Rafeira Cervejeira

Microbrewery in Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
Associated Venue: Villa Craft beer & bread

Established in 2014

Contact
Rua da Cruz, 75 Elos Park 1 armazém 11, Sintra, 2725-193, Portugal
Description
Rafeira Beer was born in an old cellar belonging to one of the brand's creators' grandfathers, in Linhó, in the parish of S. Pedro de Penaferrim, in Sintra, in 2014. Those responsible Nuno Nascimento and Rogério Lopes.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml (from Villa Craft Beer & Bread, Sintra)
Opaque colour, small brownish head. Toasted aroma with some sweetness and coffee. Medium-bodied. Toasted, coffee, cinnamon is very light, no peppermint found. More or less basic dry stout.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2022 at 18:25

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from a friend, many thanks Robert. Hazy yellow color with white head. Aroma of mosaic hops, light yeast. Taste is hop centered with clear mosaic hops, light malty backbone, light yeast. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2022 at 19:43

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled 330ml (from Villa & Craft, Sintra). Hazy orange colour and small white head. Soapy and a bit yeasty aroma. Light-bodied. Banana, some citric and soapy (from coriander). Tolerable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2022 at 21:46

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap at Villa & Craft, Sintra. Amber colour and small beige head. Sweet raisins, dates, yeastyness. Medium-bodied. Sweetish with raisins and dates. Quite simple.
Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2022 at 11:38

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at Villa & Craft, Sintra. Hazy orange colour and medium-sized white head. Herbal hoppy aroma. Light-bodied. Flavour is also dry herbal hoppy with some citrus. Not the most typical Mosaic flavour.
Tried from Draft on 12 Apr 2022 at 11:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle @ O Cantinho Lord Byron, Sintra. Pours gold with a light mist, medium bubbly white froth atop. Moderately sweet blonde yeast on the nose. Taste is smooth and gently sweet with some unexpected banana and vanilla esters coming into play. Decent flavoursome local blonde.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2019 at 21:00

5/10
Bananas, papery, dry, yeasty, happens
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2018 at 21:53