Lost Rhino Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Ashburn, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Lost Rhino Brewing Company

Established in 2011

Contact
21730 Red Rum Dr, #42, Ashburn, VA, 20147, United States
Description
Our story began back in 2009, Old Dominion Brewing Company had been brewing and serving craft beers in Loudoun County Virginia since ‘89 and was a beloved fixture in the county. However, in 2009 the company had been bought by AB InBev and later relocated their operation to Delaware, which of course left a large void in the local craft beer community. During this transition, Matt Hagerman, Lost Rhino’s founder, had managed to purchase some of Old Dominion’s brewing equipment, including its 25 barrel brewhouse and started getting together a business plan. By starting his own adventure in brewing, he would also help bring the spirit of craft beer back into Loudoun County. Since Matt had been a brewer at Old Dominion, and knew exactly what he needed to make this goal a reality. So he found his own space, set up the brewhouse, fermentors, brite tanks and not too long after in 2011, began brewing some of our first and most beloved brands: New River Pale Ale, Rhino Chasers Pilsner, and Face Plant India Pale Ale right here in Loudoun.

Nowadays, Lost Rhino has grown quite a bit since it’s founding, but we have never lost sight of our love for the craft. In the brew house, we take pride in bringing classic styles and local flavor in all of our beers. Everything we craft is personal; we thrive on choosing the scenic route, the tough challenge, the road less traveled.

It’s time to Get Lost!

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Travlr at the C’Ville Foxy Knoxy Tasting. Slightly hazy amber, no head. Aroma of tart funk, citrus and earthy notes, tannic wine. The taste is tart and sweet cherries, tannic wine, citrus, caramel. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mild lingering bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2015 at 12:21

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32oz growler from the brewery pours a murky, brick red (nearly brown) with some spitty, off white head. Nose is extremely gristy, soggy cracker, bread crust, malt, some orange, some mild fruit notes, both stone fruit and hints of tropical fruits. Flavor follows, I was surprised at how gristy this was, lots of biscuit and dried notes, more of that soggy cracker, some orange, blood orange too, mild soap. Full bodied, dry finish. A little incongruous for me.
Tried from Growler on 30 Mar 2015 at 06:29

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Bottle from the source marked Flanders Sour. Hazy maroon color, small tan head. Aroma of sour cherry. Taste is tart,acetic berries. Interesting but messy.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2015 at 20:18

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Vinous nose, currants, Hazy rust, thin head. Tart currant, crabapple, grape skins. Medium body, tannic, alcohol apparent but downstated.
Tried on 28 Mar 2015 at 20:15

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
375ml bottle pours a hazy orange with some creamy, frothy, white head. Nose is interesting, quite a bit of peach, some nectarine too, quite a bit of buttery oak even leading to vanilla notes, white grape, quite a bit of funk too. Flavor follows, tart nectarine, tart grapefruit, vanilla, some raw wood, buttery oak, chardonnay, some nettles. Buttery finish. I liked this. I think without the peach, the buttery notes would be over bearing.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2015 at 20:55

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On cask at the brewery pours a murky black with some creamy off white head. Nose is more mild than the draft version, some dusty malt, bread crust, some coffee bean, dark chocolate. Flavor is a bit watery too, malt, some more prevalent coffee bean, mild turbinado sugar, less chocolate than I was expecting. Watery finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2015 at 13:16

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery, pours a murky gold with some murky, sticky white head. Nose has an interesting mix of tropical fruit and citrus, pineapple, some coriander, lemon rind, kumquat, mild candy, white grape. Flavor has a lot of soap and lemon, kumquat, some under ripe tomato, mild candy, white peppercorn, a little acetic acid lurking. Full bodied.
Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2015 at 11:43

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Sampled at the brewery, pours a murky black with some creamy beige head. Nose has chocolate, molasses, cake icing, some bread, a little interesting tamarind. Flavor follows, sweet but not sticky, malt, some pumpernickel, molasses, lots of chocolate, some caramel. Medium bodied finish.
Tried on 20 Mar 2015 at 11:20

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16.9 oz lightly waxed bottle shared by Travlr, thanks Gene! Slightly hazy golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of floral, funk, hay, pungent notes. Tastes of tropical and stone fruit, funk, acetone. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Not a fan.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2015 at 00:08

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Bottle from the source shared with GenDV138 and nate2g. Cloudy pinkish red color, pink coca cola head. Aroma of nail polish, varnish, berries, black pepper. Taste is tart, acetic, chemicals and unidentifiable fruit. Doesn’t work for me.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2015 at 20:13