Väsen Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Richmond,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Väsen Brewing Company
Established in 2017
Contact
Description
The Swedish word “väsen” honors our Scandinavian heritage and translates as one’s inner essence or way of being. At Väsen Brewing Company, brewing is about creating and appreciating something greater than yourself. Our beer is a medium through which we express ourselves and our appreciation for our environment. We brew to inspire others to chase the things they love.
Väsen beers combine the experimental spirit that defines American craft beer with the rustic and funky flavors of Belgian farmhouse and sour ales.
We’ve developed a distinctive brewing process that produces balanced, sessionable beers that are perfect for long days outside. Our barrel-aging program let’s us flood Richmond with the funkiest of farmhouse ales, complemented by a variety of Saisons, wheat beers, and pale ales.
Our goal is to make unconventional ales and celebrate those who share an appreciation for the outdoors and spark positive change in their communities.
Väsen beers combine the experimental spirit that defines American craft beer with the rustic and funky flavors of Belgian farmhouse and sour ales.
We’ve developed a distinctive brewing process that produces balanced, sessionable beers that are perfect for long days outside. Our barrel-aging program let’s us flood Richmond with the funkiest of farmhouse ales, complemented by a variety of Saisons, wheat beers, and pale ales.
Our goal is to make unconventional ales and celebrate those who share an appreciation for the outdoors and spark positive change in their communities.
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Poured a deep orange color with a small white head, creamy. Aroma was pine, pineapple, with some resin. Flavor was light melon, grapefruit. This was super fruity, with some really nice hop tang. Crisp finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2026
at 17:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draft at Westover Market Beer Garden. Poured a slightly hazy orange color wit ha small white head. Aroma was nice acidic notes, oranges, with some agave. Flavor was light acidic fruit, lots of margarita. Fruity. A little sharp citrus acid, but overall, it's good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Westover Market Beer Garden
on 18 Jun 2026
at 19:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Starchy yellow from the 16oz can. Nose is starchy, jasmine, herbal. Flavors same. Starchy finish. Lightly sweet. Nice. 6 6.5 7 7 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2026
at 16:26
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy golden with a white head. Sweet malty, citrus, mineral, apricot. Sorta harsh bitterness without being all that bitter. Medium body. Finish lingers a bit. Unsure what they mean by farmhouse as this is a fairly standard NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2026
at 15:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
16oz can pour at the DC Beer share. Poured a dark yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was some light herbal notes, some grass, grain. Flavor was similar, some funky yeast, light grain, some herbal hops.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2026
at 18:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Poured a hazy light yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was relatively light bodied citrus, with a very light bitterness. Some mild grain. This is pretty tasty.
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Chantilly
on 10 May 2026
at 00:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
A little pine but mostly just a malt aroma. Some lemon in the mouth. Not super complex. Pours clear golden with decent head. Light bitter end. Can.
Tried
from Draft
from
Norm's Beer and Wine
on 05 May 2026
at 01:03
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2026
at 01:05
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2026
at 01:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pint can - the label says “farmhouse ipa” - I am not sure what is farmhouse about it, but it is pretty tasty - lots of bright citra and herbal mosaic hops, along with the more old school bitterness of the Amarillo - more bitter than most hazy ipas, so kind of splits the difference between west coast and hazy - spicy finish - I dig it.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 21:27