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!
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Chrisso’s May 2014 tasting 25/05/2014. Thanks to Paul the portugal pusher. Hazed golden coloured pour with a lasting sticky white head. Aroma is hot alcohol, yeasty belgain yeast, orange. Flavour is grainy, orange, unrefined sugars, hot alcohol, some yeast bite. Palate is light sweetness, highish carbonation. Grainy on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2014
at 14:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the chriso May 2014 tasting - London. Pours lightly hazy gold with a frothy white head. Sugary nose, with Belgian yeast, wheat, candi sugar. Medium to big sweet flavor with more candi sugars, wheat bread, yeast, some light dry wood accents. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with faint bitter pine needles, more rich sugars, toasty bread, wheat, yeast, simple malts. Not bad overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2014
at 23:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 18B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L030516 (BBF 08/2017). AROMA: medium-low hop aroma with citrusy and pine notes. low malt background with a slight sweet and caramel note. APPEARANCE: dark gold color and clear. moderate ivory head with good retention. TASTE: medium hop flavor with a slight citric and pine note. the malt background is almost neutral with a slight sweet and toasty character. hop balance. medium bitterness with a semi-dry to dry and bitter aftertaste. PALATE: medium-light to light body with moderate carbonation and no astringency. OVERALL: a good American Pale Ale that delivers the essential.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2014
at 15:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Many thanks to andregoncalves for this bottle. Ins Glas ergießt sich ein trübes dunkel orangegoldenes Bier mit ordentlicher beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr fruchtig malzig, hefig, würzig, reife Früchte. Geschmack nach reifen Früchten, trocken malzig, leicht hefig, minimal alkoholisch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2014
at 13:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
25th May 2014
Tasting at the ever gracious ChrisO’s. Lightly hazy amber beer, good fluffy off white head. Palate is airy and light. Sweetish malts and crewm, touch of paper. Light generic fruits. Very mild bitterness in the airy dry finish. Okay.
Tasting at the ever gracious ChrisO’s. Lightly hazy amber beer, good fluffy off white head. Palate is airy and light. Sweetish malts and crewm, touch of paper. Light generic fruits. Very mild bitterness in the airy dry finish. Okay.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2014
at 01:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from andregoncalves, many thanks! Ins Glas ergießt sich ein orangegoldenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch wunderbar nach exotischen Früchten, frischem Hopfendolden, leicht herb. Geschmack bitter, hopfig, exotische Früchte, Früchtetee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2014
at 12:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Chriso May 14 tasting. Pours hazy amber, slight yeast, sweet caramel malt, dried fruit, some sourness.. an alright effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2014
at 13:05
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle shared at Chriso. It pours lightly hazy amber with a medium beige head. The nose is sweet, dried fruits, banana, dried fig, candy and brown bread. The taste is toasty, brown bread, touch watery, spice, dried fruits, hay and alcohol. Light-medium body and moderate+ carbonation. A bit weak and thin.... not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2014
at 08:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Chriso May 2014 tasting. Sweetish some peach fruit. Ok I thought. Little hop some sweet stone fruit .
Tried
on 25 May 2014
at 07:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Review according to BJCP2008 guidelines (style 18C). Bottle 33cl - Batch 01-14. AROMA: nice sweet aroma with caramel, malt, some clove. Hop aromas absent or very faint. APPEARANCE: redish copper and hazy. large ivory head with good retention. TASTE: sweet caramel and malt like flavours. medium bitterness that doesnt linger. balance towards the malt. PALATE: medium body with a bit excessive carbonation. smooth low alcohol warmth. OVERALL: a nice craft belgian dubbel with a bit extra carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2014
at 16:46