Smartmouth Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Norfolk,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint can thanks to hershiser2! 10/21/20.Hazy orange large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of grapefruit, tangerine, toasted grain. Taste is orange, tangerine, plum, pale malt. Medium bodied, low bitterness, juicy. Cool label.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2020
at 21:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can thanks to herhiser2! 10/16/20. Very dark brown, thin foamy tan head, poor retention. Aroma of toast, roast, honey. nuts. Taste is honey, nuts, sunflower, roast. Medium bodied. On the sweet side but enough roast to balance. Unique, nice. Very granola.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Oct 2020
at 01:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pint can thanks to hershiser2, 9/25/20. Hazy orange, largge foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of grain, a lactosey thing which I assume is marshmallow, tropical fruit. Yes, lactosey is a word. Taste is mango, tropical fruit, pineapple, and, yes, lactosey. Medium bodied, low bitterness, not quite juicy.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2020
at 04:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Raspberry nose. Cloudy red, thin head. Passion fruit, mild stale biscuit. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2020
at 00:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Very crisp golden peach, orange and even sort of ruby-tinted body with a nice two centimetre tall tan head that is large-bubbled. Aroma of grass, light wheat, a hint of bubble gum, yeast, bread and a dash of flowers - nice and light. Light-bodied; Very fresh wheat shows at first with a pleasant bubble gum and soft curacao bite that leaves some pleasant sweetness on top of the somewhat assertive yeast bite at the end, but still very easy-drinking throughout, with a light astringency at the very end. Aftertaste is crisp, yet refreshing, with a lot of wheat, yeast, flowers and especially bubble gum notes that make this a good option in the summer heat. Overall, a nice wheat beer with a slight unfiltered glow, but tastes more of a wheat ale than any hefeweizen, but good, refreshing, yet complex and enjoyable throughout. Nice to try from this brewery, especially in the hot Virginia summers here! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 14-July-2020 for US$1,87 sampled at my house here in Washington on 20-August-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2020
at 07:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Roast and some cash free. Toffee and honey are light like bees carried here. Some dark chocolate. Bitter and light tangy finish. Tap at Fire Works.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2020
at 23:34
8/10
Geweldige farmhouse ale. Droog, niet te overdreven, beetje brett achtig.. Super.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2020
at 17:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Fairly hazy golden orange with a white head. Aroma of big green hops, dank, grassy, grapefruit and caramel malt. Flavour is above moderate sweet and heavy bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2020
at 19:29
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can from Total Wine and More in Reston, VA Aroma: citrus, coconut, tropical fruit, stone fruit flavors Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish Delicious
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2020
at 23:17
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home. Clear golden color, medium sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, hops, nice resin and pine hop bitterness. Ik like this one. Firm sticky rein and pine bitters. Nice.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2020
at 00:08