About
With its conical corner tower and solid brick façade, you can feel our brewery’s history before you step through the doors.
Our founders have revitalized numerous buildings in Danville’s River District, and this 1891 warehouse immediately captivated them. After being empty for decades, they knew the building deserved a new life. Just as our building was once at the forefront of the tobacco industry, our goal is to bring it to the same prominence for craft beer.
So, today, you’ll find a 20-barrel, modern facility capable of brewing 10,000 barrels of beer each year. At Ballad, we’re breathing new life into our renovated warehouse by crafting sophisticated beers that will please the most discriminating palettes.
But we aren’t just making beer here — we’re inviting the whole community to share the experience with us. Our casual, family-friendly taproom is a place for locals and visitors to find new beers they love and connect over shared stories.
Our founders have revitalized numerous buildings in Danville’s River District, and this 1891 warehouse immediately captivated them. After being empty for decades, they knew the building deserved a new life. Just as our building was once at the forefront of the tobacco industry, our goal is to bring it to the same prominence for craft beer.
So, today, you’ll find a 20-barrel, modern facility capable of brewing 10,000 barrels of beer each year. At Ballad, we’re breathing new life into our renovated warehouse by crafting sophisticated beers that will please the most discriminating palettes.
But we aren’t just making beer here — we’re inviting the whole community to share the experience with us. Our casual, family-friendly taproom is a place for locals and visitors to find new beers they love and connect over shared stories.
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
16oz can from Arlington Brew Shop pours a translucent, deep brown with some off white head that faded fast. Tobacco and chocolate chip cookie, malt and caramel, roasted root veg. Flavor is mostly sweet tea and brown sugar, gets a little reductive here. Lack of carb doesn't help either. Medium full.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2024
at 00:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Smoke and burned raisins, which is a bit of an odd sensation. Dark clear brown pour without much head. Lots of cinnamon, bark. Bitter and tangy finish, some boozy sweetness. Tap at Dominion Wine and Beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2024
at 20:43
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
No aroma. Clear amber, thin head. Chemical, bread crust. Light body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2024
at 10:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft pour at Old Rapp Taphouse. Poured a slightly dark amber color, clear. Small off-white head. Aroma was light sweet malts, some earthy hops. Sweet, malty, light bready character.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2024
at 22:47
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Vinegar, old white wine smell. Clear pale golden, thin head. Tart orange, acetic. Light body, easy carbonation. Not great.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2024
at 11:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Blueberry nose, yellow cake underneath. Cloudy pink, thin white head. Tangy blueberry. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2024
at 10:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Whiskey, kibble nose. Garnet brown, thin head, full of floating sediment. Whiskey, caramel. Full body, easy carbonation. Has flavor, but seems to lack a degree of depth and richness. Warming it does help.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2024
at 00:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a bright hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is ginger, fruity. Taste is sweet and tart fruit, ginger, earthiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2024
at 17:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Perfectly clear peach and bronze coloured body with a nice two to three centimetre tall off-white head that stays afloat nicely and leaves a pretty lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of citrus fruit, light pine, biscuits, melons, grass and a dash of resin, all with some noticeable yeast and breadiness towards the end of the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong rich malty, biscuity bite with a dash of flowers, some grass, hay and soft grainy notes, all with some citrus fruit bitterness and cleanser-like notes for added hoppy characteristics along with some soft sweetness and a little tropical fruit note of mangoes as well. Aftertaste shows some grassy and herbal notes, but the main driver here is the orange fruitiness and a good balance of malts that really give this support, all the way through. Overall, a nice and enjoyable, relatively easy-drinking, yet fruity and flavourful iPA, plain old East Coast style, relatively average in alcohol with no true gimmicks, what a relief for once! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 27-November-2020 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 30-November-2020.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2023
at 19:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce can from Wegman's Charlottesville, 9/23/23. Hazy amber, thin tan head, poor retention. Aroma of ginger, lemon, lime. Taste is ginger, lime, grapefruit. Mild tartness. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2023
at 23:03