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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6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can: Banana, lemon, and clove nose, evident but not strong. Clear amber, thin head. Lemon and wheat flavor, mild peppery coriander finish. Medium body, easy carbonation. A good attempt at the style from an American brewer.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2016 at 23:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Total Wines and more, Sterling VA. Pale gold and slightly hazy, with a decent, white, head. A decent saison, with floral hops, a peppery edge, yeast grains, some citrus and stone fruits, touch of green herbiness and a dryish finish. Good.
Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2016 at 13:46

7.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear golden coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre tall head that fades fairly fast. Aroma of resin, tropical fruits, pine, light earth, citrus and way more sticky resin - very nice. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive resinous and sweet sticky flavours at first with some subdued pine, a touch of grain, light earth and a nice mellow citrus flavour near the end. Aftertaste shows some grass, hay, resin, tropical fruits, earth and a faint amount of alcohol, but this is all about the resin, a touch of pine and tropical fruits - very unaware of the high alcohol content or the fact that it’s an Imperial IPA - this is nice and very easy to drink for the style! Overall, a nice beer that shows well and has some great resinous, piney and tropical fruit based hop notes throughout. I sampled this on draught in a thirty two ounce growler fill a few hours ago on 19-November-2016 for US$5,00 at Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia sampled at home in Washington just a few hours later for another great deal on tap!
Tried from Growler on 20 Nov 2016 at 01:01

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12oz can. Poured a light yellow color, white head. Aroma was tasty yeast notes, light grain, touch of nice spice notes, banana and clove. Very mild, really tasty.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2016 at 21:40

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
12oz can. Poured a clear amber color with a small white head. Aroma was light malt. Light sweet grain, touch grassy.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2016 at 21:39

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
$9.49 bomber bottle from wine warehouse. Pours hazy dark golden to light orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is citrus, light coffee, Pine, bread. Flavor is good. Heavy pine, actual orange, grapefruit rind, all on top of a toasted cracker malt. Not syrupy and quite bitter with a long, lingering finish of grapefruit rind. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2016 at 16:19

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
$1.95 can from Wine Warehouse. Pours hazy golden with only a dusting of a head. Heavy hop aroma - lots of citrus peel, pine, flowers. Taste is a bitter black tea with grapefruit peel, light tropical fruit, light caramel, and light toast.
Tried from Can on 25 Sep 2016 at 16:39

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can - Wine Warehouse. Mildly hazy pale golden with a small head. Aroma is lemongrass, mild barnyard. Taste is lemony, grassy, not a ton to it’s body.
Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2016 at 23:55

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Wine Warehouse, $2.30. Pours orangy with no head, white gunk floating in there. Heft hop aroma. Grapefruit, green hops in the taste. Strong as hell too. Thankfully not syrupy.
Tried from Can on 24 Sep 2016 at 21:03

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
On tap at Whole Foods Market in Fair Lakes, VA Aroma: citrus, floral, toast, pine, nuts Appearance: hazy amber with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried from Draft on 16 Sep 2016 at 19:56