BeerJunkie: Port City ‘Optimal Wit’ Review

Episode 2 has to be one of BeerJunkie's best yet — and we're proud to taste test Port City Brewing's Optimal Wit.

Written by Adam Ruggiero and Paul Pabst Aug 02, 2024 2:15 p.m. ET

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What do Bradley Cooper, Alexandria, Va., and crab cakes have in common? Only the BeerJunkie knows, and the man himself, Paul Pabst, somehow ties it all together in his review of Port City Brewing’s Optimal Wit.

From the first notes to the final aftertaste, Pabst takes a flavor tour of the D.C.-area port city in less time than it takes to drink a longneck. We’ve got everything you need to know to plan a visit and even how to properly pour this special brew! And be sure to scope out @portcitybrew on Instagram to keep up with Alexandria’s finest.

Did you miss episode 1? Check out the BeerJunkie debut review of Whalers Brewing RISE Pale Ale. Be sure to follow @ppabst34 and @thegearjunkie for more beer and gear reviews!

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Adam Ruggiero

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Adam Ruggiero is the Editor in Chief of GearJunkie and host of the GearJunkie Podcast. He cut his teeth as a freelancer, and then news reporter for the site in 2015.

Along with founder Stephen Regenold and Editorial Director Sean McCoy, Ruggiero graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. He was the recipient of the 2022 Outdoor Media Summit “Editor of the Year” award, and regularly co-hosts the industry’s “Gear Guide” at both summer and winter Outdoor Retailer trade shows.

In addition to accurate and impartial news reporting, and compelling, original storytelling, his interests include camping in all climates and conditions, track cycling and bikepacking, all forms of fitness, the resplendent majesty of coffee, and sports of every kind.

Paul Pabst

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Paul “Man of Leisure” Pabst was a longtime ESPN producer and is the executive producer of the Emmy-nominated sports talk radio hit, The Dan Patrick Show, and a Professor of Practice at Sacred Heart University’s Communications Department. Behind the scenes, the New Englander is a self-avowed gastronomical expert in gameday and tailgating fare: hot dog stands, clam shacks, Irish pubs, and of course, good breweries.