I love a good Porter.  In fact, I really like Meantime’s London Porter.  I love good coffee.  But are they both good together?  Well, this beer combines both to see if this is the case.  Meantime Brewery is located in Greenwich, England, so their name is somewhat of a funny pun.  You know what is not a joke?  Their beers.  I’ve had multiple beers by them that I’ve really like.  Here is my review of their Coffee Porter, which boasts a gold medal for coffee beer at the World Beer Cup.

The first thing that is striking about the beer is the beautiful bottle.  It is just a lovely design.  When I poured the beer, it was ruby-brown and had a small but stable head. 

There was a slight metallic quality to the aroma of the beer.  The coffee and mocha aromas in this beer were abundant, which is to be expected.  It had a very coffee taste along with a long and grainy finish.  The beer is good if you really like coffee.  I personally think that it would go well with most chocolate desserts; there was a tad bit of sweetness that enhances this proposition.  Other notable features were more metallic qualities at the end of the bottle, a slight stale grain quality, and a long lingering roasted finish.  If you don’t like coffee, don’t drink it.  If you sort of like coffee, pair it.  If you really like coffee, drink as is.