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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at Spacebar. Poured a mostly clear brown color. Aroma is cocoa, a huge blast of vanilla. Flavor was slightly artificial vanilla notes - chocolate, creamy. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2017 at 23:53

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Release party today at South Street. Reddish head. Aroma of some sort of fruit, not necessarily cherry. Flavor is tart cherry, chocolate, metal. Doesn’t work for me.
Tried on 25 Feb 2017 at 13:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a glass. Aroma is lactose, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is lactose and dark malt.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2017 at 19:33

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy copper coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of wheat, grass, hay, bright hops from citrus and grapefruit and a bit of sugars. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong rich hop flavours with a lot of grain, some sweetness from caster sugar and a light alcohol flavour along with some malt. Aftertaste shows the citrus, grapefruit and hints of pine hoppiness with a nice balanced flavour. Overall, a nice IPA that borders on an Imperial IPA, but not showing too much complexity or deep notes. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Fair Lakes (Fairfax), Virginia on 06-November-2016 for US$1,99 sampled in my hotel room in New York, New York on 21-January-2017.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2017 at 16:51

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Total Wine Fairfax: pours copper with white head. Aroma is orange and grapefruit and lots of maltiness. Taste is super malty. Kind of bitter. Quite fruity but sticky as opposed to juicy. More like a thick dessert than a refreshing juice. Not my thing.
Tried on 03 Jan 2017 at 15:19

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewpub. Dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, lactose, chocolate, wheat. The taste is roasted malt, wheat, chocolate, nuts, cherries, lactose, coconut. Medium-full bodied.
Tried on 27 Dec 2016 at 22:18

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Keg at the brewpub. Hazy orange, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of citrus, bready malt, leather. The taste is bready malt, lemon, orange, herbal hop. Medium bodied.
Tried on 27 Dec 2016 at 22:16

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the brewpub. Slightly hazy gold, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of bready malt, herbal and citrus hops. The taste is toasted bready and buttery malt, orange and lemon. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried on 27 Dec 2016 at 22:13

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewpub. Clear copper-brown, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, toffee, mild fruitiness. The taste is toasted malt, caramel, nuts, hints of berry. Medium bodied.
Tried on 27 Dec 2016 at 22:11

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Tap at brewery. Black. Chocolate and coconut aroma. Light. Flavor is chocolates and coconut. Not the best beer.
Tried from Draft on 27 Dec 2016 at 18:15