Volunteer/team building day

We recently took some time off for our annual team building day, packaging more than 6,000 meals while volunteering with Rise Against Hunger to support school feeding programs, hospitals, orphanages and clinics in developing countries. It was an honor to help out such a worthy local organization!

Later that day, we blew off some steam at Topgolf, where we learned that the best golfer among us is still not a very good golfer. But it was a fun day, and a great opportunity to spend some time together outside of the brewery!

Cheers to you, RVA, and another year of great beers with great friends!

Swine & Brine 2019 photos

Thanks so much to everybody who joined us for our fifth annual Swine & Brine right here at Ardent! The food was delicious, the beer was flowing, and the weather was beautiful! Cheers to you, RVA!

(All photos by Julia Rendleman)

International Women's Day - Pink Boots brew

Happy International Women’s Day!

We were thrilled to host amazing women from all across Virginia today to brew "Pithy in Pink" in collaboration with Stone Brewing Richmond and Pink Boots Society, which helps to assist, inspire, and encourage women beer professionals through education.

Keep an eye out in early April for this white IPA with grapefruit and coriander! 😍

Volunteer day + team building

As part of our annual staff holiday party, we teamed up with Pedal Power RVA and Giant Bicycles to assemble 7 bicycles in a variety of sizes. Last week, we donated them to Housing Families First! These bikes will help children and adults alike, and will be used for both recreation and transportation between home, school, and jobs.

The Ardent team excelled at the unboxing and unwrapping stages, but it’s a good thing we had the Pedal Power expertise to guide us through the rest of the steps. After a few quick rides to check out what the bikes could do, we enjoyed some competitive team building at our neighborhood pals Tang & Biscuit. 

Richmond has been so good to us over the years, and in turn we try to give back to our amazing community. Thanks for everything, RVA! Cheers to a great 2019! 🍻

Photos: Fourth Anniversary Block Party

Thanks so much to EVERYBODY who attended our Fourth Anniversary Block Party on Saturday! We hope you had as much fun as we did. Don't forget to share with your friends if you spot them in the photos!

Photo gallery: Swine & Brine 2018

We had a blast at this year's Swine & Brine festivities! Thanks so much to everybody who joined us and enjoyed the delicious food, beer, and cider. We're already scheming for next year's party!