Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16oz pour at the brewery comes a neon gold with a ring of lacing white head. Nose has passion fruit, melon, lemon, guava, some mango, perfume. Flavor is fruity and nearing tart with passion fruit and papaya and guava, some lime and orange too. Finishes bitter, medium bodied. Nice.
SHIG (13887) reviewed Deadbolt from The Virginia Beer Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft: Poured a golden with white head. Aroma was busting with hops juice. Taste was rugged hops with good bite, finish was light malt.
Frothingslosh (19444) reviewed Wrenish Rye from The Virginia Beer Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled on draft at Busch Gardens this beer poured a honey tan color with a medium sized foamy beige head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was earthy, piney and rough. The flavor was bitter and rough with earthiness, pine, cat pee and a bit of metal. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled on draft at Busch Gardens this beer poured a black color with a medium sized foamy beige head that left decent lacing. The aroma was dry, woody and roasty with cocoa and coffee. The flavor was bitter, roasty and dryish with wood, coffee and earthiness. Long finish. Medium body. Pretty good for a style I'm not that in to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled on draft at Busch Gardens this beer poured a bright yellow gold color with a large foamy off white head that left very good lacing. The aroma was sweetish and perfumey with table sugar and a bit of fruit. The flavor was slightly bitter and grainy will the table sugar and perfume. Long finish. Medium body. Pleasant
TBone (30380) reviewed Free Verse from The Virginia Beer Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Blue Moon Taphouse, Norfolk. Hazy orange colour, small steady white head and some lace. Orange marmalade and citrus in the nose. Medium-bodied. Citrus, hop spiceyness, resin in the flavour. Solid IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours clear orange, small white head, decent lacing. Aroma is malty, biscuit, Noble hop, floral notes. Flavors is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Traditional.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours very hazy golden, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is loads of pine, Brett, light mango, more Brett. Flavor is light sweet, melon plus Brett funk, light bitter, bit much fruit. Grassy. Hints of urinal. Medium body. Huh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours clear yellow, small white head, minimal lacing. Aroma is Brett, hints of buttery oak, bourbon, oddly enough. Flavor is dry, minimal tartness, medium funk, oak, Brett. Light body, a bit of sharpness.
GenDV138 (9261) reviewed Free Verse from The Virginia Beer Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft pour at Aslin's 2 year anniversary event. Hazy orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral notes. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, tropical fruit. Medium body with a dry finish.