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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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8.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft at Meridian Pint. Cloudy pale yellow color. Nice aroma of fresh flowers and cut grass. Taste is bitter herbal wet grass. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 07 Sep 2014 at 07:58

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Black Squirrel’s Michigan beer event during DC Beer Week 2014. Pours a murky deep brown with some clumpy beige head. Nose has a lot of malt, brown sugar, a bit of tree bark, some cocoa nib, perhaps a hint of booze. Flavor is malty, crackery, bread crust, cocoa, hints of booze, something a bit umami too, like roasted mushroom. Smooth finish. Held up well.
Tried from Draft on 24 Aug 2014 at 06:53

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
From a growler at the Beer Heads Meetup. Pours a clear dark cola with a tan. Roasted nose. Flavors of coffee and a hint of chocolate. Slight bitter roasted finish.
Tried from Growler on 23 Aug 2014 at 14:40

4.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sampled @ GBBF day 3. Very dark brown to black color, virtually no head. Smell and taste malts, a lot of herbs or spices, lightly roast, lots of spices. Medium body and carbonation. Not my thing at all.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 11:43

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2014, Olympia, London. A black coloured pour with a thin beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, slightly roasty, malty, chocolate, slight bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2014 at 05:00

6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Cask gravity at the 2014 GBBF. With ginger and orange peel. Nose is big candied ginger preserve, spicy and fresh bit not much else. Opaque dark brown coloured pour wiry a halo of cream head head. Flavour is big ginger, spicy orange tang and dark choc, ginger dominates the flavour. Palate is medium full with highish carbonation. Too much ginger.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2014 at 06:06

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask - Ginger - Ginger and a bit of spice. Jet black with no head. Ginger and roasted malts, light chocolate with a bit of ginger on the finish. Although I find the ginger harsh on the nose, it works ok in the flavor.
Tried from Cask on 14 Aug 2014 at 04:51

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Presque surpris par la faiblesse des houblons en olfactif, je me rappelle soudain qu’il s’agit d’une pale ale. Les premières notes développent cependant des dérivés des malts Anglais et Allemands comme le pain frais et le grain. Puis, un soupçon de résine de pin apparait enfin et révèle sa présence. D’un visuel doré, tirant sur l’ambré, avec quelques résidus, elle développe une mousse d’épaisseur moyenne, avec une bonne densité, une bonne effervescence, ainsi qu’un maintient assez long. En gustatif, l’effervescence frappe d’abord la langue avec un picotement assidu, laissant la place aux résines de conifère en finale. Les malts Européens lui confèrent une rondeur et un fruité soutenu avec des notes de fruits séchés, de pain frais, en tandem avec les conifères, et avec une petite dose de poivre et de feuille de pissenlit. Une APA goûteuse aux saveurs variées. Très rafraichissante.
Tried on 11 Aug 2014 at 17:50

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle from my secret Santa! Hazy yellow pour, with a big, foamy, white head. The aroma is bready, lemons, light coriander, and . Citrusy and bready sweetness, with minimal bitterness. Light body, creamy, with light astringent and acidic finish. This is quite a nice, refreshing witbier.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2014 at 18:04

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a small foamy dark tan head that faded quickly and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was dark fruits, toasty malts and hints of wood and marshmallow. The flavor was dryish, roasty and bitter with notes of chocolate, vanilla, marshmallow, fruity hops and a hint of port wine. Medium length finish. Medium body. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2014 at 19:26