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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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5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
$3.50 Pint can from Wine Warehouse. Pours clear gold with a large white head. Nose is light citrus, grain, straw, very light wet dog. Flavor is very corny, some grasses, some wheat, dough. Maybe fine, but it’s a standard yellow Mexican lager... not overly creative or tasty.
Tried from Can on 10 Jul 2017 at 19:39

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
$4.30 can from Wine Warehouse. Pours hazy golden - looks like orange juice without pulp. Small white head. Aroma is heavy hops: pine, citrus peel, minor cat piss. Flavor is juicy orange and minor grapefruit. Pine in there too, but mostly spiked orange juice. I think I get a nectarine or sweet apricot finish. Quite tasty.
Tried from Can on 10 Jul 2017 at 15:46

8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample at the Funk Collective at BFS. Cloudy golden color small white head. Aroma of dusty haystacks and peaches dunked in white wine. Taste is vinous stonefruit and white pepper. Tasty.
Tried on 09 Jul 2017 at 16:49

8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sample at the Funk Collective at BFS. Hazy purplish color. Vinous plum aroma. Taste is sweet and sour dark fruit.
Tried on 09 Jul 2017 at 11:40

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
16 oz can shared by a friend, thanks Tyler! Clear amber with off-white head. Aromas of malt, biscuit. Tastes of biscuit, malt, light citrus. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2017 at 19:45

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750 ml bottle sampled at Dominion Wine & Beer, thanks Tyler! Slightly hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of wine, citrus, floral notes. Tastes of citrus, wine, light spice, stone fruit. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Nice sour saison.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2017 at 23:50

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Commonwealth Papi Chulo (by Commonwealth Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

6/VI/17 - 1Pt. can from a trade, shared @ Youtube Tasting (home) - BB: n/a, filled: III/22/17 (2017-786) Thanks to ajax25g for the trade!

Clear orange beer, creamy irregular yellow head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit sweet, malty, fruity touch, mango, tropical fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, bit fruity, citrus, bit piny, malty, resinous, some tropical fruit. Aftertaste: more tropical fruit, pineapple, passion fruit, grapefruit, nice bitterness.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2017 at 17:12

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Birch and Barley, DC tap: pours clear gold with a white head. Aroma is lihhtly fruity with some bready biscuit situation. Taste is fairly mellow. Low hops. Bready and lightly sweet. Body is fairly carbonated. Ok.
Tried from Draft on 21 May 2017 at 10:31

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4 oz pour on draft at Rustico Ballston. Poured a slightly hazy brown color with a small head. Aroma was sweet, toasted malt notes. Lots of dried fruits in this one - brown sugar. Flavor was slightly boozy, fruits, dried fruits - bready.
Tried from Draft on 12 May 2017 at 01:29

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at Churchkey. Poured a very slightly hazy golden color with a slightly off-white head. Aroma was some light herbal notes, light clove - light sweet candi notes. Flavor was similar - light herbal character, clove. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 07 May 2017 at 21:58