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"DrJohn":1r5ngyue wrote: There's a decent shop in Alvor on the "main" street that runs directly up the hill from the harbour. It's on the right as you walk up the hill and has a reasonable (for the Algarve) range of beers and wines/spirits. There are some slightly different (though still macro) beers including Sagres Preta (a dark beer 4.1%), Sagres Bohemia (6.7% cerveja especial) and a few others. These are beers that you won't see in the supermarket over there.

I'm against the tide here, but I confess to enjoying a cool bottle of Super Bock or Sagres in the sun. Sure, it's not craft beer but you can't have everything!

Oh, and there was a Belgian pub in Armacao da Pera (been there for years).[/quote:1r5ngyue]

It's Alvor that I am going to, so will check that place out. I'm not too worried about craft beer when out that direction, but might be nice to try something slightly different.

Reporting back...
I tried the Super Bock and Sagres lagers, available everywhere. Also found some of their different beers in a nearby supermarket - Sagres Bohemia and Preta probably the best of the bunch (but still didn't entice me to buy more of them). Super Bock Stout was the first 'stout' I've tasted with sugar and caramel colouring in it!

I did stumble upon a bar just off the square of the Old Town called 'The Beer Spot'. It has a decent selection of Trappist and Abbey beers as well as a few other decent beers and was certainly a nice spot to spend a few hours. If visiting the area, it's worth a visit.