The Veil Brewing - Richmond

Yeah that would be really cool, but considering I haven't heard much about the status of the other RVA location, I'm taking it all with a grain of salt.

 

There won’t be much news on the other Richmond location for a while. Planning and pre-construction can be a long and un-exciting process, there probably isn’t much they could tell us that anyone would care about. I’m sure they’re going back and forth with various architects, engineers, etc. to put together a final design for construction.

 

Cultish Richmond brewery The Veil may be coming to Norfolk

The Veil may be coming to Norfolk.

Excitement about the Richmond brewery occupying the old Norfolk Chop House space on Colonial Avenue has been mounting after a meeting of local business owners and a social media post by the Veil itself. Though small, the two-year-old brewery has an outsized reputation, inspiring fevered devotion among beer fans.

Its presence here would significantly raise the profile of beer in Hampton Roads.

Veil president and co-founder Dave Michelow did not deny the Veil is expanding to Norfolk. But he also declined to confirm it.

The brewery posted an Instagram story Wednesday showing the former chop house building at 2314 Colonial Ave. Emojis with a thinking face were placed over the photo, with a GIF of a woman dancing in front of the building. The post has since disappeared.

Immediately, speculation flared on social media.

The plans were also discussed at a Railroad District Business Association meeting last week by the developer Monument, an attendee and a colleague of attendees both told The Pilot. Tom Dickey, a principal with Monument, said that the building is under contract to 2314 Colonial Norfolk LLC, and any development is contingent on city approval. He declined to comment further.

The Veil is already in the process of opening a second location in Richmond. But their renowned head brewer, Matt Tarpey, has strong family and professional connections to Hampton Roads. He was raised in Chesapeake from the age of 12 and has called Norfolk his hometown. His first brewing job was at O’Connor Brewing in the city’s Park Place neighborhood, less than half a mile from the Chop House building.

On the heels of New Realm's Virginia Beach opening in September, a Norfolk brewpub from the Veil would be another feather in Hampton Roads' beer cap. Even outside Virginia’s borders, the Veil is the subject of fervor bordering on the cultish.

Each beer released by the brewery is met with the kind of dedication usually reserved for Beyonce tickets. Every Tuesday at 4 p.m., fans line up outside their brewery in Richmond's Scott's Addition neighborhood with lawn chairs and coolers, waiting hours for their chance to buy a limited allotment of Veil four-packs. Some drive more than three hours for the privilege.

There's reason to believe that even a small brewpub in Norfolk would draw beer tourists from outside Hampton Roads looking to sample the Veil's new and limited-batch releases. Of the top 50 Virginia beers ranked on beer-lover site Beer Advocate, 14 are brewed by the Veil.

 

I thought this part was particularly rich. I'm trying to remember the last time I saw a scene like that there. Admittedly I haven't been as much as I'd like lately, but I'm thinking they haven't had a line like that since Anniversary week, and before that it was the AB CoW release if I recall.

 

"limited allotment" heh

 

What hops are in Blue Miata?

 

Galaxy & Amarillo

 

Anyone know of anything notable going on this Friday before the fest?

 

Also interested, I’ll be in town.

 

I bet they will have quite a lot of can variety leftover if you want to grab some. I don't recall if they sell cans during the fest or not.

Other that that, and not Veil related, I'd recommend heading to Triple Crossing - Fulton for their release. They open at Noon. Final Gravity another good option. Former head brewer at The Answer is releasing his first solo beer brewed at FG.

 

They can't sell takeaway beer at FS under that license so they didn't sell any cans/bottles even when they had it at the taproom vs. offsite like this year. But Veil's taproom is open normal hours Saturday. Folks will likely be going by before/after their session to grab their Starve: B bottle and there will undoubtedly be leftover cans as well. I expect a healthy line there Sunday AM for the leftover Starve bottles too.

Answer opens at Noon on Friday's too. Vasen and Ardent open at 3PM (I'd suggest trying Vasen if someone hasn't) then Veil at 4. It's almost too easy to spend a Friday drinking great beer in RVA.

 

Thanks for the tips! Is the meadery nearby any good?

 

And for anyone going to FSF, Triple Crossing - Downtown is probably less than a 10 minute walk although I'm not too familiar with how walkable it is. Looks pretty easy according to GoogleMaps.

 

Thanks for the recs! I get up to Richmond fairly regularly, but I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to go up the night before the fest or just drive up in the morning. Are there any special tappings or shares going on (fest-related or otherwise)?

 

I haven’t heard about any peripheral events.

 

A couple Thursday releases happening today, 8/23. Counts not mentioned.
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Whiteferrari is our softest, most elegant 8% DIPA featuring our favorite and freshest crops of Citra and Galaxy.
$16.50/4 Pack. No limit

Sauvage Rosé - It is a 4% ABV table beer that was naturally cooled in our coolship, barrel fermented with a pitch of wild yeast then aged in red wine barrels for 12 months. It was then refermented on second use raspberries. Raspberries intertwine with silky Chardonnay and a delicate oak and acid profile. Bottle conditioned.
$18 per 750ml bottle. 6 bottle limit per person

 

Posts on the BTV fb page have confirmed that breweries pouring at FSF will be showing up on tap around town. Have not seen confirmation of which day or which beers yet but locations mention so far;

The Answer
- Hudson Valley

Mekong
- TRVE
- Cloudwater
- American Solera
- Oxbow

Circuit Arcade Bar
- TRVE
- Hudson Valley
- Veil
- and a few others

 

Thank you!

 

Information on the STARVE: Exhibit B release. I find it funny they mention at the top, exclusively for FSF attendees only and then at the bottom, any leftovers will be available to the public on Sunday.
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SPECIAL BOTTLE RELEASE FOR FOREVER SUMMER FEST ATTENDEES ONLY!
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This is available exclusively to FSF attendees. In addition to being able to sample some incredible wild/funky/sour beers from some of the best brewers in the world, FSF attendees will be able to purchase 1x 500ml bottle of STARVE: Exhibit B. STARVE is our series of blended imperial stouts and/or barleywines aged in spirit barrels for various lengths of times to create a complex, one-off, incredible final blend. This particular blend clocks in at 14% and features a blend of 2x barrels of Kentucky Reserve Pallbearer(imperial stout aged in KY Bourbon barrels for 24 months) and 1x barrel of Sleeping Forever aged in a maple bourbon barrel from Blis Gourmet for 8 months. We then conditioned the blend on vanilla beans at a rate of 1.5lbs/bbl.

Here is some info on how these bottles will be available to purchase:⠀
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- There will be 600x 500ml bottles of STARVE: Exhibit B available exclusively for FSF attendees to purchase. They will NOT be available to general public(unless there are leftover bottles)⠀

- Every attendee will be able to purchase 1x 500ml bottle per person.⠀

- Bottles must be purchased at our brewery tasting room(1301 Roseneath Rd, Richmond, VA 23230) on Sat 8/25th between the timeframe of 12-10PM. 500ml bottles will NOT be available for purchase at The Virginia War Memorial.⠀

- STARVE: Exhibit B will NOT be available on draft at the festival or the tasting room.⠀

- Each 500ml bottle will be $35+tax. *100% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOTTLE SALE WILL BE GOING TO CHILDSAVERS*⠀

- We will have the FSF will-call list at the brewery checking ID’s for the bottle sales. *No substitutions/transfers.*No holds. Bottles must be purchased and taken with you by 10pm on Sat 8/25th.*⠀

- Any leftover bottles not purchased on Sat 8/25th will be available to the general public on Sun 8/26th when doors open at 12pm. We will make an announcement on Sun 8/26th at 10AM regarding what is available(if any).⠀
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We still have a small amount of tickets available for FSF!

 

The crying on the BTV page about this is one of the funniest things I've seen in the beer world in a while.