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.
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can poured into a tulip. Mostly clear to slightly hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, pineapple, stone fruit, spice. Tastes of tart notes, spice, citrus, tropical fruit, salt. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2018
at 07:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can poured into a willi becher. Cloudy orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, flora, pine. Tastes of citrus, floral, onion, pine. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2018
at 07:30
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can poured into a willi becher. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, floral. Tastes of citrus, floral, pine, tropical fruit. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2018
at 07:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz pour on draft at B Side. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of grassy notes, floral, pine, juniper, herbs. Tastes of citrus, floral, pine, garlic. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2018
at 01:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at B Side. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral, pine. Tastes of citrus, tropical fruit, pine, garlic, onion. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2018
at 01:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can poured into a tulip. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of orange citrus, floral, garlic, tropical fruit. Tastes of citrus, floral, tropical fruit, pine, garlic. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2018
at 23:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Poured a kind of muted, semi-opaque, fruit punch red color with not much of a head to speak of. Aroma was really juicy - lots of tart raspberry, some light peach notes. Mild salty sea breeze notes. Flavor was a bit like sweet fruit roll ups, raspberry, light tart salt notes.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2018
at 06:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can - this thing is like a hop milkshake - super turbid - nose and flavor heavy on tropical fruit and spicy hop character - bitterness is heavy, bordering on astringent, but is so juicy and flavorful it almost gets a pass for that - I pounded two cans of this in an hour last night despite its high abv, if that tells you anything.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2018
at 04:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From Dominion Wine and Beer. Poured a very clear dark yellow color. Crisp, clean. Earthy hops, with crisp hops. Easy to drink, smooth. Perfectly fine.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2018
at 02:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cans 9-12-18
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2018
at 02:01