Meantime India Pale Ale

Brewed by Meantime
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
London, England

750ml bottle (alko)
Golden orange, brief small head. Initially winey, then strongly woody and then nutty aroma. Massive zingy bitter hoppy mouthfeel, and that is accompanied by a hugely soapy hoppy taste. Some pretty OK malt too. To be honest, this is undeniably over-hopped, but I get an unexpected enjoyment from this beer. It has to be the walnut nuttiness that wins me over. One of Meantime’s better brews, but still caricatured. All Anna has said so far is "beer, yum!". Hmm, my tongue’s numb...

Pours a lovely golden hazy hue with rich, long lasting sudsy head and doily lacing. Saison-like nose mingles a mellow farmy funk with grass and laurel leaf. Palate is perfect balance of softness and substantiality. Splendid melange of flavors that make it like a farmhouse IPA with dry and subtle bittering hop. Gorgeous.

pours a cloudy dark yellow gold with a nice two finger fluffy off white head. aroma is malt, yeast, and hops with lemon, orange, and apples. has a medium body with good lacing and just the right amount of carbonation. flavor is the same as aroma. has a dry hop aftertaste but a little weird plastic taste and from the aroma. not bad i guess but i still prefer an American ipa. also has some sediment floating around.

floral/citrus on nosing nice lokking beer with thick head and good lacing funky pine-tar(baseball lingo) plastic tasting actually, that turns dry and uneven on the finishes, dont likey. finish is like liking nickels.

colore ambrato molto invitante schiuma poca e poco persistente sentori luppolato agrume e malto in bocca prima dolciastra e poi un taglio netto di luppolo aromatico

75cl bottle. This IPA pours a crystal clear amber colour with a huge, fluffy off-white head to begin with, before it dissipates fairly rapidly to leave a few minute islands of carbonation floating aimlessly around the edge of the glass. It has perfumed toffee aromas, but it is predominantly a grassy hop nose with a pleasant grapefruit character. The flavours are nice and strong, once again of hops. This time, however, the hops on offer are in the piney, resiny spectrum with brief, intermittent appearances of orange. The finish has a bitter resiny quality about it that lasts long into the back of the throat, depositing the alcoholic strength of this IPA on the tongue, yet charmingly, not excessively. Subductively smooth and creamy mouthfeel; a winner all across the board.

750 ml caged and corked bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a hazy yellow-orange body with a good inch of rocky off-white head that leaves some lacing and clings to the side of the glass. Smells citrusy, grassy, and herbal (if I had to guess, Fuggles?) Tastes citrusy (grapefruit, orange), grassy, sweet, with some caramel. Full, rich body, though not viscous by any means. Moderate carbonation, enough to leave a semi-clean finish. Wow, very tasty and dangerously drinkable. Far and away the very best example of the style (English IPA) that I have ever encountered. One of the best IPAs of any kind I’ve had. A bit pricey (9$/bottle), but well-worth the treat.

Pours hazy amber with a lasting white head. Sweet fruity aroma, some orange pith. Thick mouthfeel, a lot sweeter than expected. Cakey toffee malt and citrus hops, licorice, orange spice. The finish could do with being dryer.