Ardent

A variant of our Imperial Milk Stout with toasted almond, vanilla, and sea salt. This smooth, chocolaty brew features a pronounced, pleasant nuttiness from the toasted almonds, a mild note of vanilla, and just a hint of sea salt to brighten the flavors up.

Our freshest new DIPA in the Scott’s Addition series is here! Altamont DIPA was double dry hopped with Cashmere and Mosaic hops, featuring notes of melon and stone fruit flavors and bursting with tropical fruit aroma. This big, juicy DIPA is a soft, hazy treat!

Our American Mild is a medium copper-colored ale. It has a firm bitterness and light hop aroma, and is medium-bodied with a medium-level carbonation. The malt imparts hints of caramel and chocolate. A mildly rich sessionable beer

A special release from our wild fermentation project. We aged this medium-bodied sour blonde ale on various oak for eight months with mangoes. The sweetness of the mango has a more balanced effect on the sour, compared to the American Sour Ale with Raspberries.

A special release from our wild fermentation project. We aged this medium-bodied sour blonde ale for eight months on various oak with raspberries. The tartness of the berry accentuates the overall perceived sourness.

Ardent brewed Arrogant Bastard at their brewery.

Atlantico is a crisp, clean Mexican-style lager, brewed with flaked corn and rice for a dry, refreshing finish. Light-bodied with minimal bitterness, Altantico is the perfect beer on a hot, summer afternoon. #neverstoplagering

A special taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays. This red ale was brewed with Ironclad Coffee Roasters cascara (the cherries of coffee beans), then aged in Reservoir Distillery bourbon barrels with maple syrup and sour cherries. A cocktail-inspired ale that will remind you of a Manhattan.

Milk Stout and bourbon is a match made in beer heaven. For this batch, we took our Imperial Milk Stout and aged it for six months in bourbon barrels. The rich, chocolatey base beer came out of its barrel vacation with a bourbon nose and whiskey warmth. At 11.8% ABV, our Bourbon Barrel Aged Milk Stout is still smoother than you’d expect. Show Less

Belgian Brown Ale

An experimental Belgian IPA using Saison and Dry English Ale yeast, dry-hopped with Citra.

An experimental Belgian pale ale using Saison and Dry English Ale yeast.

Belma hops

The Berliner Weisse is pale straw colored, cloudy, and pleasantly effervescent. Sourness dominates the aroma, with notes of lemony tartness. Light body and high carbonation complement the clean sour flavor with notes of lemon and citrus, and the 3.2% ABV allows a hint of the malt profile to shine through. In the tradition of the style, try it with a flavored syrup, made by King of Pops.

A special, taproom-only pin for our Small-Batch Fridays: our Berliner Weisse dry-hopped with Lemondrop hops.

A special, taproom-only pin for our Small-Batch Fridays, featuring Berliner Weisse with added pomegranate and coconut.

A special, taproom-only pin for our Small-Batch Fridays, featuring Berliner Weisse with added pomegranate and coconut.

The Berliner Braunbier is our take on an all-but-extinct Northern German sour beer. The Braunbier’s aroma has notes of stone fruit balanced by the slightly tart but still toasty malt backbone. Low in bitterness and light in body, it is effervescent with a clean finish. A low alcohol and mildly tart brown table beer.

Our brewers love drinking lagers, and they’re excited to brew a classic European style right here in RVA. Bohemian Pilsner is a traditional Czech pilsner, brewed with a simple recipe of Czech floor malt, Saaz hops, and a Czech lager yeast. Bo Pils pours a clear golden color with soft mouthfeel, spicy hop notes, and clean finish.

Our Dark Rye, a dry, rye-based American imperial stout, aged in bourbon barrels.

The Bourbon Barrel–Aged Dark Rye is black in color, with a tan head that leaves rich lacing on the glass. Chocolate, tobacco, and dark stone fruit on the nose preclude the smooth mouthfeel that is slightly fuller and more viscous than the base beer. The flavor presents some sweetness and notes of whiskey, tobacco, dark fruit, and chocolate, but overall the beer remains remarkably smooth. A dry imperial stout in which barrel aging accentuates the fruity quality of the rye malt.

The Bourbon Barrel–Aged Dark Rye is black in color, with a tan head that leaves rich lacing on the glass. Chocolate, tobacco, and dark stone fruit on the nose preclude the smooth mouthfeel that is slightly fuller and more viscous than the base beer. The flavor presents some sweetness and notes of whiskey, tobacco, dark fruit, and chocolate, but overall the beer remains remarkably smooth. A dry imperial stout in which barrel aging accentuates the fruity quality of the rye malt.

A special taproom-only pilot batch of our Defenestrator doppelbock, aged in bourbon barrels.

A special taproom-only draft for our "For the Love of Stout" Valentine's Day 2017 event. Our Dark Rye, a dry, rye-based American imperial stout, fermented in bourbon barrels.

For the Chardonnay Brett Saison, we aged our saison in New Kent Winery chardonnay barrels with brettanomyces. The beer is pale gold and slightly cloudy. The aroma presents a pleasant balance between our saison yeast, classic brett funk, and chardonnay. The mouthfeel is drier and lighter bodied than the base beer. The chardonnay character is privileged over the brett, though the flavor still offers dry, fruity, barnyard funk.

For our Chardonnay Brett Saison with Apricot, we aged our saison in New Kent Winery chardonnay barrels with brettanomyces and apricot puree. The beer is pale gold and cloudy. The mouthfeel is drier and lighter bodied than the base beer. The apricot complements the fruitiness and funk of the brett, alongside prominent chardonnay notes and hints of our saison yeast.

Our freshest release in the Scott’s Addition series, Clay St. DIPA is a modern throwback to the sort of IPA that turned you on to craft beer in the first place. Clay St. DIPA is a west coast inspired DIPA double dry hopped with Michigan Chinook & New Zealand Moteuka hops, exhibiting dank, resiny character alongside notes of pineapple and citrus. This is a crystal clear, copper colored DIPA, with medium body, bright mouthfeel, and some perceived bitterness on the finish.

The Company Man pils is straw colored and very clear, with a creamy, long-lasting head that leaves rich lacing. The classic lager aroma is clean and bready, with a noble hop note and light grassiness. The medium-light body and high carbonation accentuate the bitterness, along with mild, balanced flavors of malty sweetness, fruitiness, and grassiness. Overall, a crisp, refreshing German-style pils that finishes dry and clean.

A special, taproom-only pin for our Small-Batch Fridays: the Company Man, our German-style pils, dry-hopped with Falconer's Flight hops.

The DIPA is like our New England IPA’s bigger, badder sibling—the same yeast and malt backbone, but in a brawnier, scaled-up version. This cloudy and deep golden-colored beer showcases the aromas and flavors of its hops: funky tropical fruit from the Mosaic, and piney earthiness from the Simcoe. A soft mouthfeel and incredibly low bitterness let these juicy hops shine.

A special taproom-only pin of our DIPA with added honey and orange.

A full-bodied American imperial stout. This beer privileges the spiciness of the rye over the roasted quality in both aroma and flavor, and has a dry chocolatey finish.

The DEFENESTRATOR is a Doppelbock. It’s aroma has hints of prune and grape and it’s flavor is malty and sweet with slight hop bitterness for balance. Medium bodied and very smooth. A very strong and rich lager. 8.2% abv.

A special taproom-only pin of our Defenestrator, primed with maple syrup and dosed with barrel-aged coffee.

This German-style hefeweizen is golden colored and hazy. Fruity and phenolic flavor and aroma from the yeast are amplified by a generous whirlpool and dry hopping with Hallertau Blanc hops, pleasantly balancing yeast-derived notes with juicy pineapple and grapefruit flavors and aromas.

This dry, sessionable saison features a generous whirlpool and dry hop of Vic Secret, Loral, and Lemondrop hops, producing a highly aromatic and flavorful beer with notes of tropical and citrus fruit.

The Earl Grey Brown is a Northern English Brown ale. Its slightly nutty aroma is sustained by a toasty malt backbone. Light in body, it finishes dry, and is laced with hints of bergamot." 5.5% abv.

Brewed in collaboration with our friends at Eazzy Burger, Eazzy Lager is an American adjunct light lager brewed with corn and Cluster hops for a crisp, classic flavor that pours a light-golden color with a bright white head.

Our imperial milk stout aged with coffee and vanilla in maple syrup bourbon barrels.

This beer is Ardent’s take on a classic British pub style. English Mild is a dark, malt-forward beer with a light body and subtle fruity esters that finishes clean. A proper pint for a round with your mates!

A variation on our tried-and-true Dark Rye recipe.

Our Festbier is a traditional German lager with a malty backbone and light hoppiness. Amber color and full body in the classic Marzen style, served in 1/2 liter mugs. Prost!

Fig gose is a tart, effervescent wheat beer featuring salt and coriander with fig concentrate blended in for a fruity, jammy, slightly sweet balance to the natural acidity in the gose style.

Floreda Idaho is a collaboration brewed with our friends from Pale Fire Brewing out of Harrisonburg, inspired by a deep cut Simpsons gag. This sour IPA was kettle soured with our favorite lacto blend, then dry hopped with a blend of Citra and Idaho 7 hops. Floreda Idaho is a light, refreshing sour IPA, featuring mild tartness, lemony, piney flavors, and a clean finish.

A special taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays: the Fohlen Alt is a German Sticke Alt by brewer Mike. Sticke, or "secret" in local dialect, is a special reserve beer intended for the brewers' own consumption. It's generally a seasonal or special occasion brew and is stronger in taste and alcohol. Fohlen Alt is malty and slightly roasty, but finishes clean as a result of an extended lagering time. Mike had a lot of fun making this beer, which is inspired by his first homebrew recipe and time living outside of Dusseldorf.

Franconian Lager is Ardent’s take on a timeless German dark lager, perfect for cooler fall weather. This classic dunkel was brewed entirely with premium imported German malt and hops, then lagered for more than a month as it matured. Featuring a nutty, malty aroma and toasted, complex flavors, Franconian Lager pours a deep auburn color with a light, smooth body and clean finish. #neverstoplagering

Pours a light golden color while offering a lovely interplay between tart & sweet.

A special, taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays. Gluten-free imperial stout brewed with millet, oats, and buckwheat, and containing honey, baked figs, and thyme.

A special, taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays. Gluten-free maple lager brewed with millet and oats, and containing maple syrup.

Our Gooseberry Gose is a hazy straw color with a creamy white head. Soft coriander notes and tart acidity dominate the nose, with hints of salinity. The mouthfeel is effervescent, yet remains typically full-bodied for wheat beers. The flavor is tart and slightly salty with a pleasant acidity, rounded out by a mild cereal grain undertone from the German pilsner malt. Overall, a traditional German-style Gose with nice tartness and hints of coriander and salt to round out the beer, with a generous addition of gooseberries to up the pucker factor.

Our gose is a hazy straw color with a creamy white head. Soft coriander notes and tart acidity dominate the nose, with hints of salinity. The mouthfeel is effervescent, yet remains typically full-bodied for wheat beers. The flavor is tart and slightly salty with a pleasant acidity, rounded out by a mild cereal grain undertone from the German pilsner malt. Overall, a traditional German-style Gose with nice tartness and hints of coriander and salt to round out the beer.

The Gose with Lime, aka "You Put the Lime in the Gose and You Drink It All Up," is a hazy straw color with a creamy white head. Lime and tart acidity dominate the nose, with hints of coriander. The mouthfeel is effervescent, yet remains full-bodied as is typical of wheat beers. The flavor is tart and slightly salty with lime acidity, rounded out by a mild cereal grain undertone from the German pilsner malt. Overall, a traditional German-style Gose with bright acidity from the addition of lime zest.

Double dry-hopped w/ Galaxy, Mosaic, & El Dorado hops, it offers tons of fruity flavor & aroma w/ very low bitterness.

A special, taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays: Munich-style Helles lager.

Our Honey Ginger is a deep gold-colored ale. The medium- to high-carbonation level enhances the fresh ginger in the aroma. The malt backbone supports the sweetness of the locally-sourced honey and the spiciness of the ginger. A strong, yet refreshing and deceptively smooth summer ale.

Amarillo hopped IPA

Our IPA is a medium copper-colored ale. We use a standard malt-backboned recipe, but as we rotate our hop varietals, the aroma may range from citrusy and piney to flowery and grassy. The beer is medium-bodied, and although the aroma always dominates the overall character of the beer, the sweetness of the caramel malt balances the hoppy bitterness. An American IPA that privileges hop flavor and aroma over bitterness.

Named for the rural Fauquier village where hundreds of ducks return in the Spring to make their summer homes, our Sumerduck Saison is our harbinger of spring with fruity Belgian esters, a subtle tartness, and delicate earthy notes. A touch of rye adds a peppery spice, and wheat malt a silky mouth feel to this easy drinking Farmhouse Ale.

Our IPA is a medium copper-colored ale. We use a standard malt-backboned recipe, but as we rotate our hop varietals, the aroma may range from citrusy and piney to flowery and grassy. The beer is medium-bodied, and although the aroma always dominates the overall character of the beer, the sweetness of the caramel malt balances the hoppy bitterness. An American IPA that privileges hop flavor and aroma over bitterness.

The Ardent IPA, brewed with Citra hops and an experimental yeast.

The Ardent IPA, brewed with Galaxy hops.

Our IPA featuring rotating hop varietals returns! IPA Batch #30 was brewed with Citra and Idaho 7 hops, which highlight citrus and tropical fruit notes. This American IPA has a pleasant, pungent aroma that remains well balanced with a malt backbone.

Our small batch IPA featuring rotating hop varieties has returned! IPA Batch #32 was dry hopped with Lemondrop, Michigan Copper, and Mosaic hops for a super aromatic beer featuring a juicy, tropical aroma. Fruity notes of citrus and tangerine balance the mild malt base.

Dry hopped entirely w/ Amarillo hops, giving it a floral, citrus aroma. Its mild malt base allows the citrus & grapefruit flavors to shine through.

A special taproom-only pin of our IPL with added New Zealand Wakatu hops and orange marmalade.

Our first-ever milk stout is sweet, chocolaty, and a little sticky, but with enough roast presence to remind you that it's definitely a beer, not liquid candy.

A variant of our Imperial Milk Stout with toasted almond, vanilla, and sea salt. This smooth, chocolaty brew features a pronounced, pleasant nuttiness from the toasted almonds, a mild note of vanilla, and just a hint of sea salt to brighten the flavors up.

A special taproom-only pin of our Imperial Milk Stout, primed with maple syrup and containing coffee and bird's eye chilies.

We went bigger with our New England IPA! Citra and Mosaic hops deliver a big, juicy ale.

Coconut Coffee & Almonds

Leigh Street DIPA is a big, juicy beer that’s double dry hopped with all Mosaic hops for a tropical, fruity flavor and aroma. Low bitterness and soft mouthfeel are trademark characteristics of Leigh Street DIPA, which pours a slightly cloudy, golden color.

Hardywood Park/Ardent collab.

A variant of our Imperial Milk Stout with vanilla, cocoa nibs, cinnamon, ancho chiles, annatto, bird's eye peppers, and habanero.

A special, taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays. Mexican-style lager brewed in collaboration with Mike Killelea of Briess Malt Co. using Briess malt and Mexican lager yeast.

Moore St. DIPA is the biggest, boldest addition to our Scott’s Addition neighborhood series. Double dry hopped with Galaxy & Amarillo, Moore St. DIPA is bursting with flavors of orange and pineapple, all in a soft, smooth, minimally bitter DIPA.

This is a hazy IPA made in the New England style. Full and juicy, the Citra and Mosaic hops impart a fruity, luscious aroma and flavor. Low in bitterness and full of flavor.

Our hazy New England style IPA is double dry hopped with equal parts Amarillo and Idaho 7 hops. Low in bitterness and full of fruity, juicy aroma and flavor, this beer is easy to love.

A special taproom-only pin for our Small-Batch Fridays: our New England IPA with added mango, papaya, and Mosaic and Vic Secret hops.

Looking for a Big Night but not sure where to find it? It's sweet as reaching into your chilly bin for an On the Map! Our New Zealand inspired IPA features Southern Hemisphere hops balanced by a malty backbone. On the Map has a huge dank aroma with notes of lemon, lime, resin, and peach. This beer pours a deep amber and has flavor notes of grapefruit, pine, and orange. It pairs great with a ham and cheese toasty!

this is our eighth batch of ipa. the hops we used are orbit. Orbit is different each year as it uses a proprietary blend of hops specially selected out of the New Zealand “Hops with a Difference” breeding program. This years has mild tropical fruit and citrus notes.

Our Pale Wheat Ale was brewed in a similar style to our New England IPA. Double dry hopped with Rakau and Belma hops, this one's a crusher. Hazy, soft mouthfeel, low bitterness, big hop aroma and flavor.

A special, taproom-only brew for our Small-Batch Fridays: a triple dry-hopped version of the Partial Salez Boyz DIPA. We added just a touch of Citra hops and made it slightly more bitter at 30 IBU. The orange-mango notes still show up in this one, and are joined by a pleasant lemon aroma and flavor.

A special, taproom-only brew for our Small-Batch Fridays: a double dry-hopped DIPA using Idaho 7 and Vic Secret hops, offering a juicy orange-mango combo at only 15 IBU.

Ardent Pilsner is a golden straw, clear pilsner with classic lager aroma that is clean and bready, with light grassiness from 100% Hallertauer mittelfrüh noble hops. Medium body and high carbonation accentuate the soft bitterness, malty sweetness and mild fruitiness.

Don’t let the calendar fool you, our newest gose drinks like a refreshing summer treat! Plum Gose is a kettle-soured wheat beer with a touch of saltiness and balanced acidity true to traditional gose style, while the plum addition provides a brilliant pink color and bright stone fruit flavors.

ZAP! BOOM! POW! Today’s brand new release is POP, a triple dry hopped, juicy pale ale featuring Cryo Pop. This supercharged hop blend from Yakima Chief provides huge fruity aromas of peach, pineapple, and honeydew, while our recipe allows the hop flavors to shine in a full-bodied pale ale with a smooth, clean finish.

Our Dark Rye, a dry, rye-based American imperial stout, aged in Port and Madeira barrels and blended.

A special taproom-only draft for our "For the Love of Stout" Valentine's Day 2017 event. Our Dark Rye, a dry, rye-based American imperial stout, aged in rum barrels.

A special taproom-only draft for our "For the Love of Stout" Valentine's Day 2017 event. Our Dark Rye, a dry, rye-based American imperial stout, fermented in rye barrels.

Our saison is a pale gold-colored farmhouse-style ale. We use a traditional yeast strain and Continental hops that in combination imbue an aroma with a mild spiciness tempered with fruit. The beer is medium-bodied, with a slight acidity. It is effervescent and dry, with an edge of bitterness that balances the fruitiness of the aroma. A yeast-derived refreshing, spicy ale.

A saison in the traditional Belgian style, offering a very dry finish, a sessionable ABV, and a nice balance between yeast, malt, and hop characteristics. This brew uses Continental Pilsner and Munich malts, and German Tettnang and Czech Saaz hops. Low ABV yet full-flavored everyday beer.

Schwarzbier is a sessionable dark German lager with a slightly chocolaty, roasted aroma. Medium bodied, with a crisp and clean mouthfeel. Subtle malt flavors are balanced with moderate hop bitterness, followed by a pleasantly roasty finish.

A special, taproom-only pin for our Small-Batch Fridays of our Schwarzbier with added coffee and barrel-aged maple syrup.

A special, taproom-only pilot brew for our Small-Batch Fridays. This Session IPA by cellarman William features a whirlpool addition of Citra and a dry-hop of Amarillo, El Dorado, and Vic Secret, making for a hazy, medium-orange-colored brew with big notes of citrus, pineapple, and peach.

Ardent’s Summer American Sour Blend is a blonde ale aged in oak barrels and blended with pink guava and pineapple. This is a drinkable, restrained sour ale that features juicy, fruity flavors with minimal sweetness and a pleasant pineapple aroma, perfect for a summer afternoon.

1st Anniversary ale.

The Wind That Shakes The Barley is Ardent's take on a classic Irish Oatmeal Stout. Featuring notes of baker's chocolate and caramel, The Wind That Shakes The Barley is a light-bodied oatmeal stout with a creamy mouthfeel, making it the perfect beer for the last days of winter while looking forward to the spring.

A special release for our 2017 anniversary.

Collaboration with Triple Crossing.

The Virginia Common is a deep brown-colored hybrid ale-lager. We use Cluster hops, one of the only commonly available hop varieties with North American roots, which impart a light hop aroma. It has a lower ABV than our other beers, and a mid-level carbonation. It is light-bodied, which allows for the toast of the specialty malts to shine. A sessionable ale-lager hybrid that will satisfy almost any beer drinker.

German style wheat beer