AleWerks Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Williamsburg,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2006
Contact
Description
Sharing great beer with great people.
Alewerks Brewing Company opened in 2006, foreseeing the increasing demand for quality local craft beer. Alewerks quickly established a reputation for fine brews with a commitment to classic standards while pressing boundaries with bold flavors. Loyal visitors return day after day, month after month and year after year to new developments as Alewerks expands its facility, reach, and goals.
Alewerks Brewing Company opened in 2006, foreseeing the increasing demand for quality local craft beer. Alewerks quickly established a reputation for fine brews with a commitment to classic standards while pressing boundaries with bold flavors. Loyal visitors return day after day, month after month and year after year to new developments as Alewerks expands its facility, reach, and goals.
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft: Poured a dark brown with a beige head. Aromas are malty, chocolate, spicy, pumpkin. Taste is pumpkin, malty, chocolate, very spicy throughout the finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Alewerks L.A.B.
on 16 Apr 2026
at 01:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft: Poured a dark brown with a light brown head that dissipated to a whispery. Aroma is spicy, nutmeg, pumpkin. Taste is pumpkin, nutmeg, spicy, malty.
Tried
from Draft
at
AleWerks Brewing Company
on 16 Apr 2026
at 01:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a dark bark brown with an orange edge, head was creamy beige. Aroma is rich roasted malts, earthy. It tastes nice rich malts, very full body, light nutty and woods.
Tried
from Draft
at
Alewerks L.A.B.
on 16 Apr 2026
at 01:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Draft: Poured an unclear golden with a white lacing head. Aroma is esters, spice, barnyard, straw. Taste is yeast, esters, tangy, spice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Alewerks L.A.B.
on 16 Apr 2026
at 01:14
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 19:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured a clear orange color with a small wispy head. Aroma was some sweet malts, light herbal notes, with some cranberry. Pretty subtle, very light and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2026
at 01:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
a: dark brown coloured body | relatively large light brown head
a: chocolate | nuts | earth
f: raisins | toffee | toasted grains
t: oatmeal | creamy | rich & slightly smokey
o: well-balanced | rich flavours throughout | nice for style & for Winter season
12 ounce can | The Apple House: Linden, Virginia | 11-October-2025 | US$2,66 | Canned: 03-July-2025 | sampled: 27-December-2025 in Toledo, Ohio on way to Detroit, Michigan with my family of five at Christmas
a: chocolate | nuts | earth
f: raisins | toffee | toasted grains
t: oatmeal | creamy | rich & slightly smokey
o: well-balanced | rich flavours throughout | nice for style & for Winter season
12 ounce can | The Apple House: Linden, Virginia | 11-October-2025 | US$2,66 | Canned: 03-July-2025 | sampled: 27-December-2025 in Toledo, Ohio on way to Detroit, Michigan with my family of five at Christmas
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2025
at 15:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
a: perfectly clear golden body | thinnish white head
a: biscuits | soft lemons | low alpha acids
f: bready | crackers | apples
t: canned corn | coriander seed | easy malts
o: malt-centric | some off-flavours | easy-going (of course)
12 ounce bottle | Trader Joe's (grocery): Williamsburg, Virginia | 23-November-2025 | US$2,00 | no bottling date | sampled: 10-December-2025 before seeing Too Many Zooz here in Washington
a: biscuits | soft lemons | low alpha acids
f: bready | crackers | apples
t: canned corn | coriander seed | easy malts
o: malt-centric | some off-flavours | easy-going (of course)
12 ounce bottle | Trader Joe's (grocery): Williamsburg, Virginia | 23-November-2025 | US$2,00 | no bottling date | sampled: 10-December-2025 before seeing Too Many Zooz here in Washington
Tried
from Bottle
from
Trader Joe's - Charlottesville
on 10 Dec 2025
at 16:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a murky unclear orange golden with a white head. Aroma is bretty, spice, fruity, woodsy. Taste is vinous, tangy tart, woodsy, light vanilla, fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2025
at 03:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Thanks to Shiggy for the try.
Incredibly frothy. Transparent, pale honey, lathery pour.
Rounded honey & berry, slight plastic.
Honey, oats, white wine, deep twang.
Very rough vinegar twang, green tea, long berry, subtle vanilla yogurt.
Very meh.
Incredibly frothy. Transparent, pale honey, lathery pour.
Rounded honey & berry, slight plastic.
Honey, oats, white wine, deep twang.
Very rough vinegar twang, green tea, long berry, subtle vanilla yogurt.
Very meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2025
at 22:56