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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. can, pours a hazy bright orange with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with big sticky resinous hops, bitter orange peel, some citrus rinds, pine, and a big sticky caramel malt backbone. Flavour is very bitter, with tons of orange peel, big resinous hops, plenty of pine, grapefruit rind, and a big caramel malt base that doesn't leave much residual sweetness -- the hops steal the show and leave a long lingering bitterness. Good balance, expertly constructed. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2024
at 03:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Grapefruit and pine. Some caramel, booze. Comes off bitter in the start then a cool zesty lemon vibe rolls in after, carrying through to the end. Clear golden pour with decent head. Good balance. Bitter. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2024
at 02:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear chestnut, no head, no lacing. Aroma is dark sugars, hint of smoke, a bit of sherry. Flavor is merlin sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Eh
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2024
at 02:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear black, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is mocha, peppers, bourbon. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, light plus heat. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2024
at 02:35
7/10
Can. Pours a clear orange hue with a medium white head. A sweet pine and citrus nose. Very solid, pine, medium bitterness, deep orange.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2024
at 06:24
7/10
Can. Pours a bright orange hue with a medium white head. A sweet citrus nose. Toast, marmalade, light bitterness, resin.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2024
at 06:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12/VII/24 - 1Pt. 3.2Fl. Oz. can from Bierhalle Deconinck (Vichte), shared @ post Katie’s UK beer tasting drinks (@home), BB:XI/2024, lot: 2324 (2024-547)
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige to brown head, a bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: a bit oxidized, earthy, good roast, chocolate, caramel, hint of vanilla. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: good roast up front, a bit sweet, oxidized touch, caramel, more food roast. Aftertaste: sweet malts, very oxidized, more roast, bitter, pretty damn bitter, good dark roast, coffee, hoppy dry finish. Good stuff! I remember this beer being one of the first real American Imperial Stouts I've ever had. It's still pretty darn tasty!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige to brown head, a bit adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: a bit oxidized, earthy, good roast, chocolate, caramel, hint of vanilla. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: good roast up front, a bit sweet, oxidized touch, caramel, more food roast. Aftertaste: sweet malts, very oxidized, more roast, bitter, pretty damn bitter, good dark roast, coffee, hoppy dry finish. Good stuff! I remember this beer being one of the first real American Imperial Stouts I've ever had. It's still pretty darn tasty!
Tried
from Can
from
Bierhalle Deconinck
on 12 Jul 2024
at 21:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Light body with thin white head. Light hoppy aroma. Full taste with a medium finish
Tried
on 29 Jun 2024
at 05:47
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 c&c from the Church venue. Pours dark brn/blk with a very transient slight head. Aroma is cinnamon, dark malt and a touch of chiles. Arguably full bodied. It's not dry, but not at all sticky. Flavor is cinnamon, heat, chiles, dark fruit, and a rum note. Not bitter, but it doesn't need to be. With time there's a little wood astringency. The dark fruit turns into raisin, and some malt pokes through all the other stuff. Complex and very flavorful. Slight touch of banana after a long while.
Tried
on 27 May 2024
at 23:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at the Church. Pours very dark brown. Aroma of chocolate, rum and raisins. Near full body. Not dry but avoids sticky. Flavor is chocolate and raisins with rum and a non-astringent wood note.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2024
at 22:11