Mean Sardine Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Ericeira,
Lisbon,
Portugal 🇵🇹
Associated Venue: Mean Sardine Taproom
- Out of business
Established in 2013
Contact
Ericeira, Portugal
Description
There are plenty of Sardines in the sea but you just caught a Mean Sardine! No chemicals, no secrets, no bullshit, just pure brewing. We like them Mean!
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at Cerveteca Lisboa. Clear dark golden colour and medium-sized white head white head and lace. Resiny, even fruity glueish aroma. Light-bodied. Smooth, watery mouthfeel. Light resin and pine. Easy.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2022
at 19:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
29/1/2022. Bottle shared with ITFC boys. From Beer Without Borders. Pours clear golden amber with a small frothy white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, dank hops, malt, pine. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Touch spicy. Nice bittersweet finish. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2022
at 20:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle from hopt. dark brown, light brown head. roasted malty and very hoppy. also slightly fruity notes, but not dominant. faint chocolate. so a fairly complex and full black ipa aroma. flavor is roasted malty, flowery hoppy almost fruity balance, roasted malty aftertaste. A dark ipa that has a few unusual flavor notes, it's like the beer is a little bit futher towards ipa than black, compared to most black ipa. sort of like 45% ipa 50% black porter, 5% belgian blonde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2022
at 13:19
5.6/10
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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
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2021
at 22:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear blond colour with lasting fluffy head. Aroma and flavour have plenty of floral hops. Really bone dry. Refreshing.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2021
at 13:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33 cl bottle poured into a Tulip. Near black with a thin lightly tanned head. Fruity aroma with citrus, toasted notes, tropical impressions and dark malts. Coffee. Taste is bitter. Medium bodied. Dry and roasted bitter finish. Nice textbook BIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2021
at 20:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Odi. Black. Roast, a bit of chocolate, spiciness, some vanilla, a bit of soy sauce, sweet, slightly umami.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2021
at 12:44
6.4/10
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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
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle, online from Beer Without Borders, Dumfries Pours light hazed orange amber with a decent white head. Aroma: malt, biscuits, grassy. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, malt led, grapefruit grassy hop, pine. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Old school malty IPA with a 2013/14 era west coast vibe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2021
at 22:01