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Corks and Kegs March Madness
Corks and Kegs March Madness starts
March 1!!!
What is all the madness about?
It is a month long beer tournament similar in format to the NCAA basketball tournament. First round match ups are set up by our manager and staff. Match ups after that are determined by you!
Each evening in March we will have a “game”. Game times will be 5:30 to 7:30.
During the above time period, you simply taste two unidentified beer samples and put your vote in the ballot box for the one you like the better.
We will tally up the votes each night and post results and the identity of the beers on Facebook.
The winner moves on to the next round and the loser gets on the beer bus back to its shelf spot.
This year’s tournament will have an interesting wrinkle as Belgian style beers will be included in the field. What impact will they have?
So plan to come in each evening in March, do the blind taste test, vote and then watch for results on FB.
Enjoy!!!
Corks and Kegs March Madness
Weekly Beer Tasting at Vintage Cellar
| Free Beer Tastings every Friday 12-6.
Thursday Value Wines takes a break this week and next. Have a great Spring Break! Free wine tasting every Saturday from 10am – 5pm. This Saturday Missy from Monsieur Touton will bring her fine portfolio at painless pricing. You don’t want to miss her tasting. http://www.vintagecellar.com has our current stock! Including Kegs! And don’t forget to “stay in touch” with us on either Facebook or Twitter. We post updates for Beer Specials, Limited Supply Offerings, and Impromptu Tastings here, so link up and hook in! |
Friday, Beer Tasting:
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21st Amendment Sneak Attack |
Hazy yellow color. Cardamon sneaks through an aroma of hay, black pepper, and flowers. Taste has the nice refreshing and dry aspects of a saison. Hint of banana. High level of carbonation. |
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Allagash Dubbel |
Deep red color. A nutty and caramel sweetness nose with a hint of cocoa. Starts sweet but finishes dry. Flavor of cocoa powder, dark fruits.
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Weyerbacher Merry Monks |
Straw bordering on gold color. Very Belgian yeast nose, candied banana, cookie dough. Well carbonated, very effervescent. The full body fills the mouth, creamy mid palette, and finishes quite dry. Drinks less than its stated alcohol level. |
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2011 Green Flash Grand Cru |
Dark brown color. Nose of heated raisins, spicy clove, light smoke in the back; breakfast sausage like. Smoke lingers in the background of the taste and is a good counter to the semi sweet, brown sugar, dark fruit flavors. Like many Belgians, it starts sweet but finishes dry. Rather drinkable for it’s alcohol level. This beer has aged quite gracefully and could go another year easily. |
Weekly Beer Tasting at Vintage Cellar
Firkin Friday with Hannah Marie and the Bearded Ladies at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Start your weekend out right with some tasty cask ale! Each Friday at Hardywood, we’ll feature a unique cask ale creation custom designed by one of RVA’s beloved beer aficionados. With guest firkin-masters each week, you’ll experience a new flavor concept that may never again be replicated. The evening’s firkin or pin will be tapped by 4:30PM, and will be available in glasses or half-glasses while it lasts.
This week: Ellen Bucher, bar manager of Tarrants Cafe in downtown RVA, presents an Imperial IPA with Thai Chile peppers, cilantro and fresh pineapple.
At 5pm, Hannah Marie and the Bearded Ladies play all of your old country and bluegrass favorites from Hank Williams, Bill Monroe and Patsy Cline to name a few. This four-piece band features lead singer and guitarist Hannah Standiford, Geoff Cook on mandolin, Clarke Hedgepath on electric guitar and Derrick Englert playing upright bass.
Firkin Friday with Hannah Marie and the Bearded Ladies at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
Once Upon a Vine North Weekly Beer Tasting
Flying Dog Brewery from Maryland will be on the beer side this week and will include their Doggie Style Pale Ale, Double Dog Double IPA, Raging Bitch Belgian Style IPA and the Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout.
Once Upon a Vine North Weekly Beer Tasting
Once Upon a Vine South Weekly Beer Tasting
Ben w/ Brown Dist. will be here this Friday 5pm – 8pm tasting beers from Center of the Universe
- Main Street Virginia Ale
- Ray Ray’s Pale Ale
- Pocahoptas IPA
- Scotchtown
- Barrel Aged Scotchtown
- Monkey’s Uncle Lemongrass Triple
Once Upon a Vine South Weekly Beer Tasting
Running of the Rhinos: Lost Rhino/Local Suds Pub Crawl
LOCAL SUDS & LOST RHINO PRESENT
RUNNING OF THE RHINOS PUB CRAWL
Friday March 8th, 2013
5:00PM- 10:0PM
Looking for an excuse to leave the office early on Friday? So are we! Come join us as the Local Suds brewery of the month, Lost Rhino, unleashes taps all over our fair river city. We will be providing everyone with a T-shirt, transportation, along with Lost Rhino taps at each stop.
Cap Ale Downtown 5-6pm
Celebrate the check presentation to the VCU Massey Cancer Center for the funds raised on the collabortation Brew “Pretty In Pink”. A lot of awesome ladies from Blue Jacket, Vintage 50, Lost Rhino, and Hardywood Park put a lot of love in brewig this delicious hibiscus and pomegranate infused Saison. A true tribute to a noble cause! STEAL THE GLASS w/ Lost Rhino as well!
Station 2 6:15-7:15pm
The Camel 7:30- 8:30pm
Baja Bean 8:45- 9:45
Leave the Baja at 9:45 to go back to Cap Ale by 10.
Free Blues at Capital Ale to conclude the night!
Running of the Rhinos: Lost Rhino/Local Suds Pub Crawl
Weekly Beer Tasting at Wine Gourmet
Friday – Beer Night, March 8th, 5-7:30pm
Weekly Beer Tasting at Wine Gourmet
Weekly Beer Tasting at Grapes of Taste Wine & Gourmet Shop
Friday, March 8th ~ Beer Tasting ~ 5:30 – 7:30 ~ Wayne will be in the shop tasting an assortment of beers.
The Beer Club will be meeting this Sunday, March 10th 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. for their monthly meeting. Home brewing is an up and coming hobby and our membership has been increasing in recent months. If you home brew, bring a sample and let everyone discuss it!
Weekly Beer Tasting at Grapes of Taste Wine & Gourmet Shop
Hardywood Pin at Tarrants Cafe
Come out tonight and jam on Broad St with some delicious cask conditioned beer from Hardywood Park, made from the loving hands of Ellen Bucher!
Hardywood Pin at Tarrants Cafe
Goose Island Beer Tasting at Bilbo Baggins
Goose Island Beer Tasting
9 Spectacular Brews
Friday, March 8, 2013 @ 7:00 PM $50.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity)
Featuring Greg Barrett from Goose Island Brewery, Chicago
Tapas items will be served
Greg and Barrett of Goose Island Brewing Company will be on hand to answer any questions
“Discover the pleasures of SPECTACULAR BEER with DELICIOUS FOOD”
Call to make your reservation. This is a pre-paid event, no cancellations.
Goose Island Beer Tasting at Bilbo Baggins
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i like how all videos say blottes and stuff can be purchased at your local homebrew shop , seriously i lived in ATL and Charl. NC, bot major cities and havent found anything remotely close to thess so called homebrew shop
Just doing a quick search for home brew shops in Atlanta and I found this link
http://www.beerinfo.com/atlbeer/homebrew.html
As for Charlotte, I also lived there at one point in my life and still travel there regularly. There is a shop called Alternative Beverage in Belmont and South Charlotte (South blvd).
Have you considered including some social bookmarking links to these blogs. At the very least for myspace.
Honestly, no. However, I’ll see what I can do.
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