Smartmouth Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Norfolk,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Smartmouth Brewing Company
Established in 2012
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Barley and light citrus. Some tin. Easy drinking. Not a lot here but ok. Golden pour with ok head. Crisp finish. Tap.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Ballston Service Station, Arlington. Poured an orange color with a small, dense white head with a ton of lacing. Nice hoppy character, melon. Very light floral and slight pine resin? Very juicy and refreshing.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Astro Chimp from Smartmouth Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at Jack Brown's Beer and Burger Joint in Norfolk, Virginia. Poured a kind of pale, hazy, pink-orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was really nice light tartness. Raspberry. Cherry skins. Pleasant stuff.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Game On IPA from Smartmouth Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Taster at COVA. Golden pour, light cloudiness, small foamy head. Aroma and taste feature fruity, citrus notes, juicy, smooth. Tasty and refreshing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Raspberry, wheat. Some lime and hay. Pours pinkish and cloudy with ok head. Light tangy finish. Not a lot here, and a pint is a lot.
Light hazy gold body small foamy white head. Grassy pils aroma. Grassy pils flav. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/13 3.3
maniac (11822) ticked Game On IPA from Smartmouth Brewing Company 4 years ago
Clear gold body small foamy white head. Floral fruity aroma. Flroal earthy woody flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
maniac (11822) ticked Alter Ego Saison from Smartmouth Brewing Company 4 years ago
Hazy gold body small foamy white head. Spicy perfumy aroma. Spicy herbal perfumy flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 3.4
CLW (16859) reviewed Alter Ego Saison from Smartmouth Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
16 oz. draft. Buffalo Wild Wing, Norfolk, VA. Flavor is mild bubblegum, honey-ish, and a note of black pepper. Lighter body with a thinner texture. This seems like a hybrid between a Hefeweizen and saison. Very yeasty.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Very Dangerous from Smartmouth Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very hazy, super deep golden coloured body with a bright pure straw yellow coloured tint, all below a thick, super fast-dying, soda-like white head, with the body being around 90 per cent opaque. Aroma of very strong bananas, yeast, wheat, sweet fruits and a dash of caster sugar with a tart key lime bite at the end, but the bananas and sugars are definitely there. Medium-bodied; Very strong banana-y and wheatie flavours dominate at first with a tart lime and even hibiscus like note with some very subtle brine and saltiness here, but this really is about the fruits and the wheat - very easy-drinking with a high level of carbonation, evident from that head. Aftertaste is well-rounded with a lot of fruit elements, some good wheat, yeast and herbal characteristics, but the tart, briney and complex bananas and lime flavours are the best here with a light level of sweetness on the finish. Overall, a pretty nice fruited gose with a lot of effervescence and a nice flavour, especially for the summertime in hot Washington! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 18-April-2021 ofr US$1,87 sampled at my house here in Washington after spending the entire day smoking meats on 18-July-2021.