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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.
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.
8/10
I’m never leaving.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:47
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
S: bread - caramel - nuts A: light copper body - thin off-white head T: soft hops - earth - toffee P: easy-drinking - slightly bitter - rustic O: balanced - clean - decent 16 ounce can - Wegman's (grocery): Alexandria, Virginia - purchased: 15-November-2022 - us$2,33 (mixed six pack) - sampled: 03-September-2023
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2023
at 17:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at my sister's house. Amber pour with small, frothy white head. Fruity aroma, citrus, grapefruit, pine. taste offers a nice, smooth bitter bite, with a mild sweetness from the malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2023
at 14:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp deep copper and bronze coloured body with a good, three to four centimetre tall tan head that stays afloat for a while and leaves a subtle lace on the sides. Aroma of biscuits, nuts, earth, caramelised sugars and a touch of deeper, floral hops towards the end, but a strong smell throughout. Medium-bodied; Strong biscuity and very malyy flavour at first with a lot of sweetness from caramel and toffee follows right behind, along with a noticeable herbal and grainy character that makes this deeper and much more bitter than it would be with just the hops and malts. Aftertaste shows the grain, biscuits, herbs and floral elements, but some nuttiness and caramel flavours do hit hard along with a large astringency coupled with the bitterness from the alpha acids in the hops. Overall, a nice, deeper and much maltier beer than I was expecting with a lot of residual sugars and also a strong hop bite too, of course. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Giant Food in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 02-October-2020 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 30-October-2020.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2023
at 01:38
7/10
Clear gold pour. Coconut and fruit, possibly Japanese pear, and a treenut, maybe pecan. Nice beer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2023
at 18:26
8/10
Sweet chocolate mins with vanilla cream notes. Even tan lace. Tan foam around rim. Black pour. Nice chocolate coffee notes
Tried
on 29 May 2023
at 18:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Coconut, honey, almond nose. Clear amber, thin head. Coconut, pear, almond. Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2023
at 19:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Brown sugar, charred oak nose. Black, thin tan head. Charcoal, brown bread, plums. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2023
at 19:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Malt, babyfood, grass aroma. Clear golden, thick head. Fusel alcohol, babyfood, bread, grass. Light body, easy carbonation. Rather like a macro hefe.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2023
at 00:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle from Wegman’s Charlottesville, 8/5/22. Murky orange, thin head, poor retention. Aroma of mango, grapefruit, pale malt. Taste is resin, mango, pine, pale malt. Juicy, moderate bitterness. Started weak but finished strong. Solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2022
at 21:45