Port Brewing Company
# Port Brewing Company

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Port Brewing Company is a craft brewery headquartered in San Marcos, California. It was founded in 2006 in San Marcos, San Diego County, California. The brewery also produces beers under the name Lost Abbey Brewing.

## History

In 2006, Pizza Port owners Vince and Gina Marsaglia expanded the beer production in a brewing facility formerly owned by Stone Brewing Company in San Marcos. This existing brewery space led to an increase the amount of beers available for distribution. The new brewery project was named Port Brewing Company, LLC.

## Beers

### Year Round Beers

| Name | Style | ABV | Original Gravity | Hops |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Board Meeting | Double Brown Ale | 8.5% | 1.072 | Magnum and Challenger |
| Mongo IPA | American Double IPA | 8.5% | 1.08 | Columbus, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, and Simcoe |
| Old Viscosity Ale | Dark Strong Ale | 10.0% | 1.091 | German Magnum |
| Shark Attack | Double Red Ale | 9.0% | 1.088 | Cascade and Centennial |
| Wipeout IPA | American IPA | 7.5% | 1.065 | Amarillo, Centennial, and Simcoe |

### Seasonal Beers

Seasonal beer includes:

| Name | Availability | Style | ABV | Original Gravity | Hops |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anniversary Ale | May/June | Imperial IPA | 10.0% | 1.09 | Columbus, Amarillo, and Simcoe |
| High Tide | October | Fresh Hopped IPA | 6.5% | 1.062 | Varies |
| Hop-15 | March/August | Imperial IPA | 10.0% | 1.088 | “Too many to name” |
| Hot Rocks | March | Stein Beer Lager | 6.5% | 1.062 | German Magnum and Tettnanger |
| Midnight Expression | Unknown | Schwarzbier | 5.0% | 1.048 | German Magnum and Saaz |
| Older Viscosity | June | Barrel-Aged Strong Ale | 12.0% | 1.091 | German Magnum |
| Santa's Little Helper | Late October/November | Imperial Stout | 10.0% | 1.092 | Magnum and Centennial |
| Santa's Little Helper | July | Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout | 12.0% | 1.092 | Magnum and Centennial |
| Summer Pale Ale | Summer | American Pale Ale | 6.0% | 1.052 | Amarillo, Cascade, Chinook, Columbus, and Simcoe |

### Draft Only

| Name | Availability | Style | ABV | Original Gravity | Hops |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amigo Lager | Varies | American Pale Lager | 4.3% | 1.048 | Magnum and Saaz |
| Dawn Patrol | Unknown | English Dark Mild Ale | 5.0% | 1.048 | German Magnum |
| Grommet IPA | Spring | American IPA | 4.5% | 1.044 | Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, and Simcoe |
| Port Pilsner | Spring | German Pilsner | 5.5% | 1.048 | Spalt, Tettnanger, Saaz, and Brewers Gold |

## Awards

Hop-15, their Double IPA has received numerous trophies from Great American Beer Festival, notably silver medal in 2003, silver medal in 2005, & bronze medal in 2008.

The brewery and head brewer Tomme Arthur were named Small Brewery of the Year at the 2007 Great American Beer Festival and 2008 Champion Brewery and Champion Brewer in the Small Brewing Company Category at the World Beer Cup.

