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Benchtop Brewing is a craft brewery in Norfolk, Virginia. Hand crafted innovative ales that blend scientific precision and creativity.
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7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Milk pour at the Richmond location. Pours black with tan foam. Biscuit, dark chocolate, toast. Medium body. Good.
Tried on 18 Feb 2023 at 21:37

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours red. Mango, blackberry, tart, very light salinity. Medium body. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 18 Feb 2023 at 21:15

7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours gold. Peppercorn, biscuit, herbal, light sulfur. Nice soft body. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 18 Feb 2023 at 21:12

7/10
Tried from Can on 11 Feb 2023 at 21:11

7/10
Hazy brown body small foamy off white head. Tart cherry aroma. Tart vinegar floral fruity flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 8/4/7/4/15 3.8
Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2023 at 16:26

8/10
Hazy brown body thin tan head. Bready toffee molasses aroma. Bready toffee caramel flavor. Full body low carbonation. 8/4/8/4/15 3.9
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2023 at 16:04

9/10
Dark black body medium foamy tan head. Coffee coconut chocolate aroma. Chocolate coconut roast flavor. Full body low carbonation. 9/5/9/4/18 4.5
Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2023 at 15:15

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Almost black colour and a frothy off white head. Aroma's of coffee, cocoa powder, light maple syrup, roast, just lightly sweet. Flavour too si just light sweet with roast and light bitterness. Medium bodied. Light moderate bitter finish.
Tried from Draft at BeerTemple on 19 Jan 2023 at 16:01

7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
(Draught at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 28 Aug 2022) Cloudy golden colour with creamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with mango, grapefruit, peaches and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of mango, pineapple, passion-fruit, grapefruit, pine needles, peaches and a balanced citric/piney bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and juicy with a rich hop presence. Very nice.
Tried on 17 Jan 2023 at 22:15

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Keg at CoolHead Taproom, 20230112) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, ash and coffee. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, coffee, earth, dark chocolate, ash and bitterness. Aftertaste had burnt malts, coffee and bitterness. A tasty blend of coffee and burnt malts.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2023 at 14:23