Algarve Rock

Microbrewery in Faro, Faro, Portugal 🇵🇹

Established in 2018

Contact
Zona Industrial Vale da Venda Lote 2, Arm. 2B, Faro, Portugal
Description
Brewed by a passionate team, Algarve Rock is the craft beer from sunny Faro. Modern brewing, combined with the amazing high-quality water from The Algarve, is the bedrock of our beer.

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5.5/10
(#1042)(#112 PT)(#12 Faro)
Bought it at "Apolónia", Almancil, PT
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2019 at 17:17

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

Draught @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Algarve Rock - Rock Sharp Pilsner ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light butter - butterscotch. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190806]
5-3-6-3-12
Tried on 10 Aug 2019 at 15:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Draught @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, Greater London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Algarve Rock Stout Porter Portuguesa ].
ABV: 4.7%. Clear medium brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark malt, light to moderate chocolate - cocoa. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, burnt, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, sweet malt - honey, light chocolate - cocoa - coffee. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190807]
7-3-7-3-15
Tried on 07 Aug 2019 at 18:22

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
6th August 2019
GBBF Day 1. Keykeg. Light haze on this paleish gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light lagerish malts. Mild tang. Soft and semi sweet floral mid. Forensic citrus. Light finish. Okay clean lager, lacks a little spine.
Tried on 07 Aug 2019 at 11:02

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity at GBBF 2019. Yeast and diacetyl aroma. Some malt in mouth. Some light a little cloying butter. Some bitter. Ok just.
Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2019 at 12:28

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught, half pint. @«Artbeerfest 2019», Caminha (Portugal). 12/07/2019. Light copper colour with a medium white head. Aroma is peppery, earthy hops and soft caramelized malts. Taste is malty in the begining leading to an intense hot peppery finish. Spicy aftertaste. Next one please!
Tried on 17 Jul 2019 at 17:59

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried at just beer Newark. Hazy light golden colour light fruity aroma. Slight bitter taste. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 23 May 2019 at 23:00

6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 30A/5D). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 214P (BBF 04/2019). AROMA: medium-low malt aroma with a grainy caracter, followed by medium crel husk notes. APPEARANCE: gold color and clear. medium-large white head with average retention. TASTE: medium cereal husk flavor, followed by low fruitiness (orange-like) and slight yeast. medium-low bitterness with a overly hot and dry finish. PALATE: medium-light body with medium-high carbonation. overly hot from piri-piri. tanninic astringency present. OVERALL: a pilsner a bit too hot from the peppers, rendering it a bit unbalanced and also with a presence of cereal husk.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 17:18

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 5
Review based on the BJC2015 guidelines (style 15A). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 213 (BBF 04/2019). AROMA: medium cereal husk, low maillards, medium-low oxidized hops and caramel. APPEARANCE: reddish amber and clear. medium-large beige head with good retention. TASTE: medium malt notes with a slight caramelly presence. medium cereal husk. medium to medium-high bitterness. finishes with a touch roastiness and a bit bitter. PALATE: medium-light body with medium to medium-high carbonation. OVERALL: a red ale-type beer with notes within the style but with execution and storage problems.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2018 at 16:23

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (15B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 209 (BBF: 04/2019). AROMA: low roasted aroma, imparted by high CO2 presence. yeast aroma presence. APPEARANCE: dark brown color with ruby highlights. clear. excessive brown head with medium retention. TASTE: medium-low chocolate-like flavor, flowed by yeast, slight carbonic acid. medium-low bitterness with a progressive dry finish. PALATE: medium-low body with excessive carbonation. OVERALL: a bland stout (or porter).
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2018 at 16:23