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.
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
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is hops, citrus, grain. Taste is mellow hops and grain, light citrus hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2025
at 15:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is juicy fruits and hops, citrus, tropical, coconut. Taste is juicy hops, tropical, coconuts, tangy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2025
at 15:39
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Gold pour. Pumpkin with some spice flavor. Not very powerful. Very subtle in flavor. Not a lot of Fall flavors that you find in most Oktoberfest beers. It's still a good beer and very drinkable
Tried
on 07 Sep 2024
at 01:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bread nose. Clear amber, medium head. Pecan, bread crust. Medium body, eaay carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2024
at 00:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
s: lemons - blueberries - tart a: hazy apricot coloured body - thin white head t: apples - soured - fruit candy p: floral - slightly sweet - lactobilly funk o: complex - very light - great-for-season (summer!) 16 ounce can - Thirsty Mosquito: Chincoteague, Virginia - 26-May-2024 - US$4,50 - Canned: May 2023 - sampled: 29-June-2024
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2024
at 15:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
s: oranges - grass - perfume a: hazy orange body - thinnish white head t: curacao - rich wheat - light candy sweetness p: slightly bitter - yeast - crisp end o: complete - new-school - good malts 12 ounce can - Wegman's (grocery): Lake Manassas (Gainesville), Virginia - 20-June-2024 - US$2,33 (part of a mixed six) - sampled: 28-June-2024
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jun 2024
at 14:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very hazy, deep and opaque rich orange and thick straw yellow coloured body, with a nice two centimetre tall off-white and tan head that caps the beer nicely. Aroma of oranges, lactose, cream, vanilla, light grass, a dash of honey and some deep resin, but this seems very flavourful and hoppy. Medium to Full-bodied; Very strong orange-y and light grassy notes come through at first with some assertive bitterness from the fresh hops and ending with a light sweetness of candy and light fruits with the citrusey notes front and centre, but a deep, pretty noticeable malt backbone that hits nicely throughout. Aftertaste is deep, rich, hoppy, but balanced nicely throughout, with a good fruity sweetness with some additional honey, too, but a solid bitterness from the very fresh hops, with a relatively easy-going finish, but good for the style and respectable throughout. Get it if you like the style and can find it - the great name, theme and can make it that much better, too! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Newport News, Virginia on 20-November-2022 for US$3,50 sampled at my house here in Washington about a month later on 22-December-2022.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2024
at 06:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
s: full oranges (duh!) - papaya - juicy a: hazy straw body - white head t: tart-ish - creamy - oats p: robust - full-bodied - curacao o: enjoyable - pure new-school - great-for-style 16 ounce can - Wegman's (grocery): Woodbridge, Virginia - 23-December-2023 - US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) - sampled: 14-January-2024
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2024
at 18:16