Basic City Beer Company
Microbrewery
in
Waynesboro,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
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
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Wegman's Charlottesville, 5/28/22. Slightly hazy gold, large white head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt, earth, lime. Taste is citrus, lime, pale malt, hint of salt and tropical fruit. Juicy, well balanced, slick. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2022
at 02:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce can thanks to hershiser2! Thanks! Murky orange with some chunks. Thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of pineapple, mango, tangerine. Taste is dank, resin, pine, grapefruit, mild tropical fruit. Strong lingering bitterness.. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2022
at 03:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can thanks to hershiser2! 4/30/22. Hazy copper medium creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, piney hop. Taste is toffee, vanilla, raisin, piney hop. Crisp, well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2022
at 03:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce can thanks to hershiser! 4/29/22. Very hazy orange, large creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of mango, earth, tropical fruit. Taste is pale malt, resin, mango, tropical fruit, tangerine. Juicy, low bitterness. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2022
at 02:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can thanks to hershier2! 4/28/22. Hazy bright yellow, large creamy slightly off-white head, good retention. Aroma of mango, tangerine, floral hop. Taste is mango, melon, pale malt. Pretty simple, mild bitterness, well balanced. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2022
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce can thanks to hershiser2! 4/27/22. Hazy orange, small floating particles in suspenstion. Looks thick in the glass. Thin creamy off-white head. Decent retention. Aroma of grapefruit, resin, pale malt. Some mango in there. Taste is dank, resin, grapefuit. Dry, fairly strong bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2022
at 01:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce can thanks to hershiser2! 4/27/22. Hazy orange, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, honey, green hops. Taste is honey, caramel, mild hops. Sweet, but decent enough balance. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2022
at 01:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
$4.75 pint can, WW. Hazy gold with a soft white head. Nose is melon, sweat, earthy hops. Earthy, citrus peel, melon, caramel, toasted malt. It's odd.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2022
at 23:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$2.10 can, WW. Hazy amber with a small but soft off-white head. Apricot skin, light citrus, leaf nose. Caramel, roasted malt, apricot skin, glue, hint of citrus peel.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2022
at 01:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$2.10 can, WW. Dark brown with a small beige head. Roasted malt, toasted nut aroma. Flavor is roasted nut, dust, brown grasses. Simple, fine.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2022
at 00:30