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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7/10
Hazy gold bod sml wht head. Tart citrus and fruit arma. Citrus tart floral flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2017 at 14:15

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Hazy amb sml wht head. Big citrus catty arma. Catty citrus resiny flav. Med bod mod carb. 8/3/8/5/17 4.1
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2017 at 12:40

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
16oz can which had been in the fridge a few weeks. Pours an opaque black with lots of frothy, brown head. Nose honestly has something odd right off the back... sort of green with cabbage but a little spoiled meat too, beyond that the traditional malt/toast/roast notes are there, some chocolate malt balls. Thankfully whatever funk is in the nose is gone in the flavor, here you have classic roast/molasses flavors, chocolate ice cream, espresso bean. Finishes full bodied but mostly dry.
Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2017 at 13:59

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
32oz growler pours an opaque black with some tan head. Nose has chocolate, raspberries, molasses, some Kool Aid. Flavor has more Kool Aid, grape soda, molasses, some milk chocolate. Sadly, finishes watery.
Tried from Growler on 12 Sep 2017 at 09:54

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Churchkey for a VA/MD tap take over. Pours an opaque orange with some lacing head. Nose is heavy herbs, lavender, basil seed, lemon, some floral notes. Flavor follows, heavy lavender, honey, floral, lemon, paper. Finishes bitter and tannic.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2017 at 14:46

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of vanilla, lemon. Tastes of floral notes, lemon citrus and peel. Medium body with a dry finish. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 06 Sep 2017 at 22:47

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Churchkey for a VA/MD tap take over. Pours a muddy caramel brown with some tan head. Nose has cherry, red wine vinegar, tobacco leaf, earthy. Flavor is tart with cherries, raisins, red wine, wood, tobacco, some earthy notes. Tart and dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 02 Sep 2017 at 15:02

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pounder: Lilly, daffodil, grapefruit nose. Cloudy ochre, thin head. Dry lilly and grapefruit. Medium body, easy carbonation. Rather like vase water, could be a little sweeter.
Tried on 01 Sep 2017 at 21:10

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pounder: Lemon gum drops, lillies, lemon zest nose. Hazy yellow, thick head, nice lace. Lemon zest and lillies. Light body, soft carbonation. Good intensity.
Tried on 28 Aug 2017 at 18:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at Red Apron Burger Bar. Crystal clear golden color massive dense white head. Aroma of spiced dusty straw and black pepper. Taste is sweet straw and peppery spice. Tasty stuff
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2017 at 11:29