Our Brewing Philosophy: Fresh...Innovative...and barrel-aged(sour and non sour). The Answer you've been waiting for.
Founder and Chief Beer Officer, An Bui has gained international recognition in his years spent working at his family-owned restaurant, Mekong, the Vietnamese eatery located in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1995, Mekong flourished into an award-winning spot for beer enthusiasts because of its wide variety of rare and international beers and expansive food menu. After years of spreading his passion for craft beer to the local community and throughout, Bui decided to take things a step further. On September 2, 2014, An opened the doors to The Answer Brewpub, his very own craft brewery. Featuring 56 taps, 2 bars, and an exceptional stage area for live music, The Answer has become another means of An’s continuous vision to expand the Richmond beer community.
A: slightly hazy golden straw body | thinnish pure white head A: crisp | light biscuits | dank F: full oranges | white wine | lychees T: slight wheat | some grassiness | jasmine finish O: easy-drinking | floral throughout | nice for style
16 oz pour on draught | The Answer Brewpub (Mekong was closed for the weekend) | 30-August-2025 | US$8,00 | sampled: 30-August-2025, with my family of five
16oz can is a murky yellow with a finger of white head. Noer has straw and some wheat. Dried grasses. Mosaic comes through. Lightly creamy. Flavor has some minerality, grass, grist, wheat, lightly vegetal. Floral notes kick in late. Dry. Bitter. Medium full.
16oz can is pulpy. Nose has tropicals, mostly pineapple and fresh papaya. Fresh orange and grass. Wheaty. Flavor is grassy, grainy, dried herbs, some citrus peel, tropicals seem to fade. Medium full bodied. Bitter.
32oz crowler from the brewery pours a clear, dark gold with some frothy white head. Nose has stinky C hops, Simcoe is clear, pine, some soap. There's also some malt and some clear candy that presented as it warmed. It drinks like a West Coast... just not dry. Citrus peel, some candy, wheat. Good amount of soap and pine. Bitter with a nice peppery character on the finish. It's just off dry.