Smartmouth Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Smartmouth Brewing Company

Established in 2012

Contact
1309 Raleigh Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
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.

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7.5

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2025 at 22:11


7

Tried from Draft on 20 Jul 2025 at 21:24


6.2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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