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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can drunk 8/9/18.
Thoroughly hazy-soupy, maize-bronze, somewhat dark, with a small, off-white head atop showing low retention.
Strong papaya is immediately rather tangy, with heavy lemon leading to moderate pine and white grapefruit. Bare, cracker-like malts sit behind it, adding little. Yeast shows definite bubble gum and round, fruity esters, but the punchy pineapple, twangy papaya and resinous pine character seems unrelenting. Even with warming/breathing it fails to really soften.
In the mouth it's just too bitter, resinous and twangy, with heavy papaya, unripe pineapple, bitter lemon and resinous pine. The texture, as always, is perfect. Tight carbonation, soft and malty with high attenuation. Well-made beer, just not a fan of this hop whatsoever.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2018 at 17:00

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
9-11-2018
Tried on 12 Sep 2018 at 01:39

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pounder: Yeast, allspice, cardamom nose. Clear amber, thin head. Tart apple, allspice. Medium body, easy carbonation. Not as bad as I expected. The spice addition is restrained, thankfully. Not for me, though.
Tried on 11 Sep 2018 at 23:31

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can 9-10-18
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2018 at 02:11

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cans 9-5-18
Tried from Can on 10 Sep 2018 at 02:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
$5.00 pint can, Beer Run. Pours clear pale gold with a small white head that quickly fades. Aroma is sour apple, grass, hay, anise. Flavor is bittersweet grasses, cinnamon, pineapple, light chili powder. Kinda tangy, kinda jumbled. Not my favorite offering from the brewery.
Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2018 at 21:19

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
16oz can pours a translucent dark orange with some sticky, sudsy, white head. Big mango and melon nose guava too, orange, some vanilla. Flavor is bigger and also more specific, orange and grapefruit, soap, pine. Finishes full bodied, bitter.
Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2018 at 01:02

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Pounder: Pineapple and mango nose. Cloudy orange, medium head, good lace. Orange, grapefruit. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried on 07 Sep 2018 at 21:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pounder: Pecan nose. Crystal clear brown, medium head, good retention. Pecan, lightly sweet malt, dried leaves and soil. Medium body, easy carbonation. Drinks like a dunkel. Good.
Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2018 at 22:41

6.5/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can 8-31-18
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2018 at 01:55