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Chocolate Porter
Meantime Brewing Company Limited
- From:
- Meantime Brewing Company Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
Ranked #123 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,335 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 10.57%
- Reviews:
- 25
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 07, 2022
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2010
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 16
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Ratings by svanet01:
Reviewed by svanet01 from Oregon
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up at De Bierkoning in Amsterdam.
Poured into a tulip glass - dark, almost black color, but with a low enough viscosity that light can peak through the glass. As such, much less creamy, or full, as a stout. Nice hints of chocolate, and the light carbonation perks it up so you chocolate notes pop back up in the aftertaste.
On the label, it recommends to have as a desert beer or digestif, but I would defer to something a tad stronger, fuller-bodied.
Sep 15, 2013Poured into a tulip glass - dark, almost black color, but with a low enough viscosity that light can peak through the glass. As such, much less creamy, or full, as a stout. Nice hints of chocolate, and the light carbonation perks it up so you chocolate notes pop back up in the aftertaste.
On the label, it recommends to have as a desert beer or digestif, but I would defer to something a tad stronger, fuller-bodied.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by KleinSchwein
4.18/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look :- Very dark red , light brown head , decent lacing.
Smell :- Burnt malt , vanilla and caramel.
Taste :- Smooth , a nice bitterness ,coffee , creaminess, slight fruit on the finish and hidden chocolate underneath it all .
Mouth feel:- Nicely carbonated, not too thin , not too thick .
Overall:- Tasty , interesting. Pretty strong and flavourful , one to sip and enjoy.
Nov 07, 2022Smell :- Burnt malt , vanilla and caramel.
Taste :- Smooth , a nice bitterness ,coffee , creaminess, slight fruit on the finish and hidden chocolate underneath it all .
Mouth feel:- Nicely carbonated, not too thin , not too thick .
Overall:- Tasty , interesting. Pretty strong and flavourful , one to sip and enjoy.
Reviewed by xander10 from England
3.23/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Look: Pours lovely dark mahogany colour, with a small tan head that dissapated quickly.
smell: full of cocoa and a little sweetness.
Taste: Chocolate is definitely the forward flavour here, however there is an odd aftertaste that I find doesn't work with the chocolate at least for me.
Feel: decent amount of body.
Overall: Its good, but not quite for me.
Nov 01, 2020smell: full of cocoa and a little sweetness.
Taste: Chocolate is definitely the forward flavour here, however there is an odd aftertaste that I find doesn't work with the chocolate at least for me.
Feel: decent amount of body.
Overall: Its good, but not quite for me.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.91/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Looks black until held to the light when you see glints of ultra-deep ruby within it. Clear, pours with 3mm tan head of very fine bubbles that is holding well.
S- Toasty cocoa and coffee notes.
T- Woah, quite impactful on a fresh palate. Deep cocoa, coffee, and they develop in strength too. It's finish is deep and pungent.
F- It feels/tastes a solid brew, one for sipping slowly. Would go well with dessert, perhaps with a tiramisu of chocolate pudding.
O- Nothing out of place noted, lovely balance. I'm not a born drinker of black beer (blame Guiness) but this one is another example of black beer done seriously and very well. I would buy this again [/pinches myself].
330ml bottle BB: 11/June/2020 Bought as I recall from Waitrose, at about £2.05/bottle. Comes in a regular 330ml beer bottle instead of the mini champagne style bottle pictured above. Also this bottle is marked 6.5% i/o the 5.5% listed above, and I imagine that changes it's character in a material way (for the better!).
Jun 22, 2019S- Toasty cocoa and coffee notes.
T- Woah, quite impactful on a fresh palate. Deep cocoa, coffee, and they develop in strength too. It's finish is deep and pungent.
F- It feels/tastes a solid brew, one for sipping slowly. Would go well with dessert, perhaps with a tiramisu of chocolate pudding.
O- Nothing out of place noted, lovely balance. I'm not a born drinker of black beer (blame Guiness) but this one is another example of black beer done seriously and very well. I would buy this again [/pinches myself].
330ml bottle BB: 11/June/2020 Bought as I recall from Waitrose, at about £2.05/bottle. Comes in a regular 330ml beer bottle instead of the mini champagne style bottle pictured above. Also this bottle is marked 6.5% i/o the 5.5% listed above, and I imagine that changes it's character in a material way (for the better!).
Reviewed by captaincoffee from Virginia
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep dark brown with some ruby highlight when held to the light. Head is smallish and leaves a little lace. Nose is not big, but has an nice milk chocolate aroma along with maybe just a whiff of coffee and molasses. Taste is soft and mellow, with light rounded roasted notes along the light chocolate and lactose. It is nice, but a bit too soft.
I've had quite a few disappointing Meantime (the king of meh) beers, and this is probably one of the most enjoyable I've had from them.
Jan 20, 2018I've had quite a few disappointing Meantime (the king of meh) beers, and this is probably one of the most enjoyable I've had from them.
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown, filtered and no carbonation. Topped with 3 fingers of light beige head. Nice lacing.
Chocolate, vanilla, banana, clean linen.
Chocolate, linen, a hint of tobacco, light sweetness.
Medium light body, little carbonation.
Quite well done, just not as heavy as other Baltic Porters I've had, and more refined like a porter. Got in Bangkok in July, 2015, drank in Chiang Mai March 9th, 2016. Carried this one on my epic Harbin voyage.
Mar 09, 2016Chocolate, vanilla, banana, clean linen.
Chocolate, linen, a hint of tobacco, light sweetness.
Medium light body, little carbonation.
Quite well done, just not as heavy as other Baltic Porters I've had, and more refined like a porter. Got in Bangkok in July, 2015, drank in Chiang Mai March 9th, 2016. Carried this one on my epic Harbin voyage.
Rated by Cristian from Spain
4.32/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Very good taste!
Feb 14, 2016Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.94/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very dark brown with a thick frothy head.
Unsurprising chocolate malt aroma.
Bitter sweet. Cocoa and milk chocolate. Vanilla to finish.
Smooth and tasty.
Jan 15, 2016Unsurprising chocolate malt aroma.
Bitter sweet. Cocoa and milk chocolate. Vanilla to finish.
Smooth and tasty.
Chocolate Porter from Meantime Brewing Company Limited
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
83 ratings
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