Sagres,  Super Bock and Tagus are the best known Portuguese lagers and are all widely available in bars across the country. Super Bock (5.6%) dates from November 1927 and is described on its website as

'a high-quality beer, with an authentic taste and a genuinely modern yet authentic image, associated with relaxing and sociable moments, with friends and in contact with nature. It is considered an "all appeal" brand, since it is loved by both younger and older beer consumers, women and men, and among different social classes. Its logotype is easy to memorize (red, white and golden colours).'

Sagres beer (5.1%) dates from 1940 and a review on 'The Oxford Bottled Beer Database' says it has

'a bubbly head that soon vanishes, giving off the expected grassy, socky aroma. In the mouth it is dry, clean and fizzy, with grassy hops providing a surprising amount of bitterness. It is also slightly tart, with lemon notes apparent to those with an active imagination. Finish is clean and sharp.'

Tagus (5.4%) is also reviewed on the same website:

'The head of this beer is bubbly and long-lived, with a nose of grass/hay. In the mouth it is smooth and clean, dry yet not particularly hoppy. Happily it is not too fizzy either, and there is a slight citrus character. The hops become more apparent in the finish, leaving a light, bitter, short-lived aftertaste.'

Cristal Pilsner (5.2%), from the same brewery as Super Bock, is less well-known.

The country's most famous tipple is, of course, Port - from the Porto region. Perhaps Portugal's most famous and successful export, it is enjoyed all over the world, often as a digestif.