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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9.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Cette sardine a du coffre! Elle s'en prendrait presque pour une baleine. Construit autour d'une amertume saillante, elle possède de plus une bonne complexité et de belles corpulences et longueurs. Le tout petit bémol est peut être un coté malté, torréfié que j'aurais apprécié un peu plus soutenu. En verre, belle robe brune foncée sans présence de mousse. Le nez est principalement sur le résineux, la mangue et les agrumes. Des arômes plus faibles de café et de malts torréfiés se font tout de même ressentir. L'attaque présent immédiatement une belle amertume racée autour d'arômes de résineux, d'agrumes, de mangue et de poivre. La deuxième est sur la lancée avec tout de même une base maltée un peu plus présente. l'arrière bouche est quant à elle sur une amertume tranchée. La présence en bouche est très appréciable. Le ressenti global est pas loin des 80 d'EBU. L'alcool à 7 % Abv est particulièrement efficace et accompagne remarquablement les arômes. La suite se poursuit alors sur une amertume racée, toujours sur une bonne complexité aromatique et pour rester longtemps en bouche. Finalement, j'aime bien les sardine....
Tried on 28 Mar 2018 at 15:29

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Botella 33 cl en Cimmeria 23..02..2018. (r21). Color negro intenso con espuma beige oscuro persistente. Sabores maltosos tostados algo torrefactos con toques especiados. Suaves notas de caramelos de cereza, guindas alicoradas. Cuerpo medio a intenso con buena sensación alcohólica desde el principio. Algo seca al final. Buena.
Tried on 24 Feb 2018 at 12:25

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Botella 33 cl en Cimmeria 23..02..2018. (r03). Color negro intenso con espuma beige oscuro persistente. Sabores maltosos tostados con buenas dosis de especiados canela y vainilla sobre todo. Ligero picante al final muy suave. Cuerpo medio algo denso. Original, demasiado especiada, para repetir.
Tried from Can on 24 Feb 2018 at 12:24

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle. A black beer with a huge most good lasting beige head. Aroma of mild roasted dark malt, coffee, some herbs. Taste of dark roasted malt, coffee, floral bitter hops, tobacco. Okay!
Tried from Bottle on 22 Feb 2018 at 21:21

7.5/10
Strange. Real bitter stout, thick and roasted, with a sour cherry liquor shining through. Very alcoholic. All the cherry-stuff makes it a bit synthetic, though. End result is not unpleasant, but it certainly could have done without.
Tried from Bottle from Hopt.nl on 21 Feb 2018 at 23:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Botella, Courtesy of Lowenbrau, Thanks. 15/02/2018 BBD: 01-12-2027.
Color negro corona de espuma beige, aromas torrefactos y licorosos, sabor licoroso, torrefacto, ligeras notas a cerezas.
Tried on 18 Feb 2018 at 21:21

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
06-02-18 // bottle from hopt-shop.de. Murky dark brown with amber touch. Small mild beige head. Nose of roasted malts and mild fruit. Taste: roasted malts, bitter coffee and tropical fruit. Medium bitter finish. Solid Black IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2018 at 21:21

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33B/20C). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L1IS160117. AROMA: medium roasted malt aroma (coffee), followed by medium-high alcohol notes (almost solvent). mild wood barrel with wine notes on the background. APPEARANCE: very dark brown to black color and opaque. medium brown head, moussy, with good retention. slight leg formation. TASTE: initial medium-low red wine barrel notes, followed by medium-high to high roasted malt flavor with an almost burnt character. medium-high bitterness with an almost dry and roasted to burnt finish. PALATE: medium-high body with medium carbonation. high alcohol warmth. slight astrinency. OVERALL: a barrel aged imperial stout where the roasted notes overwhelm the barrel characteristics.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2018 at 17:28

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 26D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L240117 (BBF 17-11-2020). AROMA: medium-low malty aroma with bready-toasty notes, slight dried prunes and medium-low lacquer. APPEARANCE: dark ambar color and clear. medium-low beige head with medium-low to low retention. lace formation. TASTE: similar to the aroma with medium lacqer flavor, medium-low bready-toasty sweet malt presence and caramel. medium-low bitterness with an almost dry finish. PALATE: medium-low to low carbonation. slight agressive alcohol warmth. medium-low body. OVERALL: a belgian dark strong ale with a bit of distracting alcohol presence.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2017 at 11:25

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 9
At Billies Craftbeerfest 2017. Thnx for sharing, everyone ! The lighting was really bad, so don't mind if my color descriptions are off. Pours dark, creamy, stable head. Smell is roasty, bit coffee. Taste is intense, roasty, mild chocolate. Coffee. nice.
Tried on 08 Dec 2017 at 07:25