Port City Porter

Brewed by Port City Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Alexandria, Virginia USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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12oz bottle. Opaque brown-black with a rusty beige head. Sweet brown-sugar and chocolate aroma. A pretty big, rugged, Porter. This is quite a nice beer, Creamy, almost milky body. Rich and quite filling, this is a great new addition to the Mid-Atlantic beer scene.

Rated from bottle, but also on draft the night prior.Thick and dark as a porter should be, with an initially frothy tan head that somewhat quickly kicks it. This drinks with a thick viscosity, rich with milk chocolate milkiness and a nice subtle but noticeable bitter bite at the finish. This is a very good porter. (#4451, 1/22/2012).

Bottle 355 ml
Aroma: good chocolate and roast feel, slight note of alcohol. Character of clean good stronger porter .7+
Appearance: dark brown brew with initial mid dark beige brownish top. Short lived with fizz. 3-
Flavor/Palate: medium bodied. Clean with dark chocolate feel. Dry alcohol…hints of licorice. Softer finish with thinner walls.

Sample at tap room
Finishing on a high note with this excellent porter I have decided to keep tabs on Port City. Since their bottles are relatively affordable, easily accessible around northern Virginia, and well crafted they will make a nice break from Midwestern bottles. If you can only try one Port City beer make it this one.

Aroma / Appearance - Deep inky black fluid sits like an octopus hiding in its own camouflage. A mocha head rests on top like a layer of frosting over a coffee cupcake. Roasted black coffee, chestnuts, chocolate, and strong malts drive home the point that this is not a beer to ignore.

Flavor / Palate - The smoky ham in the background was a little distracting but in character with the rest of the flavors. From black coffee to half and half to hints of cocoa the overall theme is sweet darkness. A veritable bargain at $7.99 a six pack this one is worth checking out if you see it on the shelves or want to do a local for local trade with some northeastern members.

Dark brown pour wit ha light tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, some chocolate notes. Flavor is coffee and dark chocolate. Some roasted acridness, but not unpleasant. Mouthfeel is smooth, medium body. This is a really nice porter.

bottle thanks to exiled. black pour with a cream head. nose is roasted malts, chocolate, and light coffee. easy on the palate, roasted malts, faint coffee, and a chocolate finish.

Aroma of coffee, dark fruits, and a hint of cream. Pours black with very small tan head. Tastes sweet with a deep dark fruit and coffee. Finishes with plenty of roasted malts. Very solid porter.

(12oz bottle thanks to Exiled) dark brown pour with creamy tan head. Nose of cream, nutty, chocolate. Taste of cream, nuts, lightly sweet, chocolate, a bit light in body, but creamy with a toasty linger.

12 oz. bottle as a trade bonus from thorpe429- thanks, Thorpe! Pours an opaque coffee brown with an initially large but quickly descending tan head. Leaves a good deal of lace in the glass. Aroma is surprisingly smoky, with roasted and smoked malts, dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, and a little bit of peat. Flavor follows suit, with smoked and roasted malts, peat, molasses, coffee, dark chocolate, earth, and toasted brown sugar. Medium-bodied, with a roasty mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Nice porter.

UPDATED: OCT 23, 2011 Draft at American Ice. Very dark brown, brown head. Aroma of pine and coffee. Taste is dark cocoa, coffee grounds, bitter finish. Interesting.