Basic City Beer Company
Microbrewery
in
Waynesboro,
Virginia,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2016
Contact
Description
"Basic City Beer Co draws a brand from the smolderings and lore of a 'Lost Town'- Basic City, Virginia: Circa 1899- to reclaim the enduring American Spirit from this pre-prohibition, Industrial era & to Repurpose the Intoxicating Lure of the American Dream.
Oh! and we make damn good Craft Beer too!"
-Bart Lanman-The Mayor of Basic City
Oh! and we make damn good Craft Beer too!"
-Bart Lanman-The Mayor of Basic City
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Mild honey nose. Clear golden, thin head. Corn pops. Malty end. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2017
at 16:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Clear brown color see pic please. Cocoa aroma. Taste is malty chocolate. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2017
at 16:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at brewery. Clear golden amber, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of tropical fruit, grapefruit, pale malt. The taste is bitter grapefruit, pale malt, mild lemongrass. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:49
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at brewery. Murky medium brown, thin fizzy head, poor retention. Looks terrible. Aroma of milk chocolate, roast. The taste is roast, chocolate, cherries, mild hops. Thin.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at brewery. Hazy lemon yellow, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of wheat, lemon, pine, grapefruit. Taste is lemon, pine, resin, pale malt. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness, well balanced. Nice.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at brewery. Slightly hazy gold large foamy offwhite head, good retention. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, resin, pale malt. Taste is pine, grapefruit, pale doughy malt. Thin, mild lingering bitterness. Smells great but then kinda mediocre.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:36
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at brewery. Clear red, large pink tinted white head, good retention. Aroma of floral notes, earth, plum, caramel, raisin. The taste is peppers, hibiscus, cranberry, mild toastiness. Medium bodied, oily.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at brewery. Clear amber, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of toasted Malt, faint herbal hops. Taste is toasted caramel malt, hints of fruitiness. Medium bodied, crisp. 100th amber lager!
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:17
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at brewery. Hazy golden large foamy white head, good retention. Weak aroma of pale malt and honey. Taste is strong grassy, herbal hops, mildly sweet pale malt. Medium bodied, crisp.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at brewery. Clear golden, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of white bread, mild toast, grassy hops. The taste is doughy white bread, mild grassy hops, hints of apple. Thin, crisp, refreshing.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2016
at 13:08