Jefferson Street Brewery Reviews

rondphoto	3.4 Jefferson Street Maibock on tap @ Jefferson Street / Lynchburg VA --- Clear amber brown color, white head cover, waves of lace. Aroma of malt. Taste is malt in which hops and fizz burst in on the swallow. Nothing overpowers; all is balanced and well-conceived. Doesn’t seem like a Maibock, but, otherwise, one of Jefferson Street’s better offerings. Thursday, July 16, 2015
rondphoto	3.4 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout on tap @ Jefferson Street / Lynchburg VA --- Clear brown/black color, tan head cover, streaks of lace. Taste is roasted malt with dark chocolate and coffee. Mild bittering on the swallow keeps things nicely in balance. A solid low-key stout. Quite drinkable. Thursday, July 16, 2015
rondphoto	2.8 Jefferson Street Amber on tap @ Jefferson Street / Lynchburg VA --- Clear amber brown color, white rim head, tiny lace dots. Taste is brisk malt with overtones of cedar and mouth-drying floral hops. A jolt of fizz bounces in on the swallow. A long finish, needed for the tongue and roof of the mouth to clear. Fair, mostly overbalanced by heavy cedar and malt. Thursday, July 16, 2015
rondphoto	2.8 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat on tap @ Jefferson Street / Lynchburg VA --- Cloudy grapefruit color, light white head, curtain of lace. Taste is light malt with lemon honey that adds fizz and mild hops on the swallow, meandering from there through a medium-length finish. The "orange" is provided by an orange slice on the rim of the glass. Thursday, July 16, 2015
rondphoto	2 Jefferson Street Bohemian Pilsner on tap @ Jefferson Street / Lynchburg VA --- Clear straw amber color, thick white rim head, a few blobs of lace. Taste is VERY light malt with carbonation and light hops built in. Extra sweet floats by on the swallow. Think: this is a better version of Mich Ultra and you just about have it. Thursday, July 16, 2015
Maverick34	2.8 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Bottled. Golden brown clear pour white head. Mild bitters and small toffee. Nothing special Saturday, August 16, 2014
Emeister84	1.2 Jefferson Street Spring Bock Aromas of creamed corn, DMS, mild bread crust. Mostly clear gold, somewhat lasting white head. Some malt sweetness, definitely DMS, some earthy hops in the finish. Ligh-medium bodied. Like drinking creamed corn. I’d like to try another batch, just to be fair in my rating. Monday, June 2, 2014
Emeister84	1.7 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat Aromas of citrusy Fruit Loops, honey, bread dough. Hazy pale gold with a lasting white head. Fruity, orange is a little cough syrup-like. Light bodied. Monday, June 2, 2014
HellesBunny666	3 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Chocolate and coffee. Milk. Dry, light body. Roasty. Light carbonation. Not very sweet. Refreshing in a way. Saturday, May 31, 2014
Emeister84	3 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Aromas of chocolate and some coffee. Very dark red, almost black with ruby highlights, decently retaining beige head. Dry, roasty, hints of chocolate ice cream. Medium-full bodied, smooth. Saturday, May 31, 2014
HellesBunny666	2.6 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Malty and caramel aromas, not too toasty. Pretty amber color. Medium body. Slightly bitter. Saturday, May 31, 2014
Emeister84	2.9 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Light aromas of caramel, and earthy hops. Clear orange with a lasting white head. Dry, bitter, some citrus fruit, nicely balanced. Light-medium bodied. Saturday, May 31, 2014
HellesBunny666	2.2 Jefferson Street Bohemian Pilsner Faint aromas of grass, honey, yeast. Lemony, spicy, floral, honey sweet, crisp, refreshing. Saturday, May 31, 2014
Emeister84	1.8 Jefferson Street Bohemian Pilsner Very subtle aromas, white bread, grassy hops. Pale gold, mostly clear, somewhat lasting white head. Mostly dry with a touch of honey and fresh bread, some snappy hops as it finishes. Light bodied, crisp, mostly clean. Saturday, May 31, 2014
Boliv	3 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Tuesday, December 10, 2013
obguthr	3 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Firefest 2013, Forest VA, Draft: Charcoal and coffee nose, some cardboard. p. Black, medium yellow head. Charcoal, flavor, not mych else going on Saturday, October 19, 2013
obguthr	3.6 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat Firefest 2013, Forest VA, Draft: Bready honey and dandelion bouquet. Clear golden, thin head. Dry, a little skunky. Peppery dandelion with and intensely bready finish. Nice transitions and very flavorful for the style. Saturday, October 19, 2013
ygtbsm94	3 Jefferson Street Bohemian Pilsner Sunday, August 11, 2013
ygtbsm94	3 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat Sunday, August 11, 2013
ygtbsm94	2 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Sunday, August 11, 2013
RABinCO	2.5 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Draft at the brewery. Pours amber, white head, lots of lacing. Overall crappy unbalanced sweet bitter malty mess. Friday, May 10, 2013
Foxbush	2.8 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Growler 68oz This was purchased at the bar below the brewery in the Whitestone restaurant. This is a very attractive area on Jefferson Street in old converted warehouses near the Jame River. The ale poured a clear amber with a very frothy head and modest lacing. The appearance was its strongest feature. A resiny smell and taste that was not characteristic of Cascade hops. The brewery claims they use Clombus hops. Medium body with lively carbonation at pouring and average at the finish. Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Braudog	3.2 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Draft at the neighboring restaurant. Definitely the better choice among those sampled. Very dry with a deliberate and chewy coffee character. Good enough to have two. (#4289, 10/3/2011) Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Braudog	2.3 Jefferson Street Amber Draft at the brewery. Pretty much a cookie-cutter "amber" seen at thousands of brewpubs. Cleanly made without fault, but lacking distinction. Akin to a cook proficiently replicating a recipe out of a book, versus a great chef creating something unique and inviting. (#4288, 10/3/2011) Wednesday, October 5, 2011
BeerandBlues2	3.6 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Tap at brewery. Pours dark brown/black with a medium-small, fizzy tan head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is chocolate, caramel, and toast malt, woody hops, and prune notes. Flavor is dark bitter malt, dark fruity esters, and a lightly sweet finish. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
BeerandBlues2	2.9 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Tap at brewery. Pours clear orange with medium, frothy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is light straw and meal malt, citrus and floral hops, and fruit esters. Flavor is light malt, citrus and floral hops, and a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
BeerandBlues2	3.4 Jefferson Street Amber Tap at brewery. Pours clear amber with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is caramel and nutty malt, citrus and earthy hops, and fruity esters. Flavor is caramel malt, fruity esters, medium-light bitterness, earthy and minty hops, with a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation, and low warmth. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
BeerandBlues2	3 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat Tap at brewery. Pours hazy pale yellow with a medium, creamy white head, medium retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is wheat, orange, coriander and cloves, and honey notes. Flavor is malt dominant with bitter orange and clove notes, and a dry finish. Light body, warmth, and carbonation. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
BeerandBlues2	2.9 Jefferson Street Light Tap at brewery. Pours clear gold with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with fair lacing. Aroma is straw and cereal malt, corn notes, and a clean lager character. Flavor is malt dominant with light hops and faint bitterness with a dry finish. Light body and warmth, medium carbonation. Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Braudog	2.7 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Draft, under the Frank Beemer’s label. Standard APA appeal -- copper, well headed. Crystal hoppy aroma. A bit of a spanky, citrusy aroma. Musty malt underneath. Drinkable, good. (#4194, 7/27/2011) Wednesday, July 27, 2011
PLundsgaard	2.9 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Aroma/Malty-light, Appearance Head/Initial-small, Head/Color - white, Body/Hue-medium, Initial Flavor-bitter light Finish Flavor-bitter light Palate/Body-light Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Drake	3.2 Jefferson Street Chocolate Stout Served on draft at Fry’s Spring Station in Charlottesville, VA, on 8/29/10. Pours a clear ruby color with a medium brown head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, lightly roasted malts and a nutty finish. The taste is roasted malts, bitter hops with a bit of leafiness, and a nutty chocolate finish. Thin-medium bodied. Decent. Monday, October 25, 2010
hershiser2	2.8 Jefferson Street Chocolate Stout On tap at Fry’s Spring Station, Charlottesville. Pours a dark brown, not completely opaque, no head. Very light aroma - nothing offensive, but only the light hints of chocolate and coffee. Light on the chocolate flavor as well... has a hint of smokiness, but not much. Not what I expect in a chocolate stout. Thursday, August 26, 2010
hershiser2	3.1 Jefferson Street Amber On tap at Fry’s Spring Station in Charlottesville. They must have unretired this one because it’s on tap now, August, 2010. Pours an amber with no head... this brewery doesn’t seem to ever have a head on their beers. Smells of roasted malts and has a slight smoky malty flavor. That surprised me - in a good way. Thursday, August 26, 2010
hershiser2	2.3 Jefferson Street Light Tap at Fry’s Spring Station in Charlottesville. Pours a light golden with no head. Smells of grasses/wheat. Tastes the same... dry finish. Bland and very light in the mouth - I suppose I should expect this. Thursday, August 26, 2010
hershiser2	2.9 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat Tap at Fry’s Spring Station in Charlottesville. Pours a slightly hazy light orange with only the hints of a head. Smells of wheat, grasses, some orange, and light floral. Tastes bready with a speck of dish soap, wheaty, and grassy. Thursday, August 26, 2010
hatchattack	3.5 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Draught. Poured a dark black color with a tan head. big roasted aroma and some chocolate. the chocolate overpowers the coffee in the beer. still good though, little carmel, and some oat taste at finish. Sunday, July 11, 2010
hatchattack	3.3 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Draught. poured a light copper color. aroma of a little sweetness, and some floral notes. taste: roasted malts at first then caramel, and then some body from the hops. could use some work, but okay. Sunday, July 11, 2010
Drake	3 Jefferson Street James River Red Growler from the brewery, opened on 5/16/10. Pours a clear orange-copper color with a medium frothy white head. Decent head retention and fair lacing. Aroma of toasted malts with a bit of a caramel note. The taste is bitter hops, caramel, peaches, peach pits and a bit of toastiness. Thin bodied. Decent. Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Drake	2.7 Jefferson Street Dr. Evil ESB Growler from the brewpub. 5/14/10. Pours a hazy light amber color with a thin head. Decent head retention but not much lacing. Aroma of caramel, lightly toasted malts and floral hops. The taste is bitter hops, nutty notes, faint toasty notes and a fruity finish. Thin bodied. Tuesday, June 29, 2010
maniac	3.6 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout On tap at the brewpub on 02/19/2010. Clear black body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy tan head. Sweet chocolate, roast and oatmeal aroma. Dry oatmeal, roast and chocolate flavor. Medium light body with moderate carbonation. Thursday, February 25, 2010
maniac	2.9 Jefferson Street Amber On tap at the brewpub on 02/19/2010. Clear amber body with a small creamy off-white head. Sweet earthy malt aroma. Sweet earthy and malty flavor with a bit of a dry finish. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. Thursday, February 25, 2010
maniac	2.7 Jefferson Street Light On tap at the brewpub on 02/19/2010. Clear golden body with a small white head. Sweet Pilsener malt aroma. Sweet pilsener malt and light grain flavor. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. Very clean. Thursday, February 25, 2010
hopscotch	3 Jefferson Street American Pale Ale Draft… 4th Annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival… Clear amber ale with golden highlights and a large, frothy, off-white head. Great retention. Grainy, peppery, resiny nose. Medium-bodied with stinging carbonation. Almost perfectly balanced – leans just a hair on the bitter side. Otherwise, not much to it, but it’s enjoyably refreshing. Lengthy, crisp, moderately bitter finish. Sunday, February 14, 2010
hopscotch	3.2 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout Draft… 4th Annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival… Clear, deep, ruby ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. Nutty, bready, lightly chocolaty aroma. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. The flavor offers chocolate, toasted nuts and a hint of espresso. Leans on the sweet side of balance, but not by much. Crisp, bittersweet, roasty finish. Sunday, February 14, 2010
Dickinsonbeer	3.5 Jefferson Street Oktoberfest Tap at Jefferson st. Pours a nice medium copper with a thin lasting head. Aroma is toffee, big biscuit and nutty malts, good munich and vienna, herbal and light mineral. Flavor is lightly hopped, spicy and floral german hops, munich and vienna, toast, biscuit, nutty, caramel good sweetness, clean and easy drinking. All their beers have been well made so far. Sunday, January 17, 2010
Dickinsonbeer	3.7 Jefferson Street Amber Tap at Jefferson St. Pours a nice medium amber with a thin lasting head. Aroma is very nutty and toasty malts, good caramel, full- not just crystal- lots of malt complexity, biscuit and toast dominate- but lots of green grassy and citrus hops as well. Flavor is crisp clean not too sharp with crystla malts, bit biscuity nutty malts, good toast, light caramel and toffee sweetness- clean crisp earthy and light citrus/and floral hops. Clean. Sunday, January 17, 2010
Dickinsonbeer	3.2 Jefferson Street Light Tap at Jefferson st. Pours a very light golden, clear with a thin head- some lace. Aroma is crackery and light pils malt, light herbal and some grassy hops. Flavor has a bit of crackery corn hints, but not DMS, grassy crisp pils malt- very clean and mineral dry finish- nice. Sunday, January 17, 2010
Dickinsonbeer	3.7 Jefferson Street Oatmeal Stout On tap at Jefferson St. Pours a deep dark brown almost black nice creamy head. Aroma is big roast, toffee, crackery, toast, good chocolate, and earth- as well as being on the hoppy side. Flavor is moderately sweet, toasted malts, roast, light burnt, chocolate, earthy and light citrus leafy hops, sweet lacto finish. Nice. Sunday, January 17, 2010
Dickinsonbeer	3.4 Jefferson Street Orange Honey Wheat Tap at Jefferson St/waterstone. Pours a hazy bright orange/deep yellow with a thin yet lasting white head. Served with an orange- had to set that down- but still aroma remains very oily, orange slice, juicy with honey and floral notes, light crackery malts,some wheat and herbs. Flavor is also very citrusy on wheat doughy malts, cracker, crisp clean and easy drinking. One of the better american wheat/honey wheats out there. Sunday, January 17, 2010