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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery. Slightly hazy amber, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of wheat, citrus, spice. The taste is lemon, lime, grapefruit, wheat.
Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 04:33

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at brewery. Pours black. Flavor is dark chocolate, raspberry, metal. Baker’s chocolate finish. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2017 at 20:04

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at the brewpub. Slightly hazy gold, large foamy head. Aroma of rye, pine, pale malt. The taste is melon, pine, pale malt. Not much rye present. Medium bodied.
Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 19:17

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the brewpub. Hazy amber, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of melon, berries, pale malt. The taste matches, Medium bodied.
Tried on 09 Aug 2017 at 19:15

7/10
A golden ipa with a thick frothy lacing light mocha head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with loads of resinous piney floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and California like. Bottle at United lounge, IAD.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2017 at 20:15

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
32oz growler from bottleBox Norfolk pours a clear orange with some lightly lacing head. Nose has muddled juice, orange/mango/pineapple, some candlewax, floral notes, perfume. Flavor has a touch of sweet candy, mango, guava, more pineapple here than the nose. Doesn’t read as an IPA, almost a fruity saison. Clean finish. Very good, just not really an IPA.
Tried from Growler on 19 Jul 2017 at 14:44

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at south street. Pours slightly hazy gold. Aroma is next to nothing. Flavor is grassy, slightly bready, definite watermelon, salt, cardboard.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2017 at 14:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at brewery. Pours orange with a small offwhite head. Aroma of citrus and pine- not getting the rye. Flavor is pine, citrus, light juiciness in the end. Still not getting the rye. Well with the second sip I guess maybe I did. Tasty but was hoping for more rye.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jun 2017 at 14:00

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Bottle. Aroma: citrus, resin, tropical fruits Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter finish Tasty
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2017 at 16:41

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Crystal clear copper and orange coloured body with a peach glow and a nice, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of sour funk, lemons, cleanser, acid and a bit of floral and piney hops - not too much though, more of the funk. Medium-bodied; Interesting and very funky flavours at first of yeast, bread, alcohol, dry grain, some sour citrus flavours and a bit of herbal and grassy hops near the end. Aftertaste shows the funk front and centre with a heavy malt and floral finish with a lot of odd flavours from yeast to sour citrus to just pure funk. An odd flavour throughout with a noticeable sourness, some light hops, a good malt note and a lot of just pure funk that shows a bit too much with no real clear purpose. Overall, an acceptable beer at best that tries to show a bit too much and nothing really works out - not sour enough for that style and definitely not even slightly hoppy enough to make it any sort of IPA - just plain interesting, but when served in the large format, not an experiment you really want. I sampled this 75 cL caged and corked bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Clarendon (Arlington), Virginia on 19-October-2016 for US$8,99 sampled at home in Washington on 28-April-2017. Purchased On: 19-October-2016 // Enjoy By: 13-March-2017 (B2) [Batch 2?] // Sampled On: 28-April-2017 My bottle states 8,64% ABV
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2017 at 02:30