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
Can: Poured a bright hazy yellow with a frothy white lacing head. Aroma is juicy hops, tropical, fruity, papaya. Taste is similar with juicy hops, bitter but not overly, fruity, tropical, citrus, papaya.
Tried
from Can
from
Earlybird's Bottle Shop
on 17 Jan 2026
at 02:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Dasha: pours pale gold with a white head. Aroma is grassy and mineral. Taste is lightly bitter, super crisp, very refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2026
at 01:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Dasha: pours pale yellow with white head. Aroma is very floral and a tad yeasty, some bubblegum: little floral and tangy tastes. Some sweetness, but generally dry. Pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2025
at 04:34
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
a: completely clear golden body | ultra-thin white head
a: drying | bread | lemons
f: biscuits | deep yeast | perfumey end
t: soft sugar | crisp | mineraly finish
o: malt-centric | bitter | grass-like throughout
16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market: Arlington (Rosslyn), Virginia | 16-November-2025 | US$3,49 | no can date | sampled: 21-November-2025 while at Busch Gardens Williamsburg with my family of five
a: drying | bread | lemons
f: biscuits | deep yeast | perfumey end
t: soft sugar | crisp | mineraly finish
o: malt-centric | bitter | grass-like throughout
16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market: Arlington (Rosslyn), Virginia | 16-November-2025 | US$3,49 | no can date | sampled: 21-November-2025 while at Busch Gardens Williamsburg with my family of five
Tried
from Can
from
MOM's Organic Market - Merrifield
on 21 Nov 2025
at 16:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can pour. Poured a slightly hazy golden color with a very small white head. Aroma was grassy and smooth. Light bready character. Crisp, light grass. Very easy to drink. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 01:05
6.5/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 21:29
7/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 21:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft pour at Westover Beer Garden. Poured a slightly hazy, mostly clear golden yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was light, malty citrus. Light bubblegum, and some light dusty funk.
Tried
from Draft
at
Westover Market Beer Garden
on 11 Oct 2025
at 00:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Orange, grass. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2025
at 11:56
7.5/10
Tried
on 16 Sep 2025
at 20:30