South Street Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Charlottesville,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Blue Mountain Brewery
Associated Venue: South Street Brewery
Established in 1998
Contact
106 West South St, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Description
Charlottesville’s original brewery located one block off the downtown mall.
Welcome to the rebirth of Charlottesville’s longest-running brewery and pub! South Street Brewery was purchased in 2014 by Blue Mountain Brewery, whose owners have a deep connection with this storied brewing establishment. Two of Blue
Mountain’s founders—Mandi and Taylor Smack—both worked for South Street over a decade ago, Taylor having been the brewer from late 2001 until early 2007. Our company is
committed to maintaining and revitalizing this important Charlottesville landmark and gathering place.
We hope you enjoy our expanded beer offerings, including venerated South Street originals that helped shape the Central Virginia beer scene, as well as new beers reflecting the diversity and experimentation that is the heart of American craft brewing.
Admin Note: Originally established in 1998, South Street Brewery was purchased by Blue Mountain Brewery owners Taylor and Mandi Smack in 2014. Taylor Smack brewed at South Street Brewery for 5 years before founding Blue Mountain.
Welcome to the rebirth of Charlottesville’s longest-running brewery and pub! South Street Brewery was purchased in 2014 by Blue Mountain Brewery, whose owners have a deep connection with this storied brewing establishment. Two of Blue
Mountain’s founders—Mandi and Taylor Smack—both worked for South Street over a decade ago, Taylor having been the brewer from late 2001 until early 2007. Our company is
committed to maintaining and revitalizing this important Charlottesville landmark and gathering place.
We hope you enjoy our expanded beer offerings, including venerated South Street originals that helped shape the Central Virginia beer scene, as well as new beers reflecting the diversity and experimentation that is the heart of American craft brewing.
Admin Note: Originally established in 1998, South Street Brewery was purchased by Blue Mountain Brewery owners Taylor and Mandi Smack in 2014. Taylor Smack brewed at South Street Brewery for 5 years before founding Blue Mountain.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at brewery. Black as hell. Definite chocolate and coconut aroma. Taste is sweet chocolate with hints of coconut. Coconut not overpowering. Good stuff. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2016
at 14:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at South Street Brewery. Poured a clear golden orange color with a small white head. Aroma was light floral notes. Bitter and juicy notes. Lots of resin, malt balance. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 12:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at South Street Brewery. Poured a medium dark brown color, semi-translucent. Aroma was light roasted malts, light nutty chocolate character. Flavor was very mild dark fruits, finishes with a nice nutty notes, light chocolate malts. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 12:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at South Street Brewery. Poured a clear golden yellow color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light floral notes, no sharp bitterness. Light pine. Very creamy! Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 12:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at South Street Brewery. Pours a golden amber color with a small white head. Aroma was nice light floral notes, crisp hop cone. Really nice light malt backing. Light grapefruit. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 12:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at South Street Brewery. Poured a clear golden color with a small white head. Aroma was light floral hops. Mild citrus. Very light spices. Orange peel. Tasty light sour, candied orange finish. Actually pretty tasty. Liked it enough to get a full pint pour. Wife liked this the best out of the 10 on draft.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 11:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at South Street Brewery. Poured a clear golden amber color with a small white head. Aroma was pink grapefruit rind. Light funk in here. This had just a tiny bit of lacto notes to it. Maybe a touch too bitter to me. Wife actually liked it, which I was a bit shocked at.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 11:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On draft at South Street Brewery. Poured a clear golden color with a small fluffy white head. Aroma was light sweet malts, toasty grain. Tasty lager. Actually pretty decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2016
at 10:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper and light amber coloured body with a crystal-clear glow of amber and a thin, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of boozey oak, vanilla, bourbon, malt, earth and a bit of nuts - but the alcohol and bourbon notes are intense throughout. Medium-bodied; Assertive oaky and bourbon elements at first give way to a light vanilla and sweet note of caramel and toffee, with a lightish malt body and a hit of grain. Aftertaste shows more of the oak, the vanilla, the bourbon and especially the alcohol. Some sweetness comes through at the very end with some apples and other fruit elements beating out the caramel and toffee sweetness along with the more astringent alcohol flavours. Overall, a decent beer that shows what a bourbon barrel can do - strong flavours, a touch strong (at this very early stage) with some nuances that lend nice touches to beers that may already be good on their own. That said, this was a very fresh bottle (very unlikely for me) that showed decently, but is a bit harsh around the edges. Even if I waited my typical two+ years to sample a beer like this, it probably wouldn’t have been as good as I wanted it to bed. That said, it’s perhaps worth trying, especially if you like local barrel aged beers. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Costco in Pentagon City (Arlington), Virginia on 25-September-2016 for US$8,89, with an ’enjoy by’ date of 03-July-2017, sampled at home in Washington on 02-October-2016.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Oct 2016
at 03:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at brewery. Pours golden Amber with a small off-white head. Flavor is typical session IPA. Watered down that is. Tangerine and grapefruit rind, dish rag, mild toast. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2016
at 13:55