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 poured into a tulip. Mostly clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, floral notes, light malt, garlic, onion. Tastes of citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, pine, floral notes, garlic. Medium body with a dry finish. Was a bit hesitant on the ABV but it came together pretty nicely.
Can at L42 - thanks to Adrian. It pours crazy cloudy yellow - gold with a medium white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, fresh, juicy, oily, brioche, candied fruits, nectarine, plum and marmalade. The taste is soft, sweet, oily, zesty pithy, nectarine, yellow plum, tangy lemonade and piney resins with a dry, pithy finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty solid stuff.
Can shared on Level 42 19/10/2017. Many thanks to Tipple for this one. . A translucent yellow gold coloured pour with a loose white heas. Aroma i s mellon dank, little onion, light lemon, pencil. Palate is semi sweet, srticky resin, moderate carbonation. Ok. Flavour is composed of od semi sweet, sticky orange rind, resin, pine, onion,. Lingering onion, midget gems. Mixed dank hop.
Beer club special-release cans from Hop, Cask, & Barrel (Washington DC) 10/18/17. Pours a turbid peachy orange. Aroma is reminiscent of creamsicle. Taste is citrus with moderate bitterness, though the flavoring hops are muted by the fruit.