Ardent Craft Ales

08/06/2026

🚗 Every Thursday we offer FREE same-day home delivery! Place your order now and let us bring fresh, cold beer straight to your front door.

💥 Hazy, juicy, and packed with hop character, Clay Street is a New England DIPA bursting with Citra, Simcoe, and Centennial hops. Bright flavors of pineapple and tangerine are layered with subtle notes of pear and rose, while a dry hop of Cryo Citra, Citra HyperBoost, Citra pellets, and Simcoe delivers an intensely aromatic finish.

8% ABV • 10 IBU
5oz/12oz pours on draft
4-pack x 16oz cans to go

08/05/2026

Enjoy a pint of The Wind That Shakes The Barley for only $5 all day, every day this week in the taproom!

The Wind That Shakes The Barley is Ardent's take on a classic Irish Oatmeal Stout. Featuring notes of baker's chocolate and caramel, The Wind That Shakes The Barley is a light-bodied stout with a creamy mouthfeel.

5% ABV • 30 IBU

08/04/2026

🎉 Join us at Ardent for WRIR's anniversary party next weekend!

Celebrate 21 years of WRIR 97.3 FM on Saturday, August 15th with a FREE all-day showcase of local music at Ardent Craft Ales from 12-8 PM.

This event embodies the true spirit of Richmond’s independent radio station: amplifying local voices and bringing people together in order to strengthen the local community.

Come out to support a true Richmond original and invest in its future. This event will directly benefit WRIR’s ongoing capital campaign, helping to sustain the station’s new home in Shockoe Bottom while expanding its community engagement & educational efforts.

Featuring music by:
Strawberry Moon
Radio B
Jake The Dog
Flora & The Fauna
King Kaiju
ZHTML
Sami Gardner
with WRIR DJs filling the speakers in between sets!

See you there!

Flyer by Amanda McVeyy.

07/30/2026

🍦 Songbird is a smooth, easy-drinking Belgian-style Blonde Ale brewed in collaboration with Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches! Inspired by Nightingale co-founder Xavier’s Belgian roots, Songbird was brewed celebrate their 10th anniversary. Order now for FREE same-day home delivery or taproom pickup!

🐦 Songbird features light notes of honey, fresh bread and subtle fruit, all balanced by a touch of Belgian spice and a crisp dry finish.

6% ABV • 22 IBU
5oz/16oz pours on draft
4-pack x 16oz cans to go

07/29/2026

🥥🍋‍🟩 For a limited time only, 16oz 4-packs of Key Lime Gose are only $9! Make sure to grab cans now while they're in stock, or add to your Thursday delivery order. Plus, 12oz pours in the taproom are only $4!

🥥🍋‍🟩 Brewed with key lime puree and organic shredded coconut, these tropical fruit flavors blend with coriander and sea salt in a tart, effervescent gose. Key Lime Gose is light-bodied and easy drinking, perfect for an afternoon in the beer garden or a long day at the beach.

4.5% ABV • 5 IBU
5oz/12oz pours on draft
4-pack x 16oz cans to go

07/25/2026

🧶 Yarn hoarders, this one's for you!

Join us Monday, July 27 for a Yarn Swap during the Let's Hang Craft Night at Ardent! Bring the skeins you know you're never gonna use and trade them for something new to love.

Free to join, no swap required, so bring a project and craft with us either way!

🗓️ Monday, July 27
⏰ 6:30-9:00 pm
📍 Ardent Craft Ales taproom: 3200 W. Leigh St, Scott's Addition

07/24/2026

🍺🍦 To celebrate 10 years of Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, Ardent brewed up something truly special: SONGBIRD, a limited-edition Belgian-style Blonde Ale, inspired by Nightingale co-founder Xavier’s Belgian roots.

🐦 Songbird is a smooth, easy drinking Belgian Blonde Ale brewed in collaboration with Nightingale. Light notes of honey, fresh bread and subtle fruit are balanced by a touch of Belgian spice and a crisp dry finish.

✨ Plus, add a fresh Nightingale syrup to any glass of beer!
• Raspberry
• Key Lime
• Mango

6% ABV • 22 IBU
5oz/16oz pours on draft
4-pack x 16oz cans to go

07/23/2026

🍺🍦 Today is a celebration of two Richmond originals with one incredible collaboration! To celebrate 10 years of Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, Ardent brewed up something truly special: SONGBIRD, a limited-edition Belgian-style Blonde Ale, inspired by Nightingale co-founder Xavier’s Belgian roots. Available on draft in the taproom and in 4-packs of cans for free same-day home delivery!

Plus, Nightingale has taken it one step further by creating special Nightingale syrup mix-ins for the beer, and exclusive small-batch ice cream flavors crafted specifically for this event!

✨ Exclusive Sammie Flavors - FREE while supplies last!
🧇 Raspberry Belgian Waffle Swirl
🍋 Key Lime Cookie Butter
🥭 Mango Coconut Sticky Rice

✨ Syrup mix-ins for your glass of beer:
• Raspberry
• Key Lime
• Mango

Join us to raise a glass (and a sammie!) to a decade of handcrafted ice cream sandwiches, incredible community, and the next chapter of Nightingale.

🐦 Songbird is a smooth, easy drinking Belgian Blonde Ale brewed in collaboration with Nightingale Ice Cream. Light notes of honey, fresh bread and subtle fruit are balanced by a touch of Belgian spice and a crisp dry finish.

6% ABV • 22 IBU
5oz/16oz pours on draft
4-pack x 16oz cans to go

07/22/2026

🍺🍦 Two Richmond originals. One unforgettable celebration. To celebrate 10 years of Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, Ardent brewed up something truly special: SONGBIRD, a limited-edition Belgian-style Blonde Ale, inspired by Nightingale co-founder Xavier’s Belgian roots.

Join us at the Ardent Craft Ales taproom on Thursday, July 23 for the release event!

Plus, Nightingale has taken it one step further by creating special Nightingale syrup mix-ins for the beer, and exclusive small-batch ice cream flavors crafted specifically for this event!

These flavors will only be available while supplies last:

✨ Exclusive Sammie Flavors
• 🧇 Raspberry Belgian Waffle Swirl
• 🍋 Key Lime Cookie Butter
• 🥭 Mango Coconut Sticky Rice

Join us all day on Thursday, July 23 as we raise a glass (and a sammie!) to a decade of handcrafted ice cream sandwiches, incredible community, and the next chapter of Nightingale.