Mean Sardine Brewery Ginja Ninja

Ginja Ninja

 

Mean Sardine Brewery in Ericeira, Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹

Collab with: Brouwerij De Molen
  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.33
ABV: 10.0% IBU: 60 Ticks: 46
Imperial Stout with Ginjinha – dark and full-bodied beer with chocolate feeling integrated with cherries notes that come from Ginjinha (traditional Portuguese liquor made of sour cherries).
 

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Very nice stuff. Black pour with good head and lacing. Ginjinha, whatever it is, is light. Roast. Bitter finish. Tap at Porto Beer Fest.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jun 2022 at 20:38

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Growler.Frothy off-white good mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average mderate bitter spicy finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Growler on 21 May 2022 at 17:33

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Growler @ Torben Mathews tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, cherries, chocolate, hops and has a nice cherry finish.
Tried from Growler on 04 May 2022 at 19:23

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Avenue Pub. Pours black with small beige head. The aroma is dark fruit, licorice, cocoa, roast. Slick body, licorice, roast, metallic finish, decent.
Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle, online from Beer Without Borders, Dumfries. Pours opaque very dark brown towards black with a tan cap. Aroma: mainly roasted malts, perhaps slight hints of sour cherries. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, more roasted malts, dark chocolate, a little soy, more discernible sour cherry vibes than in the aroma. Bit soapy. Medium to full body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2021 at 14:36

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught at Tørst: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, soy sauce, roasty. Taste is bitter, dark chocolate, soy sauce. Cherry finish.
Tried on 10 Jan 2021 at 20:48

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Odi. Black, tan foam. Roast, coffee, licorice, dark fruits (some cherry), soy sauce, sweetish, a bit umami, bitterish finish, ashy note, quite full-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2020 at 16:00

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 29A: sour cherries - base style: 20C). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L1360 (BBF 07/21). AROMA: medium balanced aroma between roasted malts and cherries with a slight acidic note. APPEARANCE: very dark brown color and opaque. medium-low light brown head, creamy, with ok retention. TASTE: initial medium soft cherries flavor with a perfumy character, followed by medium to medium-high roasted malt with notes of dark chocolate. medium to medium-high bitterness with a dry and roasty finish (a bit on the birnt side). PALATE: medium-full to full body with medium carbonation. smooth alcoholic warmth. OVERALL: a very good balanced imperial stout and cherries (sample brewed at Nortada - Porto).
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2020 at 16:25

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
4th June 2020. Bottle at home picked up in Lisbon in November 2019, back in the good days when I could travel with work. Pours a black, clear and thinish beer. Aroma has cocoa, dark chocolate and cherry. Taste is dark chocolate, sweet cherry, some liquor, it’s well balanced and unusual. Good
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2020 at 06:31

7/10
Tried from Draft on 09 Aug 2019 at 22:35