Old Bust Head Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Warrenton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Old Bust Head Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Contact
7134 Farm Station Rd, Warrenton, VA, 20187, United States
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.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gezapft am Flughafen in Dulles. Mittleres Bernstein, klar wenig Schaum. Fruchtiges Aroma. Geschmack: Dezent Malzig, Karamell, etwas Frucht.
Tried on 02 Jan 2020 at 15:59

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy and amber in colour, with a thin, white, head. Aroma of tangerine fruits with some citrus hops. Flavour had more fruit, a touch of white pepper, rich tea malts, and a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2019 at 12:19

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Total Wine. Amber in colour, with a thin, white, head. Aroma of leafy hops and caramel. Flavour had ripe malts, hedgerow fruit and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2019 at 12:02

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Espresso, vanilla, salted caramel nose. Cola black, medium tan head. Sweet vanilla, subtle coffee.Light to medium body, soft carbonation. One of the better beers I've haf from Old Bust Head.
Tried on 25 Nov 2019 at 07:46

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
$2.35 bottle, WW. Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, vanilla, cocoa... quite sweet, somewhat artificial, cloying. Flavor is caramel, coffee, vanilla... artificial. Tastes like a candle.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2019 at 18:05

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Very hazy golden and light peach coloured body with a thin, white head, just a centimetre tall. Aroma of pure citrus and deep resinous hops with a lot of alpha acids, a good piney note at the end with some alcohol and malt noticeable on the edges. Medium-bodied; Strong hoppy flavours dominate with some resin, a touch of grass and hay with a light grainy note of malt along with yeast on the tail end that makes this a bit more complex than just pure hops, the grainy and lightly biscuity notes come through and show nicely at the end. Aftertaste shows the grain, a dose of softer sugars from the citrus fruits and a lot of hops, but not really of the bitter quality, more pure citrus and grassy notes with a little extra alcohol thrown in the mix. Overall, a pretty nice Imperial IPA with a bigger biscuity and grassy kick than most, but an excellent balance and a touch of pure full oranges and curacao at the very end. Good to try, and perhaps even better on tap! I sampled this sixteen ounce pour on draught at Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 30-October-2019 for US$5,00.
Tried from Draft on 30 Oct 2019 at 20:59

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12oz bottle. Not many American breweries making beers like this anymore. Deep caramel-orange-brown body. Thin off-white head. Some soapy, rindy, resinous hop tones, very NW Barleywine feel, but lighter body, less alcohol of course. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2019 at 04:31

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12oz bottle. Rather pleasant coffee beer. A touch pastrified with the vanilla and lactose, but it works out pretty well. Smooth and easy drinking, medium bodied. The overload of (artificial) sweetness gets a little tiresome by the end of the bottle, but overall enjoyable. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Aug 2019 at 03:54

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Pours a nice red. Malt nose. Sweet vanilla with malt taste. swee malt palate
Tried on 21 Aug 2019 at 02:01

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Coffee and grain nose. Ruby brown, medium head. Toasted grain. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried on 21 Aug 2019 at 01:09