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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the brewery in Norfolk Virginia. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a a sticky white head. Aroma is big sweaty dank hop, green mango, orange rind, grass, oily. Palate is semi sweet z green hop, spicy, pithy citrus, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, pithy pissy citrus orange mango, mild hop burn.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2023
at 19:48
6/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2023
at 19:47
7/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2023
at 19:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at the brewery in Norfolk Virginia. A hazed golden brushed gold coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is flabby wheat, grassy, clove, grass, banana bread. Flavour is composed of semi sweet z bamama bread, clove, loose wheat, grass. Light tang. Palate is semi sweet, flabby, lihjt tang, moderate carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2023
at 19:43
6/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2023
at 19:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft: Poured a unclear golden with a white head. Aroma is pungent fruity, berry, salty. Taste is tart fruity, berry, sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2023
at 18:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a bark brown with a beige colored head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, malty. Taste is hoppy bitterness, citrus, fruity pebbles, piney, resinous, lively finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jan 2023
at 18:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Ever so slightly hazy golden and straw coloured body with a large, five to six centimetre tall off-white and even tan head that's beautifully microfoamed and stays atop nicely - great looking! Aroma of grass, hay, flowers, yeast, bread and some pungent, bitter hops, all on top of the deep yeast and breadiness in the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong malts show up front with a lot of breadiness and yeastie qualities, then some herbal and grassiness behind, with a good layer of hop bitterness here and some softer sugars on the end that seemingly come from citrus fruits, but also some pure caster sugar. Aftertaste is robust, with a lot derived from the malt and richness that it brings, but a pungent bitterness from the dry and grassy hops, all with a nice blend of sugars from fruits and caster sugar, but the balance throughout is struck very well, especially for the style. Overall, a nice beer for the style and sort of a nice blend of a pure East Coast IPA and a New England IPA and even an older school IPA with a new one. Great to sample super fresh and locally! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia on 23-August-2021 for US$3,50 sampled at my house here in Washington on 09-September-2021.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Oct 2022
at 01:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Poured a hazy yellow color with a medium sized white head. Creamy, light juicy notes. Pleasant stuff, big juice, some creamy sweet notes at the finish, mild vanilla.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2022
at 05:39
7/10
Creamy, light juicy notes. Pleasant stuff, big juice, some creamy sweet notes at the finish, mild vanilla.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2022
at 00:26