RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

After some late afternoon big brews up the road a few miles at The Answer, stopped by BINGO BEER COMPANY for a little easygoing dinnertime fare during early January ’26. Opening for business in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood during November 2018, Bingo’s family friendly games make it one of the city’s best entertainment options.

An epoxy cement-floored sportsbar/ arcade/ brewpub, the pale blue-walled interior features multiple tap handles on two draught boards. A lager-focused brewery specializing in Detroit-style pizza, Bingo spreads metal-stooled yellow wood tables across the spacious expanse. A dining space and game area fill out the space and an open kitchen exists.

Dry-hopped Italian-styled pilsner, Old Maps, seeped mild Noble-hopped floral spicing into honeyed cereal graining.

Off-dry Mexican amber lager, Costa Chica, a Vienna-malted retained a maize-dried corn tortilla crust for its tingly lemon spurt.

Equally crisp hazy golden German-styled moderation, Bingo Lager, stayed dry, bringing mild floral citrus spicing to ricey toasted oats, picking up latent cherry kirsch and tangerine snips.

Soft-toned Hefeweizen lacked creamy vanilla backing for its banana-clove sweetness, lemon custard tartness and mandarin orange snips, but its powder sugared wheat base held up.

On the dark side, “smooth” cocoa-dried fruticake nuttiness and cold-brewed coffee tones serenaded Black Lager, leaving Brazil nut, hazelnut and walnut upon the dewy carafa malt bottom.