Meantime London Porter

London Porter

 

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  Porter Regular
Score
7.00
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 133
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.
 

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7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle: Poured a deep black color porter with a large brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of floral coffee notes with some dry and lightly bitter roasted malt and some subtle dark chocolate notes. Taste is also dominated by some floral coffee notes and some subtle black chocolate notes with some dry roasted malt notes also playing a major role. Light residual sugar can also be detected with no astringency and good balance overall. Body is average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Solid rendition of the style with good balance overall.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2013 at 13:31


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Opaque deep brown liquid with medium light tan head. Aroma of licorice, dark fruit, British yeast esters, toffee, bread and light booze. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of dark fruit, chocolate, biscuit and banana. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation. Balanced but a bit too estery for my liking.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2013 at 12:55


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

dobry porter, ciemny o rubinowych odcieniach z kremową zolta mocna piana. tresciwe i troche ciezkawe. palony slod z lekka slodycza. uzupelnialy sie wspaniale te dwa przeciwstawne smaki. piana trwala. elegandzka butelka typu szmpanskiego. finisz zdecydowanie jednak wytrawny

Tried on 17 Mar 2013 at 09:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

(750mL bottle from the LCBO) Pours a dark brown, nearly black, with a huge foamy tan head that receded slowly with a bit of lace. Aroma of roasted malt, dark sugar and molasses, coffee, slight grassy hops and licorice. Flavour light coffee, toffee, barely sweet at first. Later becomes a bit roasty, mineral, slight bitter citrusy hops and anise on the dry finish. Body is very light, carbonation light and active from bottle fermentation - too thin and watery for the style. Flavours are there but concentration and heft is lacking. This is not a bad porter but it’s not outstanding either.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2013 at 17:05


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

75 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 05.01.2010
Aroma has roasted malt, some licorice and coffee. Flavour has licorice, some semi‐dark chocolate and hints of coffee. Good, but somehow I expected this to be more rich and smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2013 at 03:40


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Celebrating the new year (2013) with this beautiful brown glass, wine-looking bottle with a cork and cage. Pours a dark brown colour with a big beige, cream-frothy head, that stays long and gives out patchy lacing. Vanilla aromas covering the roasted malts, with notes of the hop eventually coming out, giving some fruitiness over the coffee. Watery coffee taste with a little hop covering the roasted malts. Decent, but just a little too watery for my likings, especially at 6.5% ABV.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jan 2013 at 20:30


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

This porter poured a deep black colour with a creamy, tan coloured head. Nice lacing. Scents include plastic, malt, small amount of coffee and cocoa. First swig was nice and roasty with other flavours of coffee, light hops and very little cocoa. Finish is roasted as it gets...

Tried on 09 Dec 2012 at 13:12


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pungent smell of roast malt with some smokiness. Pours blackish maroon. A little bitter, well balanced generally. Some vanilla here. A bit of oakiness. Low carbonation.

Tried on 26 Oct 2012 at 20:49


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Bottle) Dark brown/black in colour, with tan head. Aroma of roasted/toasty malts. Flavour is smoky roasted malts,caramel hops and roasted coffee. I really like this and must try more of their range as the brewer Meantime is not far from home.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2012 at 12:49


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Salling, Aarhus. Almost black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and coffee. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 260812

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2012 at 13:11