Industry Brewery Founded 2011 Type of business Privately held company | Website Port City Brewing Headquarters Alexandria | |
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Port City Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Alexandria, VA. It is the first production brewery to operate in Alexandria since Prohibition, when the Robert Portner Brewing Company closed its doors. Port City was named the 2015 Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival.
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History
Port City Brewing Company was founded by Bill and Karen Butcher, a former fine wine sales manager and intellectual property attorney, respectively. The couple found that the DC area did not have enough high quality, locally produced craft beer and chose to open a brewery in Alexandria, where the Butcher family has been based for generations.
To head up brewing operations, they brought on Jonathan Reeves, an accomplished brewer with over a decade of experience and numerous awards to his name, including several GABF medals. When the company opened its doors in February 2011, it was the first production inside the Beltway since the road’s construction in 1961.
Since its founding, Port City has garnered a number of awards, including 9 medals at the Great American Beer Festival, 4 Good Food Awards, and 12 medals at the Virginia Craft Brewers Festival.
Beers
Flagships
Optimal Wit – 4.9% Belgian-style Witbier
-Great American Beer Festival: 2013 Gold, 2015 Bronze in Belgian-style Witbier
-Virginia Craft Brewers Fest: 2012 Bronze, 2013 Gold
-LA International Beer Competition: 2016 Gold
-Good Food Award: 2014, 2015, 2016
-European Beer Star: 2016 Silver
Downright Pilsner – 4.8% Bohemian-style Pilsner
-Virginia Craft Brewers Fest: 2015 Silver, 2016 Gold
Essential Pale Ale – 5.5% American Pale Ale
-World Beer Championships: 2014 Silver
Monumental IPA – 6.3% India Pale Ale
-Great American Beer Festival: 2012 Bronze, 2015 Silver in English-style IPA
-Virginia Craft Brewers Fest: 2012 Gold, 2014 Silver, 2016 Bronze
-World Beer Championships: 2014 Gold
-LA International Beer Competition: 2016 Gold
Porter – 7.2% Robust Porter
-Great American Beer Festival: 2015 Silver in Robust Porter
-Virginia Craft Brewers Fest: 2012 Bronze, 2013 Silver, 2014 Bronze, 2016 Bronze
-World Beer Championships: 2014 Gold
-Good Food Award: 2017
Seasonals
Tidings – 7.8% Belgian-style Blonde – Winter Seasonal
Tartan – 5.0% Scottish Ale – Spring Seasonal
Derecho Common – 4.8% California Common – Summer Seasonal
Oktoberfest – 5.5% Märzen-style Lager – Fall Seasonal
-Great American Beer Festival: 2013 Silver in Vienna-style Lager
Limited Release
Long Black Veil – 6.8% Black IPA
Maniacal IPA – 8.5% Double IPA
Revival Oyster Stout – 5.5% Oyster Stout
Ways & Means – 4.5% Rye Session IPA
-Virginia Craft Brewers Fest: 2015 Gold
Metro Red – 6.5% Double Red Ale
COLOSSAL I – 9.5% Belgian Imperial Stout
-Great American Beer Festival: 2013 Bronze in Aged Beer
COLOSSAL II – 9.0% Smoked Porter
-Great American Beer Festival: 2013 Bronze in Smoke Beer
COLOSSAL III – 8.5% Heller Bock
COLOSSAL IV – 9.5% Belgian-style Quadrupel
COLOSSAL V – 9.8% English-style Old Ale
-Great American Beer Festival: 2015 Silver in English-style Old Ale
COLOSSAL 6 – 10.2% Russian Imperial Stout