Parkway Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Salem, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Parkway Brewing

Established in 2012

Contact
739 Kessler Mill Rd, Salem, VA, 24153, United States
Description
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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Some grapefruit and some citrus. Pours orange with ok head and lacing. Bitter finish. Good balance, well done. Tap at Galaxy Hut.
Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2016 at 12:46

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Lilly, lemongrass aroma. Cloudy amber, medium yellow head. Lemongrass, subtle lemon zest and marshmallow peeps finish. Light body, moderate carbonation.
Tried on 23 Dec 2015 at 18:34

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
Draft: Orange, lemongrass aroma. Clear amber, thin head. Mandarin orange, rosehips, nice intensity. Medium body, harsh. I bet this would be superb with Chinese food.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2015 at 06:24

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Total Wine, Sterling VA. Dark brown, with a decent, beige, head. Sweet, milk chocolate and caramel, some roasted malts and a rather thin mouth feel. Finish was toasty. Fine overall.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2015 at 15:34

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear chestnut, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is begotten yeast, raisin, candi sugar, date, clove. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Solid quad, a bit high on the spice palate.
Tried from Draft on 09 Dec 2015 at 22:31

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at Beer Run. Hazy amber, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of toasted malts and floral hops. The taste is citrus, piney hops, pale toasted malt. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness. Fairly simple.
Tried on 30 Nov 2015 at 10:22

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, light tropical fruit. Tastes of fresh grapefruit and pineapple juice, tropical and citrus fruit, light floral notes, pineapple hard candies. Medium body with a dry finish. Better than I expected!
Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2015 at 18:59

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
NIce crisp copper coloured body with a dense, tan three centimetre tall head. Aroma of malt, cardboard, caramel and a very light sugar scent. Light-bodied; Deep pungent malt, metal and very funky flavoured body, most reminiscent of a warm bud lite. Aftertaste shows some light bitterness with some metal and not much else - not too great. Overall, a deep beer that shows more/different flavours and nothing special through the profile. I sampled this twelve ounce purchase from Total Wine on Alexandria, VA for US$8,99 / six pack, sampled at home in Washington on 25-September-2015.
Tried on 26 Sep 2015 at 01:43

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at Sedona Charlottesville. Hazy golden, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of pale malt, grapefruit and a mild pithy finish. The taste is fresh grapefruit, zest, pale malt. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness. Nice.
Tried on 21 Sep 2015 at 19:30

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cinnamon and clove nose. Clear copper, thin yellow head. Malt, allspice. Cardamom finish. Light body, easy carbonation. Easily sessionable for a spiced beer.
Tried on 06 Sep 2015 at 18:36