Well, Meantime Old Smoked Bock is getting better, slightly. This is a do-over review after the last bottle caught some kind of disease, destroying the beer. A friend of the ministry named Mugs requested this beer get a do-over after he experienced something more positive than what was described here in the original review. “Fair enough” we said, so here we are. And if the carbonation were a metric, we would have only hopped up 2 notches, at best. And even with this little carbonation seen in this picture, it was still a big improvement from the last one we got. After that, I noted that it smelled alright, also I pulled out flavors of smoke, bread, malt, something sweet (almost Belgian), a touch bitter (presumably imparted by a familiar hops flavor that I can’t quite pinpoint). This beer reminds me of Ft. Collins darker beers, Epic’s beers, and a handful of some German brews that have been on the shelf a bit too long. The search for a smokebeer epiphany will continue. Overall smokestack metric = 3 smokestacks out of a possible 7 smokestack rating.
| Brewer | Meantime Brewing |
| Beer Name | Old Smoked Bock |
| Brewer’s Description | It appears that the Meantime has disassociated themselves from this beer. No company provided description can be found. |
| Food Pairings | Hearty warm winter food; casseroles, heavily sauced meats, or strong cheese with tangy pickle and brown bread (Michael Jackson) |
| Brewery Location | London, England |
| Alcohol content by volume | 6.5% |
| IBU (International Bitterness Units) | no |
| Beer opacity rate 1 – 7 (light – dark) | 4 |
| Smell smoke? 1 – 7 (No – George Burns) | 2 |
| Sausage detection? Y or N | N |
| Smokepower taste: 1 – 7 Smokestacks | 3 |
| Beer thickness 1-7 (water – used motor oil) | 3 |
| Overall Happiness: 1 – 7 (sad – happy) | 3 (after do-over) |
Meantime still has nothing to say about this beer:
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