Smartmouth Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Smartmouth Brewing Company

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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5
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can. Poured a darker color than I expected it to be - copper color, with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was big resin, though not overly pine. Was hoping for more of a spruce, bitter character here, like whole hop cone. More malt forward. It should be fresh, as I just bought it, but it isn't popping like what I was hoping for.

Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2021 at 07:04


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF'19 Day 3, 08/08/19. Murky orange with a decent egg shell white covering. Nose is citric pith, dank chimes, grass, ripe melon, pine needle. Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, bitter orange, cantaloupe melon. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy hop bitterness. Decent.

Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2021 at 12:42