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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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. A dark red beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of straw, roasted malt, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate, roasted malt, and straw, leading to a dry roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2013 at 11:04


6.5
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dark clear brown, small lightbrown head. roasted malts, caramel in the aroma. flavor is roasted malts, almost fruity caramelly note. hard roasted malts, almost resembling coffee.interesting.

Tried on 21 Jan 2013 at 10:57


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Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Pinball. Pours a cloudy reddish brown with a small off-white head. Roasty and lightly smoky nose. Solid body, sweet roast, licorice and a touch of smoke. Roasty bitter finish. Solid indeed. 210113

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2013 at 10:30


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

12oz bottle pours a hazy bright gold with some thin white head. Smells like breakfast cereal from a foot away, Corn Pops and Golden Smacks mostly, honey, cinnamon, buttered popcorn, pineapple, candy sugar. Flavor is sweet, Lots of candy sugar, caramel popcorn, coriander, ginger, booze. Full, sticky, hot finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Dec 2012 at 20:35


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bottle at home ... golden ... thin white lacing ... soft grassy lager hop ... soft floral hop ... light grassy ... soft fruits ... ok for a lager

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2012 at 08:20


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and crisp hoppy. Malty base. Bitter, grassy and light hayish. Dry, grassy and light straw finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2012 at 08:20


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On draft at whole foods in falls church va. Pours a medium gold with a white head. Bready aroma. Slightly citrus and bitter finish. Not an exceptional IPA.

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2012 at 15:49


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

On draft at j Gilbert’s in McLean Va. Pours very dark brown with a tan head. Sweet malty aroma. Notes of roasted coffee and chocolate. A very nice porter.

Tried from Draft on 28 Oct 2012 at 08:55


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

The body is clear deep copper with an ample off-white head. The aroma is earthy and woody with caramel notes. Rich malty flavor.

Tried on 11 Oct 2012 at 17:57


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours cloudy orange with lots of floaties under a sticky, off-white head. The aroma is sweet fresh fruit, Juicy Fruit! The flavor is lightly bitter with some dryness. A bit thin.

Tried on 11 Oct 2012 at 17:03