5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draught, half pint. @Artbeerfest 2022, Caminha (Portugal). 16/07/2022 [#5.233 Global - #289 Portugal - #1 Mania Craft Beer (My Portuguese brewery #77)] Pours dirty brown with a tan head. Poor retention. Aroma: dried fruits, caramel malts and some toffee. Taste: watery caramelly malts and dried fruits. Low bodied. Light watery. Next one please!
Tried
on 27 Jul 2022
at 09:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tap at Bossa Brew House, Sagres. Hazy orange colour and small off-white head. Crisp tangerine and medicinal aroma. Light-bodied. Crisp, flavour has similar sweetish tangerine, some harsh yeastyness. Neh.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2022
at 19:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 5D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch unreadable (BBF unreadable). AROMA: medium malty grainy aroma with slight hints of honey. medium-low to low herbal hop aroma. low sulphury background. APPEARANCE: deep gold color and clear. low white head with low retention. TASTE: initial low fruity notes, followed by medium-low grainy malt presence with a hint of honey. low background of minerally sulphur. medium-high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium-low to low body with low carbonation. OVERALL: a pils lacking hop presence and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2020
at 16:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 7B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 19ALT1 (BBF 01/2021). AROMA: medium-low to low malt notes (bread crust) with a slight minerally background. starting to appear stale malt notes. APPEARANCE: meidum-light amber color and clear. medium-low beige head with medium-low retention. TASTE: initial medium-low to low malt presence (bread crust), low isovaleric, low sulphur and starting to show stale malt notes. medium-high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. faint esters (dried grapes-like). MOUTHFELL: low body with medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: an average Altbier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2020
at 16:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 21A). Bottle 33 cl - Batch unreadable (BBF unreadable). AROMA: faint resiny hop note, with a medium toffee-like to caramel malt background. slight esters from fermentation (ripe fruit). APPEARANCE: amber color and clear. medium beige head with good retention. TASTE: low hop notes (pine), followed by medium malt character with a toffee-to-caramel aspect. faint fruity esters (ripe fruit, oranges) medium-high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium to medium-low body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: unfortunately the hops have departed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2020
at 16:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 7A). Bottle 33 cl - Batch MO22 (BBF ?-2021). AROMA: initial low cereal-husk note that vanishes. faint mettalic presence. medium toasty malt with a toffee-like character. APPEARANCE: amber color and clear. medium-low ivory head with average retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with a medium malty character (toasty, toffee). medium bitterness with a dry finish. slight notes of stale malt. MOUTHFEEL: medium to medium-low body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: a nice vienna lager starting to show signs of aging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2020
at 16:22
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 18B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch MO24 (BBF MAI.2021). AROMA: medium-low to low pine hope notes, with medium-low ripe fruitiness. medium-low toffee-like malt background. faint isovaleric notes. APPEARANCE: light amber color and clear. medium ivory head, creamy, with good retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with medium-low ripe fruit notes, medium-low pine and a medium toffee-like malt background. medium-high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. MOUTHFELL: medium-light body with medium to medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: an APA-like still ok but already not very fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2020
at 16:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 30A: pepper, marmite, celery - Base: 15B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch MO23 (BBF JAN2021). AROMA: medium roasted malt aroma with notes of black chocolate. medium-low background pepper. slight oxidation. APPEARANCE: very dark amber color and clear. medium-low beige head with meidum retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with medium notes of malt (dark chocolate) and slightly sweet background. medium-low bitterness with a semi-dry to dry finish. faint pepper. PALATE: medium-low to low body. medium-low carbonation. faint hot sensation from pepper. OVERALL: an average stout with a subtle pepper addition.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2020
at 16:17
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guideliens (style 30A: ginger - base not declared). Bottle 33 cl - Batch MO25 (BBF NOV20201). AROMA: medium ginger and lemon aroma with an overall sweet character. APPEARANCE: water appearance with a slight yellow tint and material in suspension. no head. TASTE: initial medium to medium-high ginger and lemon with a sweet character, followed by a high hotness from ginger that balances the sweet. finishes almost dry. MOUTHFEEL: light body with medium carbonation. OVERALL: altough there are nice ginger and lemon notes, this sample is a hard seltzer and not beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2020
at 16:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 9A). Bottle 33 cl - Batch M021 (BBF FEV.2021). AROMA: medium alcoholic aroma with a slight lacquer character. medium to medium-low malty background with a roasted bread crust profile. APPEARANCE: dark amber color and translucent. medium-low beige head, creamy, with medium-low retention. TASTE: initial medium malt profile with Maillard products (bread crust), slight sulphury note. medium to medium-low bitterness with a dry and somewhat bitter finish. slightly unbalanced. MOUTHFEEL: medium body with low carbonation. OVERALL: an ok Doppelbock that needs some tuning at bitterness (or attenuation) level and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2020
at 16:04