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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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gunnfryd (22478) reviewed
Amba from Meantime
20 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Dark red colour with a white head. Aroma is sweet fruity caramel. Flavour is dry fruity caramel malt with some sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2006 at 14:14
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Pale Ale from Meantime
20 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy orange beer with a small off white head. Hoppy citric aroma with peach notes on a malty light caramel sweet background. Hoppy flavor with orange notes and a sweet dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2006 at 10:20
omhper (46303) reviewed
Helles from Meantime
20 years ago
3.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
[Draught at White Horse, London] Clear golden, no head. Sweetish and fruity, clean and fizzy. No hops, no bitterness, the body isn’t firm enoug by far. More commercial lager than helles, I’m afraid.
Tried on 09 Aug 2006 at 09:07
Svesse (16320) reviewed
Helles from Meantime
20 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
(Draught at Market Porter, Borough, London, 23 July). Colour is golden yellow, almost no head, too much carbonation (When will they learn how to pour a lager with a good head in England?). Nose is malty with a floral hoppy aroma. Taste is malty and bready with a light but distinct flowery hoppiness in the finish. Better than most English lagers, but still some way to go to reach the best Germans.
Tried on 08 Aug 2006 at 12:05
Svesse (16320) reviewed
London IPA from Meantime
20 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Draught, White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 23 July) Colour is amber, with little head. Nose is fruity and hoppy with caramel notes, a bit closed. Taste is fruity with caramel and citrus, starts with a bite of alcohol sweetness, turns drier with a seriously hoppy and bitter finish, lots of dusty hops here. Very nice and very hoppy. Seriously good English IPA.
Tried on 08 Aug 2006 at 11:38
oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Chocolate from Meantime
20 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottled. Dark brown colour, brown mediumsized head. Roasted malts, dark chocolate and caramel in aroma. Flavour is strong roasted malts and barley along with toffee, black coffee and dark chocolate. Excellent brew and palate. Totally awesome!
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2006 at 16:35
yngwie (25067) reviewed
Amba from Meantime
20 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Copper-colored, still beer with a small beige head. Caramel, sugar and fruits in the aroma. The flavor is caramel, lightly roasted malt and sweet. Thin but sweet body. Decent beer. (060801)
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2006 at 05:20
TBone (31510) reviewed
Chocolate from Meantime
20 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled, alc. 6.5% (BB 05/2007). Hazy dark ruby color, good tan creamy head. Dry nose with cold coffee aroma. Starts quite watery and tasteless but in the aftertaste beautiful flavor of dark chocolate and cocoa. Coffee in the aftertaste. Hides ABV completely.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2006 at 07:15
larsga (7658) reviewed
Chocolate from Meantime
20 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Small beige head over pitch black body. Deep chocolate malt aroma with a little yeast and earth. Taste is chocolate with a faintly dry burnt malt aftertaste. A bit too much chocolate for me, but not bad. 10 out of 10 for the bottle design. (0.33l bottle.)
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2006 at 07:42
Anders37 (30296) reviewed
Amba from Meantime
20 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a medium thick tan head. Malty aroma with some hints of hops. Sweet malty flavor with hints of caramel and fruits. Sweet malty fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2006 at 02:25