Väsen Brewing Company is ready to celebrate 4 years of brewing & serving beer to our amazing community!
We’ve got a 10-day celebration featuring special releases in cans, bottles & draft, a tap takeover featuring sour & funky brews from some of our favorite breweries, give-back nights with amazing non-profits, outdoor education sessions, and limited anniversary merch!
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FRIDAY, July 23rd – SUNDAY, July 25th:
Sour & Funky Tap Takeover featuring Benchtop Brewing Company, Fine Creek Brewing Company, Precarious Beer Project, That Damn Mary Brewing Company, and The Virginia Beer Co.
Each guest brewery will send one (1) 1/6 barrel keg of their favorite kveik-based beer. We will be serving guest beers + some of our favorite IPAs & DIPAs
Tickets are NOT required – FREE to all fans
6 oz & 12 oz pours available for purchase (and enjoy)
Once a keg kicks, it’s gone!
The event kicks off at 2 PM on Friday and will roll through Sunday at 8 PM or when the kegs are all kicked – whichever comes first!
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TUESDAY, July 27th:
Educational Session lead by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Tickets for the VA DWR will be available mid-July via Eventbrite! Tickets are FREE, but we’ll have limited spots available.
Give Back Night with 10% of our beer sales (draft & to-go) will go to Blue Sky Fund. This amazing local non-profit provides transformational experiences for urban youth through outdoor education.
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WEDNESDAY, July 28th:
Educational Session lead by our Vagabond Ryan Duckett. He’s got plenty of ultrarunning experience under those shoes & he’s ready to share his knowledge and passion for ultramarathons with our fans. Tickets for this session will be available in mid-July via Eventbrite! Tickets are FREE, but we’ll have limited spots available.
Give Back Night with 10% of our beer sales (draft & to-go) will go to Beyond Boundaries. This non-profit specializes in guiding participants with disabilities, veterans, at-risk youth, and recovery programs on outdoor adventures.
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THURSDAY, July 29th:
Education Session lead by our Vagabond Caitlin Olszewski. She founded her own non-profit working to create a safe space for outdoor places & resources for women who enjoy being active in the outdoors. Tickets for this session will be available in mid-July via Eventbrite! Tickets are FREE, but we’ll have limited spots available.
Give Back Night with 10% of our beer sales (draft & to-go) will go to Richmond Community Toolbank. They focus on lending #toolsforchange to community organizations that make Richmond a more vibrant and progressive community for everyone!
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FRIDAY, July 30th:
What’s an anniversary celebration without fresh beers to enjoy? We’re dropping FOUR (you read that right!) beers in honor of our 4th year brewing beers!
We’ll reveal our special releases later this month!
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SATURDAY, July 31st
We are a purpose-driven brewery, and our team sees it as our responsibility to propel the industry forward by using a holistic approach to sustainability.
Our crew is leading a Clean-Up Event starting at 10 AM – 12 PM at Pony Pasture.
We’ll have a registration tent set up near the parking lot at Pony Pasture. Our friends from Richmond Community Toolbank will be providing the trash pickers, and we’ll have trash bags + plastic gloves on hand too.
Wear comfortable shoes, bring your sunscreen & don’t forget that trusty water bottle of yours – as it’s gonna be a hot one!
Once we’re done pick up liter – we’ll head to the tasting room for celebratory beers. You’ve earned a tasty reward for doing some good for the community!
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SUNDAY, August 1st:
OTTER SEASON is BACK & we’ll be kicking off the best season of the year. We’ll have new goses to explore over the upcoming months in draft & cans!
We’ll reveal our Otter releases later this month!
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We can’t wait to celebrate with you! Hylla Resan! (Hail the Journey!)