Meantime

Commissioner in London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Asahi Breweries
Associated with 5 Venues

Established in 1999

Contact
Lawrence Trading Estate, Blackwall Lane Unit 4-5, London, SE10 0AR, England
Description
The company was founded by Alastair Hook in 1999. He started the brewery in a small lock-up on an industrial estate, before moving to the Greenwich Brewery, and then to a site on nearby Blackwall Lane in 2010. It was purchased by SABMiller in May 2015. As part of the agreements made with regulators before Anheuser-Busch InBev was allowed to acquire SABMiller in 2016, Meantime was sold to Asahi Breweries of Japan in October 2016. Brewing moved to Fuller's in May 2024.

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

It is a regular pale ale, no bad, classical, some hop, slight bitterness, malt, better to start the night with this beer, 21.07.17, at Prélaz, buying it at one monoprix Paris.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2026 at 06:03


5.5

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2026 at 19:36


6

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2026 at 19:35


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fra fat på Heathrow T2: klar gylden med fint skum som varer. Tropiske frukter, granskudd, søte clementiner, hint av gressløk, samt fin maltsmak og mersmak i avslutningen.

Tried from Draft at London’s Pride (Fuller’s) (Terminal 2) on 02 Dec 2025 at 14:33


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Draft @ Haz, London. Clear gold with a small white head. Aroma of grass, grapefruits and lemons. Taste of malts, grapefruits and grass. Somewhat dry. Low bitterniss. Medium carbonation. Works well enough.

Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2025 at 22:32


7

Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 11:56


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

(Can) Pours clear amber brown with small white head. Aroma of toffee and citrus. Medium body with good soft carbonation. Taste is ok with toffee, some herbal hoppyness, some citrus at the start. It’s drinkable but not very interesting.

Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2025 at 17:49


6

Tried from Can on 25 Sep 2025 at 16:07


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

9/9/2025. Bottle from Fullers online store. Clammy pale. Green, herbal. Not especially pleasant. --- Beer aliased from original tick of London Pale Ale on 31 Jan 2019 at 17:54 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: 31/1/2019. Bottle at The Folly, Gracechurch Street, London. Poured golden with a frothy white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, malt and light tropical notes. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Ok.

Tried from Bottle at Fuller’s Brewery on 09 Sep 2025 at 16:46


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

In my point of view, it is a classical British IPA with a resinous side, hop, little sweet and malty, beautiful copper body, 21.07.17, buying it at the monoprix, St-Antoine, Paris and drinking it at home, Lausanne, Prélaz and it was a time that it was still possible to find some English beers before the brexit.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2025 at 06:33