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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8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle from Glasbanken 2019-07-25 Göteborg AR: roasted malt, dark rich chocolate, cherries AP: dark brown, brown lid F: roasted malt, dark rich chocolate, cherries 🍒, hard candy cherries - great stuff. The Ginja is a wild sour cherries from Portugal and surrounding area
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2019 at 21:26

7/10
Tried on 21 Jul 2019 at 16:40

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at TheHagueCraft. Black with thin tan head. Sweet deep roasted chocolate malts, dry and near burnt dark malt. Sweet and boozy, cherries, raspberries, spices. Big sweet and bitter. Full body and soft carbonation. Soft creamy feel. Quite nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) De Molen Ginja Ninja on 23 Jul 2019 at 21:12 - Score: 7. Original review text: Lci
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2019 at 14:50

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sampled at The Hague Craft. Hazy dark brown with beige head. Licorice, sweet malts, light chocolate, raspberries, light spices, earthy roast, brown sugar, light sweet tropical fruits. Quite sweet, medium bitter and light tart. Full bodied.
Tried on 21 Jul 2019 at 14:46

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Way too much carbo for a stout, coffee, dark malts, smoke, smooth, soft, weird sharp alcoholic flavors, thick, full, red fruit, licorice, ok --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) De Molen Ginja Ninja on 12 Apr 2019 at 22:47 - Score: 7. Original review text: Way too much carbo for a stout, coffee, dark malts, smoke, smooth, soft, weird sharp alcoholic flavors, thick, full, red fruit, licorice, ok
Tried on 17 Apr 2019 at 15:18

6/10
Tried from Draft on 28 Mar 2019 at 16:27

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Jet black colour, some brown bubbles on top. Spicy, roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of malt lozenge, burnt caramel, hints of dark chocolate, coffee, a marmite touch, some liquorice. Taste is slightly sweet, roasty dark malty, minimally spicy, notes of dark chocolate, hints of cocoa, a touch of liquorice, fruity overtones with a touch of plum; well hidden alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2019 at 23:35

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark sweet roast and chocolate. Jet black with a rich light beige head. Rich big roasty chocolate notes. Complex nd quite nice as expected.
Tried on 18 Feb 2019 at 15:09

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: SBFW 2018.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Chocolate, liquorice, some spices, roasted malt.
Body: Medium to full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, coffee, some spices, liquorice.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2018 at 23:08

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ sbwf 2018. Poured dark brown color. Nutty, roasty, some chocolate in aroma. Flavor has roastedness, licorice, spicy notes and malts.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2018 at 16:08