Double Release: Derecho Lager and Panda Haze
Fri, Jun 10
|Port City Brewing Company
On Friday, June 10th we are having a double beer release at Port City! Come join us as we tap a couple of beers to cool you down for these hot summer months. Though the Derecho Lager and Panda Haze are quite different in style, they share a pleasant hop character with a refreshing, smooth finish.
Time & Location
Jun 10, 2022, 12:00 PM
Port City Brewing Company, 3950 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304, USA
About the event
On Friday, June 10th we are having a double beer release at Port City! Come join us as we tap a couple of beers to cool you down for these hot summer months. Though the Derecho Lager and Panda Haze are quite different in style, they share a pleasant hop character with a refreshing, smooth finish.
Derecho Lager® is named after a violent storm which barreled through the DC Metro region 10 years ago, leaving the brewery without power for five days. Unable to control fermentation temperatures, a tank of freshly brewed pilsner was at risk of being lost. Realizing the beer would not meet the guidelines of a Bohemian Pilsner, we decided to experiment with the beer – keeping fermentation temperatures on the warmer side, and dry-hopping with Centennial hops. These non-traditional techniques paid off, and the result was the creation of our first American Lager!
Since Derecho’s debut,…