Beer Name : Meantime – India Pale Ale
Manufacturer : Meantime Brewing Company Limited
Origin : United Kingdom
Company founded in : 2000.
Beer Type : English India Pale Ale (IPA)
Alc : 7.50%
History:
Meantime Brewery was founded in 2000 and it is the first British brewery to win awards at the World Beer Cup in 2004 and is the only British brewery to have won medals at every WBC since.
Its coffee porter, launched in 2005 won a gold award at the 2006 World Beer Cup. In 2007, ‘Meantime’ had four beers ranked in the Worlds 50 Best Beers as compiled by the UK-based International Beer Challenge.
In May 2015, it has been announced that ‘Meantime’ was being bought by SAB Miller, the world’s second- largest brewer, for an undisclosed amount.
About the Beer:
“India Pale Ale is a beer that sustained the British Raj – it has not only just survived the passage to India, it has matured to perfection on this long voyage. ‘Meantime’ are Britain’s only brewers of authentic India Pale Ale”.
The beer came in an elegant looking Champagne style brown-green bottle.Pours a beautiful slightly hazed honey color with a creamy froth. It looks like a pancake that just sits there, superb hangtime. It finally reduces to a silky canopy and a fluffy ring. The very cohesive flavor profile sets off fireworks in my mouth with each sip. Starts off with a malt flavor that rolls of your tongue, changing in a big hop kick of citrusy and honey flavors. The finish offers a slight hop bite, making your mouth water for the next sip. Those of you that think you don’t like IPAs because they are too bitter,then this beer is like tasting history in a glass!
Its clear that ‘Meantime’ puts a lot of time, effort and hops in recreating an authentic IPA, and in my opinion they have succeeded.
My Own Rating:
Aroma : 8/10
Appearance : 8/10
Taste : 8/10
Palate : 7/10
Overall : 8/10
PS: Special thanks to John Triddon for getting this amazing beer for me from London.
