Armor Brewing Co.

04/07/2026

Wholesome chaos. Deep cuts. Biscuits with the boss.
Think you know AFC Richmond better than Coach Beard? Can you quote Roy Kent and explain Nate’s villain arc?
Come get your Lasso fix, share some hugs, and maybe shed a single emotional tear over team loyalty.
👉 https://www.facebook.com/events/1249618330122479

Free to Play | All Ages
Teams of 1–6
Prizes for the Top 2 Teams
One smart device per team
Believe = speed
Seating is first come, first served

02/11/2026

🤖 GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE! 🤖
After extensive testing, questionable math, and several decisions that absolutely should not have been approved, we’ve finalized this week’s $3 Thursday experiment. The future asked for something hazy, juicy, and mildly destructive, so naturally… we obliged.

Bite My Shiny Metal… IPA is a 6.5% hazy IPA brewed with Azacca, Trident, and Nelson Sauvin. Big tropical fruit, soft citrus, and that unmistakable white-grape snap, wrapped up in a smooth, modern haze. On tap and packed into 12oz 6-packs, because the future believes in portability and zero restraint.

You don’t need another beer.
You want another beer.
Huge difference.
🤖 BITE MY SHINY METAL… IPA. 🤖
$3 Thursday. On tap and in 12oz 6-packs.

02/10/2026

Hazy vs American IPAs

Both are IPAs.
They’re just built with different priorities.

American IPAs focus on:

Bitterness

Clarity

A dry, crisp finish

Classic hop bite

At Armor, that’s Armor IPA.
Built with Chinook, Ekuanot, and Idaho 7, it leans bright, clean, and assertive, with a firm finish that keeps things sharp and refreshing.

Hazy IPAs focus on:

Aroma

Softness

Fruit-forward hop character

A smoother, fuller mouthfeel

That’s Warhorse.
Driven by Galaxy, Citra, and Comet, it’s saturated with tropical and citrus aroma and built to drink juicy and smooth instead of sharp.

The haze isn’t “unfinished beer.”
It comes from ingredients and process that keep hop compounds in the beer to boost aroma and texture.

If you like crisp and bitter, start with Armor IPA.
If you like juicy and soft, start with Warhorse.

Same family.
Different experience.

This is Beer: 101.
More coming soon.

02/09/2026

02/04/2026

🍓🥝 TOMORROW IS $3 THURSDAY 🥝🍓
STRAWBERRY KIWI GOSE

Strawberry Kiwi Gose is built to be bright, tart, and stupidly refreshing. Real fruit character up front, soft wheat body underneath, and just enough salinity to keep everything crisp instead of sweet. It drinks like a summer beer that doesn’t care what month it is.

Pouring tomorrow for $3 all day. Available on draft and in 12 oz six packs to go.
If your Thursday needs something light, punchy, and impossible to overthink, this is it.

Coming up next for $3 Thursday: Bite My Shiny Metal... IPA Hazy IPA with Trident, Azacca, and Nelson Sauvin hops.

02/03/2026

Beer: 101.
Alcohol.

Alcohol in beer doesn’t come from the brewer.
It comes from yeast.

During fermentation, yeast eats sugar from the malt and turns it into two things:
alcohol and CO₂.

So the more fermentable sugar in the beer, the more alcohol yeast can create.

What controls ABV:

Grain bill: More malt means more sugar available to ferment

Mash process: How we extract those sugars from the grain

Yeast choice: Some yeast can ferment more completely than others

Recipe design: Balance between body, sweetness, and strength

That’s why a beer can be strong without tasting “boozy.”
If the malt, hops, and fermentation are balanced, the alcohol stays in the background.

ABV isn’t a measure of quality.
It’s a measure of strength.

A well-made 4 percent beer and a well-made 10 percent beer both have a place.
They’re just built for different moments.

01/28/2026

🌴 TOMORROW IS $3 THURSDAY 🌴
HARBINGER — THIOLIZED HAZY DOUBLE IPA

Harbinger is our taproom only pilot hazy built to push aroma and juice as far as we can take it. This thiolized double IPA leans hard into tropical character, ripe citrus, and that soft, pillowy mouthfeel that makes big beer go down way too easy. It is loud on the nose, smooth on the palate, and unapologetically hazy from first pour to last sip.

Pouring tomorrow for $3 all day. Available on draft and in 12 oz six packs to go, this one stays in the taproom. No distribution, no second run. When it is gone, it is gone.

Coming up next for $3 Thursday:
2.5: Strawberry Kiwi Gose
2.12: Bite My Shiny Metal... IPA. Hazy IPA w/ Azacca, Trident, and Nelson Sauvin

01/27/2026

Thiols.

If a beer smells like fresh pineapple, white grape, or bright tropical fruit, there’s a good chance you’re smelling thiols.

Thiols are natural aroma compounds found in hops, malt, and yeast. Many of them start out “locked” and hard to notice. Certain yeast strains and brewing techniques can unlock those compounds and turn them into big, expressive aromas without adding any fruit.

If you’re a Fog of War fan, you already know this profile. That saturated tropical aroma you get from Citra, Mosaic, and Idaho 7 is driven by thiols working alongside the hops.

This week, we’re pushing that idea even further with Harbinger.

Harbinger is a thiolized Hazy Double IPA built around Idaho 7, Dolcita, and Mosaic, designed to amplify pineapple, citrus, and white grape character while staying smooth and soft on the palate.

This isn’t about making beer sweet.
It’s about making aroma louder.

So when you smell fruit in a beer like Fog of War or Harbinger, you’re not smelling flavoring.
You’re smelling chemistry, yeast, and process working together.

This is Beer: 101.
More coming soon.

01/26/2026

🛡️ COMMANDER’S BRIEF: JAN 26 – FEB 1 🛡️
Short week to start, then back to full speed with a big hazy release on Thursday.

🍔 MONDAY JAN 26
3-10pm
All Day Happy Hour
Kids Eat Free All Day

🧠 TUESDAY JAN 27
Happy Hour 3 to 6 PM
Trivia at 7:30 PM
Open 11 AM to 10 PM

🎶 WEDNESDAY JAN 28
Happy Hour 3 to 6 PM
Music Bingo at 7:30 PM
Open 11 AM to 10 PM

🍺 THURSDAY JAN 29 – $3 THURSDAY
Happy Hour 3 to 6 PM
Open 11 AM to 10 PM
$3 Thursday beer is Harbinger, our Thiolized Hazy Double IPA. Big tropical aroma, juicy citrus, and a soft, pillowy body with serious hop punch. Pouring on draft and available in 12 oz six packs to go.

🎸 FRIDAY JAN 30
Live Music 6 to 9 PM
Open 11 AM to 11 PM

🍳 SATURDAY JAN 31
Brunch 11 AM to 2 PM
Live Music 6 to 9 PM
Open 11 AM to 11 PM

🍻 SUNDAY FEB 1
Brunch 11 AM to 2 PM
Happy Hour 3 to 6 PM
Open 11 AM to 10 PM