Tough Love

Microbrewery in Esmoriz, Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹

Established in 2017

Contact
R. Alexandre Sá Pinto 3885, Esmoriz, 3885-631, Portugal
Description
It all began with during a trip in 2017 that woke in us the passion for craft beer. Once back in Portugal, eager to discover and try new beer styles, we went after the places that were able to provide us exactly that.

However, we found not only the places, but also amazing people that soon became friends and with whom we have been since able to share that same passion.

The curiosity over all the brewing process took us to the next step: training, a lot of reading and of course, many small batches produced in order to improve our recipes.

Initially for our own consumption (homebrewing), and with a production capability from 16 to 40 lts depending on style, we continued producing the beer styles we liked the most.

Today we want to share that passion.

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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can via Beer52 (brewed by Fierce Beer up in Aberdeen). Poured into a La Chouffe glass at home on 6th October 2025. Hazed dull golden body, white affair on top. Citrus nose and initial taste, lemon and orange like aroma and flavours, grapefruit and floral notes also turn up before the finish.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 06 Oct 2025 at 19:00


7.5

Tried on 11 Sep 2025 at 09:34


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Slightly hazy/yellow pour with a small white head. Mango, grapefruit, grains and a hint of herbs for a decent bitter finish.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 05 Sep 2025 at 20:45


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

330ml can from Beer52. Semi hazed gold with small white top. Aroma has floral and citric hops notes with some wheat and confectionary. Taste has a grainy dextrin malt flavour with some modest lemon and orange hop flavours coming through. Medium bodied, semi-drying. Some late modest juicy hop burst. Below average for the style and strength but not a bad beer.

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 04 Sep 2025 at 23:32


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Hazy yellow to orange, with white head that quickly disipates
A - earthy, stone fruits, slight lemon and tropical
F - light stone fruits & citrus finish
flavours and aromas are not very strong
fairly soft mouthfeel not much bitterness
its ok but nothing special

Tried from Can from Beer52 on 30 Aug 2025 at 20:34


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap @Artbeerfest Caminha 2024. Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores cereal, malta, levadura cuerpo medio.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2024 at 19:32


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap @Artbeerfest Caminha 2024. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores cereal levadura especiada cuerpo medio.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2024 at 19:31


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle.Pitch black colour with no head.Aroma is sweet of sherry and barrel nice warming and vinious taste bit odd after taste feels tart and unbalanced after all.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2024 at 18:37


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught, half pint. @Artbeerfest 2024, Caminha. 12/07/2024 [#7.549 Global - #303 Portugal - #3 Tough Love] Pours murky yellow with a small white head. Aroma: confectionery and passionfruit. Taste: ripe stoned fruits, white grapes and floral hops. Sweet palate. Next one, please!

Tried on 17 Aug 2024 at 17:40


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Catraio Craft Beer Shop, Porto, 27/10/22. Black with a decent tan cap that dissipates edgewards. Nose is roast malts, umami, good sherry notes, vinous, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises jammy fruits, big ballsy chocolate cloak, dark malts, spice, figgy jam, sherry, boose. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid punchy BA sherry affair.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2024 at 11:11