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.
16 oz can, bought from Dominion Wine and Beer. Poured a pitch black color with a fluffy tan head. Aroma was pine, roasted malts. Flavor had nice light pine resin, roasted but not burnt malts (so many black IPAs taste burnt to me). This is really smooth and creamy. Really nice.
16 oz can poured into a tulip. Black with light tan head. Aromas of citrus, pine, roasty notes. Tastes of citrus, roasty notes, pine, light floral notes, a little caramel sweetness. Medium body with a dry finish. Nicely balanced black IPA.
7 oz pour on draft at Rustico's Novemberfest shared. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of honey, light marshmallow, citrus, stone fruit. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, pine. Medium body with a dry finish.
Can shared in CW - many thanks to Tipple. Pours hazy gold with a creamy, white topping. The nose is moderate dank, with nips of melon and peach as well. Medium sweet flavour with low bitterness, nice melon, more peach. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Balanced finish. Nice juice.
Can from Norm's Beer and Wine in Vienna, VA Aroma: citrus, biscuit, tropical fruit, resin, herbs, green peppers Appearance: hazy orange-amber with an off-white head Taste: medium bitterness, medium sweetness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Draft pour at Novemberfest at Rustico Alexandria. Poured a hazy golden yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light citrus notes, some floral pho notes, light grain, some fruit. Flavor was citrus hop bitterness. Not a lot of marshmallow that I could tell. Tasty.
Draft at Spacebar. Poured a very dark cola color with a small tan head. Aroma was sweet berries, roasted malt. Roasted chocolate too. Sweet, light bitterness, chocolate. Some very light lacto-raspberry tartness. Sweet.
Draft at Spacebar. Poured a clear golden orange color with a small white head. Aroma was very juicy grapefruit, floral hops. Juicy. Nice bitterness. Really good, dry finish to this one.