Vadia Preta
Cerveja Vadia

Vadia PretaVadia Preta
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Cerveja Vadia
 
Portugal
Style:
Schwarzbier
ABV:
5.1%
Score:
+1 rating needed
Avg:
2.76 | pDev: 27.17%
Ratings:
9 | reviews: 3
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 22, 2026
Added:
Sep 12, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark

3.38/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Olhao 21/7 2016. 33 cl bottle from Jumbo Supermarket. Usual transparent label with outline of a sexy lady. The ideal beer for a trip to the titties bar.

Pours very dark brown with a light beige head. Settles as a thin layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma of sweet chocolate (not the bitter variety), dark roasted malts and brown sugar. Nice and mellow.

Soft carbonation and creamy palate. Slighty thic and almost flat texture.

Flavor is mostly sweet with a lingering toasty aftertaste.

Altogether a pleasant experience.
Mar 22, 2026
 
Rated: 3 by Enomas from Portugal

Mar 01, 2022
 
Rated: 2.25 by altrio from Portugal

Oct 04, 2021
 
Rated: 2.75 by BeerTruck from Portugal

Sep 28, 2014
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Reviewed by titvs from Portugal

1/5  rDev -63.8%
Review according to BJCP2008 guidelines (style 4C). Bottle 50 cl - Batch L15/2014LP. AROMA: pungent sour / vomit like aroma that overpowers all other aromas (very faint roasted malt aromas, no hops or fermentation byproducts). APPEARANCE: very dark brown to black color and opaque. thin tanned head with poor retention. TASTE: horrible sour taste certainly from contamination. faint roasted flavors. undrinkable. PALATE: light body. OVERALL: as other "Vadia" beers with the same aroma / flavor, this batch shouldn’t be sold. its clear the brewhouse has somekind of infection given the high levels of butyric / acetic acid present in all the "Vadia" beers tasted. The bottle went to the drain as it is undrinkable.
Sep 06, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by patre_tim from Thailand

Jun 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by goaman from Portugal

Jun 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Rasmon from Minnesota

Nov 07, 2013
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Reviewed by joaopmgoncalves from Portugal

3.75/5  rDev +35.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Note: consume until the end of October'13. According to the brewer, you should drink this beer as soon as possible. It's a 'fresh' beer, expected to be consumed quickly for its smell, taste and mouthfeel not to fade away.

A: Pours a nice black body with a little caramel head with both no retention and lacing. 3.00
S: Too sweet: sugary, sweet coffee, caramel. 2.75
T: It's has a very low profile of tasting when you compare it to normal stouts or porters. 2.75.
M: Too watery. This beer has no creamy body nor a medium mouthfeel. No bitterness to speak about nor any good thing. 2.75
O: I've drank a Vadia Preta before on tap and it was (much) better than this bottle. The freshness of this bottle is doubtful.

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Update: Drank at CoolaBoola, Coimbra in a tasting provided by Vadia on December of 2021. This is now much better as the toastiness of the malts is surprisingly refreshing with a light body. Now recommended.
Sep 12, 2013