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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
A surprisingly good porter from a 750ml bottle. It was chilled and drunk after a hard day working in the garden and it was very thirst quenching. A lovely flavour of toasted malt, coffee and possibly some soy sauce. It wasn’t too thick for a porter and it went down a treat. You can see why all those hard-working London market porters loved this type of beer at the end of the day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2017
at 02:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, 750 ml from Pivoteka. Courtesy of JFK10000 shared with him and Miro. Pours brown with beige head. Roasted malts, some coffee, smoke, bitter finish. Light sweetness, some bitterness in finish. Light to medium bodied. Oily. Bit bland, thin, expected more.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoteka Zagreb
on 11 Jan 2017
at 12:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Cerise Bar, Reading. Deep ruby with a thin beige head. Smoke, fruit and chocolate in the whiff. On first taste it’s pleasantly smoky and chocolatey; on further tastes this turns to sweet and rather fake chocolate and coffee, rather like a Quality Street coffee cream. There’s a hint of rubber in the background to and it’s rather thin. Like many Meantime brews it’s OK but fails to deliver it’s full potential. Which is a bit of a shame given how expensive it was in this bar- not a place I’d ever normally choose myself, but as it was a friend’s birthday I had little choice in the matter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2016
at 15:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample from a 750ml bottle, thanks to the Pivoteka guys. Brownish body. Smells like mead really, fermented honey, dark malt, oily. Light soft taste, mead-like again in a way (so, notes of fermented honey), soft malty backbone, dry finish. OK. Not thrilling, not world shattering but a solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2016
at 10:46
8/10
Tried
on 23 Oct 2016
at 12:13
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Beautiful appearance. Nice thick foam which dissipates rather quickly. Pours a very dark brown which is clear. Aroma is complex, lots of dark malts and quite spicy. Some biscuit and chocolate aromas and a herbal earthy note. Mouthfeel is pleasant and rather thick, medium body and carbonation. Flavour is similar to aroma: complex and malty, with plenty of dark malts. Has a very pleasant hoppy-herbal and earthy note which I really enjoy. Chocolate is pronounced. The bitterness is very nicely balanced with the maltiness, brilliant balance overall. Brilliant beer, one of the best porters I?ve had, pretty much defines the London porter in my opinion.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2016
at 17:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
How: Bottle..
Where: Tasting 2015-10-09, bought at the brewery.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Liquorice, dried fruit, coffee, roasted malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, chocolate, roasted malt.
Where: Tasting 2015-10-09, bought at the brewery.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Liquorice, dried fruit, coffee, roasted malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, chocolate, roasted malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2015
at 13:53
7/10
Tried
on 14 Sep 2015
at 12:27
8/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 08:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0.33l bottle. Dark ruby body, off-white head. Aroma of cocoa, coffee, tobacco, caramel and figs. Taste of sour cherry (I quite like the sourness), chocolate, coffee, smoke and a floral hop bite. Easy to drink. I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2015
at 14:25