6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 30A/20C). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 1817 (BBF 09.2021). AROMA: medium cocoa notes with faint coffee. APPERANCE: black color and opaque. excessive brown head, creamy, with good retention. TASTE: medium to medium-high cocoa with a low coffee presence. medium-low background of roasted malt. PALATE: medium to medium-high body with initial excessive carbonation. slight alcohol warmth. OVERALL: an imperial stout with added chocolate and coffee a bit unidimensional.

5.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 4

Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style X3). Bottle 33 cl - Batch LIGA2016 (BBF Abril 2022). AROMA: medium-high wild fermentation with a sour background and caprylic background. faint wood note. Neutral malt. APPEARANCE: gold and clear. thin white head with no retention. TASTE: similar to aroma with a medium-high wild fermentation character (barnyard). faint wood note. neutral malt, slightly sweet, overwhelmed by acidity. low bitterness with a dry finish. PALATE: low body with medium-low carbonation. OVERALL: a grape ale overwhelmed by wild fermentation characteristics.

7

Sweet and roasty and cocoa and boozy and nice

6

11%, like white wine, sweetish, booze, solid

7

Backlog

5.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Draught, half pint. Tasted on the 13/07/2018 at "Caminha Artbeerfest 2018", Caminha (Portugal). Light orange colour with almost no head. Aroma is vinous, grapes, slightly wood and sulphur. Taste is the same leading to a prominent sulphuric and acidic finish. Next one please!

8

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

Bottle @ Lisbeer, Lisbon. Black with a brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with a little alcohol. Oily, soft and smooth. 170718

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from cervejaportuguesa.com. Clear amber with a tiny off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, white grapes, light sulphur and light wood. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 140718

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 33A/28A). Bottle 33 cl - Batch B2015 (BBF: SEPT2025). AROMA: medium wild fermentation notes (horse blanket), followed by medium-low wood, sourness, slight malt with a toffee character and faint citrus. APPEARANCE: ambar color and clear. medium ivory head with medium-low retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma with barnyard, faint citrus and wood and a slightly sweet toffee malt background. medium bitterness with a dry finish. PALATE: medium-low body with high carbonation. OVERALL: a nice balanced beer with wild fermentation notes.

4.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (33A/26D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 1213 (SET.2022). AROMA: medium-high Brett-like aroma with stable notes, overpowering a low caramel and bread crust malt background. unbalanced. no wood notes. APPEARANCE: dark rubi color and hazy. excessive head with light brown color. good retention. TASTE: similar to the aroma (brett-like) with a slight acidic note. faint malt background with caramel-like notes. medium-high bitterness with a dry and slightly bitter finish. PALATE: medium body with excessive carbonation. high hot alcohol sensation. OVERALL: a belgian dark strong ale overpowered with wild fermentation characteristics that mask the base beer and the wood.