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Meantime India Pale Ale

Meantime India Pale Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Meantime
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4553.51/5.03.5/5.07.5%76.8Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned. Alsos available on keg.
Meantime are Britain's only brewers of authentic India Pale Ale. Small batch production allows us to apply the attention to detail and care we require to produce an authentic IPA especially for you. Pound upon pound of Fuggles & Goldings hops are needed to enable us to achieve the dry hopping rates necessary to recreate this great beer style. Enjoy with hot foods and spicy friends, or vice versa.
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 HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 18, 2006    Updated: Aug 20, 2006
Bottle (750ml). Shared with blankboy, GregClow, jerc, mds and tupalev, a refugee bottle from the 2006 Michigan Brewers’ Fest. Hazy orange pour with a smallish off-white head. Malty and yeasty aroma, quite dry and lightly spicy, even a lactic note in there, and a nice wave of herbal mildly funky UK-style dry hops, noticeable alcohol on warming. Caramel malt taste, herbal, almost pungent hops, quite a bit of alcohol for 7.5% in the fairly long bitter finish, good malt balancing. Thick body, astringent chewy mouthfeel, I liked its complexity - this is an excellent malty UK take on the IPA style.


hero27 (19), Iowa, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 13, 2006  
750ml bottle, corked & caged. 7.5% abv. Hazy orange. Frothy head of soapsud-like consistency. Aroma is some lackluster toffee malt and a good dose of herbal hops. Heavy herbal hop flavor..plenty of Fuggles & Goldings used here for sure. Some orange peel and a bit of spice in the mix as well. Sticky mouthfeel, fairly dry finish. It was alright for an English IPA, just not worth the nearly $10 price tag in my opinion.


 marvinpontiac (117), Huntington Beach, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 13, 2006  
Cloudy copper orange pour with good carbonation. Maltier than American versions. Lots of noble hops on the nose and medium bitterness results in a well balanced IPA.


 scania (184), Malmö, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 10, 2006  
Cask at White Horse, London. Amber. Nice malt fruitness and hop bitterness. A lot of taste and well-balanced.


 Svesse (2597), Hässelby, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 8, 2006  
(Draught, White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 23 July) Colour is amber, with little head. Nose is fruity and hoppy with caramel notes, a bit closed. Taste is fruity with caramel and citrus, starts with a bite of alcohol sweetness, turns drier with a seriously hoppy and bitter finish, lots of dusty hops here. Very nice and very hoppy. Seriously good English IPA.


 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Aug 1, 2006  
Warm copper pour, abundant white head that slowly settles in a persistent ring. Mmm....I smell hops! Fresh turf, flower garden after a rain; all the nice things about traditional English hopping shown off in a big way. Flavor alternates between a big, luscious hop flavor and a sweet, biscuity maltiness. Something that makes me think of a milkshake. A lingering marmalade finish. Full soft palate. This is a clean, balance IPA, bursting with flavor. I’ve been craving a beer that showed off it’s hops without apologizing, and this did the trick beautifully. In spite of IPA’s wanderlust inception, I suspect this beer is best tasted here where it is brewed, and does suffers in long-distance travel.


 leaparsons (4659), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 18, 2006  
Bottle. Amber/gold with an off-white head. Aromas are lemon and tea with dry biscuit and lots of peppery, yet not so bitter, hops. Quite earthy. Flavours are dry biscuit and tea with vanilla and cream notes. Also has apple and pear fruitiness with citrus coming through towards the finish. Very hoppy but not especially bitter or aggressive, which is welcome to be honest. Hops are slightly sweet and earthy with lots of pepper. Prickly on the finish with a fairly long aftertaste. Very nice.


 SSSteve (2047), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 17, 2006  
biscuity, shortbread malt aroma. hazy bright orange with a dome shaped, long lasting, creamy white head. dominantly malty(shortbread) flavor with a bitter and moderately lemony hop finish. enjoyable, i just didn’t care for the aroma.



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