5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Served ice cold and fresh from tap a sunny day at the waterfront in Madeira. The occasion might have some influence here, but I find it rather decent and refreshing like most other macro lager when served at the right premises without any faults. Nothing special, nothing extra, just another thirst quencher but nothing wrong. Would not do any effort to taste it again, but if the choice where between this and Heineken, Carlsberg etc, and I was in Madeira I would go for the local one.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2025
at 07:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fresh bottle in apartment, Funchal. Clear, dark brown, not far from black body with a nice, lacing tan head. Aroma has mild, smooth dark roasted malt with a hint of licorice. Flavor is also quite smooth with mild roasted dark malt, rye bred, dark chocolate and hint of coffee. Moderate but distinct bitterness. Medium body and decent aftertaste. Nothing very special going on here and no stout at all as the label says, but a tasty, smooth, easy drinkable black lager that goes extremely well down a hot summer day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2025
at 07:42
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 mL bottle from the grocery store. Pours black, with a small, foamy, beige head. The nose is mild instant coffee, nutmeg, chalk, and pipe tobacco. Sweet and malty, with a quality, earthy bitterness. Light to medium body, crisp, and a bit grainy. Good balance and no off flavors. Remarkably quality, light, tropical stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 03:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draft at the banana museum. Pours a hazy-ish, yellow color, with a fair, frothy, white head. Bright banana (surprise!), cloves, apple juice, and lemongrass. Sweet and estery, with a mild acidity. Light body, biting, and clean. Fun.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2025
at 21:38
4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 2
Flavor 3.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Draft at the Mercado dos Lavradores, in Funchal. Pours black, with a big, bubbly, foamy, beige head. Awful coffee, soy, pumpernickel, and bitter almond. Sweet and acrid, with a rough bitterness. Light, slick and acidic. Genuinely terrible.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2025
at 04:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
330 mL bottle. Pours a clear, red color, with a fair, foamy, off-white head. The aroma is brown sugar, cloves, leather, light fig, musty hay, and pecan. Dry and malty, with a mellow, astringent bitterness. Light body, crisp, and malty. Simple and quality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 04:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Draft at MadCuba in Funcha. Pours a clear, straw color, with a big, foamy, white head. The nose is lime peel, dust and straw, butterscotch, and acrid pine. Sweet and funky, with some drying bitterness. Light, sticky, and grainy. Not great. Some off funk.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2025
at 18:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at O. Giro Churros and Paninis in Funchal, Madiera. Pours a clear, straw color, with a fairly big, foamy, white head. The nose is lemon zest, musty hay, light coriander, and some rose. Sweet and grainy, with a mild, crisp bitterness. Light, sharp, and clean. Refreshing and quality.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2025
at 16:58
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2025
at 18:12
7/10
Best bar in Funchal
Tried
on 15 Feb 2025
at 17:10