BenchTop Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Norfolk,
Virginia,
United States πΊπΈ
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ultra light, ghostly straw coloured body with a nice two centimetre tall pure white microfoamed head on top that stays atop nicely above the 95 per cent opaque, very light body - almost white! Aroma of very strong citrus notes, grass, hay, light candy, but the fruity notes seem strongest, with some alpha acid bitterness noticeable and also a lot of sweetness in the nose, at least. Medium to Full-bodied; Very rich wheatie malt notes dominate with a big kick of oranges, grapefruits and some stone fruits, but the body seemingly of some extra papaya or mango and the extra sweetness of pineapple - this ends very rich, as well. Aftertaste shows the deep stone fruit dryness and some grassy and perfumey hop qualities with a light bitterness and some enjoyable sweetness here, but the rich malts are strongest here. Overall, a nice well-rounded IPA that shows Imperial Status from the rich malts with some New England aspects from the unfiltered nature and the citrus fruits, some brut notes from the perfumey dryness and some pure West Coast aspects from the piney and crisp bitterness from the hops. Great across the board - very nice to try, especially relatively fresh! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from The Perfect Pour in Elkridge, Maryland on 25-October-2022 for US$5,25 sampled at my house here in Washington on 04-January-2023.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2024
at 06:56
7/10
Black pour. Thin tan head around the rim. Very sweet like molasses with a plum flavor. Very rich and heavy bodied.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2024
at 21:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Charcoal, molasses nose, subtle stewed prune underneath. Black, thin tan head. Charcoal and molasses. Full body, easy carbonation. Didn't deliver on the waffles and maple syrup, but it's a quite nice imperial stout.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2024
at 01:00
7/10
Hazy dull gold body large off foamy white head. Floral spicy resiny aroma. Floral fruity resiny flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 8/2/8/3/16 3.7
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2024
at 11:08
8/10
Dark black body medium creamy tan head. Bready roast maple toffee caramel aroma. Toffee caramel fruit maple roast flavor. Full body moderately low carbonation. 8/5/8/4/17 4.2
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2024
at 09:30
6/10
Mostly clear golden body medium foamy white head. Bready spicy aroma. Bready spicy herbal flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 6/2/6/3/13 3.0
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2024
at 21:37
6/10
Mostly clear amber body medium foamy off white head. Bready earthy aroma. Bready toasty earthy flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/13 3.3
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2024
at 20:04
7/10
Dark black body small foamy tan head. Tart spicy orange aroma. Tart spicy orange salty flavor. Medium body moderately low carbonation. 7/4/7/3/14 3.5
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2024
at 18:46
7/10
Light hazy red body small foamy pink head. Earthy beet aroma. Earthy beet herbal flavor. Medium full body moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/4/15 3.6
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2024
at 18:44
6/10
Mostly clear bright golden body medium foamy white head. Spicy bready aroma. Spucy pils flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 6/3/6/3/13 3.1
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2024
at 18:42