Smartmouth Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

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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6/10
Light hazy gold body small foamy white head. Grassy pils aroma. Grassy pils flav. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/13 3.3
Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2021 at 18:30

7/10
Clear gold body small foamy white head. Floral fruity aroma. Flroal earthy woody flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2021 at 18:04

7/10
Hazy gold body small foamy white head. Spicy perfumy aroma. Spicy herbal perfumy flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 3.4
Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2021 at 13:07

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
16 oz. draft. Buffalo Wild Wing, Norfolk, VA. Flavor is mild bubblegum, honey-ish, and a note of black pepper. Lighter body with a thinner texture. This seems like a hybrid between a Hefeweizen and saison. Very yeasty.
Tried from Draft on 26 Jul 2021 at 23:51

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Very hazy, super deep golden coloured body with a bright pure straw yellow coloured tint, all below a thick, super fast-dying, soda-like white head, with the body being around 90 per cent opaque. Aroma of very strong bananas, yeast, wheat, sweet fruits and a dash of caster sugar with a tart key lime bite at the end, but the bananas and sugars are definitely there. Medium-bodied; Very strong banana-y and wheatie flavours dominate at first with a tart lime and even hibiscus like note with some very subtle brine and saltiness here, but this really is about the fruits and the wheat - very easy-drinking with a high level of carbonation, evident from that head. Aftertaste is well-rounded with a lot of fruit elements, some good wheat, yeast and herbal characteristics, but the tart, briney and complex bananas and lime flavours are the best here with a light level of sweetness on the finish. Overall, a pretty nice fruited gose with a lot of effervescence and a nice flavour, especially for the summertime in hot Washington! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 18-April-2021 ofr US$1,87 sampled at my house here in Washington after spending the entire day smoking meats on 18-July-2021.
Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2021 at 15:28

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can. Wegmans. Hazy orange, white head. Nose is orange peel, grapefruit. Flavor is orange peel, juice. Pine, resin. Pineapple. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2021 at 01:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pint can, WW. Hazy gold with a white head. Plum, banana, other indiscernible fruit nose. Plum, lemon juice, banana, light spice.
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2021 at 21:15

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Ever so slightly hazy golden and bronze coloured body with a thinnish, two centimetre tall just off-white head that stays afloat for a while and brings a nice lace to the sides. Aroma of soap, grass, flowers, hay and some very subdued citrusey components, without much alcohol or bitterness noticeable, but more of the malts and a bunch of fresh grasses. Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and very soapy herbal components show the hops with a subtle dose of bitterness and just about nothing else with a dry finish and some malt to balance things off. Aftertaste shows the floral, grassy and lightly citrusey notes with a light dose of hops and a good deal of sweetness, compared to the initial dry flavours. Overall, a fairly subtle and soft IPA with a clean, soapy and dry bite throughout that gives a little bit of sweetness and citrusey flavours, but this is pretty dry, but evenly balanced. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 18-April-2021 for US$1,87 sampled on the streets of New York with my kids on 02-May-2021.
Tried from Can on 03 May 2021 at 13:46

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Charred oak, vanilla aroma. Black, medium tan head. Raisin, charred oak, vanilla. Just sweet enough. Full body, easy carbonation. Beery, not too much of a novelty or dessert.
Tried on 02 May 2021 at 13:19

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden and peach coloured body with a larger, two to three centimetre tall off-white head that fades fairly quickly and leaves a pretty nasty lace on the sides. Aroma of marshmallows (yes, really), lactose, fruits, light guava and a dash of deeper malts with a touch of astringency and metallic notes towards the end with a deep bite at the end. Medium-bodied; Good deep fruity flavours at first with a big hit of lactose and sweetness along with a big note of metal, astringency, alcohol and fresh hops. Aftertaste shows a lot of the fresh hops with a nice bitterness, but a really good malt backbone that balances things out nicely, but the marshmallow and lactose notes are by far the strongest. Overall, a nice and robust beer that has a nice bitter IPA pungency throughout, with a good marshmallow and lactose flavour, somehow! I loved the can of course, and so did my kids, so I thought this was worthy of drinking for my first beer (or any alcohol) in a month's time, while not on Saturday Morning, but on Saturday night on vacation here in New York. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 18-April-2021 for US$1,87 sampled in my hotel room here in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York on 01-May-2021.
Tried from Can on 01 May 2021 at 23:44