Blue Lab Brewing Company Reviews

obguthr	3.8 Blue Lab Raspberry Lambic Almond, sherry, volatile nose. Hazy brown, headless. Red grape, almond, ash. Tart, light bodied, no carbonation. Cabarnet character really shows, but base beer is oxidized beyond recognition . Enjoyable though. Thursday, June 15, 2017
obguthr	2.4 Blue Lab IPA Draft: No aroma. Clear amber, headless. Ashy orange. Medium body, soft carbonation. Inoffensive. Wednesday, November 30, 2016
obguthr	2.4 Blue Lab Irish Red Ale Draft: No aroma. Brown, headless. Wood, cherries, soil. Light body, soft carbonation. One of the better beers I had on this visit to the brewery. Wednesday, November 30, 2016
obguthr	1.5 Blue Lab Chessie Draft: Gym sock, vegetal smell. Cloudy golden, headless. Popcorn, green beans. Medium body, easy carbonation. Almost undrinkable. Wednesday, November 30, 2016
tia	2.4 Blue Lab Baltic Porter From April visit. Cask. Very dark with no head. Smells like butter and play-doh. Tastes slightly sour in a not-so-good way, also buttery. Sunday, June 12, 2016
tia	2.8 Blue Lab Squaison From April visit. Slightly hazy bright yellow with thin head. Smells rubbery and white peppery. Tastes a little wheaty. Slightly watery. Sunday, June 12, 2016
tia	2.3 Blue Lab Irish Red Ale Notes from April visit- I have it as Strong Irish Red, so not 100% sure this is the same. Reddish brown with no head. Smells buttery and not much else. Tastes buttery and sweet. Slightly dirty impression. Sunday, June 12, 2016
tia	0.7 Blue Lab EJIIPA Notes from April visit. Hazy honey with light head and lacing. Smells bleachy and peachy. Tastes off-bitter, glech. Not drinkable. Sunday, June 12, 2016
Braudog	1.4 Blue Lab EJIIPA Draft at the brewpub. Dusty and opaque orange beer with little to no head. This presents itself as a rookie homebrew, lacking much body and suffering a bit of imbalance, coming across mostly as a musty, mushy concoction that at least falls short of going sour. Unfortunate first impression. (#6174, 4/30/2016) Saturday, April 30, 2016
tia	3.3 Blue Lab Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale Tap. Hazy brown with thin head. Smells like bourbon and cherry. Tastes a tad sour in a pleasant way. a little watery. Sunday, April 3, 2016
tia	3.2 Blue Lab Chocolate Coffee Stout Tap. Very dark with think head. Smells nice and roasty. Tastes roasty and dry. A little watery. Sunday, April 3, 2016
tia	0.8 Blue Lab Imperial IPA Tap. Hazy honey with light head and lacing. Another one that seems like something is fundamentally wrong... Smells bleachy and peachy. More aspirin- very off. Glech. Pretty much undrinkable. Sunday, April 3, 2016
tia	3.5 Blue Lab American Stout Tap. Very dark with creamy head. Smells like cherries and chocolate. Tastes nice and roasty and lightly bitter. Creamy & light. Sunday, April 3, 2016
tia	1.6 Blue Lab IPA Tap. Hazy honey with no real head. Smells slightly perfumey and slightly piney. The bitterness in this is way off- like aspirin- plus weedy. I think something was wrong with this beer. Sunday, April 3, 2016
tia	1.9 Blue Lab Special Bitter Tap. Toffee color with dissipating head and no lacing. smells flat and dirty and sweet. Taste follows. Sunday, April 3, 2016
obguthr	2.2 Blue Lab Special Bitter Draft: Lemon zest, funk nose. Hazy copper, thin head. Significant DMS, tea, lemongrass. Cabbage finish. Light to medium body, moderate carbonation. Pretty bad. Sunday, February 21, 2016
Drake	2.4 Blue Lab Imperial IPA Keg at the brewery, 11/15/14. Pours a hazy orange with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of citrus, herbal hops, cloyingly sweet caramel malt. The taste is bitter and astringent herbal hops, toffee malt. Strong lingering bitterness, medium bodied, astringent, off balance. Saturday, November 29, 2014
Drake	3.1 Blue Lab Mesquite Chile Porter Keg at the brewery, 11/15/14. Pours a dark brown with a medium sized creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of smoke, peppers, roasted malt, chocolate. The taste is roasted malt, chocolate, mild peppers and smoke. Medium bodied, mild lingering spice, low carbonation. Solid. Saturday, November 29, 2014
Drake	2.7 Blue Lab Belgian Wit Keg at the brewery, 11/15/14. Pours a hazy yellow with a thin creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of wheat, citrus, spice, doughy malt. The taste is tart and dry citrus, wheat. Thin bodied. Saturday, November 29, 2014
obguthr	2.8 Blue Lab Green Chile Ale Little aroma, mildly garbage disposally. Hazy amber, thin head. Definite flavor of green chiles, kind of nice. Light body. Pretty well done. Saturday, October 4, 2014
obguthr	2.8 Blue Lab American Stout Kahlua nose, suspuciously undeniable. Cloudy mahogany, thin head. Dry, charred oak. Lots of char. Watery, no body or carbonation. Saturday, October 4, 2014
obguthr	2.7 Blue Lab Oktoberfest Little aroma, maybe mild citrus. Cloudy copper, headless. Mild honey and grain flavor. Subtle dried leaves. Watery, light body. Saturday, October 4, 2014
ygtbsm94	1 Blue Lab Irish Red Ale Sunday, August 11, 2013
ygtbsm94	1 Blue Lab Hefeweizen Sunday, August 11, 2013
ygtbsm94	1 Blue Lab Pale Ale Sunday, August 11, 2013
Foxbush	3 Blue Lab IPA Growler purchased at the brewery. This ale poured a nice clear golden color with a small head and no lacing. There was a nice bitterness for the IPA. It did have a little taste of small batch beers. The body was medium and the carbonation soft. The finish was smooth with a hint of bitterness. These brewers work at W&L and one is a biologist. Saturday, October 27, 2012
KUEric	2.9 Blue Lab IPA A good IPA, but very nondescript. It was a little hoppy, but not overly so. It was muted. Not watered down, just lacking that something that would have made it a better than good beer. As it stands it was just worse than a good beer. Average. It reminded me of you standard chain brewpub type of offering. Monday, October 8, 2012
Drake	2.7 Blue Lab Irish Red Ale Draft at the 3rd annual Top of the Hops Festival, Charlottesville. Pours a hazy dark rust color with no head. Aroma of cinnamon, treacle, rye and herbal notes. The taste is sweet caramel and herbal notes. Medium bodied. Saturday, September 22, 2012
Drake	2.4 Blue Lab Hefeweizen Served on draft at the Top of the Hops Festival, Charlottesville, 92212. Pours a murky orange color with a thin frothy head. Poor head retention. Phenol bomb. Heavy clove, citrus and faint peanut butter. The taste canned fruit cocktail, banana, spice, wheat, caramel and heavy clove. Medium bodied. Saturday, September 22, 2012
Drake	2.8 Blue Lab Rye Pale Ale Sampled from a growler. Pours a hazy yellow color with a thin head that quickly fades. Aroma of rye and doughy malts. The taste is spicy rye and pale malts. Medium bodied. Pedestrian but fairly refreshing. Sunday, August 26, 2012
Drake	3.5 Blue Lab American Stout Served on draft at the 1st Annual Virginia Craft Brewers Fest, Devils Backbone. 8/25/12. Pours a dark brown color with a small dark brown head. Decent head retention. Aroma of sweet roasted malts, apples and dry roasted malts. The taste is very similar but with a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied with a slight lingering bitterness. Nice stout. Sunday, August 26, 2012
Drake	3.3 Blue Lab Winter Wheat Served on draft at Devil’s Backbone Outpost. Pours a hazy straw-orange color with almost no head. Aroma of spice, citrus, wheat and caramel. The taste is citrus, spice, caramel, bread. Medium bodied. Friday, March 9, 2012
Drake	1.9 Blue Lab Scotch Ale Growler from the brewery. Pours a murky brown color with nearly no head. What’s there fades quickly. Aroma of caramel, earthy notes, nuts and a peppery spiciness. The taste is earthy notes, green apple, caramel, extract, citrus, faint toastiness and nuttiness in the finish. Medium bodied. Cloyingly sweet. They really need to go back to the drawing board on this one. Not sure I’ll be able to finish the growler. Saturday, February 26, 2011
Drake	3.5 Blue Lab Chocolate Coffee Stout Growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy rust-brown color with a large frothy brown head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, an ashy note, bitter coffee and a very faint hoppiness in the finish. The taste is bitter chocolate and coffee, caramel, coconut, green apple, dry roasted malts. Medium bodied. Nice beer. Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Drake	3 Blue Lab IPA Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy peach color with a large creamy white head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of tart pale malty notes with some leafy hops. The taste is harsh bitter hop notes, nutty notes and pale malts. A fair bit astringent, but I’m liking it anyway. Medium bodied. Monday, February 21, 2011
Drake	2.7 Blue Lab Dunkelweizen Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium creamy offwhite head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, banana and leafy hops. The taste is nuts, chocolate, caramel and a leafy hop finish. Medium bodied.. Monday, February 21, 2011
Drake	2.4 Blue Lab Pale Ale Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy peach color with a medium sized creamy white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Faint aroma of leafy hops. The taste is extract, caramel, nutty notes and faint leafy hops. Thin-medium bodied. Not a fan of this one. Monday, February 21, 2011