Port City Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Alexandria, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Port City Brewing Company

Established in 2011

Contact
3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22304, United States
Description
Port City Brewing Company is an award-winning craft brewery and proud producer of an exciting line of hand-made, great quality, locally crafted beers. Its name comes from Alexandria's rich and colorful origins as an important colonial seaport and later, a major brewing center home to the largest brewery in the southern United States. Port City Brewing Company is proud to revive, celebrate, and continue this rich brewing tradition right outside of our Nation's Capital.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
On tap at Snallygaster 2023. Booze bomb. WOOOO! Clear hold, legs, no head. Nose has all the spice, honey, bourbon. Flavor is sweet and then loads of spices. Full bodied. All the spice 737412
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2023 at 14:44

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Tap99. Pours hazy yellow with a white head. Belgian yeast, coriander, wheat, fruity finish.
Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2023 at 05:19

6/10
Amber brown pour. Flavor of wheat bread and nuts, possibly sweet pecans.
Tried from Can on 05 Oct 2023 at 01:34

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pecan nose. Clear bronze, medium head, not much retention, minimal lacing. Brown bread, pecan. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2023 at 22:27

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse, 7/7/23. Hazy orange, medium off-white head, average retention. Aroma of pineapple, tropical fruit, pale malt. Taste is pineapple, melon, resin, tropical fruit. Juicy, mild bitterness, well balanced. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2023 at 02:31

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Crisp noble hops and a little oak. Pours golden with decent head. Light bitter finish. Nice pils. Tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2023 at 11:41

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Grapefruit and pineapple. Non hazy golden pour with ok head. Decent body. Finish is pretty clean and crisp. Tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2023 at 01:02

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Roast and a little caramel. A hint of coffee. Roastier aroma than a dos Equis for sure. Dark copper pour with decent head. Light bitter finish. More like a dunkel really. But good either way. Tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2023 at 01:00

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Small hint of oak. Golden pour with decent head. Crisp finish. Ok for style, but lacks the malt character that makes the best of this style great. No faults here though, and easy drinking. Tap at brewery.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2023 at 00:56

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with a minor clear glow towards the bottom - still fairly light in colour, all with a thick three to four centimetre tall off-whte head that stays afloat nicely. Aroma of bread, yeast, oats, caster sugar and some very light hop notes without any real depth or profile - seemingly layered on top. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and dry malts dominate here, but a subtle sweetness and floral aspect comes out especially at the end. Some bread and yeast is also noticeable here, without anything too enjoyable as finishing this one out. Aftertaste is mellow with just the dryness and soft citrus components above the hay and especially bready and yeast components - nothing too enjoyable here. Overall, a pretty poor beer overall without any real hops, no depth, range or complexity - this is pretty bland and very underwhelming - avoid this entirely! Not good to sample as a reminder of beer of Virginia while I'm gone, but good for me to remember how much better the options are while in Alaska! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Giant in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 03-June-2021 for US$1,99, canned on 18-May-2021, sampled at my house here in Washington just a few hours before leaving for Alaska on 21-June-2021.
Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2023 at 18:50