Port Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
San Marcos,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey
- Out of business
Established in 2006
Out of business
Contact
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Description
Established in 2006, with a 3 vessel 30 bbl brewery originally capable of making over 5,000 bbls (now upwards of 15,000 bbls) of beer each year, the new brewing company set about shaking up the craft brewing world with two distinct beer lines: the aggressive San Diego / West Coast styles under the Port Brewing label, and a Belgian-inspired series carrying the “Lost Abbey” name.
Today Port Brewing continues at the vanguard of craft brewing, ranked as one of the top 10 new breweries in the nation by both industry experts and enthusiasts alike, driven in large part by its extraordinary Lost Abbey beers and a library of 1000+ plus oak bourbon, brandy, sherry, and wine barrels that comprise one of the most remarkable barrel-aging programs for a craft brewery of any size.
Today Port Brewing continues at the vanguard of craft brewing, ranked as one of the top 10 new breweries in the nation by both industry experts and enthusiasts alike, driven in large part by its extraordinary Lost Abbey beers and a library of 1000+ plus oak bourbon, brandy, sherry, and wine barrels that comprise one of the most remarkable barrel-aging programs for a craft brewery of any size.
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap @Lost Abbey Church in SD. 6%. Amber, sweet tea, clear, drippy lace. Pine & tea. Mellow, bittersweet, toasty crust. Lipton tea tannins, soft and lingering grapefruit pith, white toast crust, half sharp & dusty malt finish. Crispy, starchy, mellow abv. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2022
at 02:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 2022-11-08 Göteborg AR: sweet appricots, pine juicy, fruit oily, fresh AP: hazy coppery, frothy snow white steady foam F: sweet appricots, pine juicy, fruit oily, fresh
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2022
at 04:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 2022-11-08 Göteborg AR: first some fishtank, great rustic bready, AP: clear coppery, frothy of-white head F: first some fishtank, great rustic breadyDet
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2022
at 00:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of caramel and toffee. Notes of molasses, burnt sugar and hints of chocolate. Light raisin, prune and date notes. Medium light oak notes with medium alcohol and bourbon notes. Pours dark brown with brown hues on the edges with a medium small, medium thick, tan head that recedes to the edges before disappearing. No lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with layers of caramel and toffee. Lots of burnt sugar, molasses and hints of chocolate and toasted bread. Moderate bitterness and medium light alcohol warmth. Light raisin, prune and date notes. Light oak notes with medium light bourbon character. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid vintage of Angel's Share. Nice malt profile and decent bourbon notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2022
at 05:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with caramel, toffee and toasted bread with hints of nuts. Moderate notes of cinnamon and lighter notes of chilies. Medium light notes of raisin and hints of prunes and dates. Light bourbon and alcohol notes with hints of oak. Pours brown with a small, thin, tan head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears. No lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with fairly strong notes of caramel and toffee with lighter notes of toasted bread and hints of nuts. Moderately strong bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Moderately strong raisin notes with hints of figs and dates. Medium cinnamon and light chili pepper notes that add some heat that lingers in the finish. Light bourbon notes and hints of oak. Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied and a bit silky with low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but definitely not my favorite. I don't love cinnamon in beers, but I do like chilies and the heat they bring in big beers. It's a bit on the sweet side and I'm surprised there isn't more barrel character. I'm glad the raisins aren't overpowering, but I also wonder if they are even necessary in this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2022
at 05:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the club. Pours deep copper brown with minimal head or lacing. Muted flavor. Some light oak, dark sugars, hints of bourbon. Light plus sweet, medium bitter. Light barrel notes; not very BA at all actually.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2022
at 05:10
6/10
Tried
on 27 Sep 2022
at 00:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
473ml can. Old skoolish IS with loads of burnt malts, coffee and vanilla. Slightly unbalanced but still decent.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Sep 2022
at 20:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours clear hazel, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is caramel, molasses, deep roasty malts, earth, hint of leather, oak tannin. Flavor is medium sweet, medium bitter. Touch of smoke his first; missed that in the nose. Then a mix of earthy dark sugars and oak, along with some shoe leather. Full body. This is truly oak aged imo, no spirit. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2022
at 03:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
7-22-22 Shelter
Tried
on 22 Jul 2022
at 22:08