Another volume of Beats Beer Brunch at Esoteric.
Commune's Oyster Sandwich
Tried the Oyster Sandwich at Commune, pretty good! Been a while since I’ve had one of these. I saw my buddy Vinny too, he’s just one of those guys you feel good being around.
Elation Brewing
Checked out Elation before heading home, capping off my day in Norfolk. They haven’t officially opened yet and can’t serve their own beer (thanks VA laws) but they are serving other beers brewed in the area. Beautiful space, probably going to be visiting this more often.
O'Connor Brewing Co.'s Pillow Fight Winter Beer Invitational 2019
Pillow Fight! Winter Beer Invitational featuring the juiciest pillowy beers from 20+ east coast breweries.
RaR Brewing (Cambridge, MD)
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC)
Charles Towne Fermentory (Charleston, SC)
Aslin Beer Co. (Herndon, VA)
The Veil (Richmond, VA)
The Answer (Richmond, VA)
Fine Creek Brewing Co. (Powhatan, VA)
Adroit Theory (Purceville, VA)
Bingo Beer Co. (Richmond, VA)
Ocelot Brewing Co. (Dulles, VA)
Ardent Craft Ales (Richmond, VA)
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond, VA)
Stone Brewing Co. (Richmond, VA)
Precarious Beer Project (Williamsburg, VA)
Virginia Beer Co. (Williamsburg, VA)
Brothers Craft Brewing (Harrisonburg, VA)
Final Gravity Brewing Co. (Henrico, VA)
Benchtop Brewing Co. (Norfolk, VA)
Smartmouth Brewing Co. (Norfolk, VA)
Reaver Beach Brewing Co. (Virginia Beach, VA)
Deadline Brewing Project (Virginia Beach, VA)
New Sarum Brewing Co. (Salisbury, NC)
Origin Beer Lab (Ashland, VA)
Reason Beer (Charlottesville, VA)
New Realm Brewing Co. (Virginia Beach, VA)
RedWood Smoke Shack (with Big A$$ Rib!)
After my judging stint for Brunched I headed over to Benchtop Brewing to meet with Bob to shoot some BBQ. I needed some updated shots for a little story I’m doing locally and Bob graciously accommodated me. It included the Big A$$ Rib (I know I posted one before, but this one was even bigger!) that everyone loved so much I had to share.
I ain’t scared.
Brunched!
I was honored to be invited as a judge again at the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach Brunched 2019. The panel also included Brandy Anderson from 64 Eats, Marielena Balouris of WAVY 10, and Kim Parker from So Full Zest.
The big winner of the day was Supper Southern Morsels with People’s and Judge’s Choice! Their Shrimp and Grits were amazing, if wasn’t slated to go eat more stuff later that day I would have eaten it all.
Thanks again JLNVB again for the invite and hope to return next year!