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 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz can at Spacebar split with a drunken KBS’d DCLawyer. Dark brownish black with tan head. Aromas of pencil, chocolate, cocoa. Tastes of chocolate, cocoa, light milk. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2016
at 23:14
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draft: Chemical and green apple nose. Clear golden , thin head. Very mild and neutral, maybe grass. Light body, moderate carbonation. Macro-ish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2016
at 19:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
12 oz can at Spacebar into a pint glass. Thanks to my friend Ben! Canned 10/14/2015. Clear amber with off-white head. Aromas of soapy notes, floral, biscuit. Tastes of citrus, floral, light malt. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2015
at 19:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Total Wine, Fairfax: pours golden with white head. Aroma is farmhousr funk, sugar, flowers, and fruit and spice. Taste is much along the same lines. Dry and a bit funky. A bit dry. Not bad.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2015
at 17:33
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. Pours clean golden with no head. Smells of grassy lager. Taste is grass light lemon blah. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2015
at 10:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at World of Beer Charlottesville. Hazy golden, thin fizzy white head, good retention. Aroma of floral, noble, grassy hops, pale malt. The taste is pale malt, hay, grassy and noble hops. Medium bodied lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 17 Sep 2015
at 23:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Lemon zest nose. Cloudy golden, thin. Whole lemon, white grape, cobweb. Lemongrass finish. Med, spritzy, dry.
Tried
on 12 Sep 2015
at 15:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft. Clear golden amber color, fluffy tan head with good retention and lacing. Caramel aroma. Taste is lightly peppery caramel, light body. Plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2015
at 10:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the DC Beer Festival in Nationals Stadium. Poured a nice clear dark orange color with a small off-white head. Aroma was nice grapefruit, lemon zest, pine resin. Flavor was similar, nice grapefruits, sweet malts, light lemon zest. Juicy. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2015
at 01:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the DC Beer Festival in Nationals Stadium. Poured a cloudy yellow color with a fluffy white head. Aroma was lots of citrus, wheat notes. Some light cloves in it. Flavor was grain, wheat, yeast. Tastes like Summer.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2015
at 00:41