#is this going to be a Thing every Beast yeast update??

[imaginariumwanderer]

I'm sensing a pattern here...

[somegirlontheinternet135]

To set something straight, I've been making theories about this guy the second I heard his backstory (big spoilers ahead!)

At first, hearing about how Capsaicin Cookie was born from a lava lake, instantly gave me the idea that his birth was the result of an experiment gone wrong. And when "Legend Of The Red Dragon" came out within an update later, my gears only turned even more, later theorizing that Capsaicin Cookie was likely the result of the first attempt in making the puppet dragon

I would go on to soon drop due to not having enough information to properly cover it, but thanks to the beast yeast, like a phoenix, theories were born from the ashes anew! But not just theories my friends, a full blown prediction!

Now this was said a few times already, but I'll say here for good measure: Capsaicin Cookie is, in some way, connected to the beasts in some, more specifically, Burning Spice Cookie

I mean, c'mon! The evidence is right in front us!

They have similar character designs

They have similar color schemes

Both have something to do with spice

They're in the same frickin pose

And the fact that Capsaicin used to rely so much on him "holding back," and Burning Spice being notorious for destruction is just too perfect

Ok with all the information out of the way, I've narrowed it down to three regarding Capsaicin's creatio. It's either:

A. Capsaicin was the original "empty" vessel for Burning Spice, but something happened, causing in his birth

B. Burning Spice could be a great ancestor of Capsaicin, which would explain why his was locked away in the first place, maybe whoever locked him up knew of the beasts and saw him as a threat

C. Burning Spice could be a part of Capsaicin in some way(TLDR: pulling a Steven Universe)

At the point l, you might be wondering, "Sure, these are possible theories, but what about the prediction?" Well friends, may I direct you to our second key player, Golden Cheese Cookie. Now, knowing that everyone in her kingdom is basically in a coma, and seeing her friends forming armies for the war, it's pretty logical that she'll have to find other cookies to volunteer to fight in the war, but has every reason not to. Mostly due to what last time, the main reason is that she gets attached way too fast, way too easily. Fortunately, other ancients are very understanding of this, but do try to convince GC into doing the right thing, and eventually through one way or another, she ends recruiting Capsaicin for the war

Their relationship is very slow burn, with GC showing Capsaicin nothing but tough love as to not get attached to him(think Toph from ATLA) but ends not working for her, and slowly and surely, the two get close, like mother and son. . . At some point in the story, it isn't long for a certain someone to find out about their relationship

Now tell me, what sounds more metal. . ?

Learning about your past, and being forced to kill your mother figure due to her "stealing what's ours!"

Or Getting closure after loosing so much, just be forced to harm your adopted son after finding out his origins

[quibbs126]

You know Twitter was talking about something, namely that with this update we’re could be getting yet another Legendary group

I’ve been told that they aren’t, and these are just the Epics to come with the update, but that’s not the point I’m making

The point is that I’m noticing just how many new Legendary/premium tier groups there have been. Just in 2024 alone, we got the Novas in Ovenbreak, the Beasts in Kingdom, and then the Archons/First Cream’s group in Witch’s Castle. That’s 3 groups and we’re not even halfway through the year

On some level it feels like they keep trying to give us new big things to be excited about, while not delivering on their already made promises, such as bringing in the Ovenbreak Legendaries, which they teased in late 2022 and we’ve only gotten one new one so far (not counting Pitaya)

It’s like me coming up with a new idea every couple of days and abandoning previous ideas I said I was going to work on, especially with AUs. Except I’m not a company with millions of players, I’m one scatterbrained, ADHD riddled person. So following my example is a very bad idea

I mean maybe let some new Legendaries just be one offs, like Xylitol Nova and just let it be one space themed update, or maybe First Cream (though I don’t know enough about her yet to say). The Beasts can stay, they work as a group since they’re basically evil Ancients/the original holder of the Soul Jams, though maybe they should have come after the White Lily chapter, and have Beast Yeast come after her story, after all the Ancients are recruited, instead of jamming in new hooks and shuffling the actual focus to the background

Like at this point I’m getting concerned about this company, since these releases feel like short term getting your money for promise of future updates while neglecting the hooks already set up (like the Dragons or Dark Enchantress (especially Dark Enchantress)), and it’s not gonna go well in the long run. Granted I’m not knowledgeable in how businesses work so what do I know?

I mean personally I just want closure to arcs that have been set up, as well as possibly seeing my old favorites again, I don’t really care that much about the company itself, I don’t even pay money. It’s just that they make the stories that I like and want to see more of

[totaldramafan-lauri]

Looking at the futures of both of us

S-so, with the end of this year's Golden Cheese content, and the empty feeling that comes with the end of all updates I love.....I've been doing some thinking, in order to keep my spirits up. About her, and when we'll be seeing her again....and about the near future of my blog, and what I'm gonna be doing while waiting for that day....

Th-this might be kinda rambly, so...s-sorry if you're not interested....^^;

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The future of Golden Cheese in CRK

Now....our queen needs to rest. I think that's....p-pretty obvious. X////D Sh-she deserves a nice time away from any action, just.....chilling in her kingdom with Smoked Cheese and the Cheesebirds. After what she went though in Beast-Yeast, I'm sure she doesn't mind not seeing any danger for a while.....

B-but....still, my simp self is gonna get i-impatient, when it comes to waiting to see her again....and I've been thinking about when the earliest that'll be....First off, there's the New Year's event next month, which usually consists of recaps of sorts of all the updates we've had over the year, in the form of portraits that show us short scenes that take place after every story. We MIGHT see her there. It's not guaranteed, like....i-it might also be a scene of the Kulfi talking about what happened, or something....but it COULD happen.

But, then......a-after that....when will be the next time we see her.....? Since she's one of the ancients, chances are, she won't be in any side-stories....It'll have to be the main story, and....

I-I really, really, really hate to say it....but....unless we have a REALLY pleasant surprise......I-I think it's gonna be another year.

Why do I think this....? Cuz....if anyone's seen the 2024-2025 roadmap we got a couple months ago.....Well, here's how Beast Yeast is gonna go. We're gonna complete all the Beast stories through the course of 2025....and then, in early 2026, for the game's fifth anniversary, we're gonna get playable Dark Enchantress. This heavily implies that, for that update, we're gonna be seeing Dark Enchantress summon all the Beasts at once, and the ancients are gonna all come together to stop her. And, that'll be the finale of Beast Yeast, probably.

If that's how things are gonna go, then....yeah, obviously, Golden Cheese is gonna be in that story. We're gonna have all the ancients as a group together for the first time since the prologue, and it's gonna be really cool and stuff.....There is the possibility that she might be sidelined, and that White Lily and Pure Vanilla are gonna get the most focus for obvious reasons, but....I REALLY hope that isn't the case....I hope all the ancients get moments to shine.....

(Also, I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope we get to see her getting in some hits against Dark Enchantress....L-like, c'mon, she deserves it more than ANYONE-)

I-I also hope that, at the end of that story, they at least....mention her going to wake her subjects up....W-we don't need to SEE her wake them up if the story's too busy (altho I would love that), I just need her to mention she's going to.....Cuz, she said she was going to after Dark Enchantress' defeat....I-it's gonna be the best time to hear about that, y'know....? They even slightly allude to the Kulfi maybe being able to help!

So....y-yeah, that's my prediction for when we'll see her again. I'd be MOOOOOORE than happy to be proven wrong. I'd freak the heck out if she popped up somewhere sooner.......but, for now....I-I think this is most realistic.

Sooooo....if we're not gonna get new canon content of her until early 2026......How am I gonna try to keep her fanbase alive throughout 2025....? Well.....

The future of my writing

I-I don't think I need to worry about my interest in her waning any time soon. I've been playing CRK since 2021 and I don't plan on stopping any time soon. I'm deep in the trenches for this game, and at this point, for her, too. I-I THINK the only thing that can make my interest in her wane is if another new cookie shows up that I fall for, which....c-could happen, but it's unlikely.

F-first of all....I still haven't worked up the courage to spread MUOM on Tumblr by putting it in any fandom tags. I-I'm gonna do that soon. I dunno when, but when I do, it'll hopefully bring more interest to it and maybe bring more people to my blog....Right now, I'm thinking.....maybe when it gets its 100 kudos, I'll do it in celebration. Cuz it's at 99 right now....b-but I dunno how long that'll take, so...M-maybe just SOMETIME next month.

Next. there's my self-shipping drabbles. I-I'm gonna keep those going. Both SFW and NSFW. F-following the....er, loving advice of a recent anon, I've realized that....m-maybe I'm leaning too hard on the smut, when I'm still not very good at writing it. I-I wanna keep at it, so that I can get better at it, and also needy sub rights, but...a-also, I wanna bring it back just a little, by writing more SFW stuff too. M-maybe try to explore our dynamic a bit more outside of the smut. I-I already have a few ideas for SFW interactions, so I'll definitely be doing that. I'm more confident in writing fluff than smut, so hopefully this'll strike enough of a...uh, balance, between making more of the stuff I'm best at writing, and trying to improve at the stuff I'm not great at yet.

Finally......th-there's the matter of new big fics for AO3. I-I'm on break from these for now....b-but I think I'm gonna be in the mood to write more of that soon-ish. Like....m-maybe as early as next month (a Christmas gift for my followers, maybe....? Ehh, we'll see. I don't wanna set specific dates...)

L-like I said multiple times before....I have a few X Reader fic ideas rattling around in my head. They're all oneshots, so they won't take up a fraction as much time to write as MUOM did. I-I dunno which one I'll be writing first, so...I-I was thinking of making a poll or something, but....I-I do plan on getting to all of them eventually. I-I wanna fill her tag on AO3 a bit more, after all....a-and, if no one else is doing it, then......"fine, I'll do it myself", y'know? X/////D I-I'll keep going, for her.....cuz she deserves more.....

To give a short summary of each of my ideas: There's one fluff, one smut, one SFW but a bit suggestive in places and also has some angst moments, and one fluff with some angst. The whole spectrum here. X/////D

A-and even when I start writing X Reader again, I'm still gonna write more of the self-ship stuff on the side, cuz it takes less effort, and it'll tide people over while I'm working, I-I hope....

And....yup, that's about it for my plans for the future! H-here's hoping I write plenty throughout 2025 until we see our queen again, and here's hoping those choosing to stick with me throughout the wait continue to engage with me, and that our little corner can keep each other company!

Th-thanks everyone for your support, and I promise you more content soon! ^^

[lexi-the-demon-69]

Alright, I'll state my full opinion on the mystic flour update:

It is the worst update of 2024 by FAR! The story felt like a shitty 2015 Sonic game, every single character is an idiotic version of themselves, Mystic Flour is the worst villain this game has ever conceived, we were robbed of any new Dark Choco content, Caramel Arrow and Crunchy Chip are nothing but plot devices for Dark Cacao's shitty character arc, the other two soldiers did literally nothing, appalling repetition, and so SO much more.

Every single character in the story feels like a dumbed-down version of themselves for the sake of a sad scene to happen. Hell yeah, sacrificing a character's intelligence for the sake of angst... Dare I say, this update ruined how I look at some of the characters, especially Carrow. My girl did not deserve that blatant character assassination and deserved so much better than to be boiled down to a background character. The same thing goes for Crunchy Chip. He may be an idiot, but he's not this level of stupid. I swear, whenever another Dark Cacao update happens, they better fix this problem. Because right now, I can't even look at Caramel Arrow and Crunchy Chip without feeling salty.

Dark Cacao... oh my god, where do I start... He was written so fucking poorly. He suffers from the same fate as Carrow and Crunchy, but worse. Where the hell did his paranoia and sternness even go?! WHY the fuck would he even LET his soldiers eat ANYTHING from Beast Yeast?! Did they really have to nerf his intelligence THAT hard?! Not to mention that he even had the patience to let Mystic even TALK!!! Bro, why the fuck are you even listening to her?! Just bitch slap her and leave! The fact that Golden Cheese didn't even need help to obtain her awakened form, while Dark Cacao needed help from his dragons is beyond fucking dumb. I'm not even gonna talk about the dragons because I have too many opinions on that alone...

I've already talked about how much I hate Mystic Flour as a character and villain, but I'll repeat it again because I like slandering her to the teeth. Not only is she boring to watch, not only does she have no character, but she's also nothing but a shitty plot device and we know literally almost NOTHING about her past; other than she was kind, the master of the ivory pagoda, and she fell off when people started to demand more of her. Bro, all she needed to do was learn boundaries and none of this would've happened. Like, what're they gonna do? You're the master of the ivory pagoda! Just tell them no and move on. I'm so tired of people saying she's an interesting character when she's nothing but wasted potential! She could've been apathetic, but she could ALSO have a personality. Mystic Flour is the literal incarnation of the song "This is the Thanks I get?!" from that one shit movie, "Wish" and I mean that in the most insulting way possible.

Y'know, the more I think about how bad the writing is... maybe it's a good thing Dark Choco didn't show up in the story if it meant the writers would do him dirty, too... I guess Dark Choco saw this shit show go down from afar and decided he wasn't gonna let himself fall so far from grace like his father and the others did on the writing scale. Which I'm not mad about. He's happy with his banger magic candy and he'll take it in stride. Besides, he already stole the show when his king version showed up in the story and that's all I need lol.

I have stated before that I'm working on a rewrite of this dogshit story and I might make a Wattpad book on it whenever I start writing. I already have so many different ideas for it! I've been listening to the Sonic Frontiers soundtrack for inspiration and bro, the entire soundtrack is what I wanted the Dark Cacao update to be like. Pure fucking HYPE that doesn't feel unearned or forced. So, stay tuned for the rewrite! I'll be posting it soon whenever I find the time to start writing!

Have this meme

The fact that I've seen predictions of Beast Yeast episodes 3 and 4 better than the actual story itself kinda says something about this episode's writing... (the main problem is episode 3, 4 was alright for the most part)

I am hoping to God that whenever another Dark Cacao update happens, they don't dumb them down for the sake of the story making sense. (they did Caramel Arrow and Dark Cacao SO dirty) If you guys wanna hear my full opinions on episodes 3-4 please let me know lol. Because I think they're dogshit.

(Also, I'm working on other art things too, don't worry qwq)

[easyweight101]

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast Review (UPDATED 2017): Don’t Buy Before You Read This!

What is it?

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast is a product designed to control the vaginal pH, making it inhospitable for the growth of bacteria. Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast provides the digestive benefits you’ll typically get with a probiotic, along with the added benefit of fighting candida overgrowth.

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast is made from a blend of probiotic ingredients, as well as added elements like cranberry that improve the health of the urinary tract. This product is released throughout the day, so you’ll experience the benefits for up to 10 hours from one dose.

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Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast Ingredients and Side Effects

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast is made with a few key ingredients that aim to provide long term moisture. Here’s a quick look at the contents that make the Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast formula:

Probiotics Cranberry Extract

Probiotics: Live “good” bacteria used by the body to promote immune system health, digestion and the absorption of nutrients.

Probiotics help control the balance of yeast in the gut, reducing the risk of yeast infections, as well as treat a number of issues like irritable bowel syndrome, gas, bloating, diarrhea and constipation.

Cranberry Extract: Cranberry is used to prevent urinary tract, bladder infections and increasing the flow of urine. Cranberry is thought to reduce the bacteria present in the urinary tract, which may keep bacterial vaginosis and UTIs at bay.

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Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast Quality of Ingredients

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast contains five different strains of probiotics, which according to the marketing materials used to sell this product, are especially beneficial to women’s health concerns.

While we’re looking at supplements from the angle of how this can help the menopausal woman, it’s clear that this product can offer some benefits to women of all ages. It’s not going to do anything for the main symptoms of menopause like hot flashes or shifts in mood and more — but there are some really great things about taking a probiotic — especially one that targets yeast.

Menopausal users will appreciate the preventative effects this product has — the probiotics work to prevent yeast infections (something that may become more of an issue due to vaginal dryness), while the presence of cranberry extract can improve urinary health and potentially prevent UTIs.

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The Price and Quality of Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast is sold on the official Lovebug page for $28.95 for a bottle containing one month’s worth of product. If shoppers buy direct from the manufacturer, they are required to enroll in a monthly autopay cycle.

The site features a “choose your plan” page, which showcases all of their product offerings, along with a call-to-action requesting that they sign up for one of the products — the Yeast is a Beast, the kids’ version, the Skinny Probiotic and more — there’s no tailoring your plan based on frequency or quantity.

For users skeptical of the monthly cycle, Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast are sold through several other channels, like Target, Amazon, Jet and more.

Both Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast Amazon and Target offer this product at $26.99 for the one-month supply, with Amazon offering a small discount to those who opt to subscribe and save through the platform.

As compared to other probiotics, this product is priced within what’s considered a reasonable range. We don’t love the strong push toward subscribing for a monthly order, but users can buy this through third party channels should they have any issues with that arrangement.

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Business of Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast is made a probiotics company that goes by the name, Lovebug Probiotics. You can contact them using the information listed below:

Phone: 917-575-8908

Address: 115 East 34th Street Suite 1506 New York, NY 10156

Lovebug Probiotics is a youthful brand with a nice website and a casual, approachable tone. Overall, visitors can get a good sense of what this company is about, as they do a good job of explaining why you might need probiotics, and what their various products can do to tackle specific ailments.

Overall, everything looks good. Lovebug Probiotics has a rather nice looking blog that works to educate the public on things like gut health, immunity and more — approached with a playful tone.

According to the website, potential buyers need to enroll in a monthly subscription if they’d like to buy direct — which includes a 30-day supply of product delivered each month, a three-month online course on the topic of gut health, monthly newsletters and free shipping.

We’re not sure whether the inclusion of so much content adds to the value of the product, as most of the reviewers we came across left their comments on sites like Jet or Amazon after buying through those channels.

Though this company appears to be transparent and by no means, illegitimate, we’re a little wary of any e-commerce site that forces consumers to enroll in a monthly subscription. These arrangements are often hard to cancel and seem dubious at times, as it can come across as a way to force consumers into buying more than they want.

Customer Opinions of Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast does seem to be an effective solution for women who are experiencing frequent or long-lasting yeast infections.

Based on the information previous consumers posted, it looks like this is a good supplement for women looking for the dual benefit of gut health and infection prevention. Here’s a look at some of the comments:

“Finally, the yeast is dead! After trying all kinds of remedies from borax to tea tree oil, I’ve finally found something that works for the never ending yeast infections. Feeling fresh, no more odor or itching.”

“Liked that this product was very easy to swallow. Been taking this supplement for a few weeks now and most of my symptoms have dissipated. Definitely works better than some of the generic probiotics.”

“Was hoping for better results after reading all these great reviews. Unfortunately, these really didn’t help with my digestive issues or my vaginal ones. Felt more constipated if anything. Oh well, I guess.”

“Lovebug Probiotics is great — normally probiotics hurt my stomach, but having recurring UTIs and yeast infections, I’ve found this product has been nothing but helpful. It’s changed my view of probiotics.”

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast didn’t work for everyone, but most of the users we came across only had good things to say.

We would have liked to hear from more menopausal users, but we didn’t come across anyone who shared their stage in the reproductive cycle, so it’s hard to get a good read on whether or not this product works well as a supplement to a hormone replacement product — synthetic or phytoestrogen-based.

Based on the reviews we came across, there don’t seem to be any risks with adding this to your diet, and women worried about an increased risk of yeast infections of bacterial vaginosis may want to give this, or something similar, a try.

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Conclusion – Does Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast Work?

Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast is a product with great reviews, offered at a reasonable price point for a probiotic.

On its own, we don’t see much use for this product in helping women with menopausal symptoms get their hot flashes or night sweats under control, but Lovebug Probiotics Yeast is a Beast may well be a good addition to any woman’s diet.

Just about anyone can benefit from the nutrition provided by a good probiotic supplement, so those who feel comfortable spending money on a couple supplements can get some extra support from adding this to their regimen—digestive benefits, yeast overgrowth protection and enhanced immune system health.

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Local Brew Happenings in Tidewater VA

PINT NIGHTS / TAP TAKEOVERS / KEG TAPPINGS:

(Scroll down for Brew Festival listings)

Tue, Mar 28

- YVBC Trivia Night, Young Veterans Brewing Company, 6 - 8:00 pm, 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Ste. 104, Virginia Beach. Join us at 6 pm! We will charge $2 entry fee that will then be applied to your first beer. We have a limited number of spots available so get in early, get your spot, drink beer and have some fun!

- Tap it Tuesday, Back Bay Brewing Company, 7-10:00 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Each Tuesday, we will introduce a New Real Ale Cask, brewed by our Head Brewmaster Travis Powell. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to learn which new beer we'll be pouring for you this Tuesday!

- Trivia Tuesday, Home Republic, 7 - 9:00 pm, 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. What goes better with beer than a friendly competition for prizes? We are excited to have Trivia Tuesdays with Smartmouth Trivia and of course, food and drink specials!

- Tap Takeover & Trivia Night, Bottlecraft Virginia Beach, 6:30 - 10:00 pm, 1560 Laskin Rd., suite 156, Virginia Beach. Join us for Trivia Night & a Coelacanth Brewing Company Tap Takeover and Sipping Session. Sipping session starts at 6:30 pm, Games start at 8 pm! As an added Bonus, Mark & Kevin will be the hosts for Trivia Night. Free to play & prizes will be awarded!

- Beer Nerd Forum: Yeast the Beast, Next Door bottle shop, 2238 W. Great Neck Rd., Virginia beach. Join us for this unique presentation from Drew Stephenson at Pleasure House Brewing! For our first Beer Nerd Forum, Drew will be discussing the role that particular yeast strands play in creating unique flavor profiles. We'll be tasting some wonderful Pleasure House beers alongside some traditional Belgian ales that Drew has chosen to help us better appreciate the starring role the yeast takes in making these beers great. These won't just be normal tastings but will be opportunities for beer nerds to let their geek flags fly. Knowledge will be dropped, beers poured, secrets shared, and bonds made. #NextDoorIsNotaLie

- Taco Tuesday, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 5 - 10:00 pm, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. It's Tuesday! Can you say 1$ Taco Night? Every Tuesday starting at 5 pm: 1$ dollar shrimp, chicken or beef tacos! Come hungry!

- Two-Fiddy Tuesday, Pleasure House Brewing, 3 - 10:00 pm, 3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. It's Tuesday. The weekend is a dim memory, and Friday is so far away it might as well be in China. Break up your week with a trip to the friendliest brewery in Virginia Beach. We can't tell you here what the Two-Fiddy is all about, but we're pretty sure you'll like it!

- Books on Tap, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 7:30 -8:30 pm, 2444 Pleasure House Rd., Virginia Beach. "Books on Tap" is an adults-only book club that meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month to discuss selected books in an open forum over a pint or two. Books are provided by the Virginia Beach Public Library and there is no cost to attend! Join us at Commonwealth Brewing Company as we meet and discuss the books selected at the previous Book Club meeting. Plus 'Cooked 2 Go' food truck will be here Tuesday, Mar 28th. Come out and enjoy gourmet paninis, burgers, wraps and breakfast sandwiches.

- Sensible Seafood Beer Dinner, 1608 Crafthouse, 7 - 10:00 pm, 1608 Pleasure House Rd., Virginia Beach. Join us as we partner with the Sensible Seafood program. Plus we are mixing it up a bit for this dinner, collaborating with 2 local breweries.... The St. George Brewing Company and Alewerks Brewing Company. Menu and more details coming soon!

- Hardywood Tap Takeover, Tap It Local-Chesapeake, 6:30 - 9:00 pm, 648 Grassfield Parkway Suite 12, Chesapeake. We welcome Hardywood Park Craft Brewery from Richmond. Tap Line Up: Hardywood Singel, Belgian Abbey-style Blonde Ale; Hardywood Pils, German-Style Pilsner; Hardywood VIPA, Virginia IPA; Quadrahop, Imperial IPA with Amarillo, Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic & Citra Hops; .

- Tasty Tuesday, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 9:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. Come join us every Tuesday for special discounts on draught beer from 3-9 pm.

- Oozlefinch Board Art Night, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 6 - 9:00 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. With the change in seasons we thought we would mix things up a little and let you get really creative. We are excited to team up again with our friends at Starving Artist Studio for our first Board Art Night. So, we thought to ourselves what would be really cool for our first board art night, how about if you get to take home your own little piece of Oozlefinch. We are giving you the opportunity to create the Oozlefinch Bird or the Oozlefinch Logo for your Board Art. This will be an instructor lead class, so don't worry if you think you can't do it. You can!  For reservations follow the link or use the Book It App. http://www.starartiststudio.com/oozlefinch-board-art-reservations   Come take home your very own unique, custom piece of The Oozlefinch Brewery!

- Weekday Happy Hour, Bull Island Brewing Company, 3 - 6:00 pm, 758 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton. Enjoy special pricing on pints to start your night Happy.

- Virginia Beer Night, Hampton Taphouse, 4 - 9:00 pm, Downtown, 17 E. Queen's Way, Hampton. Tuesday Night is Virginia Beer Night at Hampton Taphouse! Support Local Brewing and enjoy Virginia draft beers at a special price from 4 until 9 pm.

- Thirsty Taco Tuesday, St. George Brewing Company, 4 - 8:00 pm, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton. Tonight is Taco Tuesday! 'Stuft- Not Your Average Street Food' with the best tacos and more! 'Sinful Treats' providing the sweet treats everyone needs.

- Military Appreciation Night, Tradition Brewing Co., 4 - 9:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Show your military ID for a Pint Promo. Plus, 'The Scottish Pig' will be parked out front tonight!

- Growler Power Hours, Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop, 3 - 7:00 pm, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg. Every Tuesday in January & February from 3-7 pm at Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop 15% off all growler fills. *discount does not apply to the growler vessel itself but to the delicious beer you fill it with!

- Elijah Craig Bourbon STG Night, TRIANGLE, 6 - 11:00 pm, 601 Prince George Street, Williamsburg. For our final STG Event of March, we welcome back our friend Matty Cox from Republic National Distributing Company for a night of Elijah Craig Bourbon! Buy the Bourbon, "Steal" the (Shot) Glass! Subscribe to our Events for updates on featured cocktails for the night! Trivia at 8 pm! $10 Gift Certificate for 2nd Place, $20 Gift Certificate for 1st Place!

- One Tribe One Day hosted by William & Mary Williamsburg-Peninsula Alumni Chapter, The Virginia Beer Company, 6 - 8:00 pm, 401 2nd St., Williamsburg. Every day for 324 years, William & Mary has made a powerful impact on our communities and the world. Now it's our turn to pay it forward. William & Mary will celebrate our fourth annual One Tribe One Day - one extraordinary day of giving back. From Tokyo to San Francisco, the Tribe community will gather to celebrate all that makes William & Mary special. This event is free to attend; appetizers and one drink ticket provided. Special thanks to Robby Willey '05 & Chris Smith '07, Co-Founders of The Virginia Beer Company, for their generous support in hosting this celebration.

- Vinyl Night, Alewerks Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm, 189 B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg. Every Tuesday we celebrate the history of music with a walk down memory lane. No digital streaming here. Just sweet analog vinyl albums spinning on the turntable all night long. We'll play ours, but it's even better if you bring some to add to the fun.

Wed, Mar 29

- Code Word Wednesday, Young Veterans Brewing Company, 3 - 8:00 pm, 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Virginia Beach. Code Word Wednesday's have begun. Whisper the Code Word to our bartender and you can receive half off the featured beer of the day. Check our Facebook page to find Today's beer and Code Word!

- Wednesday Food Truck, Green Flash Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm (open 12 - 10:00 pm), 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach. 'GastroHub 757' food truck will be here offering their high quality pub fare.

- Pilates & Pints is Back, Back Bay Brewing, 6 - 7:15 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. You asked for it VA Beach....Pilates & Pints IS BACK! Join us at Back Bay Brewing where Pilates Mat & Beer have joined together for a perfect after work fitness event! Pilates Mat Class is a low-impact, full-body, strength training workout for everyone and this class will be presented by our Studio Partner, FLO Pilates! Stay after class for a Tasty Pint and hang out with old and new friends. Please bring your own mat, blanket (or beach towel), and water. $15 includes class & beer/ FREE to RF Members!! www.realflexi.com  Click here to enroll: https://realflexi.frontdeskhq.com/e/52151705

- Half Price Wednesday, Tapped Gastropub, East Hilltop, 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach. Join us every Wednesday; any and every bottle of craft beer and wine is half off!

- Bingo Night, Bottlecraft Virginia Beach, 8:00 pm, 1560 Laskin Rd., suite 156,Virginia Beach. Join us for B.I.N.G.O night, now every Wednesday! Games start at 8 pm! Free to play & prizes will be awarded!

- Pint Night, Hair of the Dog Eatery, 6 - 10:00 pm, 4000 Virginia Beach Blvd., Ste. 210, Virginia beach. It's Wednesday, and what is a better way to reward yourself for almost getting through the week you ask??? Pint Night, featuring some of the area's best acoustic acts and great breweries! We say the best reward is an AMAZING happy hour combined with food, beverages and awesome smiling faces.

- Randal Wednesdays, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 5 - 10:00 pm, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. On Wednesdays we Randal! Each week we'll run a featured beer through a selection of fruit, spices and other treats to create a one-of-a-kind draft!

- Trivia Night, Pleasure House Brewing, 7 - 9:00 pm, 3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. Team Trivia Night!  Join us every Wednesday from 7-9 pm to test your general trivia knowledge. The winning team gets a $40 gift card!

- Hump Day Food Truck, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 3 - 10:00 pm, 2444 Pleasure House Rd., Virginia Beach. 'Ferg’s Missing Ingredient' will be on the patio, Wednesday, Mar 29th with their Southern Cooking & Seafood for you to enjoy.

- Big Ugly Running Posse BURP Run, Big Ugly Brewing Company, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, 1296 Battlefield Blvd S, Chesapeake. Do you like to run and drink beer? Are you looking for something to do on Wednesday evenings? Join the Big Ugly Running Posse for a 1, 3 or 5 mile run starting at Big Ugly Brewing. Brews and great conversation to follow! Walkers are welcome. Run at your own risk. Run will be on, rain or shine.

- Vinyl Night, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 9:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. If you like good music, good beer, and the sound of vintage vinyl, then come by and check us out every Wednesday, when we make this threesome happen. And feel free to bring in your own records to throw on our turntable, we'd love to see what you've got! We've got many draft options to choose from while enjoying the music.

- Free Tasting, bottleBOX-Craft Beer to Go, 5:30 - 8:00 pm, 325 W 21st St, Norfolk. Hey Norfolk! Looking to try some more great craft beers?!? This Wednesday Mike from Hardywood Park Craft Brewery will be joining us. In bottles, he'll be pouring VIPA (Virginia Pale Ale). On draft for growler/crowler fills, we're featuring their Bourbon Barrel Sidamo (Imperial Coffee Stout w/ Lamplighter Coffee Roasters Coffee Aged in Bourbon Barrels) and their recently released Quadrahop (Imperial IPA w/ Amarillo, Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic, & Citra Hops). Come say “Hi!”, sample some new brews, and discover a new favorite.

- Growler Power Hours, ExceptionAle, 3 - 8:00 pm, 2000 Colonial Ave., # 6, Norfolk. Come in and get your mid-week growler fill fix and save. All size growlers filled from all 41 taps are discounted.

- Bingo with Fair Winds Brewing, Colley Cantina, 8 - 10:00 pm, 1316 Colley Ave., Norfolk. "Pints and Prizes Bingo" Every Wednesday from 8-10 pm at Colley Cantina! Join us this week with our friends from Fair Winds brewing of Lorton, VA. Beers are tapped at 5 pm, and a representative from the brewery will be hanging out with us during the event. Here's your chance to try some new beer and win some sweet prizes right from the brewery!

- Pint Night, Hair of the Dog Eatery ODU, 6 - 10:00 pm, 4820 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk. Pint night at Hair of the Dog ODU every Wednesday! We say the best reward is an AMAZING happy hour combined with food, beverages and awesome smiling faces.

- Specials on Draught, The Bold Mariner Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm, 2409 Bowdens Ferry Rd, Norfolk. Happy Hump Day! Come out and enjoy a brew or two, with specials on Draught every Wednesday.

- Pizza & Growlers, Benchtop Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm, 1129 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk. The Bakehouse at Chelsea delivering handmade wood-fired pizzas, and we'll have growler specials.

- Pete's Pub Trivia, Smartmouth Beer, 6 - 8:00 pm (open 4:30 - 9:00 pm), 1309 Raleigh Avenue, Norfolk. Now every Wednesday! Let Pete challenge your knowledge of random facts and information. No charge. Starts promptly at 6 pm. Teams of 6 or less. Winners may choose either glassware or growler as prize. Plus tasty street food from 'Sofrito' food truck.

- The Birch's 7 Hours of Almanac, The Birch, 5 - 10:00 pm, 1231 W Olney Rd, Norfolk. We will be hosting a mini tap takeover welcoming Almanac Beer Co to the Commonwealth! "The Almanac Beer Company was founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan. Farm-to-barrel brewing is about selecting the best in locally sourced fruit and blending it into beers inspired by the great brewing traditions of the world."  http://www.almanacbeer.com/ourbeer/ Tap List: Farmer's Reserve Blackberry, Grand Cru White, Hoppy Sour Citra, Peach de Brettaville, Vanilla Cherry Dogpatch.

- Alive Music, Wharf Hill Brewing Co., 7 - 10:00 pm, 25 Main St, Smithfield. Come on out and hang out at the pub while listening great local music. See you at the pub!

- Drink & Draw at The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 6 - 9:00 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. Calling all local artists!! We brought Drink & Draw back for another night just for you! Once again we are teaming up with Peninsula Arts Collective to bring you a night of art, brews, and connecting with other local creative minds. All you need to bring is your creativity and any supplies you'd like to use (sketch pads, paints, charcoals, pencils, etc.) and your willingness to drink beer and hang out while making some awesome art. We are excited to see more beautiful creations come from all of you! Remember, the more beers you drink and the more into the music you get, who knows what will transpire on your canvas! Plus, we'll have 'All about the Cheese' here at the brewery serving up cheesy goodness.

- Trivia Night Wednesdays, Bull Island Brewing Company, 7 - 9:00 pm, 758 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton. Weekday Happy Hour from 3-6 pm, followed by Wednesday Night Trivia with Quizmaster Kyle! Come in, and bring your friends! First place team gets a grand prize from the brewery!

- Trivia Night! (Every Wednesday), St. George Brewing Company, 6 - 8:00 pm, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton.  Get your team together and come out for this week's TRIVIA NIGHT! 1-6 people per team, with prizes ranging from 1st - 3rd place. Come have some good beer & and fun!

- Oozlefinch Steal The Glass, Craft 60 Ale House, 4 - 9:00 pm, 13361 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. Join us for a great night of craft food & brews with The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, from Fort Monroe in Hampton.

- Weekly Group Run, Tradition Brewing Co., 6:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Burn and Brew tonight with Flat-Out Events & Point 2 Running Company! Join us at our group run at Tradition Brewing Co! We will meet there,  run a 3-mile loop around City Center, and finish back at Tradition. Following the run, there will be a Food Truck at Tradition and, of course, beer! There will also be complimentary Nuun hydration at the end of the run. Meet in front of the tasting room at 6:00, all levels welcome.

- Trivia Night, Tradition Brewing Co., 7 - 9:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Trivia Night: PIZZA, PINT, & A POLAROID. The 1st place team gets the winners' table right next to the bar the following week, and the other trivia teams will know your team because our NEW Trivia Mascot will be sitting on the table signaling you were last week's winner! The 1st place team will also be served a freshly delivered pizza with up to 2 toppings and one pint of Tradition Brewing Company beer for every team member (up to 6 pints). Finally, the 1st place team will also have a team photo taken and added to the board. Plus 'Sliders 757' food truck will be here to fill your hands with made-to-order goodness.

- William & Mary Tribe Discount Night, The Virginia Beer Company, 4 - 9:00 pm, 401 2nd St., Williamsburg. Offering discounts on all liquid with a valid W&M ID. And, we'll fire up the week with 'Two Drummers Offbeat Eats' food truck out on the patio to help you get over the 'Hump'. Drinks + dinner anyone?

- Trivia Night in the Taproom, Alewerks Brewing Company, 7:00 pm (Open 12 - 9:00 pm), 189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg. Wednesday night means the Taproom is the place to be for this battle of the brains. Bring your friends (or your enemies) and prove just how smart you really are. And everyone knows that craft beer makes you smarter. That's just good science.

- 5K Family Run/Walk featuring O'Connor Brewing, Water Street Grille, 6:00 pm, 323 Water St., Yorktown. Come join the Water Street Grille Run Club every Wednesday at 6 pm for a 5k run/walk through historic Yorktown and return to Water Street Grille upon completion for great deals on O'Connor Brewing Brews and food specials from Chef Brian Hines and his culinary team.

Thu, Mar 30

- Thursday Food Truck, Green Flash Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm (open 12 - 10:00 pm), 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach. 'Vicki Vail's Gourmet Burgers' food truck will be here serving their made-to-order burgers and made from scratch sides.

- Virginia Craft Beer Night, Tapped Crafthouse, 2181 Upton Drive, Virginia Beach. Happy VA craft beer Thursday! $3 Pints of local and regional craft beers. Come get them while they last!

- Vinyl Night and Bingo, Back Bay Brewing Company, 7-10:00 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Chris will be calling the numbers and spinning the records each Thursday downstairs in the Tasting Room. We have a mix of our own house records to pull from and invite you to bring in your favorites to mix it up!

- Draft Beer Night, 11th Street Taphouse Bar & Grill, 4 - 9:00 pm, VB Oceanfront on the Boardwalk, 1011 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach. Every Thursday we offer 50% off our rotating Drafts!

- Pint Night, Chicho's More Than Pizza, 29th St., Virginia Beach. Each Thursday we switch out one of the taps with a new IPA or other craft beer. When you buy a pint of it you get the glass as a gift.

- Virginia Craft Beer Night, Tapped Gastropub, East Hilltop, 1550 Laskin Rd #198, Virginia Beach. Happy VA craft beer Thursday! $3 Pints of local and regional craft beers. Come get them while they last!

- Pizza & Pint Night, Baker's Crust, Hilltop, Ghent, Greenbrier & Williamsburg. Every Thu from 5 - 9:00 pm. Originating in Naples, Italy, our Neapolitan pizzas mimic that of the traditional Neapolitan Pizza using only 00 flour, hand-stretched dough, house-made fresh mozzarella & Italian tomatoes. Our pizzas are brought to life in our oak wood-fired oven, creating pizzas with an added layer of texture and flavor. $6 Pizzas, PLUS a Special Happy Hour from 4-9 pm.

- Pi(e)nt Night, Your Pie Hilltop, 5 - 9:00 pm, 754 Hilltop North Shopping Ctr., Virginia Beach. Every Thursday night, order a pint from our Brewery of the Month and keep the glass.

- Beer School, The Porch at Whole Foods Virginia Beach, 6:30-8:00 pm, 1800 Laskin Rd, Virginia Beach. Join one of our beer experts on The Porch for a different topic each week. 21 years of age or older with valid ID, $6.50

- Free Beer Tasting, Grape & Gourmet, 4:30-7:00 pm, 4000 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach. Come see what Gabe is pouring for tonight's tasting. Five new beers every week!

- Connect4 Tournament, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 6 - 10:00 pm, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. Go 4 it! Connect Four! See you for our first tournament this Thursday! 100$ Cash Prize! Sign-ups at 6 pm; Games start at 6:30 pm!

- Day Early Weekend, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm, 2444 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach. 'Waffletina' will be joining us for dinner at the patio on Thursday, Mar 30th, offering Amaaaazing waffle sandwiches and spectacular sides!

- Big Ugly Beer Dinner, The Butcher's Son, 7 - 9:00 pm, 500 Battlefield Blvd. S, Chesapeake. The Butcher's Son is proud to present our first collaboration with Big Ugly Brewing. Our dinner will feature four courses of seasonal and local food perfectly paired with Big Ugly beers. Join us for a one-night-only experience. Seating is very limited for this exclusive dinner, so we encourage to have reservations made early. The price per person is $60 plus tax and gratuity. Call now to book your reservation. (757) 410-5466

- Tap It Thursday, Big Ugly Brewing Company, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, 1296 Battlefield Blvd S, Chesapeake. Join us for Thirsty Thursday! Tyler from Tap It Local will be chef-ing up a tasty sample menu, including burgers & crab cakes, so come thirsty and hungry!

- Pi(e)nt Night, Your Pie Pizza Norfolk, 5:00 pm to close, Wards Corner, 7550 Granby St., Norfolk. Every Thursday night, order a pint from our Brewery of the Month and keep the glass.

- Growler Fill Thursday & Beers n Que Night, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 10:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. Join us every Thursday for tasty drafts and discounts on all growler fills! Come out and grab some of 'Rustic Roots Gourmet's' authentic BBQ with complex flavors and upscale flair from 3-10 pm! Cheers!

- Win Brews or Draw / T-shirt Thursday, Coelacanth Brewing Company, 4:30 - 9:00 pm, 760 A W 22nd St., Norfolk. The ridiculously fun game that’s a weird combination of Pictionary, Trivia and random acts of stupidity. Join us this Thursday. And be sure to bring your drinking shoes - and your pockets stuffed with random crap - because you just never know…. Remember every Thursday is also T-SHIRT THURSDAY where you save when you support local business. 1 - Wear a T-shirt from a locally-owned Norfolk business or any Hampton Roads Brewery & get 10% off. 2 - Wear a T-shirt from Coelacanth & get 15% off. 3 - Buy a T-shirt for 25% off.

- Pint Night, The Public House, 5:00 pm, 1112 Colley Ave, Norfolk. Join The Public House for our weekly Pint Night. Pours start at 5 pm! Glassware and beers are limited!

- Expedition Brew Release / Thirsty Thursday's at Bold Mariner Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm, 2409 Bowdens Ferry Rd, Norfolk. Our newest Expedition Brew goes on tap Thursday. This week's clue is: 'Sprinkles'! There's only one keg so don't miss out. Plus, come out every Thursday and enjoy specials on Growler Fills.

- Pizza Night, Smartmouth Brewing Company, 4:30 - 9:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Ave, Norfolk. The 'Bakehouse at Chelsea' will be on-site taking pizza orders to help keep your tummy full.

- Cider Thursday, The Birch, 5:00 pm - 12:00 am, 1231 W Olney Rd, Norfolk. Come in for our Cider Thursday! All draft and bottle ciders are on Happy Hour until 9pm. A special board is made to pair with the featured cider of the evening, and if you get a cheese or charcuterie plate you get an additional cheese free!

- Brewery of the Month Pint Night, Roger Brown's Restaurant and Sports Bar, 4 - 7:00 pm, 316 High St., Portsmouth. Join us every Thursday in March at Roger Brown's in Portsmouth, and steal a pint!!!

- Releasing Legend Brewing Co, Ütebier, The Bier Garden, 5 - 8:00 pm, 438 High St., Portsmouth. With Legend Brewing opening this Spring in Old Town, we are releasing one of their seasonal brews: Ütebier, which means "to welcome in the spring season." Ütebier pour a deep orange color and is very crisp. Additional Motueka hops are added towards the end of the boil to bring out a light, tropical aroma. Prost!

- Pint Nights at The Point, The Point at Phoebus - Spirits and Comfort Foods, 6:00 pm, 30 Mellen St E, # E, Hampton. Every Thursday, come enjoy a local craft brew and keep the pint for a penny. Join us for Point Pint Night and our featured brewery of the month, Virginia Beer Company, from Williamsburg. We'll be pouring Free Verse IPA and Wrenish Rye Amber Ale, and the kitchen will be preparing a beautiful pairing to enjoy with these super brews.

- Trivia Night, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 7 - 9:00 pm (open at 1:00 pm), 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. Trivia every Thursday night 7-9 pm hosted by Team Trivia VB! We’ll have 'Poor Boys Burgers’ food truck on site at 4:30 pm. Trivia and fresh burger goodness, what could be better!?! Put on your smarty pants and head on over. Cheers!

- Thirsty Thursday, Bull Island Brewing Company, 3 - 6:00 pm, 758 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton. We'll tap a Thirsty Thursday Beer of the Day! Plus, Weekday Happy Hour from 3-6 pm. Enjoy special pricing on pints to start your night Happy.

- Thursday Night at St. George (BrewTunes), The St. George Brewing Company, 4 - 8:00 pm, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton. Check twitter and Facebook for who will be here for the sweet tunes and beats. We usually have agreat local food truck to provide yummy food for the night!

- Virginia Beer Company Pints & Pies Dinner, Mellow Mushroom (Newport News, VA), 5 - 10:00 pm, 12090 Jefferson Ave., Su. 1500, Newport News. Ladies and Gents! Back by popular demand, Mellow Mushroom Newport News will be hosting another very special craft beer dinner! This time featuring the amazing brews from our personal friends at The Virginia Beer Company! Come by March 30th around 5pm for a one night only menu featuring select pairings arranged by team Mellow & The Virginia Beer Co. Team! Stay tuned for more info. Hope to see you then, cheers!

- Alewerks Night at Quaker Steak & Lube, 6 - 9:00 pm, 12832 Jefferson Ave., Newport News. Alewerks comes to Newport News for the evening to hang out with our friends at Quaker Steak & Lube on Jefferson Ave. Come out and say hi and drink good beer.

- College Night with College Tunes, Tradition Brewing Company, 4 - 9:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Flash your current college ID & enjoy pint promos open 'til close! Must have a valid ID and 21+ college. Plus our College Night Pint Promo now has college bands, Felicia Hoyos from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. And we'll have 'Potheads Mobile Catering & Eatery' food truck starting at 4 pm.

- Slider Night, Dog Street Pub, 5:00 pm, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg. Every Thursday is Slider Night. Three unique sliders paired with three taste size beers ready to start your weekend early. Slider night tempts us, so get them while you can.

- Oozlefinch Craft Brewery Beer Dinner, TRIANGLE, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, 601 Prince George Street, Williamsburg. TRIANGLE presents... a beer dinner with one of Hampton Roads newest breweries, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, located next to Historic Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia! Beer Dinner Draft Lineup: Creekside Lager amber lager, Lady in White hefeweizen, Racing Submarines American brown ale, Ox Cart imperial porter, Sergeant Patches grapefruit pineapple IPA. Pairing Menu coming soon! https://www.facebook.com/events/1455077271178412/permalink/1462426487110157/

- Thursday Food Truck, The Virginia Beer Company, 4 - 9:00 pm, 401 2nd St., Williamsburg. Join us as 'All About The Cheese' rolls in to get the weekend started early with big, bold cheesy flavors on the beer garden! We'll be waiting for you!

- Randall Night at Alewerks, Alewerks Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm, 189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg. Thursdays are Randall Night at Alewerks. Come out and enjoy Corbin's latest creation. We take one of our premium beers and enhance the flavor as it pours with ingredients that change weekly, creating new and exciting combinations worth coming back for again and again.

- Trivia Night at Brass Cannon Brewing, 6:30 - 9:00 pm, 5476 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg. Think you know a bunch of stuff you don't need to know? Brass Cannon Brewing is hosting trivia nights every Thursday. Hosted by our own Sarah Adams, our trivia nights cover a wide range from the boring current affairs to the weirdest bits of history and entertainment. Come show off how smart you think you are! And everyone knows great beer gets even better when paired with great food! We’ll have 'Dezzie Rae's Grill' food truck bringing us great grub to pair with our cold fresh brews.

- Deschutes Brewery "Steal the Pint" Night, Oceans & Ale, 5:00 pm - Midnight, Prime Outlets 5601-1 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg. Join us when Deschutes Brewery comes to Oceans & Ale. We'll be tapping some great beers so make sure to swing by. More details to follow.

Fri, Mar 31

- Food Truck Friday, Green Flash Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm (open 12 - 10:00 pm), 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach. We'll have 'Vicki Vail's Gourmet Burgers' food truck here serving their made-to-order burgers and made from scratch sides.

- Beers with the Brewer, Back Bay Brewing Company, 12 - 6:00 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Stop in anytime between 12-6pm to chat up our Head Brewer, Travis Powell! This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have about craft beer, the brewing process, hops selection and more!

- Charlotte Hour, Lynnhaven Pub, 5-8:00 pm, 2236 W Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach. Join us out on the patio sampling some tasty brews. Come by, talk beer, and grab a ready brew.

- Growler Fill Night, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 5:00 pm - Midnight, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. 20% off Growler Fills!

- Liberty Call, Pleasure House Brewing, 12 - 11:00 pm, 3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. We will open at noon on Fridays for Liberty Call-an early start to the weekend for our many friends in the armed forces!

- Food Truck Friday, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 3:00 pm - 12:00 am, 2444 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach. We welcome 'Thai Express' Food Truck to the patio Friday, Mar 31st, with their Extensive menu of all your Thai favorites.

- Food Truck Friday, Rip Rap Brewing Co., 4 - 10:00 pm (new hours), 116 E. 25th St., Norfolk. Start your weekend here in Norfolk and hang out in our Dog friendly, and Family friendly tasting room and pair our tasty fresh beer with treats from a great local food truck.

- Beer Release, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 10:00 pm, 211 W 24th St., Norfolk. Walk Off Kolsch: In baseball, you can rocket a double into the left-center field gap or try and beat out a perfectly placed bunt down the third base line. You can make an incredible diving catch, or your knees can buckle on a filthy curveball with the bases loaded. But only on the rarest of occasions will you see a Walk Off-a game-winning hit by the Norfolk Tides that sends the crowd home from Harbor Park with an unforgettable memory. Our version of this famous Kolsch-style Ale-which we have brewed in collaboration with the Norfolk Tides-is extremely clear, very crisp, and has subtle hints of pineapple and pear. A very sessionable and easy-drinking brew that pairs perfectly with warm summer days and cooler nights at the park, Walk-off Kolsch is the ideal beer to start (and end) the game.

- O'Connor Food Truck Challenge: CHILI, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 10:00 pm, 211 W 24th St., Norfolk. Do you love chili? Come to our O'Connor Food Truck Challenge, presented by the Street Food Revolutionaries! Guest judges will be choosing the area's best chili...from a food truck! Come sample chili from Cast Iron, Ferg's Missing Ingredient, and Get Stuffed to let us know who YOU think has the best chili!!! Make sure to getting a judging form in the tasting room!!!

- Firkin Friday, Cogan's Pizza North, 6:00 pm, 4311 Colley Avenue, Norfolk. Every Friday, we tap a cask of ale from one of our local craft breweries. Come out and enjoy some REAL BEER!

- Food Truck Friday, Bold Mariner Brewing Company, 4 - 9:00 pm, 2409 Bowdens Ferry Rd, Norfolk.  We'll have 'GastroHub' food truck in the beer garden to pair their great treats with our tasty brews.

- Food Truck Friday, Benchtop Brewing Company, 3 - 10:00 pm, 1129 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk. We are back at it again this week, with Pints, Flights and Growler Fills. We'll have another great food truck here to pair with our beers.

- Food Truck Friday, Smartmouth Beer, 4:30 - 9:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Avenue #300, Norfolk. Come start your weekend with tasty treats from 'Cubania' food truck with their authentic Cuban fare.

- Special Friday Night Beer and Cheese Pairing Menu, The Birch, 3:00 pm - 2:00 am, 1231 W Olney Rd, Norfolk. A way to offer a bridge between our beer menu and our cheese! The pairings can be ordered individually or they can be ordered together as a flight!

- Beer Tasting with COTU, Great Bottles LLC, 7 - 8:00 pm, 1901 Governors Pointe Dr., Suffolk. Free Beer Tasting. Charlotte from Center Of The Universe Brewing from Ashland, VA will be here with us tasting some delicious beers!

- Live Music and Food Truck Friday, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 7 - 10:00 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. The 'Chisman Creek Band' is one of the premier bands of the Tidewater, Virginia area. Wade in a little bit, and you may find that you're in for some surprises, because Chisman Creek Band flows in many musical directions, blending traditional and contemporary bluegrass, classic rock, modern hits, and original songs to create its own unique and impressive style. Plus we'll have 'Capt'n Crabby' food truck on site with their Maryland style seafood and crab cake creations.

- Firkin Friday, Bull Island Brewing Company, 11:00 am - 11:00 pm, 758 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton. We're going to have a special blend of our brew on tap to tempt your palate this Friday for Firkin Friday! It's so good; don't miss out on this spin on our beer! We'll be serving it until it runs out starting Friday morning! Plus we have Happy Hour from 3-6 pm.

- Kickin' Off the Weekend (Friday Night), The St. George Brewing Company, 4 - 8:00 pm, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton. Every Friday night we've got a great band and food truck along with our amazing craft beer to help you close your crazy week! Check our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for details because the line-up changes weekly.

- Live Music / Friday Night Flights, Tradition Brewing Company, 4:00 - 11:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. We'll have The 'Kevin Brinson' Live on stage from 6:30 pm. Plus, we'll be featuring 'Your Pie Norfolk / Ward's Corner' with their made to order pies! And as always we'll help you kick off your weekend right with discounts on flights of 4 and 6 samplings of our great local craft beer!

- Free Beer Tasting, Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop, 5-8:00 pm, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg.  Come by every Friday to try what's new and grab a growler to go from one of our 8 Taps, or large selection of craft bottles and cans. See you at 5 pm!

- Friday Night Live, The Virginia Beer Company, 12 - 9:30 pm, 401 2nd St, Williamsburg. Did you know we create a one-off Brewmaster’s Pin for EVERY Friday? Did you know we tap a new brew EVERY Friday? Welcome the weekend with 'Poor Boys Burgers’ food truck in the bier garden from 12-9 pm, and a new Brewmaster’s Pin (Pineapple Habañero Free Verse) tapped around 3-ish, and Live music with BILLY JOE TRIO from 6-9 pm! Come on down and kick-off your weekend the right way!

- Live Music Friday / Cask Tapping in the Taproom, Alewerks Brewing Company, 12 - 9:00 pm, 189-B Ewell Road, Williamsburg. This Friday Night. Great beer from Alewerks. Great music from Aaron Enright, starting at 5:30 pm, all in our cozy taproom. Sounds like you should be there. Plus every Friday night we tap a new cask in the Taproom. Each cask beer is a unique creation, giving our brewers a chance to enhance the flavors, as well as add new ones never before tried. Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is unfiltered and unpasteurized beer which is conditioned (including secondary fermentation) and served from a cask without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure. Many consider it the best way to drink a beer. Come celebrate the end of the work week with great beer and great music in the Alewerks Taproom.

- Live Music Friday, Brass Cannon Brewing, 6 - 9:00 pm, 5476 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg. Dave McKenney will be joining us at Brass Cannon for a night of fun, music and delicious beer. A singer/songwriter from Richmond, Dave has performed as far north as New England and as far south as Key West. Citing Jimmy Buffet as inspiration, he has released 4 albums of original music since 2013. 'Potheads Mobile Catering & Eatery' will be here serving delicious food and we'll be pouring the brews all night!

Sat, Apr 1

- Saturday Food Truck, Green Flash Brewing Company, 12 - 9:00 pm, 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach. 'Malbon's BBQ' food truck will here will be here specializing in hand-pulled whole hog BBQ and sides.

- World Championship Bingo to benefit CHKD, Back Bay Brewing, 4 - 6:00 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Come join Host Ricky Miller and The Mermaid Circle of the VBCU for a fun afternoon of World Championship Bingo to raise funds for Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD). The first game will start promptly at 4 pm and bingo cards will be on sale starting at 3 pm. Games are being sponsored by Catch Surf, Back Bay Brewing, Bottlecraft Virginia Beach, Pizza Chapel, Volcom and Wave Riding Vehicles!

- LADIES NIGHT!!! Back Bay Brewing Company, 6 - 8:00 pm (open 12:00 pm - Midnight), 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Saturday Night is LADIES NIGHT! Huge discounts for ladies from 6-8 pm!

- Live Music & Food Trucks, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. Hang out at our own backyard beach, grab some grub, and chill to tunes.

- Saturday Food Truck, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 12:00 pm - Midnight, 2444 Pleasure House Rd., Virginia Beach. We'll have a great local foodt truck on the patio Saturday, Apr 1st.

- Mercy Killer bottle release party, Big Ugly Brewing Company, 12 - 10:00 pm, 1296 Battlefield Blvd. S, Chesapeake. We will be releasing our 2017 Mercy Killer barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout on April 1! Two bottle limit per person. Variants released every two hours all day long. Live music with Rob Snyder and Brian Grilli! Mark your calendars!

- Free Tours, Food Trucks, & Fun, O'Connor Brewing Co., 12 - 10:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. On Saturdays we have free brewery tours each hour from 12-4 pm. There's plenty of cornhole, shuffleboard and giant Jenga, and of course, fresh, tasty beers, all day and evening. Join us for a pint and live music with DJ Greg, starting at 6:30 pm. Plus, 'Cast Iron BBQ' will be serving up their mouth-watering BBQ and southern morsels from 12-10 pm!

- Saturday Food Truck, Rip Rap Brewing Co., 12 - 10:00 pm, 116 E. 25th St., Norfolk. There's nothing better than Saturday's in Norfolk! Come hang out in our Dog friendly, and Family friendly tasting room and pair our tasty fresh beer with treats from one of our local food trucks. Come out and have a beer!

- Beer Release, CBC - Coelacanth Brewing Company, 12 - 10:00 pm, 760 A W 22nd St., Norfolk. Please join us on April 1 for the release of FOOL'S GOLD New England IPA. This beer is dedicated to the little known Gold Miners of Vermont, who spent a lot of time searching for gold, but usually found only PYRITE - better known as "Fool's Gold". NE IPAs are known for their tropical, citrusy flavors and the hazy appearance, but above all "juiciness". We'll have Bottles available; a PIN/Firkin of the IPA with something special, and we'll run Fool's Gold through our Randall for some alternative flavors. Food Truck Redwood Smoke Shack! Rubbed. Smoked. Handcrafted. Our mobile food trailer brings the best Texas style 'que to all of Hampton Roads!

- Saturday Food truck, Benchtop Brewing Company, 12 - 10:00 pm, 1129 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk. We are back at it again. Come and get a taste of our delicious beers paired with great food from a great local food truck from 12-10 pm.

- Beer Release, Smartmouth Beer, 12 - 7:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Ave, Norfolk. Sommer Fling Hefeweizen. Making its long-awaited return to growlers, coolers and tall, curvy pint glasses everywhere, is your favorite German-style hefeweizen, Sommer Fling. This warm-weather seasonal is brimming with no-strings-attached deliciousness and will be available on draft and in 12oz six-packs. So raise a glass (or a can) of this effervescent brew and welcome spring's arrival. 'Capt'n Crabby' will be on-site all day to complement this fine brew, and live music c/o Derek Smith, from 4:30-6:30 pm.

- Yoga on Tap, The St. George Brewing Company, 9:30 am, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton. Every Saturday morning we host 'Yoga on Tap', a one hour Vinyasa flow yoga class, by Yaz Yoga.

- The Birch's April Fool's Day Special, 3 - 11:00 pm, 1231 W Olney Rd., Norfolk. We thought up the most ridiculous April Fool's Day joke ever, so ridiculous that we are actually going to do it! Stay tuned at our FB page for hints all week!

- Saturday Live Music, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 7 - 10:00 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. Dikon Vallet Trio. This Saturday come enjoy the incredible trio of Harmonica player Tom Dikon, guitarist/vocalist Jon Vallet, and their new bass player Rich Ridolfino! This group comes together in perfect harmony to play a set of incredible music that you won't want to miss. Plus, we'll have 'All about the Cheese' here at the brewery serving up cheesy goodness.

- Saturday at the Brewery, The St. George Brewing Company, 4 - 8:00 pm, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton. St. George Brewing Co. is just the place to drink amazing beer and relax to the tunes of 'Mimsey Mack and The Mannequins'. Music starts at 6 pm.

- Come Run Remember Trooper Chad Dermyer, Tradition Brewing Company, 12 - 3:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Hosted by End Of Watch (EOW) Run INC. The event is free. You can walk, run, skate, and even bike ride! The most important part of our event is to remember.

- Saturday Live Music / Food Truck, Tradition Brewing Company, 12 - 10:30 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. We'll have Jacob Vanko live on stage, starting at 6:30 pm. And we'll have 'Two Drummers Offbeat Eats' & 'Sinful Treats' food trucks starting at Noon.

- Saturday Food Truck, The Virginia Beer Company, 12 - 9:30 pm, 401 2nd St., Williamsburg. Come out and grab a piece of heaven with the return of 'Karnage Asada' from 1-8 pm at 401! Plus, FREE brewery tours at 3 & 4 pm! Call ahead or let your beer-tender know you’re interested in joining! First come, first toured!

- Five Year Birthday Party, Brass Cannon Brewing, 12 - 9:00 pm, 5476 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg. Brass Cannon Brewing is turning 5 years old! We sold our first beer ever on April 1st, 2012 (no joke) and have been rocking since then. In appreciation of all our fans both old and new, we are throwing a celebratory bash to commemorate half a decade of brewing beer. There'll be multiple bands, two food trucks and at least two new specialty beers served from the cask! Come on out and help us have a grand birthday bash!

Sun, Apr 2

- Growler Power Hours, Reaver Beach Brewing Company, 2 - 4:00 pm (open from 1 - 6:00 pm), 1505 Taylor Farm Rd., Virginia Beach. The weekend's not over, from 2-4 pm we offer discounts on all growler and grenade fills.

- Sunday Food Truck, Green Flash Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm (open 12 - 10:00 pm), 1209 Craft Lane, Virginia Beach. 'All About the Cheese' Food Truck will be with their custom-made cheesy goodness.

- Service Industry Sunday, Back Bay Brewing, 12 - 6:00 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. ALL DAY specials for people working in the Food Service Industry + EMT, Military, Police and Firefighters on Sundays!

- Nomarama Presents: Ultimate Kitchen Takeover, Wasserhund Brewing Company, 12-9:00 pm, 1805 Laskin Road, Suite 102, Virginia Beach. Pizza, Beer AND Wings?!? Nomarama is hosting Wasserhund's first Kitchen Takeover, featuring wings from Chef Moe Stevenson owner of My Mama's Kitchen! All your Wasserhund favorites will be available but, for the day, Wasserhund will feature specialty wings from Chef Moe that he's paired with some of our signature taps! Prost!

- Sunday Funday, Mix it Up, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. Sunday Funday Backyard Party and $1 hot dogs all day long!

- Crocks for a Cause, Pleasure House Brewing, 6-8 pm (open 12-10:00 pm), 3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. Every Sunday at 6 pm, for a donation of just $5 you can try all of the crockpot creation entries in our cooking contest, and you too can be a judge! The winner gets a PHB gift card! All proceeds go directly to K-9 New Life charity.

- Sunday Food Truck, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, 2444 Pleasure House Rd., Virginia Beach. We'll have another great local food truck out on the patio Sunday, Apr 2nd.

- Tap It Local Pop Up Kitchen, Big Ugly Brewing Company, 12:30 pm, 1296 Battlefield Blvd. S., Chesapeake. Our friends from Tap It Local will be grilling up some burgers, bbq, crab cakes and shrimp to go with that Big Bold Beer at Big Ugly Brewing on Sunday’s from Noon to 4 pm so come hungry and thirsty.

- Rustic Brunch / SIN, O'Connor Brewing Co., 12 - 7:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. Come out and grab some of Rustic Roots Gourmet's authentic BBQ with complex flavors and upscale flair from 12-7 pm! And of course it's Service Industry Night, so if you work in a bar or restaurant, we've got an exclusive happy hour just for you!

- Exception(andall) beers, Exception(ale), 12 - 6:00 pm, 2000 Colonial Ave, # 6, Norfolk. We have exception(andall) beers every Sunday. We'll offer up extra flavors infused into already great beers issuing out Dogfish Randall.

- Sunday Food Truck, Coelacanth Brewing Company, 1 - 7:00 pm, 760 A W 22nd St., Norfolk. We welcome 'GastroHub' food truck, offering high quality pub fare.

- Sunday Salute, The Bold Mariner Brewing Company, 12 - 6:00 pm, 2409 Bowden’s Ferry Rd., Norfolk. Discount on draught for all Active Duty Military and Veterans.

- Sunday Funday, Benchtop Brewing Company, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, 1129 Boissevain Ave., Norfolk. Come in for our Sunday Funday draft specials. Plus, we'll have 'Vicki Vail's Gourmet Burgers' food truck here serving their made-to-order burgers and made from scratch sides.

- Tour de ORF Bike Ride, Smartmouth Beer, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk. Join us for Tour de ORF, a 28-mile bike trek to the Norfolk Airport, starting and ending at the brewery. Meet at 9:45am in the Smartmouth parking lot and leave at 10am. Ride should take about 2 hours. Helmets & cell phones required - no SAG (support and gear). Spare tubes recommended. This ride is intended for folks on road bikes with some experience. We are planning on a B Pace, 16-18 mph as conditions permit with perhaps a sprint on Miller Store Road. Depending on turnout, we may separate into two groups (with one having a lesser pace and/or distance) although one group is preferred. C Pace if needed will be self-guided - no ride lead. Immediately after the ride participants can refresh with a nice cold beer (market prices). The ride is free, but donations are requested to benefit local waterways charities.

- Smartmouth Sundays, Smartmouth Beer, 1 - 5:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk. Our tasting room will be open from 1-5 pm serving up delicious craft beer in its many vessels and offering all the Smartmouth swag and brews you can get your hands on. Plus authentic German fare from the 'Deutscher Imbiss' food truck.

- Mikkeller Running Club Norfolk Run #21, The Birch, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, 1231 W Olney Rd., Norfolk. Join us for our 21st installment. 3.1 miles through West Ghent followed by delicious beer and waffles. All abilities are welcome. See you there!

- Waffletina Pop-up, The Birch, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 1231 W Olney Rd., Norfolk. Waffletina will be taking over our kitchen and serving up some delicious waffle creations! They are bringing LOTs of waffles since you all have been so hungry!! Mikkeller Running Club Norfolk meets at 10 am for a 5k! Enjoy a coffee stout and the best waffles in Norfolk!

- Chuggers Running Club, Wharf Hill Brewing Co., 10:30 - 11:30 am, 25 Main St, Smithfield. Join the Wharf Hill Chuggers each Sunday at 10:30 am for a conversational paced 5k through Smithfield. All runners, walkers, and joggers welcome at any pace! Meet at the pub for introductions before the run, then hang out after for great beer, food and conversation!

- Cubbies Home Opener, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 7:35 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. We're open 1-9 pm, but we're staying late for the Chicago Cubs Home Opener at 7:35 pm. Plus, we'll have the 'Peninsula Food Truck' here to satisfy all your beer pairing and hunger needs.

- Oms & Ale with Zenya Yoga, Tradition Brewing Company, 10 - 11:15 am, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Zenya Yoga & Massage Studio and Tradition Brewing Company Present Oms & Ale - Yoga & Beer, every Sunday! Tap into the fun and bliss of brewery yoga. Suitable for beginner and experienced students, this class will challenge your balance, strength and flexibility through guided poses and breathing techniques. Experience balance as you alleviate the physical tension and mental stresses of the day. All levels welcome. Wear comfortable clothing you can move in and bring a mat and a friend! $15 includes yoga & a pint

- Family Fun Day April 2, Tradition Brewing Company, 12 - 6:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd, Newport News. We'll have the bounce house ready (Space Walk of Yorktown-Poquoson) for the littles and the brews ready for YOU! Potheads Mobile Catering & Eatery will be with us all day, serving up their delicious menu items just for you and the fam.

- BRUNCH at the Brewery, The Virginia Beer Company, 12 - 7:00 pm , 401 2nd St., Williamsburg. Come for brunch and stay for dinner with craft beer and Comfort food cravings met with ' Foodatude..Food With Attitude’ food truck at 401! Plus, Sunday Specials! With specials on cases of 12 oz. cans + 3-packs of 32 oz. Crowlers.

- Cornhole Tournament, Alewerks Brewing Company, 1 - 5:00 pm, 189 B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg. Come out and join us for a very special Cornhole Tournament, hosted by Alewerks, to benefit the American Liver Foundation. This event is supporting Amanda Running's fundraising efforts on behalf of the American Liver Foundation's Boston Marathon team. Entrance fee is $20 per 2 person team, and 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Liver Foundation. There will be prizes for the top teams, 'Hungry Hungry Arrow' food truck, and obviously, great beer! Space is limited, so contact the taproom to reserve your spot. Or you can just wind down your weekend the right way. Great beer from Alewerks. Great music from Tony Bob. All in our cozy taproom. Sounds like you should be there. Remember, every Sunday is Steal the Vessel on American style growlers and grunts.

Mon, Apr 3

- New Beer release, Young Veterans Brewing Company, 3 - 8:00 pm, 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Ste. 104, Virginia Beach. Join us for the release of our newest Pale Ale, The Bends. A Single Hop Pale Ale brewed exclusively with Idaho 7 Hops. You read that correctly, we will be releasing a new beer on a MONDAY! Starting April 3rd we will be OPEN on Monday's for the foreseeable future! Cheers!

- Craft Beer Mondays, Ynot Italian, Great Neck, Kempsville, Greenbrier, Great Bridge, Ghent. Every Monday $3 Craft Beers. *Must be 21 years old to purchase. Valid for a limited time. Valid till 9 pm on Mondays only.  http://www.ynotitalian.com/craftbeer/

- Trivia Night, Wasserhund Brewing Company, 7-9:00 pm, 1805 Laskin Road, Suite 102, Virginia Beach. Mondays are the new Fridays at Wasserhund! Come test your skills with Trivia every Monday, from 7-9 pm. Drink beer, eat pizza, and win some great prizes! Bring yourself or a team of your smartest friends. You can win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes!

- Steal the Pint/Wings Night, HK on the Bay, 6-8:00 pm, 4600 Lookout Rd., Virginia Beach.  Here at Hk on the Bay we have a Steal the Pint Night EVERY Monday! Grab a pint of craft beer from our Brewery of the Month and receive a FREE brewery pint glass! Plus, we have All You Can Eat Wings for $14. With wing sauces ranging from Hell to Wimpy to Honey BBQ, there is a sauce for everyone!

- Draft Mondays, Brixx Pizza - Greenbrier, 801 Eden Way N., Chesapeake. Don't like Mondays? What if we tell you all drafts are just $3 on Mondays at Brixx?

- Military Monday, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 9:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. It's Military Monday, so all of you who currently serve, or have served, come join us for a pint & let us treat you like the MVPs that you are! As a token of our gratitude for your service, we will be offering a special discount EVERY MONDAY to all active duty, retired, and veteran military members. (Please present valid proof of service to receive discount)

- Monday night Penny Pints, Supper-Southern Morsels, 5:00 pm, 319 W 21st St, Norfolk. Join us Monday to kick off Penny Pint Night with this month's featured brewery, as well as exciting beer-centric additions from the kitchen!

- Chuggers Running Club, Wharf Hill Brewing Co., 5:45 - 6:45 pm, 25 Main St, Smithfield. We will be starting our Monday night runs back up on March 13th at 5:45 pm. Join the Wharf Hill Chuggers each Monday evening at 5:45 pm for a conversational paced 5k through Smithfield. All runners, walkers, and joggers welcome at any pace! Meet at the pub for introductions before the run, then hang out after for great beer, food and conversation!

- Mamma's Monday Night, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 1 - 9:00 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. We'll have delivery from Mama Rosa's Italian Family Restaurant! Monday just got even better!

- Pint Night, Park Lane Tavern, 5:00 pm, Peninsula Town Center, Hampton. Our regular Monday Steal the Glass Night. Stealing starts at 5 pm, Live Music by Brian 'Big Daddy' Sewell will start at 6:30 pm.

- Point 2 Brew Pub Run, Point 2 Running Company & Whole Foods Newport News, 6:00 pm, 12080 Jefferson Ave, Ste. 910, Newport News. We're partnering with Point 2 Running Company every Monday for a Point 2 & Brew Pub Run! The 3 mile runs will begin at Point 2 in The Marketplace at Tech Center and end with Happy Hour at Oyster Point Pub at Whole Foods Market Newport News. No registration required and runners of all levels are welcome. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

- Burger & Pint night, Craft 60 Ale House, 4 - 9:00 pm, 13361 Warwick Blvd, Newport News. Every Monday Burger & Pint night. Enjoy discounts on all of our hand crafted burgers and pints until 9 pm.

- MugShot Mondays, Mellow Mushroom (Newport News, VA), 12090 Jefferson Ave., Su. 1500, Newport News. MugShot Mondays all day Monday every week! Come by for one of the best drink specials on the peninsula!

- Steal the Glass, The Sandbar Grill and Pub, 11:00 am - 9:00 pm, 736 J Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. Our weekly steal the pint night. $5 takes the pint with the glass and $5 fill ups til 9 pm.

- Dog Street Pub Running Club, 5:00 pm, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg. A family & dog friendly casual running club in the Colonial area. We meet every Monday at DoG Street Pub. Run starts at 6 pm.

- VBC’s Treat Yo’ Self Day, The Virginia Beer Company, 4 - 9:00 pm, 401 2nd St., Williamsburg. That’s right on Mondays we feature Industry Night Specials on pints for all food/beverage industry staff friends. Now…bigger & better than ever as food trucks join the fray! 'Suck On This BBQ’ will be here taking advantage of pint specials. Will you?

Tue, Apr 4

- YVBC Trivia Night, Young Veterans Brewing Company, 6 - 8:00 pm, 2505 Horse Pasture Rd., Ste. 104, Virginia Beach. Come join us and test your Super Hero Knowledge! It's Trivia Night at YVBC at 6 pm! We will charge $2 entry fee that will then be applied to your first beer. We have a limited number of spots available so get in early, get your spot, drink beer and have some fun!

- Tap it Tuesday, Back Bay Brewing Company, 7-10:00 pm, 614 Norfolk Ave., Virginia Beach. Each Tuesday, we will introduce a New Real Ale Cask, brewed by our Head Brewmaster Travis Powell. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to learn which new beer we'll be pouring for you this Tuesday!

- Trivia Tuesday, Home Republic, 7 - 9:00 pm, 328 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach. What goes better with beer than a friendly competition for prizes? We are excited to have Trivia Tuesdays with Smartmouth Trivia and of course, food and drink specials!

- Trivia Night, Bottlecraft Virginia Beach, 6:30 - 10:00 pm, 1560 Laskin Rd., suite 156,Virginia Beach. Join us for Trivia Night & a Sipping Session. Sipping session starts at 6:30 pm, Games start at 8 pm! Free to play & prizes will be awarded!

- Taco Tuesday, Mix it Up Growlers Flights & Pints, 5 - 10:00 pm, 2973 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. It's Tuesday! Can you say 1$ Taco Night? Every Tuesday starting at 5 pm: 1$ dollar shrimp, chicken or beef tacos! Come hungry!

- Two-Fiddy Tuesday, Pleasure House Brewing, 3 - 10:00 pm, 3025 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach. It's Tuesday. The weekend is a dim memory, and Friday is so far away it might as well be in China. Break up your week with a trip to the friendliest brewery in Virginia Beach. We can't tell you here what the Two-Fiddy is all about, but we're pretty sure you'll like it!

- Tuesday Food Truck, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 7:30 pm, 2444 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach. Taking their restaurant favorites on the road, 'El Taco Loco' is now mobile and will be here for dinner on the patio, Tuesday, Apr 4th.

- Bull Island Brewing Tap Takeover, Tap It Local-Chesapeake, 6:30 - 9:00 pm, 648 Grassfield Parkway Suite 12, Chesapeake. We welcome Downtown Hampton's oldest (and only) waterfront brewery, Bull Island Brewing Co.

- Tasty Tuesday, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 9:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. Come join us every Tuesday for special discounts on draught beer from 3-9 pm.

- Alewerks Night at Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint Norfolk, 6 - 9:00 pm, 131 Granby St. A, Norfolk. Alewerks comes to Norfolk for the evening to hang out with our friends at Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint on Granby Street. Come out for good times, great food, and, of course, great beer.

- Weekday Happy Hour, Bull Island Brewing Company, 3 - 6:00 pm, 758 Settlers Landing Rd., Hampton. Enjoy special pricing on pints to start your night Happy.

- Virginia Beer Night, Hampton Taphouse, 4 - 9:00 pm, Downtown, 17 E. Queen's Way, Hampton. Tuesday Night is Virginia Beer Night at Hampton Taphouse! Support Local Brewing and enjoy Virginia draft beers at a special price from 4 until 9 pm.

- Thirsty Taco Tuesday, St. George Brewing Company, 4 - 8:00 pm, 204 Challenger Way, Hampton. Tonight is Taco Tuesday! 'Stuft- Not Your Average Street Food' with the best tacos and more! 'Sinful Treats' providing the sweet treats everyone needs.

- Service Industry Night, The Oozlefinch Craft Brewery, 6 - 9:00 pm, 81 Patch Rd., Fort Monroe, Hampton. JOIN us for Service Industry Nights at the brewery! We will be offering discounted beers and retail, we will have board games to play, and if you want to bring your own Vinyl to share for the night on our record player, we would love to hear it! If you work in a bar, restaurant, brewery, etc., then we want to celebrate you and your hard work, so come on out and have an awesome time with us! Plus, we'll have a great food truck here to satisfy any hunger. We look forward to seeing you on the first and third Tuesday of every month!

- Military Appreciation Night, Tradition Brewing Co., 4 - 9:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. Show your military ID for a Pint Promo.

- Growler Power Hours, Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop, 3 - 7:00 pm, 401 W Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg. Every Tuesday in January & February from 3-7 pm at Hair of the DoG Bottle Shop 15% off all growler fills. *discount does not apply to the growler vessel itself but to the delicious beer you fill it with!

- Vinyl Night, Alewerks Brewing Company, 5 - 9:00 pm, 189 B Ewell Rd., Williamsburg. Tuesday is Vinyl Night at Alewerks. Come out to enjoy some vintage sounds, or bring your own favorite and we'll get it spinning. Great music, great beer, and you. Sounds like a winning combination.

Tue-Sat, Apr 4-8

- The Birch's 5th Annual 43 Hours of Bitter, 1231 W Olney Rd, Norfolk. Hops, herb, and all kinds of bitter. And we will end the week with 11 Hours of Virginia Bitter!! Remember these can go on at any time and in any order! Kegs for 43 Hours of Bitter: Alewerks Cafe Royale, BFM Sqrt 225, Blackberry Farms Classic, Bullfrog Jong Bruin Kriek Cocoa, Bullfrog Single Hop Mosaic, De Dochter Sans Pardon, Del Ducato Brett Peat Daydream, Dugges Tropic Punch, Evil Twin No More Brunch, Evil Twin Saguinem Aurantiaco, Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion no. 5, Italiano Tipo, J Wakefield Harbinger, J. Wakefield Citrus Spectrum, Mad Fox Love is Love, Mad Fox The Funk, Off Color Bare Bear, Oxbow Crossfade, Perennial Hopfentea, Perennial Sump, Schneider Hopfenweisse, Stillwater $$$Tree, Tilquin Stout Rullquin, Troll Shangrila, Urban Family Imagined History, Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout.

Wed, Apr 5

- Wasserhund Bingo Night, Wasserhund Brewing Company, 7-9:00 pm, 1805 Laskin Road, Suite 102, Virginia Beach. Every first Wednesday of the month we will be hosting BINGO from 7-9 pm. Come out, grab a board, and set up shop to win Wasserhund swag and gift certificates!

- Trivia Night, O'Connor Brewing Co., 6 - 9:00 pm, 211 W 24th St, Norfolk. Every 1st Wednesday of the month at OBC our ultimate master of ceremonies Nick Simmons of Video Game Heaven hosts Trivia Night! So round up your team of smartypants friends & come on down to OBC for a night of craft beer, trivia, prizes & some friendly competition! Game starts @ 6 pm & there is a $1 cash buy-in! Limit of 10 people per team! Tasting Room hours are from 3-9 pm; last call is at 8:30 pm! Plus, 'Get Stuffed' will be slinging their tacos, wraps, burritos, and bowls from 3-9 pm!  Come thirsty, my friends! Cheers & beers!

Thu, Apr 6

- Monthly Trivia with Troy Trivia, Big Ugly Brewing Company, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, 1296 Battlefield Blvd. S, Chesapeake. Come test your wits against the Beertenders, Boris the Snake, Smarty Pints, Cheese Puffs and our other regular trivia teams on the first Thursday of each month at Big Ugly Brewing! Troy Trivia will provide the questions and Tap it Local will provide the brain food. Come early to get a seat!

- National Tartan Day, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 9:00 pm, 211 W 24th St., Norfolk. Virginia International Tattoo, presented by Virginia Arts Festival, has been brewing up the nation’s greatest spectacle of music & might for the last 21 years! O’Connor Brewing Co. is proud to honor the Tattoo’s 21st, bringing you MUSIC & MIGHT RED ALE. This red ale has a robust malt backbone with a hint of smoke and a kiss of hops. And guess what? It’s National Tartan Day! Enjoy a special bag-piping performance. And wear tartan to receive a special discount on MUSIC & MIGHT!

- Brewery Of The Month featuring Virgina Beer Co., The Public House, 5 - 8:00 pm, 1112 Colley Ave., Norfolk. Join us ALL MONTH long as we feature Williamsburg's own, Virginia Beer Company. We will kick it off on Thursday April 6th with a pint night featuring Batch 100 Imperial Oatmeal Porter with Vanilla Bean. We will also have some of their core brands including Free Verse, Saving Daylight, and Wrenish Rye throughout the month. Look out for special releases and giveaways all month long. Cheers to a month of great beers!

- Smartcade // Retro Video Game Night, Smartmouth Beer, 4:30 - 9:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk. Relive the glory days when video games had pixels and were played alongside other humans. Mall arcades may be long gone but their spirit lives on at Smartmouth. Choose from several stations including Nintendo, Genesis, Super Nintendo and N64 and a variety of games. Enjoy delicious Smartmouth brews and tasty pizza from The Bakehouse at Chelsea as you put your button-mashing skills to the test. Admission is free all you have to do is press start!

- Beer Release, Smartmouth Beer, 4:30 - 9:00 pm, 1309 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk. Join us for the release of Indecision Pale Ale, a simcoe and mosaic dry-hopped beer ideal for those who can't decide whether to enjoy another. Its 5.5% ABV and fruity citrus notes make it a sessionable pick for those venturing into hoppy styles. The addition of oats to the malt lineup gives this beer a nice body which also helps sustain the gentle hop aromas. Indecision will be available on draft and in limited 16oz 4-packs. Limit of (4) 4-packs per person on release day. Plus, the 'Bakehouse at Chelsea' will be on-site taking pizza orders to help keep your tummy full.

Fri, Apr 7

- Beer Release, O'Connor Brewing Co., 3 - 10:00 pm, 211 W 24th St., Norfolk. Lil SIPA 2017: Each year we introduce a new hop into our recipe for this easy-drinking India Pale Ale. THIS YEAR WE BREWED THIS BABY WITH NELSON SAUVIN HOPS FROM NEW ZEALAND! Along with our 2-row pale malt, some honey malt, and a healthy dose of flaked rye, this brew showcases a single hop variety, added throughout the brewing process. At just 4.5% ABV Lil S.I.P.A. is great to enjoy and share a few times over. Session IPA | 4.5% ABV | Available in 12oz and on draft.

- First Fridays Downtown Norfolk Street Party, 5 - 8:30 pm, TCC Plaza, 300 Block of Granby Street, Downtown Norfolk. Get ready to grab some friends & have some fun: Downtown Norfolk's favorite Friday night street party is back for its fifth season! Each First Fridays event runs from 5-8:30 pm and features music, food and merchandise vendors and a beer and wine garden all in an authentic downtown setting. Tonight we'll have live music from 'The Special Guests' - Dance, funk, rock, hip-hop, blues, jazz, rock.

- Season Opening, Berret's Taphouse Grill, 4:00 pm, 199 S Boundary St., Williamsburg. The Taphouse Grill opens for the season Friday, April 7 at 4 pm. Join us for live music Wed-Sun, starting in May, weather permitting, and Beer, Wine and Cider Flight Nights on Thursdays.

Sat, Apr 8

- Beerd on Fleek: 2nd Annual Beard and Mustache Extravaganza, Commonwealth Brewing Company, 1 - 5:00 pm, 2444 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach. Rocking a face sweater? Got some dashing handlebars? Get confused for being Wyatt Earp? Come hang out with us at Commonwealth Brewing Company on Saturday, April 8th! We are teaming up with Vintage Barber Co. and hosting our 2nd annual beard & mustache contest with sick prizes to the best in the following categories: Best Porn Stash, Best Partial Hair (Goatee, Fu Manchu, Porkchops), Fullest / Burliest Beard, Hipster Style Head to Toe, Freestyle (where the wild, unique and serious beard enthusiast can play). Registration begins at 1 pm and judging will start at 3 pm. Winners in each class will compete for Best in Show! Prize baskets will be provided by Vintage Barber Co. There will also be a merchandise table with everything one needs for looking dapper with Vintage Barber Co. providing onsite product demonstrations throughout the day on how to keep your whiskers in top shape! Cultivate your best facial hair, enjoy a craft beer and get your dapper on! See your hairy mugs there!!

- Spring Crafted 2017 hosted by Crafted Indie Arts and Craft Market and Handmade Hampton Roads, 12 - 6:00 pm, 211 W 24th St., Norfolk.  is one of the most anticipated indie art and craft shows in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. A gathering of makers, crafters, artists, designers, craftsmen and DIY'ers from Virginia and beyond selling their handmade crafts at our home base at O'Connor Brewing Co. Mobile Eats: All About The Cheese, Your Pie Norfolk / Ward's Corner Pizza Kitchen, and drum roll please! Sugar Shack Donuts & Coffee VB. LIVE MUSIC BY Who We Are Not AND Chamomile and Whiskey.

- One Year Disco Get Down Celebration, Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint Norfolk, 11:00 am - Close, 131 Granby Street, Suite A, Norfolk. Hussle in to Jack Brown's and help us celebrate our one year anniversary! We will be throwing down 70's disco style. Costumes encouraged, and best dressed will have a chance to win prizes. We will be bringing some of our local favorite beers, and will have opportunities throughout the day to win prizes. On Draft: TBA, All local! Freestyle burger: We will be bringing back the Nauti Burger: our Wagyu patty with house-made crab dip topped with an old bay seasoned chip.

- Truckin’ Good Time, Tradition Brewing Company, 12 - 11:00 pm, 700 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News. 2nd Saturday of every month the food trucks invade Tradition Brewing Company. FOOD TRUCKS: 'TasteSpuds LLC', 'VA Blue Crab Co.', 'The Scottish Pig'. LIVE MUSIC: Celeste Kellogg, 2-5 pm; 'Buckshot VB', 6:30 - 10:30 pm. BREWERY TOURS: 12 & 3 pm, *30 minute tour, limited spots available.

Sun, Apr 9

- Poses & Pints: Sunday morning yoga, O'Connor Brewing Co., 10:30 - 11:30 am, 211 W 24th St., Norfolk. Come join us at OBC for the blissful moments of Yoga on Sunday mornings. On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month Alicia Morris leads a class from 10:30am - 11:45am, followed by the opportunity to have a couple of post yoga beers at a great discount! The class is donation based & a portion of the donations go to a different charity each class! All levels are welcome! B.Y.O.M. (bring your own mat)!

UPCOMING BEER FESTS AND FESTIVAL FORECAST:

Sat, Apr 22 - The 2nd Annual York River Beer Festival, presented by the Watermen's Museum, 12 - 5:00 pm, 309 Water St., Yorktown. Featuring over 20 craft breweries at this historic location in Yorktown, Virginia, this scenic venue is like no other located on the York River, including beach access, museum tours, cannon fire kick-off and a large deck overlooking the river. Throughout the venue you will find live music, cornhole, arts and crafts, the best food trucks in Hampton roads and 40+ beers available from over 20 craft breweries. The cost of general admission is $30 early bird, $35 pre-sale and $40 day-of; designated driver tickets are available for $15 early bird, $20 pre-sale and $25 day-of. General Admission includes unlimited complimentary 4oz. samples, a tasting glass, and live music performances.

Sat, Apr 22 - Phoebus Spring Fling and Craft Beer Festival, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mellen St., Phoebus, Hampton. Historic Phoebus will transform into a vibrant outdoor street festival featuring handmade arts and crafts, community exhibits, food trucks, live music and craft beer.

Sun, Apr 23 - Town Center Craft Beer Festival, Virginia Beach Town Center, 12 - 5:00 pm, Market St., Virginia Beach.  Virginia Beach Town Center presents the best of craft beer. Sample different beers from throughout the nation. Maybe you will find a new favorite beer! It won't be hard to find one you love because there will be over 50 different brews to try. Tickets bought in advance will be $25. Tickets bought at the door will be $30. Tickets include live entertainment and, of course, craft beer sampling. This Virginia Beach event is 5 hours packed with food, fun, and of course, BEER!

Sat, Apr 29 - Second Annual Belmont Spring Beer Fest, Featuring Veteran Owned Breweries, Belmont House of Smoke, 2117 Colonial Ave., Norfolk. 10 + Veteran Owned Breweries. 25+ Veteran Owned Brewed Taps Available. Proceeds Benefit The Navy Diver Foundation. Family Friendly Activities Sponsored by The Navy Diver Foundation. Tasting Tickets: $15 in advance/ $20 at the Door. Live Music: Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos, & The Kings of Ukulele. Tickets available at: Belmont House of Smoke, Cogans Pizza, Cogans Pizza North, Colley Cantina, and through The Navy Diver Foundation. Learn more about The Navy Divers:  http://www.navydiverfoundation.org/

Sun, Apr 30 - Williamsburg Craft Beer Festival, 12 - 5:00 pm, on the lawn across the street from the Williamsburg Community Building at 401 N Boundary Street, Williamsburg. We look forward to a wonderful day for our third annual Williamsburg Craft Beer Festival - Williamsburg's Biggest Beer Benefit! The beer festival will be completely tented so we will be pouring, rain or shine! Food trucks will be parked at the event. Outside coolers and large containers are NOT permitted.

Sat, May 6 - 2017 Coastal Virginia Beer Fest & Food Truck Rodeo, Hunt Club Farm, 12 - 5:00 pm, 2388 London Bridge Rd., Virginia Beach. Enjoy Craft Beer from Virginia Breweries, Wine Tastings in the Wine Garden, and Food Truck Cuisine! http://www.coastalvirginiamag.com/BeerFest/

Sat, May 6 - 2nd Annual Revolutionary Beer Fest, Chesapeake City Park, 2 - 7:00 pm, 900 City Park Drive, Chesapeake. Benefiting the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation. Enjoy unlimited free samples of over 30 beers, food available for purchase from your favorite local food trucks, and live entertainment. Tickets are limited; purchase yours today! Purchase a growlette, or bring your own from last year's Revolutionary Beer Fest, and buy a fill of your favorite beer. Free pint cups will also be available with fill purchase (while supplies last). Please note that all containers must be empty before leaving the festival. No outside food or drink. Chairs and/or blankets are allowed and encouraged! 21 and Over ONLY - NO EXCEPTIONS, and please, NO PETS! Event Held Rain or Shine. No Refunds. https://revolutionarybeerfest2017.eventbrite.com/

Sat, May 6 - Chic's Beach Festival 2017, Hk on the Bay, 1 - 10:00 pm, 4600 Lookout Rd., Virginia Beach. Chic's Beach Festival is a one-day, outdoor music, craft beer & arts festival. There'll be Live Music all day by: The Record Company, Anderson East, People's Blues of Richmond, The Shifty South, Bennett Wales & The Relief. The Market Under The Oaks is proudly sponsored by Crafted Indie Arts and Craft Market! It is the perfect go-to for a shopping break. You'll be sure to find something you like by handpicked vendors! We are excited to partner with Chic's Beach's own Commonwealth Brewing Company to create a Beer Garden under the beautiful oak trees. This will be your one stop shop for the best local brews, games and hangs! Full variety of beers (even some one beers you can't get anywhere else), corn hole and games for you to kick back and relax all day long. We'll be bringing a variety of food trucks to Chic's Fest in an effort to provide you with a well-rounded experience. We want you to feel good about what food you're eating to fuel yourself throughout the day. Visit hkonthebay.com/chicsbeachfestival for more details!

Sat, May 6 - Blues, Brews, and BBQ: A Festival on the River, Riverwalk Landing, 12 - 6:00 pm, Water Street, Historic Yorktown. Hosted by York Foundation for Public Education. The Blues, Brews, and BBQ festival on May 6. Great music, great food, great cause!

Sun, May 7 - The Mariners' Craft Beer Festival, The Mariners' Museum and Park, Noon - 5:00 pm, . Enjoy a selection of 50 craft beers from local, regional and national breweries. Listen to live music. Brewery representatives will be on-site to answer questions and offer several "Beer Talks" throughout the event. Food trucks will be on-site with food for purchase. Your ticket includes 20 four-ounce craft beer tastings, a souvenir tasting glass and day's admission to tour The Mariners' Museum! http://www.marinersmuseum.org/beerfest/

Sun, May 7 - Bluegrass, Beer & BBQ in the Berg, Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1 - 5:00 pm, 603 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg. The Muscarelle Museum of Art invites you to the third annual Bluegrass, Beer and BBQ in the 'Burg. The event will feature five kinds of BBQ and over twenty-five sauces prepared on site by Craig Reeves of The Catering Company, and a selection of craft beer from The Virginia Beer Company. The event also features two of the area's premier Bluegrass Bands. The Wampler Brothers Band brings you some contemporary Bluegrass and Americana like only they can do. Then The Chisman Creek Band will play your Bluegrass favorites featuring their wonderful harmonies. Take a break from finals and come have some fun.

Fri, May 19 - Suds & Buds 2017, Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6 - 10:00 pm, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd., Norfolk. (757) 441-5830 / http://bit.ly/2jMzFol

Sat, May 20 - The 6th Annual Pungo Wine Festival 2017 Benefiting Connect With A Wish, Back Bay Farms, 12 - 6:00 pm, 1833 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach.

Sat/Sun, May 20/21 - 16th Annual Virginia Beer Festival 2017, Town Point Park

Thu, May 25 - 2017 Bacon Bash: A Bacon, Beer & Bourbon Affair, The Virginia Living Museum

Sat, Jun 3 - Common Grounds: A Collaborative Brewer's Festival, Commonwealth Brewing Company

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Op I don't think you realize how excited I was to read this bc SO MANY lily stans can't actually handle her character.

I'd like to elaborate on some of this because I am willing to take it five steps further.

I don't think people fully understand just how devastating the first beast yeast update was for the silver kingdom, not because we found out about the beasts, but because it ended up glorifying lilies character in the long run, and making this absurd idea that lily is the strongest circulate. The power scaling is ridiculously out of context and anybody I see going on about how she is the strongest will deny ever trading pitayas power or the fact that she DID seek power to fulfill her goals, power that wasn't initially her own. The trust Elder Faerie put in her is ultimately misplaced and irresponsible.

The one thing Pure Vanilla got right is even now a behavior that is seen in Dark Dnchantress is to seek power; after all he recognized a lot of these behaviors and still sees some of lily in dark enchantress. The big two whammies is the switch up about DE suddenly not being lily ((I have seen a variety of claims and I WILL be diving into them)) and the fact that lily is praised and taken out of context to be made better than she is (this comes in the forms of misinformation and not reading the lore or paying attention to detail, I have seen people outright denying the lore or otherwise say "it's subjective" when the context calls for us to take it literally)

This is seen throughout every single step of lilies and dark enchantress's character alike. Every event. And I think it is unfair just how praised and put on a pedestal lily is, because ultimately it defeats everything that the story is trying to tell us. In all honesty a lot of this behavior I see is defending lily but giving nobody else the same grace or understanding.

1, the love potion. Suddenly we have forgotten about the guild relics. There was a love potion since the guilds first featured update when they introduced the three bosses we have today, to start this off let's list some of the more popular claims I've seen

"it was just a drop" the love potion in the guild notes that a single drop is enough to become dangerous, because of the calibur of risk the production of the product is banned. This is the first piece of evidence that makes this claim deflectory, the other is that I believe in every single piece of media that a love potion is featured in warned that even a drop can be a catastrophe. That love is a powerful thing and shouldn't be tampered with, and a love potion wouldn't be true love, it's just an empty (and often lustful) fabrication of the real deal. This ties in with the "pure vanilla is too obsessive over lily" statement, why do you think the love potion WASN'T an exact parody of the one in the play that the costumes are based off of? That love potion was a prank on a guy, to fall in love with a goat, after he committed a disrespectful action himself. This makes the "it's based off of a play" argument invalid, it's too concerning to brush off, especially when you look at the ending of the costumes story, which sounds much more unnerving than romantic if you ask me.

2, Lily and the switch up about being Dark Enchantress. This is something I have shifted through for MONTHS to try and understand, and I have come up with the best reason I could on what's really going on in game.

Dark Enchantress was looking for lily fragments, right? We remember that when we met the shard of lily early in game, and when she was absorbed into the crystal as a means to give dark enchantress juuust enough power to escape. DE herself notes that she's been collecting them, that there were multiple at one point in time.

And now we have learned an important piece of information: as long as both exist at once, neither will be whole. Dark Enchantress must have known this upon slowly collecting lily shards, this infers that lilies body did split into two, but are still teathered because they came from the same dough and soul, the very same essence. From the beginning we've been given hints about lilies own behaviors, before beast yeast it was easy to infer that lily has always behaved questionably and that becoming friends with pure vanilla smoothed some of it out. The one April fool's update gave us a small hint that upon lily whites story, you are getting a version of a story that happened in the academy, otherwise she would have never been included after absolutely nothing on her for a while before hand, especially about the aspect of love, the biggest question that's still up in the air about her. Lily was short tempered, and even without that update we can see that, very easy to be angered or defensive just as dark enchantress is.

Pitayas update also proves pure vanillas statement about lily gaining power for her goals true, and disproved that lily could learn dragon tongue. She couldn't! That's the entire reason she traded the knowledge of a single word that had power. I see this claim and feel like many of the fans do now actually pay attention, and their views on a character is simply because they may not want to admit their fave is flawed, because they ignored that too. It's actually pretty gross that upon the absolute destruction of pure vanillas kingdom they still maintained that lily and DE were the same, but suddenly we see the reality of that bc cheese just showed it instead of said it, and she's not enchantress anymore...?? That's not right, cheese has every single right to be upset with her. I see people getting mad about pure vanilla being in denial about it, but what else are you going to do when you were friends with someone for THOUSANDS of years since childhood? They were the only two capable of the experiments they performed, dark enchantress uses this knowledge and has done so for matcha. I'm sorry, but the lily we have now is a small fraction that realized this was wrong, that didn't want to be bitter. When dark enchantress says "with the help of nobody but myself" what she really means is lilies already toxic tendencies, the fact that she got selfish and arrogant towards the end is exactly what manifested into dark enchantress and lost her the light of freedom. And it's exactly what lost the beasts their virtues as well.

3, getting off Scott free just because the light of freedom saved some of her soul, the fact is lily didn't think about the others and what would happen in her wake, her quest for the truth. After being warned multiple times by her best friend and others like elder faerie and deciding not to tell pure vanilla anything is nobodies fault but herself, what is happening is nothing BUT a prison of her own making, and pure vanilla blames himself for not being able to save her. But from what? Nobody asks what. The "what" is from herself. You cannot save somebody from themselves and lily only stopped when it was already way too late, that's a trait of selfishness "I thought the truth could set everyone free..."

But.. nobody but her was concerned about that, they were concerned about making cookies stronger which is why they rallied behind pure vanilla, his light of truth after all was trying to find the same truth, but in a different way that wouldn't just benefit himself. It would have set nobody free but lily, and now that she's witnessed (what we now know to have been cookies WITHOUT LIFE POWDER, normal cookies that you and me easy during Christmas) the tragedy, which mind you we also now know the cookies were created by good witches, that dark enchantress's goals are ... futile. They weren't based on reason in the first place, let's stop pretending that they were. I'm tired of seeing this idea that lily was suddenly right and everyone else was wrong, that cookies like pure vanilla are so terrible because they DIDN'T actively go out of their way to perform an act of transgression for a goal (finding the reason we exist, yk the big philosophers question). Lily has nobody to blame but herself, and we shouldn't be blaming anyone BUT lily.

4, THE POWER IMBALANCE. "lily is canonically the strongest ancient!" No she IS NOT. There are a few claims people use to support this, one of them is silver bell and the strength comparison statement. Silver bell was not just talking about lily, silver bell had said that he'd heard about the heros of light (the ancients) on crispa, but being in beast yeast the only records of the heros are the old ones, and the small bits of knowledge that the jams have found new owners, it is a fearsome power. Lily just so happened to be the showcase of that power, that put it into perspective of BEING as powerful or more than elder Faerie. If you read this right, that doesn't mean it's just Lily. It goes for all the ancients and Lily was just the first encounter they'd ever had to actually be able to visualize the fables of the ancients. "She was able to learn dragon tongue!" I was state once more she couldn't, which is why she traded knowledge for the power of one single word instead, which also means some of the power that she has isn't even hers. "Her spell circles are huge!" So are pure vanillas, atk≠full power. If we look at the circles he's capable of in the dark flour war (about 9x or more larger and complex) then we should probably be happy that he doesn't put all that energy into attack, and the endless implications that he is so much more powerful than he ever lets on simply because he prefers to use it elsewise. Shadow milk wouldn't have been trying to get him to cut down the silver tree if his power wasn't able to veto lilies or elder fairies entirely. You can also account for the fact that DEVSIS is not used to making games like this, it is the first game that they have made when it comes to coding in RPGs. Of course the cookies that are released earlier, including the ancients like pure vanilla, hollyberry, and dark cacao will not have skills that are as complex or as powerful as golden cheese and lily. Luckily next half of this update for mystic flower cacao will be getting a huge buff and hopefully they'll stick to their word about skill rewrites. It is unfair to use the individual cookies skill animation to influence the Canon.

All in all this may have gotten too long but there's a lot of just not reading or paying attention in the fandom, and this is just on lily. Out of all the characters that do make me mad, A lot of toxic lily fans can't accept that their fave is allowed to be flawed, this is the same with de fans which would be a whole other post. that's what makes her so important to the story. Her story device is perhaps one of the most complex I've ever seen and I appreciate that. It's dishonest to yell that somebody doesn't appreciate a complex character or only hates her because she's a woman simply because you don't want to hear criticism on the characters you love most. If you cannot also love them for their flaws you don't really have a right to say you're a supporter! Almost everything in the name of her defense is a smear on other characters, and those smears are actions that lily has performed herself, such as abandonment or cold shoulders. It's not right to favor one character and then shit on all the rest because you feel protective over them, that doesn't make for a good environment at all and it's rampant in this fandom! It makes it known as a toxic fandom and that's BAD.

Before I start this I wanted to mention how it seems, atleast with the lore we get with Mystic Flours update that cookies used the beasts and their abilities, and eventually the beasts snapped and murdered many of them. A bit dramatic but I kinda see where they come from, I mean maybe they stopped doing the things cookies asked first but then the cookies started 'rebelling' idk anything better to call it, and then the beasts started murdering them. Anyways that's all I have for that topic now onto something quite different.

Warning for all you White Lily lovers and defenders, I am going to be complaining about pretty much everything about her, so please if you don't want to see this, scroll past, if your fine with it, do whatever, but this is my opinion so please don't comment stuff like how I'm wrong. Also I wanted to add this isn't ment to be targeting any of you White Lily defenders and supporters, I just wanted to express what I think of her, and its that i really dont like her. So with all that said, I'm going to go ahead and essentially hate on White Lily.

1st of all, Toxic Purelily shippers, I know not all of you are bad, and I haven't ran into any of you, but I've seen some comments on anything that ships one of these two with someone else, and it's kinda annoying, they say stuff like 'this is cute, but I ship Purelily' or 'purelily canon' seriously there's no need to bring that up, if you don't like it scroll past, if you do like it don't mention how you like Purelily better because whoever created the posts probably don't ship them if they are shipping either of them with another cookie, and they honestly didn't ask your opinion on it. Also back when the costumes first came out, a lot of purelily shippers used those as their defense that it's canon, but they just ignored that in Pure Vanillas costume description it literally says he was put under a love potion, that would make Purelily canon or not, a bit toxic, especially if White Lily knew he was under a potion control, cause that's just being a shitty friend either way. If she didn't know, I guess it's better, but still it makes Purelily somewhat toxic because now we don't really know if PV had any romantic feelings for her before the potion.

2ndly Her being Dark Enchantress, because I remember back before golden cheeses update or before it was confirmed she was DE many people wanted her to be DE, but now after GCs update, and that she's actually at fault for something(actually lots of things, bc she also caused the beasts to be free) everyone's saying she's not Dark Enchantress, and in a way their right, her body didn't become Dark Enchantress, but I'm pretty sure her conscience was still in DE, therefore she was atleast somewhat aware of her actions, and if you guys say she isn't aware because she was corrupted, you better act the same way with the beasts, cause generally, it's the same thing for WL and the beasts. Generally rn in my mind WL is to blame for quite a lot of stuff in game lore.

3rd, she got off the hook too quickly, literally everyone(not GC) forgave her for pretty much ruining their lives, She destroyed PVs Kingdom and is the reason he didn't remember like anything when we first met him. I can't say much with HB, but I'm guessing something happened that she's at fault for, Dark Cacao's son literally tried to kill him, because of her(yes it was the sword, but it doesn't take a fool to guess that the sword was made by her power) and Golden Cheese literally lost everything because of her. Then Elder Faerie died because she became DE and that caused the beasts to be freed, and then Dark Cacao's Kingdom is dying of a plague caused by Mystic Flour because the beasts were freed.

4th, She was let off the hook in general, this one is with the Witches though. Let's go back to what the beasts did before imprisonment, like I said earlier they were probably being used and got fed up with it, so they killed the cookies, still a bit dramatic but whatever, they didn't seem to be trying to fight the Witches they were just killing cookies, and they were imprisoned for eons because of it, But WL aka DE literally wanted to steal the others soul jams and actually (this is from what I recall) wanted to fight the Witches, or something like that, but the Witches don't do anything? That's just annoyingly unfair, DE wanted to actually fight the Witches but she got away scotch free, but the Beasts killed cookies(still a bit overly dramatic) and they get imprisoned for who knows how long, that's just kinda stupid.

5th, the power imbalance. The Ancients have half of what the beasts powers were, and at the beginning of the games cut scene we see that PV is pretty damn strong because if I recall correctly she stopped using her magic and actually brought her arm up to shield herself, therefore the black void or whatever was probably mostly caused by PVs magic. And thats half of Shadowmilks magic, Shadowmilk may have still been regaining his strength, but he still most likely should've atleast came closer to winning, rather than whatever happened in game(I'll admit though it was cool to see SM get this shadowy jester mask in the cutscene) and also the whole reason he lost was probably just to promote her costume, which is in general annoying.

6th, Shadowmilk was right, she's half a cookie, and could still become DE again, and I'm pretty sure she probably will, but she was given this power, which by is pretty stupid, because Elder Faerie I'm pretty sure used that same magic on SM earlier and he still died, so how was White Lily, half a cookie, probably still has a bit of corruption in her able to defeat SM with it.

7th, The Mystic costumes, they suck, they look like piss, and honestly weren't even needed. A Frost Queen Mystic costume would've made probably lots of players actually excited.

8th, the fact that all of the horrible events in the game were caused by her curiosity, I get that curiosity isn't always a bad thing, but the saying 'curiosity killed the cat' exists for a reason. She was way to curious about things she shouldn't have been curious about, and instead of listening to the cookies that told her to maybe stop before it's too late, she still went searching for answers, on that topic, why was finding out how they were created so important to her in the first place, literally why PV backed out before he went too far, she should've too. What happened to her was her own fault. She didn't need these answers they weren't going to be revolutionary for cookie kind, and when she got the horrid answer she became DE(which wasn't necessarily her fault because she fell into that jam or whatever) but she most likely still had some of her conscience while she was DE and instead of talking to her friends, who after being proven that DE was infact WL and were told the truth about their creation, they would've most likely sided with her. But she didn't do that, she decided to try and steal their souljams.

Okay I'm done now, I'm going to be honest I generally hate her with my whole heart, her designs cute, and her voice is amazing, but I really don't like her. I literally got her on one of my first pulls in her gacha and I have her turned off on the dashboard, I'm serious when I say I hate her. I'll say it again please don't come at me for this, it's my opinion, I'm in no way saying it's correct or anything like that, but it's my opinion I'm entitled to it, just as you all are entitled to yours, so I'm not saying you can't have your own opinion on her, I'm just saying what mine is.