Take a short trip through Portugal’s craft beer industry, with 31 of the beers I sampled during January 2018…more on my Instagram account: @beerforstrangeclimates
Now, to figure out my top beers of the month!
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- Tryanuary #1: A truly local beer for me in Sintra, this IPA features citrus peel hops
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- Tryanuary #2: This Saison from Dois Corvos was light and fruity
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- Tryanuary #3: A ginja-infused beer from Cerveja Vadia tastes of bitter cherry
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- Tryanuary #4: A Trigo (wheat) beer from Sovina with apricots
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- Tryanuary #5: A Born in the IPA from the taps at Cerveja Musa during the Festa de Reis in the Lisbon Beer District
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- Tryanuary #6: Musa’s Twist & Stout offers a warm molasses streak
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- Tryanuary #7: The collaboration YMC’Ale between Musa and Cerveja Letra at the Lisbon Beer District festival
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- Tryanuary #8: The Brown Ale from Cerveja Lince during the Lisbon Beer District festival
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- Tryanuary #9: The Oeste Amber Ale at AdamAstor in Chiado district with a hint of bitter
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- Tryanuary #10: No Barley On Deck means what it says…from Piratas Cervejaria
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- Tryanuary #11: The Piratas Komorebi APA has floral hops on the nose
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- Tryanuary #12: The Holy Gr’Ale from Piratas has just enough amargo to keep it interesting
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- Tryanuary #13: The Joli from Piratas rounded out our tasting with a light hand on the hops
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- Tryanuary #14: A Lisbon local APA from AMO that is bright & sunny
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- Tryanuary #15: A beautiful weiss from Oeste & AdamAstor with lovely orange peel
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- Tryanuary #16: Many tastes on tap at AdamAstor, with the first being a local blonde
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- Tryanuary #17: I tried a wide range of beers, including my first coffee pale ale. Interesting…
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- Tryanuary #18: Finishing up AdamAstor with a German Ale, with golden apple cider on the nose
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- Tryanuary #19: Topazio, a light & lively pilsner from Cerveja de Coimbra
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- Tryanuary #20: A straight APA from central Portugal’s Cerveja de Autor
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- Tryanuary #21: Another in the Coimbra Postcard Series from Ceveja de Autor, the Trigo
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- Tryanuary #22: The Letra a from Cerveja Letra, a malty weiss
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- Tryanuary #23: A Colossus Adamanteia, weiss with lots of coriander at Cerveteca Lisboa
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- Tryanuary #24: The 8a Colina Vila Maria Blonde with sunny tones at Cerveteca Lisboa
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- Tryanuary #25: Another from Dois Corvos, the Matine Session IPA with a light essence of floral hops
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- Tryanuary #26: An organic American Pale Ale from Vadia; dried apricot & hint of caramel
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- Tryanuary #27: 8a Colina’s Robust Porter named Ze Arnaldo; brown sugar nose, smoke
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- Tryanuary #28: Onyx Dark Lager from Cerveja de Coimbra; roasted cherries & brown bread
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- Tryanuary #29: A Rubi Marzen from Vadia with fermented red fruits
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- Tryanuary #30: Letra b Czech pilsner with chamomile & smoothness
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- Tryanuary #31, the final! The gorgeous Wonderlust American IPA with florals and Meyer lemons