Group Ride – Cap City Brewery to Port City Brewery – 1/26/13 12:00pm

[KelOnWheels]

I’m KelOnWheels, and I approve this message.

[consularrider]

I’ve put it on my 2013 ride calendar. Now I just have to make sure I don’t get stuck with a business trip over that period.

[Dirt]

Our book club did something similar to that this summer. It is a wonderful ride! Y’all will have fun. The Brewery tour at Port City is really cool if you are in sync for that.

The tasting is well worth the trip. I like their beer a lot!

[Arlingtonrider]

Steve,

I’ll plan to be there too, unless something comes up at work. Sounds like fun!

Kathy

[baiskeli]

I’ll try to do this too – gotta check my calendar, and my wife’s and both my daughters’.

Thanks for your persistence, Steve.

[SteveTheTech]

Ohh, this one got my attention.

Sounds like a fun ride. The people at Port City are awesome. They would probably open a back gate or something to safely store the bikes, as I bet they don’t have a rack…or do they?

Kudos sir,

[jrenaut]

I’d like to get down to Port City. I need to renew my mental image of them. See, my first introduction to the beer was when their IPA won the Meridian Pint IPA tournament. They set it up like March Madness, and people voted, and they won. In consecutive weeks, it beat out Bear Republic Racer 5 and Bell’s Two Hearted.

Now, you may not be an IPA fan, but I am. And as an IPA fan, I can tell you that Port City’s IPA, while pleasant, IS NOT BETTER than two of the best IPAs in the world (I’m not including double and imperial IPAs in this comparison).

So, it isn’t Port City’s fault that a bunch of crazy people came to Meridian Pint during the contest. But it certainly has colored my view of them. And I’d like to change that, because I like supporting local businesses and drinking local alcohol (any kind of alcohol, really, but that’s not the point).

[Steve]

I appreciate all the feedback and comments that I have recieved (both here, Twitter, and FB). I really mean that. It’s made extremely excited for the ride and I hope we have a good crowd and good weather. For those who haven’t been to Port City, as has been said here, its a really fun place, good people, and tasty beers. I also wanted to touch two quick things:

1. SteveTheTech – First of all, great first name! Second, I was thinking along the same lines. Unfortunately this week, I haven’t been able to get ahold of them, as they aren’t open during the day, and my nights have been busy. I am going to ask them if we can line up our bikes somewhere in the back of the warehouse, as they won’t be brewing at this time, and there is a good amount of room. Hopefully they can help out, and thanks for the advice.

2. jrenaut – Saying that their IPA is better than Two Hearted is a good reason to be angry. I understand. But their beers are very good. I especially like the Stout.

Again, thanks all so much for the positive feedback. I can’t wait for the ride!

[jrenaut]

@Steve 38682 wrote:

2. jrenaut – Saying that their IPA is better than Two Hearted is a good reason to be angry. I understand. But their beers are very good. I especially like the Stout.

This is why I want to give them a second chance – it’s not their fault that the contest went the way it did, and I do think they make good beer.

[Arlingtonrider]

Was anyone able to pull up the route from the link Steve provided? I couldn’t get it and am curious about which one he chose.

[Steve]

@Arlingtonrider 38691 wrote:

Was anyone able to pull up the route from the link Steve provided? I couldn’t get it and am curious about which one he chose.

It should be working as of midday today. I had accidentally set the map as private before. Let me know if it’s still not working and I’ll try to get it fixed. Thanks!

[Arlingtonrider]

Thanks Steve! It’s great that you’re doing this. We’re gonna miss you on Sunday, but will keep in mind the visual you provided for us earlier on the HP 100 thread. . No rush on the map. Enjoy your holidays!

[vvill]

I like their Porter.

Also, when I was there they had a bike rack outside that is visible from the tasting room windows.

[SteveTheTech]

@jrenaut 38631 wrote:

I’d like to get down to Port City. I need to renew my mental image of them.

Now, you may not be an IPA fan, but I am. And as an IPA fan, I can tell you that Port City’s IPA, while pleasant, IS NOT BETTER than two of the best IPAs in the world (I’m not including double and imperial IPAs in this comparison).

And I’d like to change that, because I like supporting local businesses and drinking local alcohol (any kind of alcohol, really, but that’s not the point).

I too am the rare to earth actual IPA fan. I like them dark and hoppy, the darker and hoppier the better. I too really like what Port City is doing, where they have come in a very short period of time and what they do for our eat local movement. However to win on a larger stage like that I am a bit skeptical. I would hate to take anything away from their hard work and craftsmanship in their product but I too do not know if it runs with the big dogs in micro brews just yet.
However their Deracho brew was very good, and I too really like their Porter. I think that Sierra Nevada and Bells would still take the cake on that. Personally I am smitten with Devils Backbones (from just outside of Charlottesville Va) Eight Point IPA, but that is a very polarizing brew. New Belgiums’ Ranger IPA is a nice one too, I am partial to good beer in cans though.

@Steve 38682 wrote:

I appreciate all the feedback and comments that I have recieved (both here, Twitter, and FB). I really mean that. It’s made extremely excited for the ride and I hope we have a good crowd and good weather. For those who haven’t been to Port City, as has been said here, its a really fun place, good people, and tasty beers.

1. SteveTheTech – First of all, great first name![/quote]

I too am excited for this ride….excited enough to actually take my bike off the trainer, put real tires on it and get outside for the first time longer than I care to admit. I feel like this could be a good ride no matter what time of the year it takes place.
Hey we’re first name buddies…how a bout that, I figured that just Steve would have been taken, as it is on the rest of the internet. Good catch.
I do hope PC keeps bringing in the awards and growing their distribution area and making a good name for themselves, they are an awesome group of people out there who are very passionate about what they are doing.

[crysb]

I’m interested in joining for the ride and tastings! Thanks for putting this together. Port City makes some good stuff.

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