Tuesday, June 24, 2014

UPCOMING TIDEWATER VA BREW EVENTS

Support your local Brewers!
"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy"
- Benjamin Franklin

BeerFests:
Fri, June 27 - d’Art Summer Beer Tasting, 6-9:00 pm Seldon Arcade, Main St., Norfolk, VA. Local and Regional Brews with light fare, and Carolina Swampland Blues of ‘UPHILL’, plus the opening reception for “The Last Straw” Art Exhibit. $15
Sat, July 5 - Red, White and Bew Fest, presented by Back Bay Brewing, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Join us for our Summer festival on July 5th. We will pitch our tent in the back lot. Food trucks, live music and featuring “Duck and Cover” our first collaboration beer with Young Veterans Brewing Co. It all starts at 3pm! Foods trucks will be: Malbon’s Flying Pig, Safritos and Bro’s Fish Tacos.

Pint Nights/Steal the Glass:
Thu, June 26 - Heavy Seas Firkin Night, 80/20 Burger Bar, 6:00 pm,21st St. Ghent, Norfolk. We’ve got Heavy Seas out of Baltimore, MD coming by this Thursday with some AMAZING beers! We’ve worked together to create a custom firkin that we will break into at 6:00pm! In addition, we have pint glasses to give away (1 per person). On Tap: Custom Firkin - equal parts Simcoe, Citra, Hallertau, and Willamete Hops and then we tossed in some Red Oak Wood!, Small Craft Warning - Über Pils 7% ABV, Holy Sheet - Über Abbey Ale 9% ABV, and We’ll have Loose Cannon and Peg Leg in bottle as well!
Thu, June 26 - Harpoon Brewery Steal the Pint Night, Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Taphouse Grill, 5:00 pm, South Boundary Street, Williamsburg. All the way from Boston, Harpoon Brewery will be at the Taphouse with glassware & more! Live music with Ben Lassiter & $1 oysters ‘til 7pm!
Thu, June 26 -  Champion Brewing Company (Charlottesville) Pint Night, The Public House, 5:00 pm,  Ghent, 1112 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA.

Local Brew Happenings:
O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, New Taproom* (211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517) 
* New Taproom Hours: Thu - 4-8:00 pm, Fri 4-8:00 pm, Sat 12-9:00pm
Our Six Flagship Beers on Tap; Green Can golden ale, Red Nun red ale, Norfolk Canyon pale ale, El Guapo agave IPA, Great Dismal black IPA, and O’Conner Dry Irish Stout, as well as seasonals and small specialty batches
Thu, June 26 - Final first round game for the US World Cup team! Doors open at 11:00 am! CXB BBQ AND EATS and Surfside Mobile Foods will be here with the delicious eats and we’ll be providing the libations! Every Thursday is THIRSTY THURSDAY in the tasting room from 4 to 8:00 pm. EVERYTHING IS 30% OFF FOR EVERYONE. No reason, just cuz. Yeah, you’re welcome.
Fri, June 27 - FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS. TGIF! What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers! This week we welcome to the tasting room: Live music by ‘John Baldwin’ starting at 5:00 pm, and street food by ‘Bobby Q Filipino Grill’!
Sat, June 28 - On Saturdays we open at noon and from 5 to 8 pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers. This week we welcome to the tasting room: Live music by ‘Blue Tattoo’, and street food by ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’.

SMARTMOUTH BREWING COMPANY, Tasting Room (West Ghent: 1309 Raleigh Ave #300, Norfolk, VA 23507) 
Tasting Room Hours: Wed-Fri 4:30 - 8:00 pm, Sat 12:00n - 7:00 pm
* Sat - Discounted Growler Fills from 12-2:00 pm
* Sat - Free Brewery tours on the hour
Smartmouth’s three flagship beers (Murphy’s Law amber ale, Alter Ego saison, and Rule G IPA) are now available in crafty 12-ounce cans.
8 beers on tap including seasonals; Notch 9 double IPA, The New Sommer Fling German heffeweizen, the New Dream Day hoppy American wheat, and the New Bandwagon - Mosaic Pale Ale with only Mosaic Hops! and Cowcatcher Milk Stout. See you soon!
Thu, June 26 - Tasting Room, delicious food from ‘Karnage Asada’ Street Tacos food truck.
Fri, June 27 - Tasting Room, delicious food from ‘Lucky Peach’ food truck.
Sat, June 28 - Tasting Room, Live Music from ’Scott Slay’, and delicious food from ‘Bro’s Fish Tacos’ & ‘Wrap n Roll’ food trucks.
Sun, June 29 - Tasting Room, Co-ed Yoga and Beer with Mckenzie Oast of Satya Yoga, 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Come experience a TriYoga (donations accepted) class and stay for a beer (market price) and a brief brewery tour.

BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00 pm, Fri 3-9:00 pm, Sat 12-9:00 pm, Sun 1-6:00 pm 
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.
Been busy canning more Hoptopus double IPA! On tap - Loggerhead Honey Pale Ale, an Amarillo pale brewed with wildflower honey! Sandshark Summer Kolsch, Oceanus, Zephyr, Unwitting Servant, Fire At Sea, Hoptopus, and Sea Devil Imperial Stout. See you soon!
Fri, June 27 - The second beer in our evolving ‘Brett’ series, “Icarus”, is due to be released in the taproom this coming Friday (6/27). For those unfamiliar, Brettanomyces is a type of yeast, often referred to as a “wild yeast”, even though it’s commonly cultured by laboratories. But “wild” does not just refer to its habitat. Brett produces flavor compounds during fermentation quite different than brewer’s yeast and the different strains of Brett vary radically in what they produce as an end product. ‘Bro’s Fish Tacos’ will be serving up tasty eats starting at 3 pm!
Sat, June 28 - We’ll tap a special cask, and match it with great street tacos from ‘Karnage Asada’ starting at 1 pm!!

YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Tasting Hours: Mon-Thu 1500-2000, Fri 1500-2300, Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1200-2000 
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Military Discount - 15% with valid ID
Now on Draft! The Limited ‘Beach Stormer’ D-Day Black Rye IPA, Pineapple Grenade Heffeweizen, Semper FI.P.A. Citra Hopped India Pale Ale, Big Red Rye a Rye India Pale Ale, Jet Noise Double IPA, and our Night Vision American Stout! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!
Check it out! We now have Cornhole boards and authentic Bier Garden Tables from Munich!
Fri, June 27 - Local food truck ‘Leilani’s Lunchbox’ (Island Style/Jamaican/Hawaiian) to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1500.
Sat, June 28 - Local food truck ‘Pizza Bella Vista’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1500, then Stogie & Stout Night from 17-2100. Bring in a cigar and get $2 off your first beer.
Sun, June 29 - Local food truck ‘Granby Street Hot Dogs’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1200.

BACK BAY BREWING COMPANY, (Oceanfront: 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451) 
New Taproom Hours: Thu 3-10:00 pm, Fri 3pm-12:00 am, Sat 12n-12:00 am, Sun 12n-8:00 pm
Serving our classic ‘False Cape Ale’, as well as ‘Beach Cruiser’ Pale Ale, ‘Steal Pier Lager’, ‘Atlantic Ave IPA’, and ‘Blonde Betty Belgium Blond’! THE NEW IPA AND BLOND WHERE BREWED RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK AVE AND TASTE AWESOME !!!!
Wed, June 25 - Cult Classic Movie Night!
Thu, June 26 - Vinyl Night, Spinning records starting at 7:00 pm, sponsored by Vinyl Daze.

ST. GEORGE BREWING COMPANY, (204 Challenger Way, Hampton, VA 23666) 
Tap Room Hours: Mon-Fri 3 - 5:00 pm, Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Retail and Tastings Mon through Sat. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat.
On Tap: Black Forest Ale, Porter, Oktoberfest, English IPA, Imperial Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Winter Scotch, and Larry’s Lemonade!
Tue, June 24 - Thirsty/Taco Tuesdays, w/ ‘Stuft - Not Your Average Street Food’ Truck,  4:30- 8:00 pm.
Fri, June 27 - Food Truck Friday, 4:30- 8:00 pm. 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)!
Sat, June 28 - Bull Island Barbecue.

Other Local Brew Pub Happenings:
THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507)
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00 pm - 12:00 am, Fri-Sat 3:00 pm - 2:00 am 
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese! Happy Hour every Fri-Sat 3-5:00 pm.
Tue, June 24 - Cards for Humanity, 7:00 pm
Wed, June 25 - 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! Tonight’s Beer Education is Dogfish Head Beer vs Birra del Borgo My Antonia! A rare occasion to try both on draft side by side!
Thu, June 26 - Cheesemonger Thursday, with special platter offerings.
Fri, June 27 - 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!
Sat, June 28 - Growler Fills and Draft Flight specials.

NORFOLK TAPROOM, (Corner of Granby & Main Streets, Downtown Norfolk, VA)
Hours: Mon - Fri: 2:00 pm - 2:00 am, Sat - Sun: 12:00 pm - 2:00 am
24 Beers on draft and over a hundred other beers from here, there, and everywhere.
Happy Hour from 5 - 7:00 pm

LYNNHAVEN PUB, (N. Great Neck Beach: 2236 W. Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11:00 am - 2:00 am
An Average Of 100 Different Beers And New Styles Coming In Every Week
Bruery Sucre Bottles are in stock (Extremely limited amount), Anderson Valley Gose cans and 2013 BFM Bon Chien 1.5L Bottles are in, as well as Avery Rufus Corvus!!!!! (Very Limited Supply)
Tap Line Up: Allagash Session Brett, Stone Collective Distortion, Heavy Seas Holy Sheet, Smart Mouth Uber Hefe, New Holland Oak Aged Hatter, Maine Mean Old Tom.

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.
Growlers now Available!
Wed, June 25 - Wine-Down Wednesdays, 50% off select wine.
Thu, June 26 - Virginia Craft Beer Night, $3 Pints of local and regional beers.
Mon, June 30 - Military Mondays, 50% off your meal with valid ID
Live Music: Wed - Bryan Dunn, Thu - Jackson LeBeau, Fri - Mike Gombas, Sat - Jack Becker, Sun - Open Mic w Jon and Justin

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront on the Boardwalk: 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00 pm-12:00 am, Fri - Sat 11:30 am-1:30 am, Sun 11:30 am-12:00 am 
Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer.
Drafts: 21st Amendment- Hell or High Watermelon Ale, Allagash- Interlude, Sierra Nevada- Summerfest, Anderson Valley- Summer Solstice Ale, New Belgium- Snapshot, Sam Adams- Summer Ale, Terrapin- Moonray Side Project
Thu, June 26 - Craft Beer Night, w/ 50% Off Draft Beers
Fri, June 27 - Ladies Night. Live Music
Sat, June 28 - Locals Night, 15% off food order with proof. Live Music

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
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.
Thursday, June 26 - Farmers’ Market, 4:00 pm.

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.

THE BIER GARDEN, (438 High St., Portsmouth, VA)
Hours: (Dining) Tue-Thu: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm, Fri-Sat: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm, Sun: 12-9:00 pm; (Bar) 7 days a week until 2:00 am
Family owned and operated by the Osfolk family since 1997, The Bier Garden is a German restaurant and bar, combining authentic Bavarian cuisine with a stellar European beer selection and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you enjoy yourself in one of our two cozy indoor dining rooms, relax on our popular patio, or spend time with friends at the bar you are sure to feel at home. Come in and experience a bit of old world charm and gemutlichkeit with The Bier Garden family.

Drink Happy - Be Safe

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

UPCOMING TIDEWATER VA BREW EVENTS



Support your local Brewers!
"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy"
- Benjamin Franklin

BeerFests:
Sat, July 5 - Red, White and Bew Fest, presented by Back Bay Brewing, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Join us for our Summer festival on July 5th. We will pitch our tent in the back lot. Food trucks, live music and featuring “Duck and Cover” our first collaboration beer with Young Veterans Brewing Co. It all starts at 3pm! Foods trucks will be: Malbon’s Flying Pig, Safritos and Bro’s Fish Tacos.

Pint Nights/Steal the Glass:
Tue, June 17 - Pint Night w/ Breckenridge Brewery, Belmont House of Smoke, Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Thu, June 19 - Terrapin Steal the Pint Night, Oceans & Ales, Prime Outlets Center, Williamsburg, 5 pm.
Thu, June 19 - Heavy Seas Steal the Pint Night, Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Taphouse Grill, South Boundary Street, Williamsburg, 5 pm. Arrgh! Baltimore’s very own Heavy Seas Beer is coming to Berret’s Taphouse with some brews guaranteed to quench your thirst! Live music with Brian Schultz & of course, $1 oysters ‘til 7 pm.
Thu, June 26 - Heavy Seas Firkin Night, 80/20 Burger Bar, 21st St. Ghent, Norfolk, 6 pm.
Thu, June 26 - Harpoon Brewery Steal the Pint Night, Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Taphouse Grill, South Boundary Street, Williamsburg, 5 pm. All the way from Boston, Harpoon Brewery will be at the Taphouse with glassware & more! Live music with Ben Lassiter & $1 oysters ‘til 7pm!

Local Brew Happenings:
O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, New Taproom* (211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517) 
* New Taproom Hours: ri 4-9:00 pm, Sat 12-9:00pm
Our Six Flagship Beers on Tap; Green Can golden ale, Red Nun red ale, Norfolk Canyon pale ale, El Guapo agave IPA, Great Dismal black IPA, and O’Conner Dry Irish Stout, as well as seasonals and small specialty batches
Fri, June 20 - FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS. TGIF! What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers! This week we welcome to the tasting room: Live music by Dustin Furlow (acoustic, singer/songwriter), and street food by Leilani’s Lunchbox (Island Style/Jamaican/Hawaiian).
Sat, June 21 - On Saturdays we open at noon and from 4 to 7 pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers. This week we welcome to the tasting room: Live music by Scott Slay & the Rail (folk, Americana), and street food by Pizza Bella Vista (authentic Neapolitan pizza).

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
Smartmouth’s three flagship beers (Murphy’s Law amber ale, Alter Ego saison, and Rule G IPA) are now available in crafty 12-ounce cans.
8 beers on tap including seasonals; The New Sommer Fling German heffeweizen, the New Dream Day hoppy American wheat, Jr. coffee porter, and the New Bandwagon - Mosaic Pale Ale with only Mosaic Hops! See you soon!
Thu, June 19 - Tasting Room, delicious food from ‘Karnage Asada’ Street Tacos food truck.
Fri, June 20 - Tasting Room, delicious food from ‘Wrap-n-Roll’ food truck.
Sat, June 21 - Tasting Room, Live Music from ’ Like the Water’, and delicious food from ‘CBX BBQ and Eats’ food truck.

BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00pm, Fri 3-9:00pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 1-6:00pm 
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.
Been busy canning more Hoptopus double IPA! On tap - Loggerhead Honey Pale Ale, an Amarillo pale brewed with wildflower honey! Sandshark Summer Kolsch, Oceanus, Zephyr, Unwitting Servant, Fire At Sea, Hoptopus, and Sea Devil Imperial Stout. See you soon!
Fri, June 20 - Hoppy Friday! All drafts are discounted and Lucky Peach will be serving eats starting at 3 pm!
Sat, June 21 - We’ll tap a special cask, and match it with great food from ‘No Brick Grill’ serving up starting at 1 pm!!

YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Tasting Hours: Mon-Thu 1500-2000, Fri 1500-2300, Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1200-2000 
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Military Discount - 15% with valid ID
Now on Draft! The Limited ‘Beach Stormer’ D-Day Black Rye IPA, Pineapple Grenade Heffeweizen, Semper FI.P.A. Citra Hopped India Pale Ale, Big Red Rye a Rye India Pale Ale, Jet Noise Double IPA, and our Night Vision American Stout! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!
Check it out! We now have Cornhole boards and authentic Bier Garden Tables from Munich!
Fri, June 20 - Local food truck ‘Pizza Bella Vista’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1500.
Sat, June 21 - Local food truck ‘Wrap-n-roll’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1500, then Stogie & Stout Night from 17-2100. Bring in a cigar and get $2 off your first beer.
Sun, June 22 - Local food truck ‘Pizza Bella Vista’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1200.

BACK BAY BREWING COMPANY, (Oceanfront: 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451) 
New Taproom Hours: Thu 3-10pm, Fri 3pm-12am, Sat 12n-12am, Sun 12n-8pm
Serving our classic ‘False Cape Ale’, as well as ‘Beach Cruiser’ Pale Ale, ‘Steal Pier Lager’, ‘Atlantic Ave IPA’, and ‘Blonde Betty Belgium Blond’! THE NEW IPA AND BLOND WHERE BREWED RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK AVE AND TASTE AWESOME !!!!
Wed, June 18 - Cult Classic Movie Night!
Thu, June 19 - Vinyl Night, Spinning records starting at 7pm, sponsored by Vinyl Daze.

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. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat.
On Tap: Black Forest Ale, Porter, Oktoberfest, English IPA, Imperial Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Winter Scotch, and Larry’s Lemonade!
Tue, June 17 - Thirsty/Taco Tuesdays, w/ ‘Stuft - Not Your Average Street Food’ Truck
Fri, June 20 - Food Truck Friday, 4:30- 8:00 pm. 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)!
Sat, June 21 - Bull Island Barbecue.

Other Local Brew Pub Happenings:
THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507)
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00pm - 12:00am, Fri-Sat 3:00pm - 2:00am 
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese! Happy Hour every Fri-Sat 3-5 pm.
Tue, June 17 - Cards for Humanity, 7 pm
Wed, June 18 - 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! Tonight’s Beer Education is Dogfish Head Beer vs Birra del Borgo My Antonia! A rare occasion to try both on draft side by side!
Thu, June 19 - Cheesemonger Thursday, with special platter offerings.
Fri, June 20 - 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!
Sat, June 21 - Growler Fills and Draft Flight specials.

NORFOLK TAPROOM, (Corner of Granby & Main Streets, Downtown Norfolk, VA)
Hours: Mon - Fri: 2:00 pm - 2:00 am, Sat - Sun: 12:00 pm - 2:00 am
24 Beers on draft and over a hundred other beers from here, there, and everywhere.
Happy Hour from 5 - 7 pm

LYNNHAVEN PUB, (N. Great Neck Beach: 2236 W. Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11:00am - 2:00am
An Average Of 100 Different Beers And New Styles Coming In Every Week
Bruery Sucre Bottles are in stock (Extremely limited amount), Anderson Valley Gose cans and 2013 BFM Bon Chien 1.5L Bottles are in, as well as Avery Rufus Corvus!!!!! (Very Limited Supply)
On Tap: Blue Mountain HopWork Orange (First Batch), and Green Flash and Terrapin special brews

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.
Growlers now Available!
Wed, June 18 - Wine-Down Wednesdays, 50% off select wine.
Thu, June 19 - Virginia Craft Beer Night, $3 Pints of local and regional beers.
Mon, June 23 - Military Mondays, 50% off your meal with valid ID
Live Music: Wed-Sat, Sun - Open Mic w Jon and Justin

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront on the Boardwalk: 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00pm-12:00am, Fri - Sat 11:30am-1:30am, Sun 11:30am-12:00am 
Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer.
This Week’s Drafts: 21st Amendment- Hell or High Watermelon Ale, Allagash- Interlude, Sierra Nevada- Summerfest, Anderson Valley- Summer Solstice Ale, New Belgium- Snapshot, Sam Adams- Summer Ale, Terrapin- Moonray Side Project
Thu, June 19 - 50% Off Draft Beers
Fri, June 20 - Ladies Night. Live Music
Sat, June 21 - Locals Night, 15% off food order with proof. Live Music

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 7am 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.
Thursday, June 12 - Beer School, 6:30 pm. This week’s Beer School is a special interactive class where you will make your own shandy. Space this week is limited to 20, and registration is required atwww.wholefoodsvab.eventbrite.com

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.
Specials On Tap: Robert Johnson’s Hellhound big American double IPA.

THE BIER GARDEN, (438 High St., Portsmouth, VA)
Hours: (Dining) Tue-Thu: 11 am - 9 pm, Fri-Sat: 11 am - 10 pm, Sun: 12-9 pm; (Bar) 7 days a week until 2 am
Family owned and operated by the Osfolk family since 1997, The Bier Garden is a German restaurant and bar, combining authentic Bavarian cuisine with a stellar European beer selection and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you enjoy yourself in one of our two cozy indoor dining rooms, relax on our popular patio, or spend time with friends at the bar you are sure to feel at home. Come in and experience a bit of old world charm and gemutlichkeit with The Bier Garden family.

Drink Happy - Be Safe

Friday, June 13, 2014

Weekend Tidewater VA Brew Happenings


Support your local Brewers!
"a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy"
- Benjamin Franklin
BeerFests:
Saturday, 14 June - New Town Summer Fest 2014, New Town Williamsburg. The second annual event, showcasing 10 breweries featuring 20 craft brews. Food available from Cogan’s Deli & Sports Pub, The Corner Pocket, or Center Street Grill. Live music by The Hark. No charge to enter, samples and food are purchased separately.
Saturday, 14 June - Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival: Brew it. Taste it. Sip it. Pork it. Exhibition Hall, Richmond International Raceway Complex. Join us at the festival for a great day of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbeque eatin’. Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an ALL-YOU-CARE -TO-TASTE sampling of beer and bourbon. Some of the best barbeque vendors are on-site if you get hungry all while enjoying seminars in the tasting theater and LIVE music all day. Includes presentations by BBQ Expert Steven Raichlen, Makers Mark Bourbon Tasting with John Vicker Smith, and a whole hog butchering demo, plus Live Music by - Pat Russell Band, 1 pm; The Stickers, 4 pm.http://www.beerandbourbon.com/virginia/

Pint Nights/Steal the Glass:
Fri, 13 June - O’Connor Beer Dinner, at Vintage Tavern, 7 pm, $49 (+ Tax and Gratuity). Reservations - 238-8808, www.vinyagetavernvirginia.com
Tue, 17 June - Pint Night w/ Breckenridge Brewery, Belmont House of Smoke, Colonial Ave., Norfolk.
Thu, 19 June - Steal the Pint Night w/ Heavy Seas Brewing, at Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Taphouse Grill, South Boundary Street, Williamsburg, 5 pm. Arrgh! Baltimore’s very own Heavy Seas Beer is coming to Berret’s Taphouse with some brews guaranteed to quench your thirst! Live music with Brian Schultz & of course, $1 oysters ‘til 7 pm.
Thu, 26 June - Heavy Seas Firkin Night, at 80/20 Burger Bar, 21st St. Ghent, Norfolk, 6 pm.

Local Brew Happenings:
O’CONNOR BREWING COMPANY, New Taproom* (211 W. 24th Street, Norfolk, VA 23517) 
* New Taproom Hours: Fri 4-9:00 pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 12-6:00 pm
Our Six Flagship Beers on Tap; Green Can golden ale, Red Nun red ale, Norfolk Canyon pale ale, El Guapo agave IPA, Great Dismal black IPA, and O’Conner Dry Irish Stout, as well as seasonals and small specialty batches
— To ease the pain of our beer shortage, we’re putting up THREE GUEST TAPS Friday and Saturday: Young Veterans Brewing Company’ Pineapple Grenade (Hefe), Beach Brewing Co.’s Hoptopus (Double IPA), and Back Bay Brewing’s Steel Pier Lager.
Friday, June 13 - FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS. TGIF! What better way to start your weekend than with live music, street food and fresh, tasty beers! This week we welcome to the tasting room: Live music by ‘Brian Shultz’ (Rock Singer/Songwriter), and Delicious Latin Asian fusion street food from ‘Karnage Asada’, as well as food pairings by Artisan’s Bakery & Cafe.
Saturday, June 14 - On Saturdays we open at noon and from 4 to 7pm we have live music and food trucks to complement our fresh, tasty beers. This week we welcome to the tasting room: Live music by ’ The Dharma Initiative (groove, soul, R&B, rock, jam band. very difficult to reduce to any one genre!), and street food by ‘Lucky Peach’ (wraps, salads, sandwiches).

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
Smartmouth’s three flagship beers (Murphy’s Law amber ale, Alter Ego saison, and Rule G IPA) are now available in crafty 12-ounce cans.
8 beers on tap including seasonals; The New Sommer Fling German heffeweizen, the New Dream Day hoppy American wheat, Jr. coffee porter, and the New Bandwagon - Mosaic Pale Ale with only Mosaic Hops! See you soon!
Friday, June 13 - Tasting Room, delicious food from ‘Lucky Peach’ food truck.
Saturday, June 14 - Tasting Room, delicious food from ‘Bro’s Fish Tacos’ and ‘Sofrito’ food trucks.
Saturday, June 14 - New Town Summer Fest, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Sunday, June 15 - Tasting Room, Dad Rocks Father’s Day Fundraiser for Cancer Care Foundation of Tidewater. Join us from 2-5pm at Smartmouth Brewing for an afternoon of craft beer, local barbeque, music and kids activities in honor of Dad. Proceeds will benefit Cancer Care Foundation of Tidewater. Tickets include: 2 Adult beer tickets for Smartmouth Tasting Room, BBQ lunch and soft drinks, Music, Teeny Tiny Petting Zoo, Face Painting & Balloon Art, Raffle Prizes Dad will love! $35/adult and $15/children

BEACH BREWING COMPANY,(Oceana: 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Taproom Hours: Tue-Thu 3-7:00pm, Fri 3-9:00pm, Sat 12-9:00pm, Sun 1-6:00pm 
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.
Been busy canning more Hoptopus double IPA! On tap - Loggerhead Honey Pale Ale, an Amarillo pale brewed with wildflower honey! Sandshark Summer Kolsch, Oceanus, Zephyr, Unwitting Servant, Fire At Sea, Hoptopus, and Sea Devil Imperial Stout. See you soon!
— A shoutout to our friends over at O’Connor Brewing Co. for throwing up a guest tap of ours at their place this weekend; if you’re in Norfolk, they’ll be pouring Hoptopus on Friday and Saturday! Cheers!
Friday, June 13 - World Cup in the Tap Room, and Kapamilya’s serving up delicious Filipino cuisine starting at 3 pm.
Saturday, June 14 - We’ll tap a special cask of Hammerhead IPA with lemongrass and pink sea salt! We’ll have CXB BBQ and Eats serving up tasty barbeque at 1 pm!
Sunday, June 15 - Father’s Day: Treat Dad right with fresh beer, and eats from Lucky Peach, starting at 1pm! We’ll have ?growler power hours? from 2-4 pm, with discounts on all growler and grenade fills!

YOUNG VETERAN’S BREWING COMPANY, (Oceana: 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453) 
Tasting Hours: Mon-Thu 1500-2000, Fri 1500-2300, Sat 1200-2300, Sun 1200-2000 
High Speed - High Quality. Veteran Owned and Operated.
Military Discount - 15% with valid ID
Now on Draft! The Limited ‘Beach Stormer’ D-Day Black Rye IPA, Pineapple Grenade Heffeweizen, Semper FI.P.A. Citra Hopped India Pale Ale, Big Red Rye a Rye India Pale Ale, Jet Noise Double IPA, and our Night Vision American Stout! Come get your growlers filled and get one of our new Loyalty Cards!
Check it out! We now have Cornhole boards and authentic Bier Garden Tables from Munich!
Friday, June 13 - Local food truck ‘Bro’s Fish Tacos’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1500.
Saturday, June 14 - Local food truck ‘Surfside Mobile’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1500, then Stogie & Stout Night from 17-2100. Bring in a cigar and get $2 off your first beer.
Sunday, June 15 - Local food truck ‘CXB BBQ and Eats’ to pair up with delicious fresh beer, starting around 1200.

BACK BAY BREWING COMPANY, Brand New Taproom (Oceanfront: 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451) 
New Taproom Hours: Thu 3-10pm, Fri 3pm-12am, Sat 12n-12am, Sun 12n-8pm
Serving our classic ‘False Cape Ale’, as well as ‘Beach Cruiser’ Pale Ale, ‘Steal Pier Lager’, ‘Atlantic Ave IPA’, and ‘Blonde Betty Belgium Blond’! THE NEW IPA AND BLOND WHERE BREWED RIGHT HERE ON NORFOLK AVE AND TASTE AWESOME !!!!
Saturday, June 14 - Logstradamus Surf Competition After-Party! Bands and DJs start around 8 pm

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. Brewery Tours Wed through Sat.
On Tap: Black Forest Ale, Porter, Oktoberfest, English IPA, Imperial Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Winter Scotch, and Larry’s Lemonade!
Friday, June 13 - Food Truck Friday, w/ “Leilani’s Lunchbox”, 4:30- 8:00 pm. 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)!
Saturday, June 14 - Bull Island Barbecue.

Other Local Brew Pub Happenings:
THE BIRCH BAR, (West Ghent: 1231 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507)
Hours: Tue-Thu 5:00pm - 12:00am, Fri-Sat 3:00pm - 2:00am 
A Bar that specializes in Craft, Artisanal, European, Crazy-hard-to-say Beer and Cheese! Happy Hour every Fri-Sat 3-5 pm.
Friday, June 13 - 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!
Saturday, June 14 - Growler Fills and Draft Flight specials.

NORFOLK TAPROOM, (Corner of Granby & Main Streets, Downtown Norfolk, VA)
Hours: Mon - Fri: 2:00 pm - 2:00 am, Sat - Sun: 12:00 pm - 2:00 am
24 Beers on draft and over a hundred other beers from here, there, and everywhere.
Happy Hour from 5 - 7 pm
Friday, June 13 - Live music by Paul Jarman, 9:30 pm
Saturday, June 14 - Live music by Vince Kornegay, 10 pm

LYNNHAVEN PUB, (N. Great Neck Beach: 2236 W. Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11:00am - 2:00am
An Average Of 100 Different Beers And New Styles Coming In Every Week
Bruery Sucre Bottles are in stock (Extremely limited amount), Anderson Valley Gose cans and 2013 BFM Bon Chien 1.5L Bottles are in, as well as Avery Rufus Corvus!!!!! (Very Limited Supply)
On Tap - Terrapin Tangerine Dreamsicle, Terrapin Recreation Ale, Terrapin Monks Revenge, Green Flash Road Warrior, Green Flash West Coast IPA

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.
Growlers now Available!
Live Music: Fri - Brian Sewell; Sat - John Friedman & Justin Humpleby; Sun - Open Mic w/Jon and Justin
Monday, June 16 - Military Mondays, 50% off your meal with valid ID

11th STREET TAPHOUSE BAR & GRILL, (VB Oceanfront on the Boardwalk: 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451)
Hours: Mon - Thu 4:00pm-12:00am, Fri - Sat 11:30am-1:30am, Sun 11:30am-12:00am 
Quench your thirst with over 30 draft beers which includes micro, craft and macro brewed beer.
This Week’s Drafts: 21st Amendment- Hell or High Watermelon Ale, Allagash- Interlude, Sierra Nevada- Summerfest, Anderson Valley- Summer Solstice Ale, New Belgium- Snapshot, Sam Adams- Summer Ale, Terrapin- Moonray Side Project
Friday, June 13 - Ladies Night. Live Music
Saturday, June 14 - Locals Night, 15% off food order with proof. Live Music

PORCH AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET, (West Hilltop: 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454)
Hours: 7 days 7am 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.
Specials On Tap: Robert Johnson’s Hellhound big American double IPA, Matt’s Burning Rosids, an imperial cherrywood smoked saison, a specialty beer from Stone; Stillwater Existent, an American farmhouse ale - Big and bold, deep and dark.
Saturday, June 14 - Your Music Show presents: Outta The Furnace, Creek Don’t Rise, and Frood, 10 pm

THE BIER GARDEN, (438 High St., Portsmouth, VA)
Hours: (Dining) Tue-Thu: 11 am - 9 pm, Fri-Sat: 11 am - 10 pm, Sun: 12-9 pm; (Bar) 7 days a week until 2 am
Family owned and operated by the Osfolk family since 1997, The Bier Garden is a German restaurant and bar, combining authentic Bavarian cuisine with a stellar European beer selection and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Whether you enjoy yourself in one of our two cozy indoor dining rooms, relax on our popular patio, or spend time with friends at the bar you are sure to feel at home. Come in and experience a bit of old world charm and gemutlichkeit with The Bier Garden family.

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