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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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Drake (22980) reviewed
Colossal Three from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours a slightly hazy copper color with a thin frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of toasted malts, caramel, apple, grassy and floral hops. The taste is apples, toasted malts, caramel, mild spicy hops. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 16 Feb 2014 at 15:33
GenDV138 (9261) reviewed
Colossal Three from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft at Rustico Alexandria poured into a tasting snifter. Pours a dark golden honey yellow with two fingers of off-white head. Aromas of honey, stone fruit, caramel, wheat, and malts. Tastes of stone fruit, pine, caramel, light booze, wheat. Malt forward, medium-light body with a semi-dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2014 at 17:15
radagast83 (13844) reviewed
Colossal Three from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at "Kill the Keg" at Mad Fox Brewing. Aroma is sweet malts. Flavor is sweet, some biscuit, but mostly a sweet malty beer.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jan 2014 at 17:08
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Monumental IPA from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft at GBBF 2013, Day 3 - London. Pours clear, deep gold with a creamy, off-white head. The nose holds citrus, spicy pine and light bubblegum. Medium sweet flavor with bready malts, moderate herbal hops, pine, orange. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Some grassy bitterness in the finale with bready sweetness, pine and dried orange. OK.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jan 2014 at 02:09
maniac (11815) reviewed
Porter from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
On tap at Commercial Tap House on 06/28/2011. Dark black body with a medium frothy light brown head. Sweet fruit and roast aroma. Slightly tart roast and fruit flavor with a dry finish. Medium light body with moderate carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2014 at 17:57
Downender (11273) reviewed
Porter from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On draught at a restaurant in Alexandria, November 2013. decnet black coffee and plain chocolate notes, before some roasty malts and dryish finish. Very good.
Tried on 12 Dec 2013 at 14:38
jake65 (5818) reviewed
Optimal Wit from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle, from nimbleprop – thanks! Pours a cloudy pale yellow (very pale) with two fingers of fluffy white head. Aroma of grains and light citrus, just a touch of florals. Same in the taste, but a little spicier with coriander. Finishes crisp.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2013 at 10:28
iphonephan (11567) reviewed
Revival Oyster Stout from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On draft at lost dog cafe in McLean VA. Pours black with a tan head. Light roasty nose. Smoky flavors with a hint of oysters. Medium bodied and moderate carbonation. Smooth, slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 03 Dec 2013 at 13:25
Gripweed57 (9190) reviewed
Porter from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
12 ounce bottle. Opaque black color with a medium-sized bubbly tan head. Rich mocha malt nose. Creamy roasted malt flavor has notes of cocoa and coffee. Balanced nicely with spicy hops in the finish. This is very straight-forward tasty porter.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2013 at 18:25
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Revival Oyster Stout from Port City Brewing Company
12 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16oz pour at the Big Hunt in DC. Inky black with some creamy, slightly off white head. Nose is OK, malt, toast, some cracker, a little minerality, some nut. Flavor is the same, malt, a little licorice, cracker, a little chocolate, some minerality. Clean finish. So so.
Tried on 02 Nov 2013 at 14:08