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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Mean Sardine Azores Pale Ale (by Mean Sardine Brewery):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5

2/XII/17 - on tap @ Billies Craft Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2017-2081) Thanks to the Belgian, Dutch and German ratebeerians for sharing today's beers!

Clear pale orange beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit fruity, malty, sweet ripe tropical fruits, mango, nice! MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, very bitter, sourish touch, bit weird. How can a beer that smells so nice, taste so bland? Aftertaste: very bitter, grains, weird, meh. Such a shame!
Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2017 at 19:01

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Mean Sardine / De Molen Ginja Ninja (by Mean Sardine Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

2/XII/17 - on tap @ Billies Craft Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2017-2007) Thanks to the Belgian, Dutch and German ratebeerians for sharing today's beers!

Clear red brown beer, creamy beige head, rather stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of chocolate, sweet, soft roast, lots of chocolate. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: lots of chocolate, nice bitterness, more dark chocolate, soft roast, lovely! Aftertaste: some vanilla, alcohol, more chocolate, nice stuff!
Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2017 at 19:00

8/10
Tried on 02 Dec 2017 at 16:14

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at Billie's Craft Beer Fest '17. Black with a tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roast, ginger, caramel and malt. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2017 at 08:36

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Stas. Hazy golden. Grapes, wine, fruitiness, alcohol, a bit of flowers, a bit of spiciness, sweetish, some alcoholic bitterness, medium-bodied. Too alcoholic.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2017 at 12:37

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Tap. Tasted on the 25/10/2017 at Armazém da Cerveja (Porto). Hazy orange colour with a medium white head. Aroma of strawberry, pine, floral hops and citrus. Taste is moderate sweet with presence of red fruits and sligthly hoppy. Next one please!
Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2017 at 03:42

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap. Tasted at Catriao Craft Beer Shop (Porto) on the 25/10/2017. Amber colour with a medium white head. Aroma of malts, citrus fruits, straw and slightly caramel. Taste is malty and fruity with a medium hoppy and bitter finish. Next one please!
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2017 at 04:53

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tal @ La Tienda de la Cerveza. Coppery color, off-white head with good retention and some lacework. Aroma has notes of orange zest, resin hops, caramel. Flavor with caramel malts, grapefruit, orange peel. Dry and bittery mouthfeel in the final.
Tried on 21 Oct 2017 at 16:54

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tal @ La Tienda de la Cerveza. Dark coppery color, off-white head with good retention, some lacing. Aroma has caramelish notes with toasted malts. Flavor with medium bitterness, caramel, light yeasty and a high presence of alcohol. Final with a high alcoholic presence as well and toasted malts hints
Tried on 21 Oct 2017 at 16:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark brown colour, cream head. Aroma of malts and caramel. Sweet malty flavour, caramel, red fruits. Finish brown sugar.
(from draught @ BXL Beer Fest, Brussel. Thanks for sharing today's beers, rb crew!)
Tried on 22 Sep 2017 at 01:05