Port To Port Beer Festival With Exclusive Beer Offerings Planned In Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — From the East Coast to the West Coast, breweries will gather to offer their best brews in one place at Alexandria-based Port City Brewing Company's new festival.

Port City Brewing Company will host its inaugural Port to Port Beer Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Fourteen breweries, including local favorites like Lost Boy Cider and Mieza Blendery and out-of-state businesses like Orlando's Sideward Brewing and Athens, Ohio's Jackie O's Brewing Company, will participate.

Ticketed attendees will receive a commemorative 5 oz glass and three tickets for 4 oz pours. Additional drink tickets can be purchased at the festival. There will also be yard games, tented seating, and live music from Road Street Avenue. Tickets prices are $20 with an early-bird discount and $25 starting on Aug. 10.

Port City Brewing Company's Tasting Room and outdoor Beer Garden will remain open to the public for normal business on Aug. 17. However, festival beers will only be available to festival ticket holders.

The participating breweries are:

• Atlas Brew Works: Washington, D.C.
• Bitterfruit Brewing: Chantilly, VA
• Bunnyman Brewing Company: Fairfax, VA
• Cedar Run Brewing: Nokesville, VA
• Denizens Beer Co: Riverdale Park, MD
• Jackie O’s Brewing Company: Athens, OH
• Mieza Blendery: Alexandria, VA
• Lost Boy Cider: Alexandria, VA
• Lost Generation Brewing Company: Washington, D.C.
• Sideward Brewing: Orlando, FL
• Solace Brewing Company: Sterling, VA
• Stone Brewing Company: Escondido, CA
• Union Craft Brewing: Baltimore, MD
• Vasen Brewing Company: Richmond, VA

Hosting brewery Port City Brewing will release their favorite brew Schwarzbie a week early exclusively for the festival. The Schwarzbier, a German-style black lager that appears deep brown, has a bittersweet dark chocolate flavor with notes of coffee and toasted malt and a hint of hops. The lager tastes smooth and finishes dry with a hop bitterness, according to the brewery.

Along with the Schwarzbier release, Port City Brewing will offer a brand-new barrel aged offering of their Tidings Ale with the help of Catoctin Creek. The Tidings Ale will be complemented by the barrel-aged flavor of bold honey and rye with a hint of chili pepper heat.

Port City Brewing Company is located at 3950 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria VA.