{"title":"Portuguese beer","description":"\u003cp\u003ePortugal is a wine country, and beer with character is a recent arrival there. The new brewers work mostly with IPA and sour beer, and those are also the styles you'll find here from Ophiussa and Dois Corvos. On this page you can see all the Portuguese beers we currently deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--verhaal--\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA wine country gets to know specialty beer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortugal is a wine country. It has a long culture of making and drinking wine, and beer traditionally wasn't really part of it. Per head of population, Portuguese people drink more wine than in any other country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a long time, beer meant two brands: Sagres and Super Bock. Both are pale lagers, and anyone who asked for a beer in a bar simply got one, with no style or brand name attached. That explains why the choice stayed so one-sided. The country's first modern microbrewery only opened in 2011. In 2014 the first craft beer bar followed in Lisbon with Cerveteca, and after that came, among others, Cerveja Musa in Lisbon (2016) and Fábrica Nortada in Porto (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo lagers and a young craft scene\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSagres and Super Bock are still the standard. Sagres dominates mainly in Lisbon, Super Bock in the north and around Porto. They are simple lagers, and they make it clear why craft beer in Portugal still feels new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new brewers work with styles you know from elsewhere. In Porto, one visitor found sours, stouts, IPAs and saisons. Fábrica Nortada poured a lager, a Vienna lager, an IPA and a weissbier, with the ambition of bringing craft to a broad audience. If you come from a country where craft has long been normal, you might find some of these beers a bit tame. For Portuguese drinkers, they are a way in to more experimentation. It is not yet a scene where you can get a specialty beer everywhere: you have to look for it on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePortuguese beer at Hoptimaal\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith us you'll find Portuguese beer from Ophiussa and Dois Corvos. Together they mainly supply IPA and sour beer, two styles you also come across in the Portuguese craft scene. If you want to taste a hoppy IPA next to a sharp sour beer, these two breweries already let you put together a complete Portuguese tasting round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Ophiussa, Eos, Corvus and Lechia are favourites among beer lovers on Untappd. From Dois Corvos, the same goes for Weekend and Creature IPA. Start there if you don't know what to choose. Each brewery has its own page with us, with that brewery's full range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--faq--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is typical Portuguese beer?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally, it's the pale lagers from Sagres and Super Bock, which dominated the country for a long time. The new craft brewers also make IPA, stout, saison and sour beer, among other styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Portuguese breweries are well known?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSagres and Super Bock are the big brands. Within craft, Fábrica Nortada in Porto and Cerveja Musa in Lisbon stand out, among others. At Hoptimaal you'll find Ophiussa and Dois Corvos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy is craft beer in Portugal still relatively new?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePortugal has mainly a wine culture, and beer was not a traditional part of the eating pattern. The first modern microbrewery only opened in 2011, and the first craft beer bar in Lisbon in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dois-corvos-weekend","title":"Dois Corvos Weekend","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeekend from Dois Corvos brings the New England IPA style to Portugal: a hazy, cloudy IPA at 6.5% ABV and 28 IBU.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew England IPAs typically lean soft and fruit-driven with little sharp bitterness, and the 28 IBU fits that picture. At 6.5% ABV, Weekend sits in the middle of the IPA strength range. No details on specific aromas or hop varieties were supplied, so those are best discovered in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrewery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDois Corvos is a brewery from Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dois Corvos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54683952087385,"sku":"","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0076\/4249\/files\/1-33-Photoroom_3e432190-e4bd-4482-915e-db4f64c6bffa.png?v=1749045379"},{"product_id":"dois-corvos-creature","title":"Dois Corvos Creature IPA","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCreature IPA stands as the flagship brew from Lisbon's Dois Corvos brewery. This award-winning West Coast IPA combines the hop-forward character that founder Scott Steffens from Seattle craved when he arrived in Portugal, with the precision of a modern brewery operating over 350 oak barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOn the nose, expect pine resin, grapefruit zest and hints of tropical fruit. The palate delivers assertive hop bitterness with citrus and pine notes, supported by a solid malt backbone that carries the 6.3% alcohol effortlessly. The finish stays dry and bitter, with lingering resinous qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eBrewery\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eDois Corvos was founded in 2015 by Susana Cascais and Scott Steffens in Lisbon's Marvila district. The brewery evolved from a manual 800-liter system to a modern facility with ten 6,000-liter tanks, where the team releases three to four new beers monthly alongside core beers like this Creature IPA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dois Corvos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58390279848281,"sku":null,"price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0076\/4249\/files\/1-77_processed.png?v=1784724906"},{"product_id":"ophiussa-corvus","title":"Ophiussa Corvus","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorvus comes from Ophiussa's lineup in Setúbal, Portugal, brewed at 5% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecific tasting notes for this batch weren't provided, but in line with Ophiussa's sour releases, expect a bright, tart base with a juicy fruit-forward edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrewery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOphiussa Brewing Company is a small brewery based in Setúbal, known for IPAs, stouts and its range of smoothie sours.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ophiussa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59356677275993,"sku":null,"price":8.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0076\/4249\/files\/IMG_0521_processed.png?v=1789049194"},{"product_id":"ophiussa-eos","title":"Ophiussa Eos","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailing from the coastal town of Setúbal, this sour comes from Ophiussa, a small Portuguese brewing team best known for its smoothie sours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, expect a tart, lively character with a light, refreshing body typical of the sour style. At 5% ABV, it's an easy-drinking beer built for repeat pours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrewery\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOphiussa Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Setúbal, Portugal, where a small team focuses on IPAs, smoothie sours, and barrel-aged imperial stouts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ophiussa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59356677308761,"sku":null,"price":8.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0076\/4249\/files\/IMG_0517_processed.png?v=1789049224"}],"url":"https:\/\/hoptimaal.com\/en\/collections\/portuguese-beer.oembed","provider":"Hoptimaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}