Mean Sardine Brewery

Microbrewery in Ericeira, Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
Associated Venue: Mean Sardine Taproom - Out of business

Established in 2013

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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!

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at a coffee bar in Ericeira. Roasted malt with lots of coconut. Cocoa with notes of vanilla. Hint of liquorice. Medium sweet and moderate bitter, body could be a bit fuller. Love that coconut aroma.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

From tap at a coffee bar in Ericeira. Dried fruits upfront with caramel malt, raisins, notes of toffee. Relatively bitter for a Dubbel, moderate to medium sweet. Good one, more 'Craft Dubbel' than Belgian Dubbel.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59


7

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35


5

Tried from Draft on 16 Apr 2024 at 06:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can at Torben Mathews tasting. Aroma is intense blackberry wine gums, mild malt, citrus and flowers. Taste is medium to very sweet, light bitter and faint acidic. Body is light oily with light carbonation. Finish is medium long and balanced sweet and bitter with notes of apricot, blackberry jam, wine gums, lime, melon, hibiscus and grapefruit

Tried from Can on 13 Apr 2024 at 17:52


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled@PBF XII. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is toffee, wood, herbs and mild earth with some ashy notes. Flavour is fruity, toffeeish, mild toasted notes with some slight ashes too.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2024 at 21:51


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled@SBWF2018. Murky brown colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is chocolate, some toast and mild alcohol sweetness. Flavour is chocolate, some coffee, mild alcohol, some toffee and also a bit toasted tones. Booze shines through quite evidently.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2024 at 21:51


5.5

I don’t like hibiscus tea and this is not my thing either.

Tried from Draft on 21 Feb 2024 at 19:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg Borefts 23 2023-09-23 Bodegaven AR: bread, dough AP: hazy golden, frothy head F: bread, dough

Tried on 28 Jan 2024 at 22:34


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg Borefts 23 2023-09-23 Bodegaven AR: sour red berries, hibiscus, citrus AP: clear red, wee off-white lid F: sour red berries, hibiscus, citrus

Tried on 28 Jan 2024 at 22:32