Strangeways Brewing (Richmond, Va.)

    It is about that time. The time of the year when all of the breweries that you've been following through out the paperwork process want to open their doors to the public. The weather is right to push the over flow out into the parking lot. Strangeways was the first of these breweries to pop this spring.

64oz of Albino Monkey (Belgian Wit)

    This brewery is now the closest to my house. According to google maps it is 3.2 miles away in the industrial park where Loveland distributing is (slight chuckle). Strangeways, like Midnight brewing has two parcels in a strip of business. The atmosphere inside is that of a freak show or carnival with bright colors and off the wall monkey pictures everywhere. They have a full line of merchandise already, including shirts, hats, patches, stickers, growlers, and growler bags. The graphics for the printed material are very pink floydesque, gas mask, mono chromatic. 

    The intentions of the owner are kept close to the chest. I am told they do not plan on having big brewery events but will organize  distribution events at bars when new beers come along. This past Thursday they released a honey saison that was available at 6 bars around town. Currently they have 3 beers, the wit, brown. and saison. There will be one more all the time beer that should be out soon.  I look for this brewery to take some risk to really push the envelope of styles that most don't attempt, IE sours or gose. I like the different approach and will enjoy taking friends to their tasting room. Their website is a fine example of the fun that can be had at http://strangewaysbrewing.com/