Commonwealth Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2015

Contact
2444 Pleasure House Rd, Virginia Beach, VA, 23455, United States
Description
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.

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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Grapefruit and tangerine. Pours murky orange with decent head and lacing. Pineapple. Light hop tang finish but this is pretty nice. Tap at Fairfax taproom.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 11 Jul 2025 at 21:24

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Nice crisp oktoberfest. Pours clear golden with good head. A light note of lime but mostly crisp barley. Light bitter end. Tap at brewery taproom in Fairfax.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 11 Jul 2025 at 21:20

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Solid hefeweizen, with everything the style ought to have and nothing it shouldn't. Pours hazy yellow with great head and lacing. Light lemon, some banana. Maybe a hint of clove. Tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 11 Jul 2025 at 20:22

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Nice, crisp kolsch. Dry, pleasant and a little farmish hay. Pours clear golden without much head. Snappy crisp finish. Tap at brewery in Fairfax.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 11 Jul 2025 at 20:18

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Harpoon Larry's in VA beach, very fresh keg I am told. Yellow smoothie look, great nose of pine and mango. Really nice big tropical and foresty flavor, it's a fantastic juicy hazy pine bomb with smooth bitterness. Excellent beer!
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2025 at 22:27

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Westover Beer Garden. Poured a hazy, light orange color with a dense, off-white head. Aroma was tangerine, grain, light wheat. Creamy, light oat, dusty bubblegum. Interesting.
Tried from Draft at Westover Market Beer Garden on 12 Jun 2025 at 20:22

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A weird mix of ingredients that I was predisposed not to like. But it's not that bad actually, even kind of comes together ok. Ginger and habanero are light. Pomegranate comes on heavy, and some lime. It kind of works, but then again, I'd never buy and drink a six pack of this. Tap at Fairfax taproom.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 24 May 2025 at 21:00

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Definitely lots of pineapple. Not sure how much IPA I detect under that, but there is a little there. Maybe some lime. Overripe pineapple colour--murky yellow orange. Sweet and boozy end. Decent for a fruit IPA but it's still just a fruit IPA.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 24 May 2025 at 20:49

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Passion fruit and tangerine. A dose of citrus here. Murky orange yellow pour without much head and a bit of lacing. Light hop tang finish. Tap at Fairfax taproom.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 24 May 2025 at 20:25

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Florals and sharp pine. Maybe a little coriander. Dark copper pour. Mostly clear, ok head and good lacing. End is quite bitter, and good body. Tap at Fairfax taproom.
Tried from Draft at Commonwealth Brewing Co. (Fairfax) on 24 May 2025 at 20:15