Forge Brew Works

Microbrewery in Lorton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Forge Brew Works - Out of business

Established in 2013

Closed in 2019

Contact
8532 Terminal Rd, Suite L, Lorton, VA, 22079, United States
Description
Forge Brew Works, because hard work tastes better

Brewery and brand closed in 2019 and the brewer opened a Barking Rose Brewing Co. in Warrenton, VA

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft at the source. Poured a dark orange amber color with not a lot of a head, pretty small actually. Aroma is a lot of citrus and pine resin. Grapefruit punch, with a light sweet malt character. Malt is nice, and doesn’t overpower the beer. Dark orange color, no head. easy to drink, booze on finish.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2014 at 12:02

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at the source. Poured a cloudy yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was notes of light crisp malts, some light citrus hops. Light grain character. Pretty nice, light, crisp and refreshing. Easy drinking.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jul 2014 at 10:20

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
On draft at the Mad Fox Maibock Festival 2014. Pours a cloudy gold with an off white head. Banana nose. Some butterscotch note. Medium bodied, high carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2014 at 05:38

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at the source. This one clocks in at 12.5%. Was pretty hesitant before consuming this since it’s a bourbon barrel aged saison. Poured a cloudy yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light funky yeast, grain, and some light barrel notes - but not overpowering. Flavor was a touch boozy, but barrel doesn’t overpower as much as I expected it would, still retains a lot of body with the funky yeast character. Deceptively drinkable for the first few sips at least.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2014 at 13:54

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Draft at the source. Poured a mostly clear, almost ruby-orange color with a small white head. Aroma was some toasted malts, caramel malt notes, a touch of earthy hops. Flavor was some light toasted notes, caramel. Easy drinking.
Tried from Draft on 30 Mar 2014 at 18:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at the source. Poured a dark, but clear ruby red color with a small off-white head. Aroma was sweet caramel, some biscuit notes. Flavor was light sweet caramels, biscuit. Pretty easy to drink, wish it was a bit more sessionable,
Tried from Draft on 30 Mar 2014 at 17:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 2
Poured from a bottle kat rate beer tasting it is a clear amber that has a slight head the aroma is hard to distinguish the taste is a thin flavor of citrus
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2014 at 14:15

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
From a growler shared at the March 2014 DC RB gathering. Pours a clear dark copper. Flavors of caramel. Light bodied, soft carbonation. Clean, slightly sweet finish.
Tried from Growler on 09 Mar 2014 at 14:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at the source. Like the base beer, this one poured a deep, dark black-brown color, with a nice tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, some light chocolate notes, mellowed . Flavor had chocolate notes, roasted, malts, touch of rye spice, woody notes, whiskey notes.
Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2014 at 23:43

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the source. Poured a deep, dark almost black color, with a nice tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, light chocolate, bitter coffee character. Flavor was roasted malts, some bitter chocolate notes. Flavor could use a touch improvement, lactose was a bit strange, but was largely easy to drink.
Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2014 at 21:44