Back Bay Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
614 Norfolk Ave, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451, United States

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at Dominion Beer & Wine: pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is citrus, light grain. Taste is lightly salty, fruity. Not bad.

Tried on 02 Jul 2021 at 12:23


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can shared by explosivedog: pours gold with white head. Aroma is light hints of melon and tea. Taste is lightly melon, tea, basic fruitiness. Not too sour.

Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2021 at 02:28


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can, at share, thanks to me courtesy of Max. Pours hazy pale yellow. Toast, melon, sweaty, guava, really sweaty, savory melon notes. Medium body. Weird. Not good.

Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2021 at 12:48


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pint can, WW. Murky orange with an off-white head. Juicy orange, pineapple, grapefruit nose. Dank hops... pineapple, orange peel, light melon, light lime zest. Quite tasty.

Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2021 at 23:51


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fairly hazy deep pink and violet coloured body with a nice, three to four centimetre tall off-white and tan head that fades slowly, but leaves a thin lace on the top. Aroma of very sour berries with a bunch of alcohol, stronger malts, some biscuity notes, a dash of yeast and a ton of sweetness as well, with fructose being strongest, but there is also some creaminess to this perhaps from lactose. Medium to Full-bodied; Very rich malty and pungent flavour at first with fruits being far and away the strongest flavour profile, but some lactose and honey shows through and brings out a lot of sweetness, all on top of the deeper malt and pungent richness, with a dash of alcohol noticeable on the edges. Aftertaste shows some rich fruity characteristics with a dry and floral rustic quality from the blackberries and blueberries with a strong, pungent and deep bite at the very end. Overall, a nice and very flavourful, tart, but sweet fruit beer with a lot of creaminess with lactose seemingly showing, but the rich malts, alcohol and pungent flavours give some nice complexity along with a varied flavour, compared to most from the style. Great to sample and a nice option, even though I'm not sure I understand what Clover Club is, this beer, as a fruit beer is nice! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Crystal City Wine Shop in Arlington, Virginia on 03-April-2020 for US$4,76 sampled at my house here in Washington a few blocks away on 03-June-2021.

Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2021 at 06:49


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

$3.95 pint can, WW. Murky golden orange with a soft off-white head. Orange and grapefruit, mango, tropical fruit nose. Orange peel and juice, mango, pineapple, floral hops, grapefruit rind and juice. Quite tasty.

Tried from Can on 29 May 2021 at 21:05


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

$3.20 pint can, WW. Clear pale gold, carbonation but no head. Tart apple, dust, light pear nose. Flavor is dry apple, perhaps pear, little else. Hint of sweetness in the end.

Tried from Can on 26 May 2021 at 21:45


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pint can, WW. Hazy gold with a soft white head. Nose is peach, lemon, mango. Mango, dandelion, peach, apricot, orange peel, pine. Good, not a standout.

Tried from Can on 25 May 2021 at 00:20


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

$2.35 can, WW. Murky orange with a soft off-white head. Orange, grapefruit, resin, pine nose. Flavor is grapefruit, pine, orange peel, hose, lemon zest. Drinking the base and this side-by-side, the base didn't benefit from the addition.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2021 at 01:15


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

$3.85 pint can, WW. Golden-orange, only a hint of haze, frothy off-white head. Mano and pineapple, orange peel, pine, caramel nose. Pine, resin, caramel, toasted malt, orange and grapefruit peel. Nice beer.

Tried from Can on 22 May 2021 at 23:59