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The Tasting Room will close early SATURDAY MAY 18TH at 6:30PM due to a private event and the 6PM tour is cancelled.
Catch the latest news about Port City Brewing.
Our two newest local breweries offer pale ales, both very good and very different … Essential Pale Ale from Port City Brewing in Alexandria is hopped with Columbus, Amarillo and Liberty for a delicate fruitiness reminiscent of apricot or peach.
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Rumor has it that the District will welcome something like a half-dozen new microbrewers before the end of 2011. Enjoy the wait. We’ll be sipping on the gourmet pours already flowing from NoVA’s lates
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Tastingtable.com’s Erin Hartigan introduces us to multiple brews to tempt your taste buds.
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Despite my editorial silence, I was giddy as a schoolgirl when Alexandria’s brand-new Port City Brewing sent its maiden kegs to D.C. I ordered what I could find … An easy-drinking local pale ale is ni
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… a trip to Alexandria’s brand-new Port City Brewing Co. is not just a great guys’-day-out activity, but an informative (and thirst-quenching) one as well.
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After years of drought, craft beer is certainly on the ascendancy in Washington, DC … Named in honor of Alexandria’s colonial status as the fledgling nation’s most important seaport — and later, home
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Rich, chocolaty and delicious could well describe your leftover Valentine’s candy. But our latest sweet satisfaction comes courtesy of the satiny Porter just released by newcomer Port City Brewing Com
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After months of anticipation, Alexandria’s only microbrewery recently began crafting a storm of quality suds on Wheeler Avenue
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There are tons of advantages in switching from wine to beer, none of which anyone knows about, because who can remember anything without cool rhymes? For suds from a wine-master with the grapes to swi
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Bill Butcher’s grandfather moved to Alexandria, Va., more than 100 years ago, taking a job in Potomac Yard. In its day, Potomac Yard was one of the busiest rail yards on the Eastern Seaboard
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It’s New Beer’s Eve in the area, with a half-dozen local microbreweries set to commence mixing malt and hops in 2011. Who will be first out of the gate?
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It must have seemed like a can’t-lose proposition. When Brandon Skall and Jeff Hancock—music lovers, hipsters, and above all, big fans of a cold, well-crafted brew—joined forces to give the region its
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Port City Brewing is ambitious in that its plan is to have wort fermenting in just thirteen short weeks, but founder Bill Butcher says they are in the final stages of preparation
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I recently got a chance to get with Bill Butcher and Jonathan Reeves of Port City Brewing. These guys have been working like mad men to bring us local beer early next year
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Bill Butcher attended JMU in the 80′s and graduated with a B.S. in Economics. He spent years working in both the restaurant and wine businesses
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I obviously think the world of DC, but there’s one thing I’ve always thought the metro area lacked: a brewery
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The city’s legacy as a shipping and brewing hub has faded with time, but by Christmas, Port City Brewing Co. plans to revive those memories — one pint at a time
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Wine? Been there, done that. Bill Butcher now has his sights set on beer. The Alexandria resident has made a name for himself in the wine business, managing sales and distribution for such well-known
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