Mean Old Tom
Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.59
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Brewed in honor of the Kleban brothers’ uncle, his magnificent beer can collection, and his spirit for fast cars, tough motorcycles, and mean smiles.
Flavor Profile: Aromas of vanilla, coffee, and roasted cereal with notes of dark chocolate.
Hops: Centennial
Malt: Maris Otter Pale, Chocolate, Caramel 40L, Roasted Barley, Midnight Wheat, Caramel 80L, Flaked Oats
Flavor Profile: Aromas of vanilla, coffee, and roasted cereal with notes of dark chocolate.
Hops: Centennial
Malt: Maris Otter Pale, Chocolate, Caramel 40L, Roasted Barley, Midnight Wheat, Caramel 80L, Flaked Oats
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7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500mL bottle. Pours very dark brown with a small beige head. Oats, dry brown sugar, and woody pine on the nose. Flavour has a rich oatmeal malt base, dry brown sugars, and woody pine from the Centennial. Good, solid body. Great american stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2025
at 00:44
7.5/10
It's Nitro. Would love to try it in the bottle. Pic: guess which one
Tried
on 16 Jul 2025
at 13:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled - Dark Pour, light tan head. notes of vanilla and chocolate. Some mild coffee, chocolate and smooth finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
5 oz draft at Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine. The pour is an opaque black with a small khaki head. The aroma is a big roast with a hint of vanilla and general malt roastiness. The taste is a nice blend of the roast coffee malt with a touch of mineral and finishes with a perfect whisper of vanilla. The palate is medium bodied, nitro mouthfeel and the mineral dry hint of vanilla finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Maine Beer Company
on 16 Mar 2025
at 17:32
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Binny's, dated Feb 20, 2024. Mild roast stout malt on top of the nose. Can't quite catch the vanilla here. Opaque brown to black color with a thin tan head. Beer is full of effervescence that's not typical of a stout. Vanilla comes in about halfway through. Nice strong stout malt aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2024
at 01:40
7/10
From Backlog. Bottle, from Binny’s, Lake Zurich, Il. Almost Black with little light brown head. Roasted malts, Chocolate, coffee, vanilla, some sweetness, and some dry, roasty bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2023
at 19:02
7/10
Tried
on 28 May 2022
at 19:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a dark, cola-black, with minimal head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, burnt toast. Flavor follows. Not tasting or smelling the vanilla in this one. Mouthfeel seems a bit thin, though the ABV is pretty low, I guess.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2021
at 20:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A- Roasty, char, cocoa, mild vanilla. A- Black color, black liquid, light brown head. T- Cocoa, roasty, char, bitter. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, roasty finish. O- A pretty plain jane stout with a whiff of vanilla Not bad but I wanted more complexity to it. Dare I say it's a tinge overrated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2021
at 21:48