# Origin Beer Lab — Ashland, Virginia

> Origin Beer Lab in Ashland, Virginia, United States scores 3.80 out of 5 — Fine, #133 in Virginia. 358 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Origin Beer Lab is a brewery in Ashland, Virginia, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.80 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #133 in Virginia. Of the 358 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 30% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.80 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #133 in Virginia · #4,440 in United States · #6,268 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 358

## About

​Origin Beer Lab was built for research, development, and teaching of all things beer. As our sister company Center of the Universe Brewing Company (COTU) increases its distribution footprint in Virginia, it is important to us that we are able to continually tweak, enhance, and create new beers. Origin allows COTU more room and an adequate pilot system to do this on. At Origin, we'll be tweaking recipes, creating new ones, and experimenting with sours on a system that is completely scaleable. 

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Other — 30% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 106 South Railroad Avenue, Ashland, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates: 37.7583333, -77.48166669999999
- Website: http://www.originbeerlab.com/

## Same owner

- Part of [Center Of The Universe Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/center-of-the-universe-brewing-company-1133.md)

## Breweries nearby

- [Center Of The Universe Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/center-of-the-universe-brewing-company-1133.md) — 3.82, Fine — Ashland, Virginia — 3.9 mi away
- [Intermission Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/intermission-beer-company-4276.md) — 3.50, Poor — Glen Allen, Virginia — 6 mi away
- [Final Gravity Brewing Co. RVA](https://finding.beer/brewery/final-gravity-brewing-co-rva-2726.md) — 4.51, Exceptional — Richmond, Virginia — 9.9 mi away
- [Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/rock-bottom-restaurant-brewery-4566.md) — 3.45, Poor — Richmond, Virginia — 10 mi away
- [Midnight Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/midnight-brewery-4120.md) — 3.77, Fine — Rockville, Virginia — 11 mi away
- [Short Throw Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/short-throw-brewing-co-21039.md) — 4.28, Great — Richmond, Virginia — 11 mi away
- [The Answer](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-answer-4345.md) — 4.42, Great — Richmond, Virginia — 11 mi away
- [Strangeways Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/strangeways-brewing-2368.md) — 3.81, Fine — Richmond, Virginia — 12 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Virginia](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/virginia.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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