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Meantime Coffee

Meantime Coffee

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A Porter brewed by
Meantime

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3713.49/5.03.49/5.06%76.7English pint, Stem glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Avaialable in 330ml bottles only.
May be known as Coffee Porter.
Our first formulation of this beer was the first UK brewed beer to carry the Fairtrade logo, and although we have reformulated it to create an even better blend better the malt and roast coffee flavours and can no longer get enough coffee in each bottle to qualify for Fairtrade status, we are still using the same Faitrade Araba Bourbon beans from Rwanda’s Abuhuzamugambi Co-operative. At the Meantime Brewing Co we love flavour, so it wasn’t exactly difficult for us to see how the scents and aromas of coffee and barley would create a perfect match like just like mint and lamb, toffee and banana, peaches and cream, peanut butter and jam. Serve lightly chilled with as many chocolate truffles as your conscience allows.

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 ubamartian (151), Watertown, Wisconsin, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/518/20
Nov 3, 2007  
Bottle with an English pint glass, at 44 degrees F. This just sounded too good, it was described to me as a REAL COFFEE flavored porter. Meaning, you can tell it’s coffee and not chocolate that smells somewhat like coffee. So I bought one. Pours a deep dark brown leaning towards red. A beautiful light mocha colored, frothy head which leaves beautiful lacing. The aroma... I am thinking I’m in a really yuppie coffee bar. Unsweetened Chocolate, REAL Coffee (yes you can tell!), and hints of vanilla, mint and malts. This is one of those aromas that says... "DRINK ME NOW! I REALLY TASTE GOOD". The first sip was excellent. Pure Coffee, and Chocolate, with the malts, and a slight alcohol. There were also hints of vanilla and to a lesser degree mint as well. The feeling was not thick, not thin, but just right. The lingering coffee and chocolate along with the warming from the alcohol are perfectly blended. The finish is a bit dry, leaving you wanting another sip. Next time I am craving a Mocha Frappacino, I am stopping at the liquor store instead! DEFINITELY a stock item in my beer cellar!


 guyinchicago (242), marengo, Illinois, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/516/20
Apr 19, 2008  
black and bold. coffee flavors abound in this cool little bottle very nice clean and smooth easy drinking


thevulcan (16), England
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 14, 2005  
I adored this beer...I was quite dubious when I bought it, worried that it wouldnt live up to the expectation of two of my biggest passions fused together, however it was a most enjoyable beer, right from opening the bottle and the amazing aroma of fresh coffee, to the last drip. Definatly worth a try!


 eaglefan538 (2079), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/510/104/520/20
Sep 26, 2007  
Short bottle, 330ml? Pour was a light brown color, not a lot of cloudiness, lighter looking than I anticipated, head was small, lacing not impressive. Aroma was nice coffee over slight toffee, a touch of bitter astringency suspected. Yet, the flavor bursted through smoothly, gently, nicely, and improved until the very last sip, a wonderfully flavored porter, so inviting for the warmer evening I consumed this on in the Fall, not thick and heavy coffee imperial stout like, just smooth, moderately bodied, lactic coffee flavors, silky mouthfeel with plenty of carbonation to stimulate the taste buds, a light grass hop zip (ever so slight) to keep this thing almost refreshing.... well, as refreshing as a nice cup of coffee could be anyway. Chocolate, very light roast, and toasted nuts support the main coffee flavors. Superb!


 kramer (1888), sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 25, 2006  
12 oz bottle, via sk8viking. Pitch black pour with a tight creamy dark brown head. Great retention and the head just clings to the glass beautifully. Aroma is espresso roast coffee with coffee, coffee, and more coffee. OK, so there’s a little more to it than that, but you get the idea. A little dry yeastiness, some burnt malt, and a hint of smoke as well. The flavor is a little more complex, but again, lots of coffee. Chocolate and black patant malt, lots of roast, and a hint of yeast on the finish. Mouthfeel is fairly light bodied with nice fine bubbled carbonation. The tail end of the finish is somewhat oily. This beer is awesome! The best pure coffee beer ever. I love that this is not an Imperial stout or a Porter with some coffee, but a beer focused squarely on coffee. If you really love coffee, get ahold of a bottle of this.



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