For many, April marks the beginning of Spring.  March is over and the weather should start to stabilize, and what better way to enjoy springtime in the RVA than with great beer.  Here is a list of what Strangeways Brewing has on tap for the month of April.

​1- Monument 10k Trolley Shuttle to the race with Pre-Race Tailgate
 
Racers and spectators: why fight the race day traffic or walk an extra mile before AND after the race when you can park ​

Comstock Park, Mich. – This isn’t ‘Nam. This is Perrin. There are No Rules.
 
On Saturday, March 25th Perrin Brewing is set to release the award-winning Vietnamese Imperial Porter “No Rules” at the Perrin Pub.
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The Perrin Pub will release “No Rules” starting at 11am to the general public. Perrin Pub Club members will have the opportunity to purchase their bottles an hour early, starting at 10am on Saturday morning. Members must bring their Pub Club Membership card to gain access an hour early. “No Rules” will be released in 22oz bottles and on draft for 8oz pours inside of the pub. The price per bottle is $16.99 for “No Rules”, as there is a limited number of bottles being sold, sales are on a first come first serve basis.

On the heels of tomorrow's International Women's Day, Oskar Blues Brewery is pumped to announce the debut of SHE’Boogie Bop, a limited-release lavender vanilla cream ale. Brewed by women, it will be available at Colorado taproom and restaurant locations starting March 13. 
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Cream ale is a distinctly American style ale known for being light, crisp and balanced. The lady brew crew used a grain bill including corn, wheat and pilsner malt; then they got weird with it – adding real vanilla beans and lavender after fermentation. The music of Prince played while they worked, for added inspiration and style points. ​

The Enlightened Despot is an amazingly rich, complex and surprisingly drinkable Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout. To ensure a smooth release we are selling tickets online for the right to purchase bottles on Despot Day 2017. The $10 ticket will give you the right to purchase a full allocation of the Enlightened Despot and her variants. Only those with a ticket will be able to purchase Enlightened Despot Bottles. You do not need a ticket to attend Despot Day and enjoy the festivities. You need a ticket if you want to buy bottles. Enlightened Despot Bottles will only be available for pick up on Despot Day (March 4th, 2017) and Day After Despot Day (March 5th, 2017).
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​If you’re here, we probably don’t have to tell you all about Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) and how it ages in bourbon barrels for a year in caves beneath Grand Rapids. Or how it's frequently included in lists of the best beers in the world. In fact, you may have been involved in crashing our web server (knock on wood) in years past because you wanted to figure out how to find some KBS.  Unfortunately you probably also know that tickets to the KBS bottle release have been sold out.

Luckily, we have you covered.  Just like last year, Beer Up will be keeping you up to date on KBS events as the information develops.  If you are interested in our KBS Beer Review we have you covered there as well.  In fact not only are we a fan of the KBS, but our viewers chose Founders in a field of 32 brewers during our March Madness Beer Up Bracket.