The Veil Brewing - Richmond

Maybe I'm being all self important, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it had something to do with us folks tracking their sales on BA. It's been fun, but it's not like it's a sport or anything. It's been pretty easy to predict what will sellout, what will have huge lines etc. for the most part. Now not having any clue how much is left going in to Wednesday and beyond takes away that fun, but what's worse is it also makes me feel like it's not worth chancing a trip if I can't be reasonably sure they have enough to last until I can get there on a post-release day.

Agreed, it goes against good customer service. I have not seen them post a reason why either. I'd like to have faith they're moving to a better release model, but I don't exactly expect it.

 

I posted in The Answer thread but in case those coming into town this weekend don't check out that one much.
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An posted some Guest Taps they are tapping tomorrow at Mekong (same building as The Answer - front side facing Broad St.). Mekong opens at 11:30. Post reads like these will tap at 1pm. Most if not all look to be sixtels. Highly recommend if any out-of-towners are looking for lunch.

p.s. The Answer opens at Noon on Friday as well.

TAPS AT MEKONG
- Monkish / The Answer
Red Beans and Rice Didn't Miss Her
- Bissell
Substance (or special keg)
- Cycle
Hammer
- Ocelot
Monkey on a Train
- WeldWerks
Juicy Bits
- Trillium / J Wakefield Brewing
Miles Away
- The Veil
Crucial Taunt
Coconut Horns
- Cloudwater
TBA (3 kegs)

STOUTS AVAILABLE AT THE ANSWER
- Flesh Wound: A velvety imperial stout with Peruvian cocoa nibs and Tahitian vanilla beans

- Broken Bird: Imperial Stout w/ toasted coconut

- Vanilla Vixen: Imperial Stout with French Vanilla coffee and Tahitian vanilla beans

- Diablo's Brunch: Imperial Stout with VT maple syrup, hazelnut coffee, Tahitian vanilla beans and Indonesian cinnamon.

- Tubby Svelte: This collaborative beer, brewed with our friend Kyle at Horus Aged Ales, is a dark, chocolatey peanut butter and vanilla imperial stout. ***contains peanuts***

- Phantom Limb Pain: Imperial Stout with Swiss Almond chocolate coffee and toasted coconut added.

 

for those that may not know, typically in VA when a brewery holds a fest like Veil will this weekend with other breweries on site they are not allowed to sell packaged beers, ie cans, to go. just draft only

 

And absolutely NO outside alcohol may be shared, traded or even brought onto a brewery's property. ABC is very strict about this policy and can pull a brewery's license if this happens. If anyone plans on doing any of this be sure to do it off-site and preferably not in clear view.

 

More info flows in. Cask Cafe (206 South Robinson St., RVA) also having a Forever Summer Fest Pre-Party today (Friday) at 4pm. Located less than 2 miles from The Veil. None of these, except for The Veil beers, will be available at the festival tomorrow.

* Omnipollo - Hilma — 8% IPA brewed with hamburger buns, fries and Magascan vanilla
* Threes Brewing - Kicking and Screaming — Foudre fermented Pilsner
* Sante Adairius Rustic Ales - Lady in Grey — oak fermented grisette
* American Solera - Little Foo
* Half Acre - Deep Space
* Tired Hands - Alien Church
* Tired Hands - Reptoid IPA
* The Veil - Master Shredder
* The Veil - Coconut Hornswoggler

 

Cans are SOLD OUT for this week

 

Surprise release TODAY...
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OG week continues with a surprise release of Sleeping Forever! At 4pm today we will be releasing the following stouts:

~Vanilla Sleeping Forever-12% Imperial Stout conditioned on vanilla beans
(500ml bottle, 1 bottle per person)

~Bourbon Barrel Aged Sleeping Forever-13.% Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for twelve months.
(500ml bottle, 1 bottle per person)

~2017 Sleeping Forever-12% Anniversary Imperial Stout.
(2 16oz cans per person)

We will also be adding Vanilla Sleeping Forever and 2017 Sleeping Forever to our draft line up tonight.

Open 4-10. Come Hang!

 

Did anyone stop by the Veil today, curious how many bottles were available?

 

They did post that, it was something super-low like 24 of each.

 

Thanks, not sure how I missed that one.

 

iso 2 session B tickets to Forever Summer

 

8/15 releases....
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Single Brothers is an 8.9% kind of kitchen sink of American hops DIPA. We tweaked the recipe slightly this time and we replaced the Centennial the recipe typically calls for with El Dorado! Hopped intensely with Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo, and El Dorado, this is hands down the best batch of Single Brothers we have ever released.
Shooting for approx 200-220 cases. $16.50+tax/4-pack. 3x 4-packs per person.

IdonteverEVERwanttoBU is the double dry-hopped version of our 9.3% 0 IBU DIPA IdonteverwanttoBU. Like the rest of the IBU series, this one is hopped intensely with Citra and Mosaic. This beer is one of the highest hopping rates we use. Almost 10lbs/bbl of hops in the total batch. Not sure when this one will be back, so grab it while you can.
Shooting for approx 170-190 cases. $19+tax/4-pack. 3x 4-packs per person limit.

Never Know (DEBUT) is the next variant in our fruited Never Series. Clocking in at 4.9%, we completely bombed this one out with tons of(literally!) pounds of pineapple purée. This one is insane. It literally just tastes like carbonated pineapple juice.
Shooting for 200-220 cases. $18+tax/4-pack. 2x 4-packs per person.

*LIMITS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

 

$18+tax for 64oz of pineapple juice seems kind of steep

 

So what's the sweet spot time to roll in on Tuesday and get cans without enduring too much of a line and risking a sellout?

 

At these limits and estimated yields, should be good grabbing the gose well into the evening (7PM on). There will be a line if you roll up between 5 and 6 but you'd still get that.

IdonteverEVER at that lower yield and higher limit will be gone first. Should be good getting there by 5, but follow the line update. It will go before Single Brothers (which is somewhere between Dirt Nap and CT). Still, shouldn't be any reason to line up crazy early, but if you're there at 4 I'd expect you could get everything without issue, but plan on an hour+ in line.

 

Anyone know the last time they ended up dropping limits on release day?

 

I *think* it was 4th of July? They don't do it much these days. It's possible but I wouldn't expect it tomorrow if that's why you're asking. They didn't drop the last Horns release which was same limit similar yield and (I think) more hype that IdonteverEVER.

 

Okay looking back a bit, last time they definitely dropped limits was in May for FV horns (Kendrick Lamar IPAs were that day). They went from 3pp to 2pp with a yield of 195 cases. Numbers are similar to what they have with IdonteverEVER so definitely a possibility, but Idont hasn't brought the hype the way Horns does.

 

Good to know. Thanks, man.

 

Can / Crowler release details for today.
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CANS
~Never Know 4.9% Pineapple Gose
$18+tax/4-pack. 2x 4-packs per person

~IdonteverEVERwanttoBU 9.3% double dry-hopped version of our 0 IBU DIPA IdonteverwanttoBU. It is hopped with Citra and Mosaic.
$19+tax/4-pack. 3x 4-packs per person limit

~Single Brothers 8.9% DIPA hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo, and El Dorado.
$16.50+tax/4-pack. 3x 4-packs per person

CROWLERS
~All Wheat Everything 8% All Wheat DIPA collab Other Half Brewing Company. Hopped intensely with Citra, Galaxy, and Enigma.
13+tax 32 oz Crowler. 1x crowler per person

~Future Hypothetical Girlfriend 8% DIPA hopped excessively 50/50 with Citra and Lemondrop.
$12+tax/32oz Crowler. 1x crowler per person

~Goosebumpz 8% DIPA hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado, and Amarillo.
$12+tax/32oz Crowler. 1x crowler per person

HONEY
~Organic Brazilian Wildflower Honey aged in bourbon barrels for 8 months..
$25+tax per 500ml swing top bottle. NO LIMIT