BenchTop Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Norfolk,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Contact
1129 Boissevain Ave, Norfolk, VA, 23507, United States
Description
Benchtop Brewing is a craft brewery in Norfolk, Virginia. Hand crafted innovative ales that blend scientific precision and creativity.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
16oz can. Pale corn gold. Gristy, corny, nose. Flavors follow. A little chewy. Dry. 6 6 6.5 6 6
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2026
at 18:21
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Draft: Poured a dark brown with bubbly head. Aroma is boozy, bourbon, raisin, dark fruits, sugary, malts. Taste is sticky, boozy, vanilla, dark fruits, rich malts. My fest favorite from Dark Knights Day 2026, in fact I went back for more after trying the rest of the breweries.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2026
at 13:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours clear amber with a light beige head. Taste is toasted malt, grains, caramel, brown bread.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2026
at 12:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours hazy pale gold with an off-white head. Taste is light malt, grass, floral notes.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2026
at 03:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Amber colored pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace. Nutty malt flavor. Great beer. Light bodied and light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 29 Mar 2026
at 20:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Elderberry, brown sugar nose. Light tea colored, medium yellow head. Mild creamed leather, pecan, dried leaves. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 29 Mar 2026
at 20:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy orange color with a one finger white foamy head that took it's time to fall off, not much lace after that
Aroma: some mangoes, lemon to citrusy tones, sour to juicy tones; light citrus pith, light grassy hops
Flavor: combines all the prior mentioned aromas to blend sour to tart to juicy sweet then follows through on a mild aftertaste of clean juicy tart lemons and mangoes
Texture: light bodied, fairly sessionable; mild juicy smoothness; finishes with brisk juicy tartness
Overall: I like this as a sour ale but don't see this as a gose unless the brewer killed the salty tones and tart wheat kick by adding in excessive fruits. I think I could come back to this preferably for me.
Appearance: ruddy orange color with a one finger white foamy head that took it's time to fall off, not much lace after that
Aroma: some mangoes, lemon to citrusy tones, sour to juicy tones; light citrus pith, light grassy hops
Flavor: combines all the prior mentioned aromas to blend sour to tart to juicy sweet then follows through on a mild aftertaste of clean juicy tart lemons and mangoes
Texture: light bodied, fairly sessionable; mild juicy smoothness; finishes with brisk juicy tartness
Overall: I like this as a sour ale but don't see this as a gose unless the brewer killed the salty tones and tart wheat kick by adding in excessive fruits. I think I could come back to this preferably for me.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2026
at 18:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: some tropical fruit, berries, and some piney hops all blend together very nicely and add in a little bit of clean bready/crackery malts
Flavor: mildly sweet to semi-bittersweet through the prior mentioned aromas; clean aftertaste of the berries & piney hops and a touch of malts
Texture: medium bodied; some sessionability about it; semi-smooth; finishes with faint tones of berries, piney tones and some tropical fruit sweet smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done IPA I believe I would come back to.
Appearance: ruddy orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: some tropical fruit, berries, and some piney hops all blend together very nicely and add in a little bit of clean bready/crackery malts
Flavor: mildly sweet to semi-bittersweet through the prior mentioned aromas; clean aftertaste of the berries & piney hops and a touch of malts
Texture: medium bodied; some sessionability about it; semi-smooth; finishes with faint tones of berries, piney tones and some tropical fruit sweet smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done IPA I believe I would come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2026
at 18:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can to dimpled mug.
Appearance: nice looking amber color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off at a nice pace, not much lace
Aroma: clean biscuity to bready malts try to balance with some earthy to woody and leafy tones; super light grassy to floral hoppiness underneath
Flavor: moderately malty with an underscore of spicy woody character; light aftertaste of malts, wood and grass
Texture: between light and medium bodied; sessionable; fairly smooth along my tongue but also pretty dry; finishes clean with a brisk maltiness
Overall: interesting amber lager to say the least, would I have this again? Possibly, but I bet I'm going to want to have some water after this one, I'd say it's pretty dry all around.
Appearance: nice looking amber color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off at a nice pace, not much lace
Aroma: clean biscuity to bready malts try to balance with some earthy to woody and leafy tones; super light grassy to floral hoppiness underneath
Flavor: moderately malty with an underscore of spicy woody character; light aftertaste of malts, wood and grass
Texture: between light and medium bodied; sessionable; fairly smooth along my tongue but also pretty dry; finishes clean with a brisk maltiness
Overall: interesting amber lager to say the least, would I have this again? Possibly, but I bet I'm going to want to have some water after this one, I'd say it's pretty dry all around.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2026
at 18:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Poured a hazy, bright orange color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was big juicy notes. Pineapple, guava. Flavor was hoppy leafy, guava, pineapple, apricot, and zesty.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2025
at 04:37