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Mean Old Tom | Maine Beer Company
Brewed by:
Maine Beer Company
Maine, United States
mainebeercompany.com
Style: American Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.50%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Our American-style stout aged on organic vanilla beans. Intense notes of coffee and dark chocolate lead way to subtle notes of natural vanilla. Flaked oats generate a silky mouthfeel.
HISTOGRAM
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Ratings: 2,471 | Reviews: 480
4.29/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.06/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - dark brown slight head
Smell - roasty malts and vanilla
Taste - roasty toasty very slight vanilla
Feel - medium body light carb
Overall - pretty good
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - dark brown slight head
Smell - roasty malts and vanilla
Taste - roasty toasty very slight vanilla
Feel - medium body light carb
Overall - pretty good
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3.58/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Not the full bodied stout that I expected but a good stout nonetheless. Notes of coffee and dark chocolate.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Not the full bodied stout that I expected but a good stout nonetheless. Notes of coffee and dark chocolate.
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3.74/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.94/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a shiny pitch black color with a thin mocha colored head. Head dissipates straight away leaving a thin layer of velvety foam.
Aroma has strong notes of vanilla, earthy hops, and some roasted malts.
Taste has notes of roasted malts, earthy hops provide some bitterness. Hints of coffee, vanilla, and nuts are noted. Although the vanilla is dominant on the nose, its more integrated in the flavor. Sweetness is mild to medium - not too strong.
Smooth, yes - silky mouthfeel. Mild carbonation. semi-dry finish. Rather thin even for the style - I'd expect a bit more heft from the oats.
Overall a nice American stout.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a shiny pitch black color with a thin mocha colored head. Head dissipates straight away leaving a thin layer of velvety foam.
Aroma has strong notes of vanilla, earthy hops, and some roasted malts.
Taste has notes of roasted malts, earthy hops provide some bitterness. Hints of coffee, vanilla, and nuts are noted. Although the vanilla is dominant on the nose, its more integrated in the flavor. Sweetness is mild to medium - not too strong.
Smooth, yes - silky mouthfeel. Mild carbonation. semi-dry finish. Rather thin even for the style - I'd expect a bit more heft from the oats.
Overall a nice American stout.
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4.5/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2.58/5 rDev -35.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
16.9 ounce bottle in a snifter glass.
Opaque black brew with a half finger's worth of dark tan head. It maintains a thick film and leaves very light lacing.
The aroma is mostly mineral-like and tin can-ish. I'll give it some smoky roasted chocolate and coffee.
Charred, if there's such a taste. No vanilla.
The feel is light, thin, dry, and metallic. Unpleasantly bitter.
It improves a bit as it warms, but not enough.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
16.9 ounce bottle in a snifter glass.
Opaque black brew with a half finger's worth of dark tan head. It maintains a thick film and leaves very light lacing.
The aroma is mostly mineral-like and tin can-ish. I'll give it some smoky roasted chocolate and coffee.
Charred, if there's such a taste. No vanilla.
The feel is light, thin, dry, and metallic. Unpleasantly bitter.
It improves a bit as it warms, but not enough.
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4.04/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle dated 10/30/18 into pint glass. Pours a nice opaque dark brown with a persistent tan head. Initial impression is mostly coffe, although chocolate is also evident and there is a hint of vanilla. Smooth and silky, just perfect carbonation, and a slightly bitter finish. Having sampled a couple of the more hyped BBA stouts in the last couple of days, Mean Old Tom is, frankly, a welcome return to sanity. Very drinkable, very enjoyable. Probably my favorite from MBC thus far.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle dated 10/30/18 into pint glass. Pours a nice opaque dark brown with a persistent tan head. Initial impression is mostly coffe, although chocolate is also evident and there is a hint of vanilla. Smooth and silky, just perfect carbonation, and a slightly bitter finish. Having sampled a couple of the more hyped BBA stouts in the last couple of days, Mean Old Tom is, frankly, a welcome return to sanity. Very drinkable, very enjoyable. Probably my favorite from MBC thus far.
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3.75/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.73/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Mean Old Tom from Maine Beer Company
Beer rating:
3.99 out of
5 with
2,471 ratings
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