Ardent Craft Ales celebrates first anniversary with neighborhood block party

Expect live music, local food trucks, and lots and lots of local beer and cider from breweries all around Richmond.

June 11, 2015; 9:45 AM • by Trevor Dickerson

Ardent Craft Ales in Scott’s Addition is marking its first anniversary with a major neighborhood block party this weekend. The brewery will be celebrating with an awesome lineup of beer, local food, live music, and more.

Beyond Ardent’s own beers, 15 special guest beers will be available on-site from Legend, Triple Crossing, COTU, The Answer, Midnight, Stone, Lickinghole, Hardywood, Isley, Rusty Beaver, Strangeways, and Garden Grove. In addition, local cider makers Potters Cider and Blue Bee Cider will be available.

The food truck lineup will include KavaKava gourmet, The Return of the Mac, Goatocado, Bonbontruck, Happy Empanada, River City Wood Fire Pizza, Hungry Turtle Food Truck, Station 2, and King Of Pops.

Live music will be provided by Peace Beast, Clair Morgan, The Milkstains, Christi, and NO BS! Brass Band.

The party kicks off at 1:00 PM and runs through 8:00 PM. Admission is free and 21 and up only; beverage and food tickets ($1 per ticket) will be for sale at the door and inside the event with cash or credit. The block party will be held rain or shine.

For more information and to see Ardent’s full tap lineup, check out the Facebook event.