The River Company Restaurant & Brewery Reviews

BeerdedDave	3.6 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter on tap at the brewpub; a nice smooth, chocolaty, coffee-flavored porter; dark brown color and a roasted malt aroma Monday, December 18, 2017
BeerdedDave	3.6 The River Company Farmhouse Hefeweizen on tap at the brewpub; cloudy orange color; banana aroma; very nice banana-clove flavor; smooth and very refreshing Monday, December 18, 2017
BeerdedDave	3.7 The River Company River Red on tap at the brewpub; a great, well-balanced red ale – bitter with a smooth underlying caramel malt flavor Monday, December 18, 2017
BeerdedDave	3.8 The River Company Southwest V IPA on tap at the brewpub; clear, amber color; citrusy hop aroma; a great, dry, bitter, citrusy, well-balanced IPA Monday, December 18, 2017
BeerdedDave	3.8 The River Company Traveler's Pale Ale on tap at the brewpub; a great pale ale; similar to the IPA, but with a mildly fruity, malt background Monday, December 18, 2017
BeerdedDave	3.7 The River Company Timber Brown Ale on tap at the brewpub; a Northern English style brown ale; clear brown color; a very well balanced, crisp, clean beer with chocolaty overtones Monday, December 18, 2017
BeerdedDave	4.2 The River Company Shot Tower Imperial IPA on tap at the brewpub; dark amber color; citrusy hop aroma; a great, bitter, citrusy hoppy beer; lots of hops, yet well balanced with a caramel malt background Monday, December 18, 2017
ygtbsm94	3 The River Company Shot Tower Imperial IPA Friday, December 23, 2016
ygtbsm94	3 The River Company Neopolo Stout Friday, December 23, 2016
ivan9856	3 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Wednesday, September 21, 2016
stokedagain	3.9 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Very refreshing, the slight bitter of the peach plus the sweet apricot (actual peach flavor) is well balanced ---Rated via Beer Buddy for Android Wednesday, September 21, 2016
MadRobin	3.6 The River Company Shot Tower Imperial IPA Clear amber-gold with an an off-white head and excellent lacing. Aroma of orangey citrus, tropical fruit, herbal hops, melon and caramel. Taste of bitter herbs, citrus, cloves, well ripened tropical fruit, plums and toffee. Full/medium body and medium carbonation. Aggressively bitter, yet with a decent balance. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, July 21, 2016
MadRobin	3.4 The River Company Farmhouse Hefeweizen On tap at the brewpub. Cloudy, light golden-yellow with a drone, near white head and very good lacing. Aroma of wheat, lemon, coriander, light yeast and only a bare hint of banana. Taste of citrus, coriander, wheat, mild cloves, light fruit and yeast. Medium/light body and medium carbonation with a classic hefe mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, July 21, 2016
MadRobin	3.3 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter On tap at the brewpub. Dense, barely clear, cranberry-black with a khaki head and good lacing. Aroma of molasses, roasted malt, toffee and a touch of coffee. Taste of roasted malt, citrus, light chocolate, butterscotch and toffee. Medium/light body and high/medium carbonation. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Thursday, July 21, 2016
obguthr	3.4 The River Company Apple Brown Apple and cinnamon nose. Clear brown, thin tan head. Allspice, soil. Medium body, easy carbonation. Pretty mild and easy drinking with a delightful aroma. Saturday, October 3, 2015
Dogbrick	3.3 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Sample during the 10th Annual Day Before Labor Day Party on 09/06/2015. Clear golden color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of apricots and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of semisweet apricot and grainy malt. The finish is fruity with an apricot and mild spice aftertaste. Decent overall. Tuesday, September 29, 2015
hershiser2	2.6 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Can. Pours hazy gold with a giant white head. Smells of fruit - I suppose. Smells a bit funny. Taste is a mixture of bitter apricot and funk. I love peaches. I love apricot but this beer is not something I love. Or even like much. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, September 4, 2015
BrettTaylor	3.5 The River Company C.A.S. Pours a pale golf with thin white head. Really nice saison yeast notes with crisp apple and cranberry tartness on front. Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Drake	3.4 The River Company C.A.S. Keg at the VA Craft Brewers Festival. Hazy orange, large frothy off-white head, decent retention. Aroma of pale malt, dry cranberries. The taste is sweet cranberries, apples, pale malt, mild spice. Saturday, August 22, 2015
ygtbsm94	3 The River Company SMaSHed Monday, May 18, 2015
CharmCityCrab	3 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Movin’ to the country gonna drink a lot of peach beer, I’m movin’ to the country I’m gonna drink me a lot of peach beer. I’m movin’ to the country I’m gonna drink a lot of peach beer. Movin’ to the country I’m gonna drink a lot of peach beer. Peach beer comes from a can it was put there by a man. In a factory downtown. If I had my little way I’d drink peach beer everyday. Sun soakin bulges in the shade. Actually, this beer is kind of apricot forward. ;) And some peaches. And a very light blonde ale backdrop. The song is a modified version of a song called Peaches by a band called Presidents of the United States of America. Thursday, April 30, 2015
fonefan	3.6 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter [ As The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter ]. Clear medium to dark black brown color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, dark roasted, toffee notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140516] Saturday, February 7, 2015
ygtbsm94	3 The River Company Apple Brown Saturday, October 25, 2014
gunnfryd	3.3 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is butter, sugar, roasted malt, coffee. Flavour is butterscotsch, sugar, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate. Medium body. Ordinary beer. Wednesday, October 1, 2014
weihenweizen	3.2 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is nice peach, medium body, and thin small-bubble lacing. Taste is peach with semi-dry finish. Monday, September 15, 2014
weihenweizen	2.9 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter On tap at the brewpub. Black with dark brown highlights and light brown head. Aroma lactose/roast, medium body, well carbonated, and little lacing. Taste is roasty, herbal hops, and dry finish. Not to my liking. Sunday, September 14, 2014
weihenweizen	3.6 The River Company Farmhouse Hefeweizen On tap at the brewpub. Hazy deep golden with medium white head. Aroma is clove, medium body, medium/light carbonation, and thin small-bubble lacing. Taste is clove and some banana. Pretty good hefeweizen. Sunday, September 14, 2014
yespr	2.8 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is citric and milky. Dry, fruity and tart. Dry and herbal into a herbal dry finish. Saturday, May 17, 2014
Meilby	2.9 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt, toffee, chocolate and hint of butterscotch and berries. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft, Friday, May 16, 2014
Bamsen78	3.4 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter Pours cloudy very dark brown with stable light tan head. Clear aroma of malt, coffee, milk and chocolate. Sweetish, malty flavour, with notes of roast, coffee and chocolate. Bitter and sourish aftertaste. OK. Friday, May 16, 2014
chrisv10	3.2 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter Very dark brown with medium beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel, chocolate and a little coffee. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, medium sweet, berries, cocoa and a little bitter. Friday, May 16, 2014
LilBeerDoctor	3.4 The River Company Timber Brown Ale On tap at the brewpub. Pours a surprisingly dark brown with a thin light tan head. Aroma of chocolate malt, roast, light coffee notes. Flavor of sweet malt, chocolate malt, a touch of roast and a touch of roasted nuts. Fairly hearty for a brown ale, it’s sort of like a sweet porter. Nice beer, though simple. 6/4/7/3/14 (3.4/5) Friday, March 28, 2014
LilBeerDoctor	3.6 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter On tap at the brewpub. Pours a dark brown with a thick light tan head. Aroma of charred, roasted malt, chocolate malt. Flavor of roasted malt, light char, chocolate malt. Hearty palate, lots of roast, but still pleasantly drinkable. Nice solid porter, good representation of the style. 7/4/7/4/14 (3.6/5) Friday, March 28, 2014
ygtbsm94	3 The River Company Ginger Angel Thursday, August 8, 2013
BeerandBlues2	3.7 The River Company Timber Brown Ale Tap at The River Company. Pours clear dark brown with a large beige head, long retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is cookie, toast, and light roast/chocolate malt, dates, figs, and earthy hops. Flavor is malty with medium hops and bitterness, dark fruits and a dry finish. Medium to full body, medium carbonation. Monday, July 29, 2013
BeerandBlues2	3.4 The River Company River Red Tap at The River Company. Pours clear dark amber to brown with a frothy, light beige head, medium-long retention with good lacing. Aroma is cookie and toast malt, dates and apple esters and earthy hops. Flavor is malty with fruity esters, light hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation. Monday, July 29, 2013
BeerandBlues2	3.7 The River Company Traveler's Pale Ale Tap at The River Company. Pours clear amber with a medium, creamy off-white head, long retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is fruity, pine, and citrus hops, biscuit malt and tropical fruity esters. Flavor is moderate hops and bitterness, light biscuit malt, fruity esters and a dry finish. Medium body and carbonation. Monday, July 29, 2013
BeerandBlues2	3.3 The River Company Peach Angel Tap at The River Company. Pours hazy peach with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with spare lacing. Aroma is peach, bourbon, oak, biscuit malt, and Belgian yeast spices. Flavor is peach, malt, light bourbon, Belgian candi sugar and a dry finish. Medium body and light carbonation. Sunday, July 28, 2013
BeerandBlues2	3.2 The River Company Fairlawn's Finest Cream Lager Tap at The River Company. Pours clear pale gold with a small, fizzy white head, short retention with spare lacing. Aroma is Pils, biscuit, and meal malt with spicy hops and a clean character. Flavor is malty, light hops and bitterness with a clean lager character and a dry finish. Light body and medium carbonation. Sunday, July 28, 2013
radagast83	3.7 The River Company Peach Angel Growler. Poured a slightly hazy golden haze, not much of a head. Aroma is a a nice juicy peach, dried fruit notes, some light burboun notes to this one. Flavor is light peaches, some wood character. Light finish here. Nice. Saturday, July 27, 2013
Huhzubendah	3.7 The River Company Peach Angel Growler from ygtbsm94. Thanks Brad! The beer appears a peach hue, strangely enough. bubbly head of broken bubbles. The aroma brings peaches in the sunshine, some bready grains, maybe a touch of white wine. Bourbon character emerges more in the flavor. Oak and bourbon meld well with the peach character. Low carbonation (perhaps from the growler format) and smooth on the palate. Overall, I dug this. Saturday, July 27, 2013
Drake	3.2 The River Company Peach Angel Growler from the brewpub. Pours a hazy peach color with a head that quickly dissipates. Aroma of peach pits, peach, wood, mild whisky. The taste is strong wood, some whisky, peaches, mild nuttiness. Medium bodied. Decent, but a slight touch less wood would help. Wednesday, July 17, 2013
ygtbsm94	3 The River Company Peach Angel Wednesday, July 17, 2013
BrettTaylor	3 The River Company Dumpster Dog Porter dark reddish brown, little head, little lacing. Coffee and maybe something green on nose. A lot of coffee, some chocolate on palate. This was a little overbalanced to dark coffee flavors and the mouthfeel was a bit thin. Tuesday, July 16, 2013
BrettTaylor	3 The River Company Traveler's Pale Ale honeysuckle and oranges and juniper on nose, sharply bitter, pretty refreshing, short finish, well-balanced, a bit under carbonated Tuesday, July 16, 2013
BrettTaylor	2.7 The River Company Timber Brown Ale little aroma, faint malt, light head, med lacing, chocolate malt, light coffee, refreshing but tasted watered down? Carbonation seemed a bit off as well. Tuesday, July 16, 2013
BrettTaylor	2.9 The River Company Southwest V IPA very little aroma, not overpowering, citrus (orange) finish just a little. Med length finish, med head, med lacing. This wasn’t very impressive - I think their pale ale is better. Tuesday, July 16, 2013
BrettTaylor	3.4 The River Company River Red caramel red, light head, aroma chocolate and salted caramel, caramel, a via of chocolate malt, very refreshing; good mouthfeel Tuesday, July 16, 2013
BrettTaylor	3.7 The River Company Peachicot Blonde Ale Similar to the Pyramid Apricot Ale which I like a lot in summer, but can’t get anymore since I moved east. Aromas of apricot and peach, light head,med lacing. Clear light gold. Taste of wheat and apricot/peach. Very refreshing. Note, I really like apricots. Now available in cans. Canned version is slightly hazy with a little less fruit aroma and taste than tap version. Great after a hot summer lawn mowing! Tuesday, July 16, 2013
BrettTaylor	3.1 The River Company Peach Angel a Belgian blonde, unfiltered, re-fermented with peach in bourbon barrel. Little peach on nose, bourbon barrel aroma apparent, little head, some lacing, tastes like summer - popsicle at pool, fairly well-balanced, but at times the flavors seem to be fighting with each other for dominance instead of blending. I suspect the barrel currently used is pretty fresh (maybe only this one batch has been made in it) and it will get better as more batches are made. Peach is subdued and a little bit of spice at mid-drink. Tuesday, July 16, 2013