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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5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz can from jcos. Pours a kinda rusty amber with a nice froth beige head. Sweet aroma and flavor of toffee, candied nuts, and bread. Slightly sticky. Eh, it's fine.

Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2017 at 22:05


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can: Hazy, bubbly, yellow with a thick off-white head. Taste is pretty wheaty.....lemon, wheat malt, banana, clove. Fairly well-bodied and not bad in taste....at first....but I agree with Shrubber85.....a bit of black plastic Hefty bag nuances at the finish.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2017 at 18:30


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Smartmouth, pours an oily black with some brown head. Nose is boozy, raisin, rum, malt, molasses. Flavor follows, malt, licorice, booze, rum, caramel, some pepper, a little raisin, vanilla, cherry. Finishes full bodied, oily, boozy.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:44


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at Smartmouth, pours a clear orange with some creamy, white head. Nose has candle, orange zest, honey, some perfume. FLavor is sweet with malt and candy, orange... not much else. Finishes hot and boozy. A total mess.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:43


6.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery, pours a murky gold with a ring of white head. Nose some dank notes, grapefruit and lemon, flowers, soap. Flavor is more floral, honey, chrysanthemum, dandelion, orange, some lemon lime soda. Lightly sweet finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:42


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery, pours a hazy gold with a ring of white head. Noe has floral notes, citrus, some yeast, perfume, some lemon/lime. Flavor is better, apricots, flowers, some lemon and lime, orange, white grape. Finished dry and spritzy.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:39


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at the brewery, pours a hazy sunset gold with a ring of white head. Nose has stone fruits, apricots, perfume. Flavor is sweet, some floral notes, stone fruits, peach ring candies. Sweet finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:37


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

On tap at the brewery, pours a clear amber with a ring of white head. Nose has malt, bread, yeast, fall fruits. Flavor is bread, malt, some caramel, a little sweet tea. Watery finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:35


4.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at the brewery, pours a clear straw gold with a ring of white head. Nose has nickel, honey, straw, malt. Flavor has soggy bread, honey, lemon. Watery finish.

Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2017 at 09:32


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Spacebar. Poured a kind of muted yellow-orange color with not much of a head - kind of fizzy. Aroma was crisp grassy notes. Light floral. Citrus lemon zest. Really nice beer. Easy to drink. I’d consider picking this one up to share with folks - pretty solid for a pils!

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2017 at 17:06