Commonwealth Brewing Co was founded as the manifestation of one family’s love for making uncompromising, exceptional beer and sharing the experiences with friends. The spark of inspiration was ignited during a revelatory European brewery and beer hall tour while Jeramy was visiting Natalie, who was traveling (aka wandering) abroad for two years. But it wasn’t until 2013, after years of stove top excellence, beer geekery and a house too full of brewing equipment, that it was time to fully embrace the craft beer lifestyle.
Commonwealth opened Sept 6, 2015 as a result of next level commitment, mild insanity, family, friends and a profound sense of purpose. Since then, we’ve grown into a tight knit band of like minded people who believe beer should be adventurous, diverse, extremely drinkable, and defy boundaries. We honor farmhouse traditions, huge hop American styles, and the complex depths of wild fermentations.
Located inside a fully renovated, former fire and rescue station built in 1962 and nestled in a funky beach cottage community (flip flops mandatory) on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach, our facility is complete with a double garage bay tasting room, private event spaces, an outdoor beer garden, and a conditioned barrel cellar housing hundreds of barrels of mixed fermentations for long term aging.
Draft pour at Dominion Wine & Beer. Poured a slightly hazy yellow-orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was nice orange citrus. Light melon, touch of resin. Juicy. Really nice.
$5.00 pint can, Beer Run. Pours murky orange, looks like juice. Small off-white head. Aroma is juicy orange, pineapple, light rubbing alcohol. Flavor is juicy: pineapple, orange, grapefruit, stone fruit. Slightly bitter with a grapefruit peel and green leaf finish.
$5.00 pint can, Beer Run. Murky gold pour with a golden head - quite soft. Aroma is sour orange juice, grapefruit peel, melon. Flavor is juicy citrus, melon juice, pine, green onion, resin, glue. Interesting mix. Thick in the mouth and definitely boozy.
$4.75 pint can, Beer Run. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is lime zest, mango, green grass. Flavor is lime juice, white bread crust, mango. Not really getting the "smoked" part.
Full pour on draft at Dominion Wine & Beer. Snifter. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, floral, pine, garlic and onion. Tastes of tropical fruit, citrus, floral, pine. Medium body with a dry finish. Tasty.
$5.00 pint can from Beer Run. Pours murky gold with a soft off-white head. Wow, this aroma packs a nice tropical fruit punch: pineapple, guava, mango, along with floral hops, green hops as well. Flavor is slightly sweet tropical fruit juice, floral hops, vanilla, caramel, light fennel, citrus peel. Very nice.
$5.00 can from Beer Run. Pours hazy gold with a pinkish tint, small white head. Aroma is grapefruit juice, lime juice, guava, green grass. Flavor is overtaken by guava, then juicy lime, then white bread crust.