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!
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Mean Sardine / Harpoon Strawberry NEIPA (by Mean Sardine Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
27/VIII/17 - on tap @ BXL Beer Fest - BB: n/a (2017-1385) Thanks to the (Belgian) RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear blonde to orange beer, creamy irregular white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of tropical fruits, mango, lactose? MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very very bitter start, resinous, hoppy, some citrus, grapefruit. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy, resinous, very bitter finish.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
27/VIII/17 - on tap @ BXL Beer Fest - BB: n/a (2017-1385) Thanks to the (Belgian) RB crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear blonde to orange beer, creamy irregular white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of tropical fruits, mango, lactose? MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very very bitter start, resinous, hoppy, some citrus, grapefruit. Aftertaste: bitter, hoppy, resinous, very bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2017
at 18:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Hamburgueria B&B. Hazy amber body with a medium off-white head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of biscuit, lime chutney and earth. Flavour of tea, grass and dried apricot. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. This tastes like a cross between a Bitter and an APA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2017
at 16:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7 3 7 3 14 Draft at BXL Beer Fest, Brussels ’17. Slight hazy amber with a cream coloured head. Aroma of light fruits, malt, dough, yeast, light orange and citrus. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2017
at 11:59
7/10
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 13:06
7/10
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 13:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bxlbeerfest. Pours yellow. Aroma is fruit, citrus, pee. Flavor is sweet and bitter, fruits, dryness, bitterness, hint of strawberry. Finish is dry bitter. Overall: good.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 06:25
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bxlbeerfest. Pours brownish. Aroma is caramel, fruits. Flavor is sweet and bitter, caramel, fruits, dutsiness. Overall: okish.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 06:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at BXL festival. Very dark brown with beige head. Sweet bready malts, soft licorice, blackberries, lots of herbs, spicy yeast. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Over medium bodied. Weird but not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2017
at 06:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at BXL festival. Bit hazy golden with white head. Massive dank grassy hops, weed, pineapple and mango. Don’t really get strawberries. Just medium sweet, over medium bitter. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2017
at 06:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7 3 7 3 14 Draft at BXL Beer Fest, Brussels ’17. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of malt, overripe dark fruits, grain, light chocolate and cereal. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2017
at 06:02