The Veil Brewing - Richmond

New shirts available both at the brewery (4pm EST opening) and online (11am EST) TODAY..
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Recyle or Die is a campaign we’ve coined since early 2016. It’s been on every one of our cans since then. The staple logo for this campaign is a skull with the recycle symbol for a brain Fun fact: the shirts themselves are made of recycled materials.
We have approx 100x of these shirts available. $22+tax each. NO LIMIT
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OG Tastee Man Printed on a red vintage feel tri-blend shirt, on the front is the Cherry-Razz Tastee Man. On the back is our stacked text logo.
We have approx 100x of these shirts available. $20+tax each. NO LIMIT

 

Anyone open any of the BA Sleeping Forevers recently?

 

If anyone happens to be going to (or still deciding) on attending the Lupulin Effect IPA Festival at Smartmouth in Va Beach tomorrow, Veil will be pouring RIP Me. With them taking that down for the fest I would not be surprised to see other stuff being delivered to places in the area for tapping this weekend or in the near future.

 

I opened a bourbon from this year last weekend. It wasn't quite like I remember it being on draft, the taste was a little less bourbon and more chocolate and something else that I couldn't put my finger on. Its a very good beer though, I enjoyed it. Is there anything specific you're wondering about?

 

Nothing in particular, was just looking for any recent opinions on them as I was gonna pop the AB and BA (having not tried them before) in the coming weekend or two. Thanks!

 

Anyone attending the OH Green City Festival tomorrow, Veil will be pouring;
- Black Out Tastee
- blueferrari
- Never Never Last Last
- RIP Me

Along with bringing along 2 (never to be available for sale to the public) magnums of Naissance Grand Cru for limited pours..

 

I opened another bottle of the Apple Brandy last week, it’s drinking great. I wouldn’t sit on those bottles much longer, especially if you haven’t had them fresh but that’s my opinion for all beer.

 

Good to hear. And yeah I hadn't been sitting on them out of a desire to cellar them; I just hadn't had a chance to try them. Figured I would stick them in the fridge and make it a priority when I noticed that they contained lactose, yesterday.

 

New releases for tomorrow, 6/25.

Also be on the lookout for full details of Forever Summer Fest being posted by 6pm tonight on Veil's social media. Event is scheduled for Sat., Aug 25th.
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Buttery Brioche Bunz-6.5%-IPA w/Citra, Amarillo, Simcoe, and Galaxy made in honor of our homiez The High Roller Lobster Co.
(approx 180-200x cases; $14.50+tax/4-pack; 2x cases/12x 4-packs pp
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White Russian Hornswoggler-7%-we took our robust chocolate milk stout and added vanilla, coffee, and other special adjuncts to try and replicate the flavor profile of a White Russian
(approx 150-170x cases; $21+tax/4-pack; 2x cases/12x 4-packs)
***We will be hiding 15x Golden Tokens underneath the 4-pack holders(only on Hornswoggler cans). Find one of these coins and give it to a staff member behind the bar to get a free Golden Hornswoggler glass(as seen in the picture in this post; the Hornswoggler himself is on the back side of the glass)! This is the ONLY way to get your hands on this glass. We will never sell this glass. It is only acquired if you are the lucky few to find a Golden Token.***⠀
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LVL-11%-pronounced “Level”, this new TIPA is the 11% amped up version of Personvl Spvce. Hopped 100% with Galaxy hops
(approx 170-190x cases; $19+tax/4-pack; 2x cases/12x 4-packs pp)

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Never Never Mind Mind-5.1%-the return of our double Plum Gose.
(approx 180-190x cases; $22+tax/4-pack; 2x cases/12x 4-packs pp)

 

Here is the rest of the info for this year’s Forever Summer Fest. This year our annual charity festival will take place outside at The VA War Memorial overlooking the James River and Richmond city. We’re focusing on funky, wild and sour beer this year offering 3oz pours from some of the best breweries in the country/world. 100% of the proceeds will be going to our friends at ChildSavers. We’re excited for this year’s Forever Summer Festival, the new location and the breweries attending!

Here is all of the information regarding sessions and ticket sales:

WHEN: Sat., Aug 25, 2018
WHERE: VA War Memorial - 621 S Belvedere St. Richmond, Va
TIME: (There will be 3x sessions)
-Session A: 11am-2pm
-Session B: 2:30-5:30pm
-Session C: 6-9pm

*THERE WILL BE NO AFTER PARTY*

Here are the participating breweries:
- Allagash
- American Solera
- Anchorage
- Bissell Brothers
- Cantillon courtesy of Shelton Brothers
- Casey Brewing
- Cloudwater
- de Garde
- Drie Fonteinen
- Fonta Flora
- Half Acre
- Hill Farmstead
- Holy Mountain
- Hudson Valley
- Jackie O's
- Jester King
- Monkish
- Ocelot
- Other Half
- Oxbow
- Sante Adarius
- Suarez Family
- The Answer
- The Veil
- Threes
- Tired Hands
- Trillium
- TRVE



- **Tickets will go on sale online and in house promptly at 12PM EST SUNDAY JULY 15TH.**
- There will be 200x tickets sold for each session (600x tickets total for the event). We will be selling 400x tickets online via EventBrite and 200x tickets in our tasting room.
- 2x tickets max per person. 1x ticket for you, and 1x ticket for a guest.

- You will not be allowed to redeem two tickets for one person. If you do not know who your guest will be, we highly suggest putting both tickets under your name.

- There will be no physical tickets. This event will be 100% will call list.

- Tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE, NON-REFUNDABLE, **NO EXCEPTIONS**.

- Must have ID/CC, purchaser must be present with guest at time of entry into the event.


Tickets will be $100+tax/fees each. Tickets include a Forever Summer Festival glass and guaranteed 3oz pours from each brewery present.

DD tickets will be available online and in our tasting room for $5+tax. DD’s will receive a different color wrist band. If you are wearing a DD wrist band and security notices you drinking any beer, you and your party will be asked to leave the festival.


Food is not included in the ticket. We are excited to have High Roller Lobster Co. with us serving some of the best Maine lobster.

Outside food is allowed for dietary restrictions.

We’re excited to have some of the brewers from Cloudwater and Oxbow spinning some tunes for us during the festival!

Free parking is available next door to the VA War Memorial and we highly suggest Uber/Lyft/carpooling to the event. Ticket holders will receive specific information about entry, parking and event details closer to the event.

 

That is a lot of cash for a 3hr festival. I mean you do get roughly 90oz or 5 1/2 pints in total at minimum, which seems fair given the brewery list, but who the hell wants to drink that much in 3hrs? Spread the 600 tickets over two sessions lasting 4-5hrs each.

 

Pretty much the same format, similar cost, number of breweries/pours as the past 2 years. 2016 was only two sessions (I think) but still 3 hours for $100+fees and included food vouchers. 250 people each session.

Last year they split it up to three 3-hours sessions of 200 people per with cost of $90 but no included food.

It's pretty much going to be a sprint once again for those wanting to realize full value of their tickets and get pours of everything. Blitzing the first hour and doing 10-11 pours is the easy part but when the last 2/3 hit that's when people are going to start hitting walls. One basically has to maintain a new pour every 4-5 minutes. You almost have to choose whether you want a relax festival enjoying the experience or focusing on trying everything available. I didn't attend last year or even in 2016 but a lot of people did say it was a good time and they were able to try them all.

 

with 3 oz pours you almost don't even have the option to just relax and enjoy. The very small samples of a large number of beers also creates an environment where people are first and foremost focused on analyzing their beer instead of enjoying the people around them. I know that's the default mode for a lot of people anyway, but that's not my kind of festival. I was pretty disappointed to see the format, I'll be skipping this one.

 

I don’t mind the price especially when 100% of the proceeds are going to a charity.

Regarding the format for those who have attended, is there a better session to attend? I’m assuming breweries will bring enough beer for all sessions.

 

Really personal preference about when you want to drink more than anything. In they past they've strictly monitored the amount of each beer poured so that each beer lasted the whole day - no one in session 3 missed anything from session 1.

I think I heard about one issue with one beer from session one last year doing overpours and so I think one ran out. That was a mistake if so and not the norm.

I loved the 1st year set up that was smaller but included a couple food tickets. Probably my biggest issue overall is that is a lot of sours/funk to power through in a very short period. 30+ pours of the same style of beer in 3 hours is a lot no matter the style, but IPAs are easier to knock out than sours for me. I'd like to know more about who is pouring what. I get that in the past they wouldn't know what DIPAs folks would bring until a couple weeks before but if it's funky/wild I'd think they would have a much better lead time. It would be nice to know if there would be some other styles to break it up. The variety of taps at the anniversary party was stellar. If FS had kind of mix I'd be all about it.

They should have more than one food option though (like maybe some tacos or bbq in addition to just having lobster rolls) - that was one of my very few gripes from the anniversary party.

 

I'm guessing the reason they are only having 1 food vendor is due to the fee charged by the venue. according to the terms and condition on the venue's website, unless it's on the approved list of caterers, which I'm guessing just about all food trucks are not, The Foundation (VA War Memorial) charges a $250 fee per unapproved caterer. Good news is they are allowing attendees to bring in outside food once again for "dietary restrictions." If anyone is not into the lobster truck just come down with a seafood / shellfish allergy and bring in whatever you prefer.

 

Surprise drop Friday, June 29th..Doors open at 4pm.
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Braühaüsenweisse-5.3%-our take on a traditional Bavarian style Hefeweizen. Clocking in at 5.3%, Braühaüsenweisse is crisp, full of Hefe yeast esters, subtle clove, and effervescent. Über refreshing for these upcoming summer days
(approx 50x cases; $12+tax/4-pack; 12x 4-pack/2x case limit per person)

greenferrari-8%-our luxuriously soft DIPA series this time hopped intensely with Simcoe and Galaxy
(approx 420x cases; $16.50+tax/4-pack; NO LIMIT)

 

Today's, 7/3, releases.....The Veil made mention of a possible 3rd release today but their own deadline to announce was last night at 6pm. Said if it's not released today then will be mid-week....So, expect a possible July 4th special release or since tomorrow will be busy anyhow then likely then a Thurs/Fri release to help draw the crowds back.

- Never Never More More is the double fruited version of our blackberry Gose Never More. Clocking in at 5.1%, Never Never More More is completely saturated with thousands of lbs of blackberry purée. Jammy, thicc, perfect level of acidity, and just a straight berry bomb!
Shooting for approx 150-170x cases. $22+tax/4-pack. 2x cases/12x 4-packs per person.

- Never Never Forever Forever is the double fruited version of our passionfruit Gose Never Forever. Bright acidity with some island vibez. Tropical juice for the summer my dudes! We will be serving this in the tasting room as a Frose(frozen Gose) option in addition to draft.
Shooting for approx 190-210x cases. $22+tax/4-pack. 2x cases/12x 4-packs per person.

 

Releasing Sat, 7/7, at OtherHalf

 

The Veil not want to pay that Bachelorette extortion fee? (Any branding was blurred out) Good on em for getting on the show anyways.