The DC Beer Show - Port City's Award Winning Brews

Port City's Award Winning Brews

10/23/19 • 43 min

DC Beer Show hosts Adam and Richard travel to Alexandria, Virginia to visit with John Gartner, Sales Director, and Adam Reza, Lead Brewer of Port City Brewing.

Port City Brewing opened its doors in 2011 and is the oldest package brewery in the DC Metro area. They just won their 11th Great American Beer Festival (GABF) medal earlier this month for their German Pilsner.

Brewing Abilities and Backgrounds
Adam and Richard talk to the Port City Brewing guys about their six flagship beers and how they focus on keeping a great quality of beer while also improving at the same time. John and Adam touch on how some of their top beers came about and the story behind the Optimal Whit flagship beer.

Port City has a secret weapon that they utilize when making their beers. John and Adam explain the invention - the Hopzooka - that the brewery owner, Jonathan Reeves, came up with. They explain how it affects the dry hops that are added and how it makes the end result better.

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DC Beer Show hosts Adam and Richard travel to Alexandria, Virginia to visit with John Gartner, Sales Director, and Adam Reza, Lead Brewer of Port City Brewing.

Catch up on all the DC Beer Show episodes here, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, the DC Beer Weekly Pour.

Thanks to our monthly supporters

Amarendra Sahoo
Kristin
Adam Frank
Steven Lynch
Jared Prager
Jeff
Michael O'Connor
Favio Garcia
Josh
Ellen Daniels
Juan Deliz
Mike Lastort
James Wisnieski
Brian Minch
Chris Frome
Jon Gilgoff
Sam
Chip
Tory Roberts
Steven M Quartell
Chris DeLoose
Lauren Cary
Amy Crone
Clifton B
Scott Pavlica
Greg Antrim
jeffrey garrison
Joshua Learn
Alexis Smith
A t
Dan Goldbeck
Anthony Budny
Greg Parnas
Frank Chang
Mikahl Tolton
Kim Klyberg
Chris Girardot
Alyssa
jeffrey katz
Andrew MacWilliams
Jamie Jackson
Meegan
Mike Rucki
Jason Tucker
Nick Gardner
Amber Farris
Sarah Ray
Peter Jones
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Brad Stengel
Matt Winterhalter
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Theresa McCulla and The Smithsonian's Last Call

On October 25, 2019, a new exhibit will be opening up at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History that highlights the American brewing history. Exhibit Curator Theresa McCulla joins Richard on this episode of the DC Beer Show.

Theresa explains how beer fits into a longer timeline in history and shares how she collected items for this exhibit. From sheet music to a 1970s vibrating football table, some items from the exhibit are not your typical beer-related items, but they hold meaning. Theresa also previews some of the items beer industry gurus like Michael Lewis, Fritz Maytag, and Charlie Papazian donated to the collection.

Smithsonian's Last Call

On November 8, 2019, during Food History Weekend, the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian will feature an event called Last Call from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. This year's event will be exciting as it is the first time that four of the most influential individuals in the beer industry will be together. Theresa will be emceeing ann amazing panel that includes some of the most important names in craft brewing: Charlie Papazian, Ken Grossman, Fritz Maytag, and Michael Lewis. Along with these industry-shaping individuals, there will be five different breweries serving two specialty beers each, including:

Anchor Brewing Co.: Anchor Porter and Anchor Steam Beer
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: Pale Ale and Celebration
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery: 60 Minute IPA and Slightly Mighty
New Belgium Brewing Co.: Fat Tire Ale and second beer is TBA
Raleigh Brewing Co.: New Albion Pale Ale (Jack McAuliffe’s original recipe) and Hell Yes Ma’am Belgian Golden Ale

This is an event that Theresa is excited about and one that you will not want to miss. For more information and to purchase tickets visit http://s.si.edu/lastcall.

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Steven Lynch
Jared Prager
Jeff
Michael O'Connor
Favio Garcia
Josh
Ellen Daniels
Juan Deliz
Mike Lastort
James Wisnieski
Brian Minch
Chris Frome
Jon Gilgoff
Sam
Chip
Tory Roberts
Steven M Quartell
Chris DeLoose
Lauren Cary
Amy Crone
Clifton B
Scott Pavlica
Greg Antrim
jeffrey garrison
Joshua Learn
Alexis Smith
A t
Dan Goldbeck
Anthony Budny
Greg Parnas
Frank Chang
Mikahl Tolton
Kim Klyberg
Chris Girardot
Alyssa
jeffrey katz
Andrew MacWilliams
Jamie Jackson
Meegan
Mike Rucki
Jason Tucker
Nick Gardner
Amber Farris
Sarah Ray
Peter Jones
Blue2024
Brad Stengel
Matt Winterhalter
Bill and Karen Butcher
Jordan Harvey
Justin Broady
Stephen Claeys
Julie Verratti
DFA Howie Kendrick

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Behind the Scenes of Help the Pour

DC Beer’s Richard sits down with Jamaal Lemon and Myron “Shep” Jenkins to talk about their journey from beer novices to hosts of the podcast Help the Pour.

The Early Beer Days

Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Jamaal and Shep are longtime friends living in the DC area who share two passions: beer and travel. Several years ago, they began a travel blog called the Wayfarer Study that chronicled their travels to European cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Rome.

Later, they expanded their blog by creating a Youtube channel called One Beer, in which they reviewed a new international beer every episode. In a creative twist, they also named a music album that reminded them of each beer.

Drink It Internship

In 2016, Jamaal and Shep beat out thousands of competitors for the World of Beer’s summer-long “Drink It Internship.” This program sent them around the world to drink beer and promote World of Beer events on social media. Some highlights of the internship included running a Chicago Beer mile, camping out at the Ommegang beer festival in Cooperstown, NY, and drinking beer at the world’s oldest brewery, Weihenstephan, in Germany.

Help the Pour Podcast

Over the past several years exploring and promoting beer, Jamaal and Shep noticed that, although they met several women deeply involved in the beer scene, the stereotype of “women don’t like beer” persists. To challenge this stereotype, Jamaal and Shep created the Help the Pour podcast that interviews women about different topics in beer.

For the latest on Jamaal and Shep’s efforts to explore and share their passion about beer, you can follow them on Twitter at: