Portside

Microbrewery in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2013

Closed in 2017

Contact
983 Front Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44113, United States
Description
Portside is a small batch producer of hand crafted beer and spirits, and Cleveland's very first brewery and distillery. Starting with the best ingredients available, our core beers, 216 Pale Ale and North Kolsch Ale are classic examples of their styles. Our seven barrel system allows brewmaster, Vaughn Stewart to get creative, crafting both historically classic and modern innovative beer styles. Our 14 exclusively Portside tap handles are in constant rotation, whether it be a brew influenced by the season or a forgotten beer style we resurrected, there is something new on tap in our pub.

Admin Note: Opened as Portside Brewery & Distillery in 2013, rebranded to just Portside in 2016, closed in 2017.

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8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a black color with a large fluffy brown head that left incredible lacing. The aroma was sweetish with anise, toasty malts, dark fruit and cocoa. The flavor was sweet and tangy with notes of raisin, anise, floral hops, dark fruit and cocoa. Very long finish. Full bodied and smooth. Outstanding!

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:40


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a cloudy reddish brown color with a medium sized foamy white head that faded quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was sweet with notes of toffee, caramel, malt, cherry and fig. The flavor was very sweet and malty with fig, cherry, cookie dough, sugar, and raisin. Long finish. Full bodied and smooth. Alcohol amazingly well controlled. Marvelous.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:36


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a reddish-brown color with orange highlights and a large foamy off white head that left excellent lacing. The aroma was sweetish with toasted caramel, plum, fig and vague holiday spices. The flavor was sweet and yeasty with vague holiday spices, plum and fig. Medium length finish. Alcohol well controlled. Medium bodied and smooth. Well done.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:30


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a cloudy golden-amber color with a medium sized creamy white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was sweetish with notes of orange, yeast and a touch of honey. The flavor was tangy, sweet and yeasty with orange and honey notes. Medium length finish. Moderately full bodied. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:27


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a caramel color with a small creamy off white head that left good lacing. The aroma was strong vague holiday spices. The flavor was sweet and yeasty with strong vague holiday spices with an astringency that came out at the end. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:23


4.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured an amber-tan color with a large creamy beige head that lingered forever and left good lacing. The aroma was bitterish with faint fruity hops. The flavor was bitter, yeasty and grainy. Medium length finish. Medium body. Not good.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:19


3.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a medium brown color with a small foamy white head that faded quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was malty, sweetish and a bit yeasty. The flavor was bitter, astringent and medicinal with a tobacco note. Long finish. Medium body. Awful

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:15


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a murky orange color with a large foamy orange-white head that left good lacing. The aroma was tart, a bit dry and chalky with lemon, grapefruit and orange flesh. The flavor was sweetish and tangy with a yeasty presence followed by pine, grapefruit and orange. Long grapefruit and orange finish. Moderately full bodied. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:09


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a bright copper color with a large foamy off white head that left good lacing. The aroma was tart and citric with some cactus and pine. The flavor wa start, bitter and somewhat sweet and tangy with cactus, pine, lemon and orange elements. Very long finish. Moderately full bodied. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:05


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

This one really disappointed me. +++ Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a black color with a medium sized foamy tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was dry, woody and roasty and a bit dusty. The flavor was dry, bitter and harsh with notes of wood, nut and a hint of bread crust. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.

Tried from Draft on 15 Mar 2017 at 16:02