitality or service industry, you get 50% OFF EVERYTHING.
Thursday, March 20: It’s THIRSTY THURSDAYs in the tasting room. EVERYTHING IS 30% OFF FOR EVERYONE. No reason, just cuz. Yeah, you’re welcome.
Friday, March 21: FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS. TGIF! What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers! This Friday we welcome to the tasting room: Kings of Ukulele (beach, classic uke, reggae) and Hearth & Peel Pizza (real made-to-order wood-fired pizzas).
Saturday, March 22: On Saturdays we open at noon. At 2pm and 3pm we host free 30-minute tours of the brewery, and from 4 to 7pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers. This Saturday we welcome to the tasting room: Honorary Girl (upbeat pop-py indie rock), and CXB BBQ & Eats.

BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453)
Beach Brewing Company operates a production microbrewery and taproom in Virginia Beach, VA. We’re proud of what we create here and love nothing more than sharing our passion with others.
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00pm, Fri 3-9:00pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 1-6:00pm
Beach Brewing 2.0! It’s finally time! We’ve been hard at work the past few months preparing our new facility and taproom; we’re incredibly excited to finally be able to share it with you!
Now there’s ‘Ghost Ship Pale Ale’ on tap until it’s gone, and a fresh batch of Hoptopus Double IPA!
Friday, March 21: Hoppy Friday. Food truck - Karnage Asada starting at 3pm.
Saturday, March 22: Plan on a special cask being tapped and another great food truck - Hearth & Peel (real wood-fired pizzas) serving from 12-4pm.
YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453)
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Tasting Hours: Sun-Thu 1500-2030, Fri-Sat 1500-2300
Pineapple Grenade is BACK ON DRAFT with New Recruit Honey Blonde, Semper FI.P.A. and Night Vision American Stout! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!
Friday, March 21: Food truck - Bro’s Fish Tacos.
ST. GEORGE BREWING COMPANY, (204 Challenger Way, Hampton, VA 23666)
Tap Room Hours: Mon-Fri 3 - 5pm, Sat 10am - 4pm. Retail and Tastings Mon through Sat. 
Taco Tuesdays. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat. Chili Friday Fires: Stuft - Not Your Average Street Food, fires and Live Music.
Starting in April it will be called FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS and we are super stoked about it. We are putting together the schedule now and will post it as soon as all of the dates are filled. Not only share this but please make this a topic of discussion at work because there is nothing better that starting your weekend off with food trucks and beer….it’s a match made in heaven or Hampton if you’re a local!
On Tap: Spring Lager, Black Forest, English IPA, Scotch, Porter, Imperial Pale and Larry’s Lemonade on tap, plus a few surprises!

Other Local Brew specials:
THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507)
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese!
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00pm - 12:00am, Fri-Sat 3:00pm - 2:00am
Tuesday, March 18: A Night with Jerome Rebetez of BFM. We will be welcoming back Jérôme with 10 BFM taps and more in the bottle!!
Wednesday Nights: Beer Education - We feature special tappings of rare beer, we pour crazy bottles by the glass, hold Steal the Pint nights, and we even sometime incorporate food into it!
Friday Nights: Pairing Menu - A way to offer a bridge between our beer menu and our cheese! The pairings can be ordered individually or they can be ordered together as a flight!

TAPPED GASTROPUB, (East Hilltop: 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Open daily 11:00 am - 1:30 am
Do-it-yourself Draught Tables to practice your perfect pour. Choose from our selection of local microbrews and enjoy a new favorite beer you can’t find anywhere else.
Sun - Open Mic Night
Mon - Military Monday, 50% off w/ID
Wed - Wine Down Wednesday, 50% off select bottles
Thu - Virginia Craft Beer Night, $3 pints of Virginia Craft Beers
Live music Wed-Sat nights: 3/19-Bryan Dunn, 3/20-Seth Stainback, 3/21-Lewis McGehee, 3/22-Jackson Lebeau

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 8am to 9pm
An organic coffee bar and pub serving fresh-brewed organic coffee, seven local and craft beers on tap, wines by the glass and delicious pub food, including breakfast all day. Located in the front of the store, The Porch also features refillable growlers, mix-a-six custom six-pack program, weekly dinner specials and a NEW cheese platter menu.

HAMPTON TAPHOUSE, (Downtown: 17 E. Queen’s Way, Hampton VA 23669)
Hours: Mon - Sat 11:00 am - 2:00 am, Sun 10:30 am - 2:00 am
The Taphouse…the “Acme of Beer Since 1984”. Long before the micro revolution, the Taphouse was serving up pint after pint of American and world craft brews. Our Hampton location has 37 constantly rotating draught selections and hundreds of bottles to choose from. Belgians are our prides, trappists, abbeys, and other merry monk quaffers will surely entertain. Our food….not pub grub….stands up to any kitchen, anywhere.

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront, On the Boardwalk, 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer. 
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00pm-12:00am, Fri - Sat 11:30am-1:30am, Sun 11:30am-12:00am
Thursday 20 March: Craft Beer Night - We feature a specially selected rotating limited release draft beer list which is 50% off from 4 - 9 pm.
Friday 21 March: Ladies Night, w/ Live Music - Rip Chord
Saturday 22 March: Locals Night, 15% off with proof, Live Music - The Audio Affair

Drink Happy - Be Safe

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Tidewater Virginia, St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

NORFOLK

***SHAMROCKIN IN GHENT:  Ghent Street Party,  Friday, March 14th 6 - 10 P.M. Colley Avenue in Ghent.
Tis the luck of the Irish we’ll be sharin’ on Colley Avenue, between Shirley & Gates Avenue in the Heart of Ghent, as we welcome all our neighbors to the party of the year, that has been a long standing tradition for the community.  The event will include musical performances by The Newport News Police Pipes and Drums, Glasgow Kiss, and The Deloreans.  In addition to live music, we will be selling various beverages and Belmont House of Smoke will be on hand selling food.  All proceeds benefit Hope House Foundation a local non-profit organization providing independent living services to adults with developmental disabilities in Hampton Roads.  
We encourage you to help us continue this annual St. Patty’s Day tradition and come out and enjoy the sounds and festivities and help us  “paint Ghent green!”  The celebration will continue into the “wee” hours of the night at Ghent’s popular restaurants and nightspots.  

*** The 47th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, Ocean View, Norfolk. The Parade steps off at 10:00am on March 15, 2014 from Northside Middle School then up North Granby St to A View Ave.  Hosted by the Father Robert B. Kealey Council # 3548 of the Knights of Columbus.  This fun filled Irish parade has all the marching bands, clowns, floats, cars, and people necessary to make up an exciting and enjoyable parade. Everyone is Irish both in and along the parade route.  Don’t miss the After Parade Party, presented by the Columbian Club of Ocean View starting at noon at the Knights of Columbus Lot featuring live bands:  Hotcakes and The Holiday Band. Plenty of food and refreshments will be available as well.

NorVa (Downtown/Norfolk)
Saturday March 15 - The Fighting Jamesons, w/ The Dahus, and The Framers

O’Connor Brewing Taproom (25th St./Norfolk) 
Saturday March 15 - OBC’s 4th Anniversary St. Paddy’s Day Celebration
We’re pumping up this Saturday with:
- Live music by Scott Slay and the Rail (folk, Americana) w/ Will Huberdeau (indie rock)
- Street food by Karnage Asada (Latin Asian fusion)
- One-off stouts crafted by our brewers exclusively for this event
-  St. Paddy’s Day beer specials
- Brewery tours throughout the day
- All the games! Cornhole, giant Jenga, old school Nintendo, board games and more.
This will be one of the last events we will have at our original brewery location, so help us go out with a bang!


VIRGINIA BEACH

*** The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon 2014.  Come celebrate with us as we bring the Luck of the Irish to over 28,000 runners in Virginia Beach, Virginia on St Patrick’s Day weekend. The event features races and challenges to accommodate all ages and skill levels. Enjoy our flat, fast and scenic courses along the beautiful oceanfront and recover at our huge post-race parties that will feature live entertainment, ice cold Yuengling beer and much more. This will be a St. Paddy’s Day you will never forget.  

Friday March 14, 201412:00 pm - 9:00 pm Packet Pick-Up and Registration - Virginia Beach Convention Center 
12:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sports and Fitness Expo - Virginia Beach Convention Center 

Saturday March 15, 20147:27 am (approx) Elite for a Day Start 
7:45 am TowneBank Shamrock 8k/ACCESS College Foundation 8k Student Challenge Start - 30th Street and Pacific 
8:30 am to 12:00 pm Murphy’s Finish Line Celebration 
10:30 am Leprechaun Dash Start - 32nd Street on the Boardwalk 
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sports and Fitness Expo - Virginia Beach Convention Center 
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Packet Pick-Up and Registration - Virginia Beach Convention Center 
11:00 am Operation Smile Final Mile - Elementary Students - 31st Street and Atlantic 
8:30 am - 12:00 pm Post Race Party with Borderline Crazy 

Sunday March 16, 20147:00 am Anthem Half Marathon Start - 42nd Street and Atlantic 
8:30 am Yuengling Marathon Start - 31st Street and Atlantic 
8:30 am - 4:00 pm Finish Line Celebration 
8:30 am - 11:00 pm The River Boyz 
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Dublin 5 
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Deloreans

Hot Tuna (Shore Drive/VB)
Saturday March 15 - O’Tuna’s St. Patty’s Parking Lot Party
St. Patty’s is here and we are opening up the PARKING LOT for our annual party!! 
CHEAP THRILLS will be preforming live and we will have GREEN BEADS & BEER all night long!!
We will start the night with HAPPY HOUR at 4:00pm, so get here early!!

Boneshaker’s Sports Bar & Grill (General Booth/VB) 
I have a Very Busy weekend happening at Boneshakers Sportsbar….. St Paddy’s Day pre-parties and a Blarney of a Partee on Monday , March 17, for all of the “Die-Hard” Irish and fans of this festive clan! Check out the line-up for the weekend:

Friday, March 14, AX TO GRIND! Inside, 9-1:00am

Saturday, March 15, Our First St. Patrick’s Day Party starting with MARTY KASH on the Patio from 4-8:00pm, followed by DEJA at 9:00pm! We will be throwing down some 12oz Irish Car Bombs for $5.00! 1…6oz Green Bud light draft for $2.00 and Nick will be serving his very special Corn Beef and Cabbage!!!

Sunday-Funday, March 16, BRIAN GRILLI & ROSS KING will be on the patio from 3-7:00pm where we will be starting all over again…..

Monday, March 17, HAPPY ST. PATRICK DAY!!! Happy Hour will start the minute we open and go all night! I will have lots of specials on this day and we are THRILLED to have KAYLA NICOLE MONROE and the BOYS of TYPECAST for our live entertainment from 6-10:00pm!!!! 

If you can’t be in IRELAND, let us bring IRELAND to you!!!

JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill (General Booth/VB)
Sunday March 16 - JageR’s Beach Bar and Grill’s 2nd annual Pre-St. Patty’s Day Bash with live music by 20/20 for the first time in VB! $3 fireball shots and 2 for 1 happy hour on all domestic beer and well drinks from 2-7pm.  25% off all sandwiches.  $100 gift card for the best dressed.  T-shirt and bead give away.. Happy St Patrick’s Day everyone !


CHESAPEAKE

Red Bone Raw Bar & Seafood Grill (Battlefield Blvd./Chesapeake)
Saturday March 15 - St. Paddy’s Day Party band line up, Starting at 2 pm EverAfter, CodyAustin, Broke By Sunday, The foutzies, PawnShopLifters, and somewhere around 9pm Anthony And The Conqueroos. T shirts are going fast (they are the ticket to get in the door) they will sell out!!!


HAMPTON

***St Patrick’s Day Landlubber’s Parade: The Shortest Parade East of the Mississippi 6pm-6:20pm, Saturday, March 15th.
- Trailered boats and other odd attractions will go down Queens Way between King and Wine Streets passing out beads and playing Barry White. Starts at 6pm, over by 6:20pm.
- St Patrick to Banish Snakes From Hampton 6:30 pm!  St Patrick will banish the snakes from Hampton by throwing them in the Hampton River. and then start a pub crawl.
- Downtown Hampton Pub Crawl 4pm to 9pm.  Seven great bars all in crawling distance will be having drink specials specifically for the pub crawlers. Create your own group or tag on to someone else’s group. Participating Bars: Latitude 37 (Crowne Plaza), Stillwater Tavern (across from Air & Space), Venture Kitchen & Bar, Goody’s, Conch & Bucket, Taphouse, and Marker 20.
- Conch & Bucket Mutt Mixer with Canine Costume Contest Mutt Mixer from 6:30pm to 8pm at Conch & Bucket’s Back Patio. Fire pit will be going. Costume Contest at 7pm. $50 gift certificate for 1st place, $25 gift certificate for 2nd and 3rd.
- Marker 20 St. Patrick’s Day Costume Contest 9pm
Get on your best St. Patty costume and compete. $100 gift certificate for 1st, $50 gift certificate for 2nd.


NEWPORT NEWS

Hoss’ Deli (Newport News)
Monday March 17 - Hoss’s Deli is proud to present The St. Paddy’s Day Music Melt hosted by Sean Petersen. 
Join us for the best Monday Happy Hour around from 7pm until 9pm. Music starts at 8pm.
Line up: The Dharma Initiative, The Mad Anthony’s, The Sean Petersen Experiment and Micah Foxx & The Hounds
21+ $5 Cover