 Sully (1367), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 3, 2008
It is sometimes hard to be objective about a beer that costs nothing, when in fact it was clearly one of the more expensive beers in the bar. After our first beer at Transport in Melbourne on the deneoument of SBIX, Shag and I were about to wander off to Mrs Parmas and have a last beer before going to the airport to wait for our invariably late running Qantas flight to Sydney. We looked outside and the rain was quite enough to keep us there for another. So, after a review of the extensive but not necessarily exciting beer list I was asked by our lovely barkeep Roxy, who later introduced herself as the bar manager, what I fancied. My reply took her aback as I indicated I had tried all of the numbered beers and wanted something new. Her look of disbeleif changed as soon as I indicated I was a ratebeer member. "OK, sure. Of course you have, these are all pretty mainstream beers even though 90% of the punters have not even tried a tenth of them". Of the new and unnumbered beers was a good selection of the Meantime beers. I had heard good reports about the IPA and so asked for a bottle of it. Shag was going to shout and pulled out his $50 until Roxy said she wanted us to enjoy it with her compliments. So, given that she has no vested interest in my rating what do I think? Fantastic! A rich warm coppery hue with a large fluffy head that adheres to glass all the way down. A tribute of course to the delightful viscosity provided by the ample hop contribution. The nose is sweet and bitter all at the same time. Caramel and malt dominating. For me, what sets this apart is the departure from the usual hop profile of cascade and amarillo that most of the recent American style IPAs have presented. The traditional English hops are a fine addition to this beer and if we are to believe the blurb, the beer is a real throwback to the old days. The complexity of this is noted in the rich mouthfeel, delicate ABV presence and the citrus aftertaste with toffee and caramel in the blend. A really fine beer and a great way to round out another great Stinky Boys.
mikkopen (262), Oulu, Finland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 750 ml bottle. Amber orange colour, thick and creamy off-white head. Aroma of citrus fruits and pine. The flavour is sweetish, malty, with grapefruit and spices and a lingering, bitter, pine-like hoppy finish. Very tasty.
nate2g (1080), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Draught at Local Taphouse, Melbourne. Clear golden with a decent creamy white head. Big fruity aroma and luscious pine hop notes. The flavour is stone fruit, citrus and herbs/grass. Heaps of bitterness that follows right through to the finish. A fantastic IPA! A big cheers to Dave for making this happen!
davidm (160), Melbourne, Australia
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Tap. Nice and creamy. Aromas of grass, and pine. Flavour is long-lasting, with a sweet malt start, taken over by bitterness. Creamy in the palate, medium body. Orange, with a creamy white head that lasts.
TET (236), Finland
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Red-brown beer with big white head. Aroma is quite mild, some pine needles, fruits and lemon. Flavour is nice sweetness together with bitter, resin, grapefruit and citrus fruits. Nice carbonation with medium body makes this beer nice to drink. Citrus fruits with some nuancees from US IPA but this is not so fruitfull and there are some balancing sweetnes. Big bottle disappears quicly that is good sign of great brewing.
beerfest5 (173), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 definitive English IPA. if you like your IPA’s with a nice piney, citrusy flavor, forget this. if this beer was made in the states it would be a solid APA. fuggles and goldings hops do not perform the best for an IPA and this one proves that, not bad, good alcohol content, nice smoothness, but not what a true blooded american looks for in an IPA.
MmmcKay (280), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 Flavors of old dry hops, unbalanced spices, and old tea. Gave me a headache. OK, I can get down with British style IPAs, but this just missed the mark. The bottle is probably a year old. Maybe its best when its super fresh. Regardless, I can’t give this high marks as this was a poor drinking experience. Won’t recommend this to anyone at my store. In fact, I’m putting it on close out. Please go away....
Snegurochka (69), Tromsø, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 750ml bottle, shared with Stefan 24.Oct.09 at Hell Hunt, Tallinn. Clear amber, with large but diminishing, white foamy head. Flowery aroma with notes of pineapple and orange. Tastes of hops and dates, with hints of tangerine, cinnamon, cardamom and brown sugar. Pleasant citrus finish.
shawnm213 (935), South Bend, Indiana, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 2, 2009 Bottle from Anand and Beth. First beer from meantime. Pours a clear amber with a small beige head. ntoes of caramel, herbs, booze, some floral hops. Decent Ipa.
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