Meantime

Commissioner in Greenwich, 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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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Old note. Dark brown color, coffee foam. Aroma: chocolate + sponge cake with vanilla and cocoa. Taste: burnt malt, caramel, chocolate, a little coffee, a little dried fruit and jam, drop of brandy, not bad.
Tried on 06 Jan 2024 at 11:07

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Old note. Bottle. Aroma and taste: good and invigorating coffee, roasted malts, burnt caramel and sugar and a little cognac.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2024 at 11:03

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml can. Pours pale gold with a medium head. Aroma is grassy lemon and pissy Citra.  Taste has grassy lemon to start with a grassy lemon and Citra finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2023 at 14:46

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can. Golden colour, small creamy white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is grains, lemony, some citrusy and mild spicy tones. Flavour is citrus, grains, grains, biscuits and some herbal tones. Easy going.
Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2023 at 19:04

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
[December 2021] Clear and golden with a bubbly white head and a soft citrusy nose. Moderately carbonated it's a little bit fruity, a little bit floral, a little bit malty and a little bit bitter --- Beer aliased from original tick of London Pale Ale on 13 Dec 2021 at 18:45 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: Pale amber with a frothy white head, and an aroma that balances sweet malt and grapefruit/lemon. Fairly heavily carbonated, there's citrusy bitterness and sweet biscuit malt coming through, the latter predominating
Tried on 28 Oct 2023 at 09:37

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Tropical fruit, citrus, resin. OK.
Tried from Draft on 01 Oct 2023 at 19:48

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Golden pour with a small white head. Aromas of hops, malts, some citrus and tropical fruits. Taste is citrus, mango, pineapple, malt and pines. Quite good, actually.
Tried on 30 Sep 2023 at 22:00

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at LBA Fest 23. Aroma has da.pa citrus and hops. Clear amber. Creamy white head. Light bitter. Slightly grainy, hoppy. Yeasty hints. Light. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish.
Tried on 16 Sep 2023 at 16:04

6/10
Tried from Draft on 16 Sep 2023 at 13:57

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught: Poured a clear amber color ale with a white foamy head with OK retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry resinous hops notes with light caramel malt is also noticeable. Taste is also a mix of caramel malt notes with some resinous dry hops with light bitterness. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Refreshing west coast style pale ale.
Tried on 24 Aug 2023 at 12:55