London Porter
Meantime in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
7.01
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Porter was the great London beer style of the 18th and 19th centuries, when the city was revered as both the brewing capital and trading hub of the world. Named after the legions of porters in her docks, streets and markets who drank this powerful beer to slake their thirst, Meantime London Porter is a classic interpretation of this complex dark beer style.
Wonderful with mature cheese, beef, lamb, or as traditionally served, with oysters.
Wonderful with mature cheese, beef, lamb, or as traditionally served, with oysters.
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7/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 11:56
3.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
I have no idea what happened to this .75 L bottle but I got a whiff of vinegary nastiness as soon as I opened and it got no better from there. Sad because I was looking forward to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2013 - 500ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of burnt toast, chocolate, liquorice, caramel & malt. Medium body. Mildly bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2025
at 15:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aroma of roasted malts, toffee, coffee, chocolate, light smoke. Flavour is light sweet with a medium bitter finish. A very solid Porter.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 13:40
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Tried
on 06 Jan 2023
at 10:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from Geers. Pours hazy dark brown with an unstable, foamy, tan head. Aroma of toast, tobacco, old dark chocolate, prune, toffee, black tea. Taste has sweetish toffee, dark chocolate & prune, becoming rather herbal, toasty & nutty with a hint of tobacco, giving off a smoke effect too. Dry, toasty finish, the herbal hoppiness keeps hinting at tea leaves & tobacco. Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. I can sense something 'old' and 'authentic' about this beer, but it feels like a watered-down version of something better. I might look out for the 75cl bottle and preserve it for a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2020
at 10:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ LCRBM 2008. Roast and cardemom in the aroma. Sweetish, malty flavor with cardemom and licorice. Good beer, like most Meantime beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7/10
Tried
on 28 Jan 2019
at 10:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color light beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate subtle coffee. Taste is sweetish coffee, subtle dark fruit, silky mouthfeel. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2017
at 10:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 750ml bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with a stable beige head. Aroma: roasted malts, some chocolate, caramel, vanilla. Taste: roasted malts with a hint of smoke, sweet chocolate and caramel malts, vanilla, light bitter finish. Medium body and carbonation, oily texture. Pretty solid porter, very easy drinking you could quickly finish the 750ml by yourself.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2017
at 20:31