Chocolate
Meantime Brewing Company Limited

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From:
Meantime Brewing Company Limited
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Stout
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 13.97%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
67
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 24, 2015
Added:
Sep 16, 2003
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  7
Beer re-formulated from 4.9 to 6.5% ABV, and label re-designed
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Rated: 3.37 by SassaDog from Iceland

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by vinicole from England

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by lmaduells from Spain

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by stephenlee from England

Oct 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by gwydno from Spain

Sep 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by AndreBileski from Brazil

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JavierGC from Spain

Mar 26, 2014
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.8/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottled and possibly bottle conditioned
pours a jet black body with slight tan head
chocolate syrup aroma, kind of like that used for milkshake
thats present in the flavour
Nov 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Olavi from Estonia

Sep 18, 2013
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain

3.3/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
330 ml. bottle. Pretty cool bottle, pours ana lmost black colour with asamll head that goes away in a minute, levaing some lace. Smell is chocolate, or rather chocolate liquor cream, I can't smell any other thing, even if chocolate is not really that pronounced. I also expected a thicker body. Taste is chocolate liquor cream, with notes of dark fruits, but again is somehow a faint one. It's really pleasant, but it could be stronger in every sense. But I'll try it again if i have the chance.
Aug 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by crosenkrantz from Switzerland

Jun 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Mar 10, 2013
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Reviewed by endovelico from Portugal

4.14/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
When it comes to beers that you'll be happy to have on stock, to shock the occasional unsuspecting friend INTO real beer (or at least into admitting that beers are not all created equal) the Meantime is definitely a favorite of mine.

The beer is not only exuberantly unique, but at the same time, very much within style guidelines which is relatively important as one can easily be tempted into deriding the beer as a gimmick. It's not.

One might also be tempted to attribute the laurels of the gourmet chocolate perfume to the chocolate used. I'm going to go out on a limb and state that this is also incorrect. It's actually a little known fact that unless you're using chocolate extract the flavor imparted by the chocolate, is ironically, really not that protuberant.

So, to me the fact they managed to obtain such a delightful and complex character with notes of milk chocolate (the main note), cocoa and even dark fruit and vanilla using mostly grains while still keeping it in good taste, speaks volumes of the level of craftsmanship involved.

On the tongue it's robust yet coating, smooth yet structured with assertive bitterness, low carbonation and soothing alcohol warmth.
Oct 22, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by Viceroy from England

Sep 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by mnixon86 from Ireland

Apr 07, 2012
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

3.29/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Dark chestnut brown colour with a bubbly, off-white to brown head that stays for a minute or two and leaves good lacing.

Rich smelling with tonnes of cocoa and a strong roasted malt aroma. Not the most pronounced smelling beer with some dark dried fruits but it is the dark chocolate smell that dominates along with the cocoa.

Chocolate taste that is much like the smell with some roasted malts flavour and some milk chocolate. There is the mildest hint of vanilla and subtle coffee notes.

Medium and smooth with very low carbonation levels and a bitter sweet but dry finish.

A strong chocolate taste but not in the same way that I was expecting, pleasant but not a great beer sadly.

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Apr 02, 2012
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.6/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Feb 2014. The label mentions that this is bottle-conditioned.

Poured into a Sam Smith's pint glass. A dark ruby-brown with good carbonation. Produces a large head of creamy light-brown foam that lasts for several minutes before subsiding. Aroma of sweet chocolate underpinned by roasted malt and faint hints of dried fruit. Surprisingly syrupy, but fits the description to a tee.

Tastes of chocolate and dark malt, with a mild bitter finish. Notes of chocolate, roasted malt, syrup, caramel, dry yeast and hints of dried fruit. A subtle stewed hop/roasted malt bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth but rather thin and prickly. A little astringent. Aftertaste of chocolate and roasted malt.

Quite nice - the chocolate definitely comes across. The taste is more milk chocolate than cocoa, and rather sweet, but it blends nicely with the roasted malt. The weakest element is the mouthfeel, which ought to be thicker and more substantial. However, it goes down nicely enough. Worth trying.
Mar 24, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by mokumies from Netherlands

Jan 11, 2012
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Reviewed by maxk from Massachusetts

3.64/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 330mL into a tulip, just below room temperature.

A: Poured dark brown, a tinge of red, with a one and a half finger, off-white head. No lacing on this one.

S: Straight chocolate. It's unbelievable how chocolate-y it smells, like beer chocolate milk. There are also some malts coming through in the nose, which go nicely with the chocolate.

T: Tastes of malts and chocolate. It's a good malt profile, not overly roasted or dark. It seems like mostly caramel malts. There is prominent chocolate, but it's not quite as enticing as it smells.

M: It's not quite as big bodied as I'd like. The carbonation is a little excessive too. There's a very tiny bit of astringency.

A nice beer, it has element of a milk stout, and I wish it had the body of an oatmeal stout. Good, but not great.
Dec 13, 2011
Chocolate from Meantime Brewing Company Limited
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 67 ratings