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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pint can thanks to hershiser2! 8/2/22. Hazy orange, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of dank, lime. Taste is dank, tangerine, pine, grapefruit. Moderate bitterness. Interesting choice to drink right after mowing the lawn. I checked, I’m not missing any digits.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2022
at 01:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Wegmans can. Clear brown with a reddish tint and a large beige head. Toffee, caramel, brown leaf nose. Dry caramel, nuts, brown leaf, toast scrapings. Simple, but smooth and tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2022
at 22:06
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Pint can thanks to hershiser2! 7/30/22. Murky orange, large fizzy tan head, poor retention. Aroma of banana, canned fruit. Taste is canned fruit, citrus, pineapple. High carb. Mild tartness. Not good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2022
at 02:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Wegman’s Charlottesville, 7/29/22. Clear dark amber, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of toast, toffee, cherry. Taste is toffee, caramel, stone fruit, cherry. Well balanced. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2022
at 01:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Charrred oak nose. Black, thin tan head. Charred oak, plum skins. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2022
at 01:23
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
6-18-22 virtue feed & grain
Tried
on 18 Jun 2022
at 20:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
6-18-22 Virtue Feed & grain
Tried
on 18 Jun 2022
at 20:15
7/10
Hazy gold pour. Thick foamy head. Even lace. Sweet flavor of hops and some malt. Honey, grape, bread, and grass notes. Honey and bread palate. Medium palate.
Tried
on 11 May 2022
at 00:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Mild apricot and white grape nose. Amber snow globe in apperance, medium head, nice lace. Bread, honey, apricot, grass, white grape. Clove accents. Full body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 10 May 2022
at 23:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Some haze to it with a white head. The marshmallows come thru but thankfully not over the top. Some citrus, lactose, marshmallow, tropical juice. Medium bodied. This is a hype beer? I mean, yea it’s an interesting ingredient but doesn’t taste all that interesting. Still, it’s good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2022
at 21:50