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We love our home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and we love the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469 mile scenic journey of mountainous wonder that showcases the natural beauty and unique heritage of our region. Beautiful vistas, distinctive music, oddball characters and fantastical folklore are just a few of the things that make our home a special place. It’s enough to make a person mighty thirsty.
The story of Parkway Brewing Company is a love story, a story that embodies the American Dream, a story of do-it-yourself determination, a story that continues on an exciting journey- much like the scenic highway for which Parkway Brewing is named. Two couples with a dream: a Master Brewer with a scientist’s brain and an artist’s palate, a visionary instigator with a dogged determination and their two creative and clever wives saw craft beer culture exploding across the nation and wanted to bring it home to the mountains of SW Virginia.
Since opening in 2013 on Kessler Mill Road in tiny Salem, Virginia, Parkway Brewing Company has not only created some of the state’s tastiest brews, but we’ve created a place that has brought together a community of like-minded, free-spirited beer lovers with a penchant for the great outdoors.
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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle from Kroger. I saw coffee ale and immediately thought this was going to be a stout. Silly me. So the gold pour shocks me. Small white head. Aroma of pine, cat piss, coffee. Flavor is interesting.... Tastes like very light coffee, watered down, with bits of caramel, vanilla, citrus, and pine. I think I like this but wish it was a wee bit stronger.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2016 at 13:58

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Draft at Lost Dog Alexandria. Clear golden amber color, white head with solid lacing. Aroma of toasted caramel. Taste is burnt toast and caramel. OK.
Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2016 at 16:14

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle - pours brown tan off white head - nose/taste of candi sugar, caramel, banana, clove - medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2016 at 20:24

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4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, light coffee. Tastes of citrus up front, light tropical fruit, light but roasty coffee on the backend. Medium-light body with a semi-dry finish. Solid coffee pale ale.
Tried from Draft on 26 May 2016 at 19:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at source - pours dark brown - nose/taste of chocolate, light milk sugar and coffee- dry finish - med body
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 00:12

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Draft - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of citrus, tangerine, caramel malt and grassy earth - med body
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 00:11

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at source - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of grapefruit, pink grapefruit, citrus, caramel malt and tangerine - med body
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 00:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at source - pours gold white head - nose/taste of citrus, caramel malt, tangerine and orange peel - med body
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 00:09

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at source - pours brown - nose/taste of hoppy caramel, light earthy citrus - med body
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 00:07

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at source - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of lemon, cracker and citrus - med body
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 00:06