About
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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Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Kolner / Sainsburys Cologne Style Lager from Meantime
21 years ago
5.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg at Brew Wharf, Borough. Golden beer with thickish white head. Yeasty aroma, some citrus and loemon. Creamy in mouth with more yeast on end. Refreshing and pleasant if not widely exciting
Tried on 09 Oct 2005 at 05:54
omhper (46303) reviewed
Wheat Grand Cru from Meantime
21 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy golden. Rich estery banana aroma. Sweet and maltier tha most hefeweizens with somewhat bold malt character and little bit of grassy bitterness. Heavily carbonated. Flavourwise it’s a schoolbook example of hefeweizen, but the mouthfeel is more unique.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2005 at 06:55
omhper (46303) reviewed
Organic Pilsner from Meantime
21 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Bright yellow. Grassy aroma. Medium sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Grainy and solidly malty with notes of lemon. Medium bitterness. Too sweet to be a pilsener.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2005 at 06:51
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Organic Pilsner from Meantime
21 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle from Sainsburys. Pale gold, thin white head. Some cereal fresh nose. Bit of body and some good citrus hop with citrus palate. Good pilsner
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2005 at 16:02
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Raspberry Wheat from Meantime
21 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from Sainsburys. Pinky orange colour with a little white head. Smokey bacon and sour raspberry aromas. Quite sour and sharp. Sour in mouth but almost a cane sugary sweetness. Finish is raspberry sour. Interesting
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2005 at 09:37
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Wheat from Meantime
21 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
660ml bottle from Sainsbury. Golden hazy with thin white quickly disappearing head. Yeast, banana aroma with a touch of spice. More banana fruit in mouth with lemon and vanilla followed by finish of clove and some hop. Not bad. Good on Sainsbury for contracting Meantime to produce an interesting range of beers
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2005 at 07:03
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Amba from Meantime
21 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330ml bottle from Sainsburys. Red beer with beige lasting head. Nice rich fruit and hoppy nose. coffee and chocolate with toffee in mouth also a bit grainy but overall a really nice beer and the best of this style I have had
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2005 at 06:47
omhper (46303) reviewed
London IPA from Meantime
21 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled at RBESG. Amber colour. Toffee aroma. Sweet and really malty with a wealth of orangey, piney hops. Lingering resiny very hop bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2005 at 05:01
omhper (46303) reviewed
London Porter from Meantime
21 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled at RBESG. Dark brown. Restrained hop aroma. Very roasty and fairly sweet. Strong nutty notes, burnt salty finish. Like a more roasty and bitter brown ale.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2005 at 04:59
CloakedDagger (38094) reviewed
London IPA from Meantime
21 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
(Bottle 75 cl) Amber golden and hazy with a very small head. Some caramel in the nose. Otherwise this is pure hops all the way through. I find it a bit one-dimensional and lacking complexity. 120805
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2005 at 01:54