Chocolate Porter
Meantime Brewing Company Limited

Chocolate PorterChocolate Porter
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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:
83
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 07, 2022
Added:
Nov 17, 2010
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by svanet01:
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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
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, 2013
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Reviewed by KleinSchwein

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, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Oct 04, 2021
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Reviewed by xander10 from England

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, 2020
 
Rated: 4.04 by insouciantx from New York

Jan 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.91 by jroof1 from Massachusetts

Dec 29, 2019
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

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, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by Curt3 from Ohio

Dec 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by psoriasaurus from Thailand

Aug 27, 2018
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Reviewed by captaincoffee from Virginia

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, 2018
 
Rated: 5 by jeschaefer from Texas

Nov 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by windowside from Germany

May 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by tottel from Netherlands

Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by SassaDog from Iceland

Jul 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.17 by AngEo from Texas

Apr 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by sephyrott from Spain

Mar 21, 2016
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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
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, 2016
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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
Very good taste!
Feb 14, 2016
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Reviewed by vinicole from England

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, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jan 14, 2016
Chocolate Porter from Meantime Brewing Company Limited
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 83 ratings