Algarve Rock Climber IPA

New brewery:

• Name: Algarve Rock Climber IPA, 6.2%, Portugal
• Appearance: Orange golden, mostly clear. Huge, white head.
• Aroma: Good fruits, grapefruit. Clean hops.
• Taste: Light fruits, grapefruit. Nice hops, light pine. Nice, smooth bitterness.
• Bought: Drinks of the World (Bern), 440 ml can, CHF 5.80
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 8/4-2023, BB: 31/10-2023

Musa Red Zeppelin

IPA - Red #5:

• Name: Musa Red Zeppelin, 5.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Golden dark amber, clear. Decent pink head.
• Aroma: Red fruits, hops. 
• Taste: Red fruits, some hops. Some sweetness. Slightly toasted, slight pale malt.
• Bought: amstein.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.04
• Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 23/10-2021, BB: 31/10-2021

Cerveja Letra F India Pale Ale

• Name: Cerveja Letra F India Pale Ale, 6.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Medium orange, quite hazy. Small, off-white head.
• Aroma: Good hops, some citrus. Very pale malt.
• Taste: Good hops, some pale malt. Light fruits. Nice bitterness.
• Bought: qoqa.ch, 330 ml, CHF 5.79
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 5/2-2021, BB: 30/9-2021

Dois Corvos Creature

• Name: Dois Corvos Creature, 6.8%, Portugal
• Appearance: Orange golden, very slight haze. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Light fruits, tropical fruits, nice hops.
• Taste: Good amount of hops, light fruits, pine. Lasting bitterness.
• Bought: qoqa.ch, 330 ml, CHF 5.79
• Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
• Info: 23/1-2021, BB: 30/4-2021

Oitava Colina Plantageneta

• Name: Oitava Colina Plantageneta, 11.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark orange, some brown. Hazy. Small light tan head.
• Aroma: Dark, ripe fruits. Sweet. Slight alcohol.
• Taste: Ripe fruits, dark fruits. Caramel sweetness. Some alcohol.
• Bought: qoqa.ch, 330 ml, CHF 6.30
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 25/12-2018, BB: 31/12-2021

Passarola Marquês de Pale Ale

• Name: Passarola Marquês de Pale Ale, 5.2%, Portugal
• Appearance: Clear, fizzy golden, slight orange. Lots of creamy, white head.
• Aroma: Citrus, grapefruit, light hops.
• Taste: Light citrus, slight hops and exotic fruits. Slight bitterness in aftertaste. Easy drinking and good balance.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 29/7-2017, BB: 31/8-2017

Mean Sardine / To Øl Blommer I Madeira

• Name: Mean Sardine / To Øl Blommer I Madeira, 12%, Portugal
• Appearance: Bottled January 2015. Very dark brown, small dark tan head.
• Aroma: Plums, Madeira, some malt.
• Taste: Plums, slight dark malt, lots of dark fruits, Madeira. Slight alcohol. Odd one, this. Expected more malt.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
• Info: 11/5-2017, BB: 31/12-2027

Imperial Stout by Pedro Sousa

New brewery:

• Name: Imperial Stout by Pedro Sousa, 11.6%, Portugal
• Appearance: Very dark brown, lots of thick, dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, burnt.
• Taste: Dark malt, tar, roasted, burnt bitterness. Slight alcohol. Lacks something.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 3/2-2017, BB: ‪31/1-2018‬

Passarola Chindogu IPA

• Name: Passarola Chindogu IPA, 6.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Hazy pale orange. Huge amount of white head.
• Aroma: Hops, light fruits. Floral.
• Taste: Nice light fruits, citrus, floral, good hops. Nice lingering bitterness in aftertaste.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.7 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 28/1-2017, BB: 31/3-2017

Maldita Wheatwine

• Name: Maldita Wheatwine, 8%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark brown, hint of red. Enormous amount of creamy tan head, threatening multiple times to overflow the glass.
• Aroma: Malt, sweetness, some fruits.
• Taste: Malt, crisp, fruits. Slight bittersweet. Not great.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 27/1-2017, BB: 30/6-2017

Dois Corvos Stardust IPA

• Name: Dois Corvos Stardust IPA, 7.4%, Portugal
• Appearance: Golden, quite hazy. Huge amount of white head, a bit too much.
• Aroma: Citrus, light hops.
• Taste: Quite a bit of hops, pine, light fruits. Decent, but not great.
• Bought:Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
• Info: 10/12-2016, BB: 31/1-2017

Passarola Hadron Collision

• Name: Passarola Hadron Collision, 7%, Portugal
• Appearance: Very dark brown, some tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, burnt.
• Taste: Dark malt, burnt, coffee, burnt bitterness. Nice.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 12/20)
• Info: 25/11-2016, BB: 31/1-2017

Oitava Colina Zé Arnaldo

• Name: Oitava Colina Zé Arnaldo, 6%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Slight, fizzy tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, lightly roasted. Light coffee?
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, some chocolate. Slight burnt bitterness.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 4/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 4/5, Overall 14/20)
• Info: 4/11-2016, BB: 31/12-2016

Aroeira Taborda

• Name: Aroeira Taborda, 8.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Pretty flat.
• Aroma: Malt, prunes.
• Taste: Malt, roasted, earthy. Some bitterness. A bit sickly. Slightly off?
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 28/10-2016, BB: 31/12-2016

Original 1920 Black Mama

• Name: Original 1920 Black Mama, 7.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Very dark brown, good amount of creamy dark tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, chocolate.
• Taste: Dark malt, roasted, dark chocolate.  Light bitterness, in the beginning, so borderline porter for me. More bitterness later, putting it back into Black IPA land...
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 8/10-2016, BB: 1/12-2016

OPO 74 Gyroscope

• Name: OPO 74 Gyroscope, 7.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Burnt orange, clear. Some off-white head.
• Aroma: Orange, good hops.
• Taste: Good amount of fruit, exotic ones too, clear hops. Nice lingering bitterness.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 1/10-2016, BB: 30/11-2016

Musa Born In The IPA

• Name: Musa Born In The IPA, 6.5%, Portugal
• Appearance: Clear orange, nice amount of off-white head.
• Aroma: Lots of fruit, citrus, good hops.
• Taste: Clear hops, nice fruit and citrus. Nice, lingering aftertaste. Good balance.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 19/8-2016, BB: 30/11-2016

Juniper Smokin’

• Name: Juniper Smokin’, 6.7%, Portugal
• Appearance: Very dark brown, good amount of nice tan, creamy head.
• Aroma: Burnt, dark malt, smokey bacon.
• Taste: Very dark malt, burnt, smoke, bacon.
• Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 330 ml
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 25/6-2016, BB: 31/8-2016

Cerveja Letra E Belgian Dark

• Name: Cerveja Letra E Belgian Dark, 9.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Dark brown, clear. Some creamy tan head.
• Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, dark fruit.
• Taste: Dark malt, dark fruit, molasses. Slight burnt end. Nice and warming.
• Bought: El Corte Ingles (Lisbon), 330 ml, €?.??
• Overall score: 4/6
• Info: 20/5-2016, BB: 31/1-2017

Cerveja Letra D Red Ale

• Name: Cerveja Letra D Red Ale, 6.0%, Portugal
• Appearance: Nice amber, clear. Lots of white head.
• Aroma: Slight fruit, hops, metal.
• Taste: Light fruits, lots of hops. Bitter aftertaste. Lacks depth.
• Bought: El Corte Ingles (Lisbon), 330 ml, €?.??
• Overall score: 3/6
• Info: 15/4-2016, BB: 31/8-2016