Californian Pale Ale
Meantime in London, Greater London, England 🏴
California Common / Steam Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.35
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Taking its inspiration from Californian Common and American Pale Ale, this beer is hoppier, bigger and more thirst quenching than their forefather, a typical British style Extra Special Bitter.This beer has two hops providing its aroma. Celeila from Slovenia and Crystal from the Yakima Valley in Washington State, USA. Fruit aromas such as raspberry, orange and tangerine are the hallmark of these hops, and they are centre stage in Meantime’s Californian Pale Ale. The bitterness is well balanced against the alcohol and residual sweetness of the malt. The flavour is clean, complex and lasting. The beer is light in colour for a Pale Ale but the gentle backcloth of pale East Anglian malt provides the perfect foil for this hop accentuated beer.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ In de Wildeman. Deep golden color. Citrusaroma. Citric, grassy hops. Somewhat oily mouthfeel. Hint of melon.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
5/10
Tried
on 28 Jan 2019
at 10:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the Beer house, Paddington station, 17/04/15. Rich amber with a decent light beige covering. Nose is caramel malt, orange, toasted bread, straw. Taste comprises orange pith, bread dough, melon, light mineral notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2015
at 07:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at Drink baar, Tallinn. Slightly hazy glowing amber with a dense and lasting, off-white head. Fruity and moderate malty aroma, citrus, sour berries, mild malty and wheaty notes. Moderate sweet with mild flavours, some acidity and a fairly decent bitterness. Quite tasty and sessionable, but not completely convincing.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2015
at 06:33
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tap @ Drink Baar, Tallinn. Pours amber without head. Aroma is sour, fruits, citrus. Flavor is sour, fruits, citrus, something medicinal, some hops. Overall: drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2015
at 04:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ BeerTemple, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 250, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1012 RR. [ As Meantime Californian Pale Ale ].Clear medium amber yellow - orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, pale malt, light hay - grass, light to moderate hoppy, fruity, light grass - hay, earthy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, hay, grass, dusty hops, earthy hops, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140929]
Tried
on 14 Jan 2015
at 02:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[9/28/14] Draught at Beer Temple in Amsterdam. Clear gold. Aroma of malt, kinda stale, a bit of caramel, biscuit, some hops and some fruitiness. Sweetish flavor with malt, caramel, a bit of biscuits, some fruitiness and mild hops with a bit of bitterness. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 12:58
6/10
Tried
on 29 Sep 2014
at 08:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Beer Temple, Amsterdam. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a big frothy white head. The aroma is toffee caramel yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth light sweet toffee resin hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Quite mellow and lots going on. Ideal for a session.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2014
at 13:39
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
The style says it all actually, very common. Has some grainy malt and mild hopping, mostly aromatic. Boring.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2014
at 03:52