Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Warrenton,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Old Bust Head Brewing Company
Established in 2014
Contact
Description
Old Bust Head Brewing Company is an independent, solar-powered microbrewery in Fauquier County, VA west of DC. Our experience brewing traditional ales & lagers has helped us win awards in styles classic and creative. With beautiful views of slate roofed barns and refurbished campus-like brick buildings, Old Bust Head is part of a unique farm called ‘Vint Hill’ that for 50 years operated as a top secret military listening post. Familiar faces behind the bar share their love of craft in our 1950’s post & beam taproom while covered outdoor seating between our taproom and production area provides a welcoming environment for leashed dogs and all-weather access to a rotating variety of food trucks.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Clear deep golden color, medium white head. Aroma of floral citrus. Taste has bitter lemon, pine resin. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2016
at 14:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Deep amber coloured body with a ruby and a copper glow, all with a decent one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of malt, earth, nuts, light grassy hops and little else - not as much hops in the nose as I’d expect from the style. Medium-bodied; Assertive malt flavours up front with a creamy texture, some earthiness, toffee, caramel and only the faintest bit of hops noticeable. Aftertaste shows some balance with sweetness and malt, but there are simply no hops in this one at the end. Overall, a pretty disappointing beer with only a touch of hops and little other flavours except for some malt and toffee. Definitely worth passing over even if you found this for cheap - there isn’t anything special about this at all. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Chantilly, Virginia on 02-August-2015 for US$2,72 sampled at home in Washington on 27-April-2016.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2016
at 00:57
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Brookland Pint. Hazy to cloudy golden orange color, bright white head. Nice aroma of mango and mixed citrus. Taste is bitter grapefruit, mango, tropical fruit. Delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2016
at 13:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Smoke and Barrel. Pours golden amber with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a good amount of citrus with light pine, grass and sweet grains supporting. Flavor is full of resinous pine and bitter citrus with a light sweet grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2016
at 20:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear golden amber with off-white head. Aromas of citrus and floral notes. Tastes of citrus, pine, resin, floral notes, biscuit. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2016
at 20:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16oz pint at Spacebar pours a clear orange with some ringing, lacing white head. Nose is solid, tangerine and orange, pine resin, light candy, honey, floral. Flavor is sweet with honey and malt, tangerine juice and rind, grapefruit too, pine. Finishes sticky and bitter. Fairly old school, but not too soapy which is nice.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2016
at 10:48
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: coffee, roasty Appearance: black with a beige head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 08:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aroma: floral, fruity, earthy Appearance: brown with an off-white head Taste: light sweetness, lightly bitter, Palate: light body, slick feel, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 07:48
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Aroma: mango, citrus, pine, caramel Appearance: hazy amber, white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, mango Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
on 06 Mar 2016
at 07:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at the source. Poured a golden amber color with a small off-white wispy head. Aroma was light pumpkin pie spices, touch of light fruit notes - presumably from the peach. Light pumpkin notes, touch of light meaty gourd. Flavor was mild malt and light pumpkin notes. Interesting, but the peach is definitely hidden in this one.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2016
at 15:06