Smartmouth Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Norfolk,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Smartmouth Brewing Company
Established in 2012
Contact
Description
Since 2012, Smartmouth Brewing Co. makes beer, thinks beer, talks beer and drinks beer. Family Friendly. Free Parking. Casual.
THE UNEXAMINED BEER IS NOT WORTH BREWING
There comes a time in every man’s life when he must ask himself – Should I continue working my steady and lucrative job or should I just quit and make beer? Well, for Norfolk-native Porter Hardy, the decision was a no-brainer. In 2012, the former home-brewer (and now former lawyer) traded his ties in for tap handles, and never looked back. With a stellar team around him, Porter entered un-fermented waters as one of the original craft breweries to set up shop in Hampton Roads.
THE UNEXAMINED BEER IS NOT WORTH BREWING
There comes a time in every man’s life when he must ask himself – Should I continue working my steady and lucrative job or should I just quit and make beer? Well, for Norfolk-native Porter Hardy, the decision was a no-brainer. In 2012, the former home-brewer (and now former lawyer) traded his ties in for tap handles, and never looked back. With a stellar team around him, Porter entered un-fermented waters as one of the original craft breweries to set up shop in Hampton Roads.
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2025
at 22:11
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2025
at 21:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Opaque orange yellow from a can. Some tropical fruit and tropical dirty taste. Pretty decnet. .
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 02:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured brown from can. Pretty malty, some sugar. Pleasant enough, nothing specatcular here.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught from high line. Caramel malts. Pretty standard marten. Nothing to write home about
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Canned. Cloudy yellow pour. Sticky pine resin and grapefruit. Some malts. Pretty decent
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is toasted brown malt with caramel and toffee. Moderate to medium sweet with a mild bitterness. Body is medium. Good Festbier.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is resinous hops with grapefruit, malt, orange, sticky pine resin, touch of caramel. Long bitter flavour, sweetish sticky resin. Body is above medium. Resinous throwback IIPA, classic, welcome. Doesn't taste like 9%, very good.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a malty orange brown with an off white head. Aroma is smoky, meaty. Taste is smoky, meaty, bacon, malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2025
at 15:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a bright yellow with a white head. Aroma is grain, cereal, citrus. Taste is bitter tangy fruit, citrus, coconut, pineapple, acidic, big grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2025
at 15:45