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.
7/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 11:56
6.1/10
—
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
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Sep 2025
at 16:07
5.9/10
—
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
7.8/10
—
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
6/10
I’m on a boat!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2025
at 13:56
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at a creepy bar in Rennes.Amber colour with medium to small head.Herbal , spicy and good balance between malt and hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2025
at 13:02
6.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Big bottle from deciccos. Dark pour white head. Mostly berries and wooden aroma. Moderate mouth feel with sour cranberries and chocolates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:20
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pors a reddish brown. Some maltiness in the aroma along with caramel. Small but persistent head. Taste is similar. Some vanilla notes and light bitter to finish
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:03
5.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draft from taproom307. Yellow pour. Grains grass etc. Inoffensive pale lager and there’s not much more to say.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:03