O'Connor Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: O’Connor Brewing Company

Established in 2010

Contact
211 W 24th St, Norfolk, VA, 23517, United States
Description
O'Connor Brewing Co. is a brewery and taproom located in Ghent, Norfolk, VA. We serve over 20 rotating beers on tap every day and host an array of events every week. We hope you enjoy our craft brews at a local tap near you.

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6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Very hazy deep peach coloured body with a stupid large, ten to fifteen centimetre tall off-white head that's very soapy and even starts coming out of the top of the bottle. Aroma of grass, peaches, pears, plums and a dash of berries, but a bunch of rather strong malts and some noticeable sugars throughout here with some light alcohol noticeable and a touch of tea notes. Medium-bodied; Rather strong malt notes with a lot of fruits, especially those peach and pear notes with the plum finishes and a good deal of residual sugars, especially at the end with a pungent dryness and bitterness from the fruits. Aftertaste shows a ton of fruits with a dry fruity bite, some rather pungent malts and a herbal and grassy finish, but the peaches and light spicey pear notes are strong here as well. Overall, a dry, super peachy, slightly spicey and herbal pungent beer with a lot of malt depth and a ton of fruits here, but the head that comes out of this is a bit too much, even after fifteen minutes or so! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Harris Teeter in Arlington (Columbia Pike), Virginia on 18-September-2021 for US$1,87 sampled in my hotel room here in Hampton, Virginia on 26-November-2021.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2021 at 05:14

9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
If you like a good helles this should make ya happy. Clean and crisp with just a bit of biscuit grain. Light and effervescent. Well balanced.
Tried from Can on 20 Nov 2021 at 05:40

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF'19 Day 3, 08/08/19. Light black with a good sized tan cap. Nose is roast malts, coffee bean, molasses, hint of liquorice. Taste comprises bitter sweet notes, dark malts, chocolate, lighter coffee elements than the nose, brown sugar dusting. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Decent flavoursome stout.
Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2021 at 12:47

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Wegmans can. Murky orange with a soft off-white head. Pineapple and other tropical fruit, pine, citrus nose. Flavor is melon, pine, citrus peel, lightly rotting tropical fruit, chalk.
Tried from Can on 31 Oct 2021 at 01:53

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at Ballston Service Station, Arlington. Tropical fruit flavor, though I didn't really get a whole lot of coconut or anything like that. Pleasant stuff.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2021 at 03:15

7/10
Half at brewery. Hazy orange golden pour, small bubbly head. Mildly sweet aroma, grainy, bready. Taste is bready and smooth, creamy. Minor smoky notes, mango
Tried on 23 Sep 2021 at 23:18

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Half at brewery. Hazy orange golden pour, small bubbly head. Mildly sweet aroma, grainy, bready, smoky. Taste is bready and smooth, creamy.
Tried on 23 Sep 2021 at 23:06

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Rating #40 from this brewery. Also it's hailing. Bottle, Wegmans. Murky orange, small white head. Nose is pineapple, orange, guava, green leaf, fresh smelling. Tart guava overwhelms this beer. There's a bit of pineapple, and green rind, but that's a lot of guava. Where are my acid pills?
Tried from Bottle on 29 Aug 2021 at 01:19

7/10
Hazy amber body small foamy white head. Citrus floral fruity aroma. Resiny earthy floral flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/2/7/3/15 3.4
Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2021 at 19:58

7.5/10
Getting all the cranberry, rise and cardamom spice. Tart fresh, supper easy. Needs a sunny day and a park
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2021 at 21:15