Revival - Port City Brewing

kylehay2004

Florida

3.58/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed at the brewery tap room in Alexandria, VA.

A: single finger tan head with excellent lacing on a jet black body.

S: roasted malts, barley, oats and earthy hops. Light coffee notes.

T: a little thin with mostly roasted malts, earthy hops and the finish being interesting initially sweet vanilla moving to dry coffee bean roast late in the finish.

M: medium body and high carbonation for the style. Semi dry finish.

Overall: not bad for an oyster stout. Feels maybe a bit thin but very drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

07-29-2012 17:04:35 | More by kylehay2004

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap @ Meridian Pint (Washington, D.C.) on 5/4/12. Served in a pint glass. This is an Oyster Stout made with oysters from the War Shore Oyster Company.

Pours black with a ½ finger of rich mocha colored head. This retains with roughly a ¼ finger of foam or so, leaving back a decent amount of spotty lacing. The aroma has a nice density to it, with notes of chocolate, some tangier toffee flavor, green citrus, smoky roast, and then some meaty mineral feeling character along the back. There is a nice evenness to this in the nose between all of those flavors.

The taste has a lot of burnt roasted character going on with it and a moderate green citric bite, with more balancing notes of chocolate and toffee on the edges and some light mineral flavor here that seems to get a bit covered up by all of the roast and hop flavors that are present, which really stick to the tongue with some strength. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with some sharpness up front and then more of a smoother feel that creeps out along the back of the throat. This is pretty lively though overall in the mouth, with a very light warmth to it that brings out a bit of the more aggressive aspects of this to the forefront.

This was a decent stab at an Oyster Stout. The nose on this pretty much got things right but the taste was a little too roasty and bitter, covering up much of oyster flavor that I liked about the aroma. Still though, this was solid and I could have probably gone for another glass of it.

Serving type: on-tap

05-07-2012 17:14:23 | More by Kegatron

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.79/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

On tap at Port City. Served in a taster glass. Probably the best oyster stout I’ve had. Dry and toasty with a mild "sea" character. Touch of milk chocolate.

Serving type: on-tap

01-09-2013 12:30:50 | More by Thorpe429

Chaney

District of Columbia

3.9/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I had this on-tap in tap room.

A: Poured from the tap as black as a night, and under close inspection, the head formation looked like mocha craters on the moon.

S: I got tons of roast here, with fresh sea-breeze-infused filtered water. Dark, with a toasty undertow.

T: I got lots of roast, but it wasn't too bitter in the afterbite. Smokey, and without much carameliness at all, which I think is appropriate here.

M: Some slight graininess, which was only evident under very close inspection. This was smooth overall, and with a slight bitterness on the back palate.

O: I would say that overall, this is an excellent brew. I hope Port City finds it in their heart to keep it around.

Serving type: on-tap

09-06-2012 21:43:14 | More by Chaney

argock

Virginia

3.9/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on-tap in a Shaker pint at Mellow Mushroom (Charlottesville, VA).

A: Black hue with short cap of beige, frothy head that holds well and leaves some lace scraps at the top of the glass.

S: Good dose of dark malt roastiness with some fig and raisin dark fruit aromas

T: The dark fruitiness works well with the oyster bite to create a very heavy flavor that lays over the palate for a long time. The roast component is not overwhelming but complements the fig and raisin fruitiness and the slightly salty nature of this brew.

M: Good thick mouthfeel with medium body and low carbonation to enhance the thick favored sensation.

O: A nice oyster stout with the salty, soft but heavy flavor of the style.

Serving type: on-tap

12-27-2012 02:07:19 | More by argock