Port City Debuts Baltic Porter, Welcomes Back Tidings, Picks Up Swedish Hardware

Alexandria’s Port City Brewing Company has a bunch of items of note this week. No surprises here: they all revolve around beer. You’ll have to keep waiting on that petting zoo announcement. 

This Friday, October 12, Port City will debut the newest beer in its limited release, draft-only Lager Series, a Baltic Porter. A press release explains that the style was “born at the turn of the 19^th century when exported British porter was incorporated into the Baltic states’ lager tradition” and describes the beer as “a strong, dark beer with a clean lager character and loads of malt flavor reminiscent of toffee, toast, chocolate, and Port wine. The perfect choice when the weather begins to cool, Baltic Porter pairs beautifully with  stew, smoked meats, and rich aged cheeses.”

“The Lager Series gives our brewers the opportunity to get creative and brew some lesser-known styles,” says founder Bill Butcher. “Sometimes people think lager is just one thing, so we’re excited to dissuade people of th