Portside Distillery | Rusalka Vanilla Stout

December 22, 2015 | John Amantea

ABV 5.3%

This past week was insane. A flurry of activity at work, the mad rush to stores to get my last minute Christmas shopping in and fretting over … Read More

Portside Distillery and Brewery | 216

March 11, 2015 | Kevin Risner

ABV: 5.7%

For many readers and imbibers, Cleveland may not be the city that first pops up in a conversation about craft beer. Granted, it is not of Denver’s or Portland’s magnitude when it comes to the industry. Despite that, Cleveland and its surrounding environs have blossomed over the past decade when it comes to the quantity and quality of the beer the region produces. You have Great Lakes Brewing Company in greater Cleveland, Thirsty Dog in Akron, and I have also name-dropped a few other places on this wonderful website. Today, I shall provide you with another more recent addition to the beer scene in this fair city: Portside Distillery and Brewery. Their main beer is aptly labeled 216, after the area code familiar to those living in Cleveland.

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