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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can pour. Super hazy pour, medium sized white head, foamy. Big tropical fruits, lots of citrus notes. Big and full-bodied. Definitely can tell there's alcohol in there, but it's not harsh at all. Orange juice, tangerine. Pleasant stuff.
Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2020 at 17:57

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8
Poured a clear light orange color with a small white head. Super drinkable. Sweet malts, crisp, grassy and slightly herbal hops. Cereal. Light creamy notes. Very nice. Seriously thinking this might be a go-to lager.
Tried on 30 Oct 2020 at 15:43

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Super hazy deep orange and bronze coloured body witha nice raw honey glow and a fairly thick, two to three centimetre tall off-white head, that's microfoamed and nice. Aroma of oranges, tangerines, flowers, grass and a noticeable amount of alcohol and malt, but not overwhelming. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong juicy and orange flavours show nicely with a big malt backbone, some softer yeast and pepper flavours, but the more pungent and bitter floral and piney hop notes come through towards the end and a nice sweetness from caster sugar and a little bit of fructose from the citrus. Aftertaste is deep and robust with the bitter hops the strongest of course, but the flowers and yeast comes through towards the end and a juicy and citrusey sweetness is there as well, with less alcohol noticeable, say around eight per cent. Overall, a nice and flavourful IPA that has some juicy and light bitterness with smooth sugars, a good balance of malts and relatively smoothish alcohol bite, considering the punch. Good to sample and while not a show-stopper, a nice example of how to do a ten per cent alcohol IPA! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 12-September-2020 for US$4,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 19-October-2020.
Tried from Can on 23 Oct 2020 at 05:59

7/10
Orange gold pour. Thick foam. Sweet wheat flavor. Nice and smooth tasting beer. Hop finish. Easy carbonation
Tried on 16 Oct 2020 at 02:40

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pounder: Orange and lemongrass nose. Opaque orange, medium head. Overripe orange, more flesh than peel. Full body, easy carbonation, warm but not bad at all for 10%. Very drinkable.
Tried on 16 Oct 2020 at 00:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Green onion and not a lot else. Pours murky golden with ok head. Hop tang finish with plenty of booze. Not a repeat kind of beer. Can.
Tried from Can on 05 Sep 2020 at 17:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A touch hazy deep strong orange and copper coloured body, with a very bright crimson and almost pinkish haze and glow, all underneath a relatively thin one to two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of sour candy (not surprisingly), citrus fruits, tart fruit from berries and almost a hibiscus bite, all with some very light notes of malt and resinous hops and perhaps the faintest note of alcohol, but stronger scents of smelly FEET! Medium-bodied; Strong soured and tart flavour that obviously hits much more of a sour than any sort of IPA - but some dry and lightly perfumey notes show at the very end. Aftertaste is crisp, very fruity, with a lot of sweetness coming out - mainly from the candy and fructose, but also some resinous flavours and that bit of alcohol that is noticeable at the end. Overall, a nice beer and good fro the sour lover, but not really an IPA by any imagination; That said, I really liked it and you will too, if you can find it and if you like sour PATCH kids, like I do, as well. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Costco in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 22-May-2020 for US$2,69 sampled at my house here in Washington on 05-June-2020.
Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2020 at 05:20

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16oz can, purchased from Trader Joe's. Poured a clear yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light tartness, some mild acid. Juicy, light tangerine. Sweet tarts. Nice stuff.
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2020 at 06:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Super hazy golden coloured body with a thick, three centimetre tall off-white head that and soapy tan head that stays afloat nicely. Aroma of grass, light pine, flowers, a lot of tropical fruits and even some citrus fruit sweetness, all ending with a good kick of alcohol that is noticeable. Medium-bodied; Strong rich citrus and floral notes dominate with a lot of pine and hop bitterness still noticeable and ending with a big malt kick and some strong alcohol warmth that shines through and leaves the palate clean but robust. Aftertaste is rich and fairly well-balanced, but also full-of-flavour with the bitterness and tropical fruits from the hops standing out. Overall, a very nice IPA that doesn't list any adjectives, but is clearly a 'hazy' IPA and some would even lump it into the 'double' category (I wouldn't), but a good beer for sure and definitely worth trying if you can find it fresh!  I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased Food Lion in Oak Hall, Virginia on 14-June-2020 for US$1,67 sampled at my house here in Washington on 09-July-2020. 
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2020 at 06:12

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
35cl bottle from Beer52. Medium beige head. Clear almost black pour. An easy drinking stout.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2020 at 20:43