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.

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5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear amber with an ecru head. Nutty nose. Malty flavors. Not very interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2015 at 18:41

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear amber with a thick off white head. Nutty nose. Flavors of toast and toasted nuts. Light bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2015 at 17:32

2.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Clear golden coloured body with a tiny bit of a copper glow and a thinnish, two centimetre tall just off-white head. Aroma of grass, lemons, metal and a little funky hops. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong lemon flavours with some earth, nuts, funk, malt, metal and even more fake lemon notes. Aftertaste shows funky odd lemon flavours, deep pungent and obtuse metal and copper notes and a rather strong malt and unfortunate earthy and very bitter finish. Overall, not very exciting nor enjoyable in any sense of the word - pungent and bitter and kind of nasty. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 02-August-2015 for US$2,29 sampled at home here in Washington on 21-August-2015.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2015 at 00:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Wine Warehouse. Pours brown, small frothy head. Aroma of chai and other spice and pumpkin. Taste is a pleasant mix of spice and pumpkin, chai coming out on top. Almost seems sweet but it’s not quite that.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2015 at 10:59

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce bottle. Hazy brown, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of chai, vanilla, pumpkin, a faint bit of chocolate. The taste is pumpkin, ginger, chai, vanilla. Mildly tart finish. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2015 at 01:55

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus fruit and peel, herbs. Tastes of same. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Alright, didn’t really notice the gose qualities.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2015 at 19:46

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of floral and citrus. Tastes of citrus, tart acidic notes, lemon lime. Medium body with a dry finish. Actually pretty good, surprising compared to some of their other beers.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jul 2015 at 19:45

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Amber lager with just a slight aroma. Taste is slightly green vegetation. Not bad at all ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2015 at 19:48

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour, thanks to DCLawyer. Thanks Jason! Poured a hazy golden amber color with a small white head. Aroma was light pine, fruit, touch of bitter grapefruit. Flavor was light floral and tropical notes, and then the tart sour notes hit you. Lots of acid in this one, though not a lot of pucker to it. The acid hides the alcohol percentage pretty well I’d say.
Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2015 at 10:37

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Crisp light copper and amber coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall tan head - good looking. Aroma of dank, resinious hops with some passionfruit, pine, resin, grass and a bit of pineapple - pungent. Medium-bodied; Assertive hop kick up front with not much supporting malt, but the initial kick is pure pineapple, passionfruit, guava and resin - very strong and nice for the style. Aftertaste shows a good balance with a ton of hops (high alpha acids) and a sweet finish, but not as complex as a Southern California IPA or one from the PNW. Overall, a surprisingly refreshing and deep IPA from the East Coast that feels a bit closer to the Pacific. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 17-May-2015 for US$8,49/six pack, sampled at home in Washington on 19-July-2015.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2015 at 01:56