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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March 13, 2017
Can shared from M&S, Gatwick South Terminal - black pour with beige head. Roasted malty and subdued hoppy, some cocoa and coke notes, caramel, light hoppy bitter close.

Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:29


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. This beer has a distinct, strong coffee taste and aroma. Pours deep and dark with a little brown head that leaves brownish white rings of lace. If one is a coffee lover, this is the beer for you.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:14


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pint from the keg at Bull, Burford. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of light fruits, grain & hops. Moderate body. Crisp light bitter finish. --- Beer aliased from original tick of London Pale Ale on 15 Jun 2025 at 07:52 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Old rating from 18/09/14 - 330ml bottle. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, caramel, grapefruit, nuts, biscuit, raisins & malt. Medium body. Mildly bitter finish. Very enjoyable

Tried from Draft on 16 Mar 2025 at 18:50


5.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Keg at Mokka, Woking. Clear copper gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Aroma is light. Malty. Slightly metallic. Slightly vinegary. Dry. Woody. Metallic edge. Sour edge. All quite restrained. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Chalky. Dry. Dryness is the primary characteristic, in fact. Relatively crisp but the malts are just not fresh freeling.

Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2025 at 14:16


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

0.33 l bottle shared @ home. Earthy and bitter with herbal notes. One of the best English IPAs I’ve had so far.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 09:14


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle shared at home, thanks to Tomi. Clear golden, thin white head. Pretty standard lager, bittersweet with a light, crisp body. Nothing interesting really.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 05:42


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle shared at home. Pours clear golden eith thin head. Altogether a quite poor, lager-like pale just avoid it if possible.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 05:42


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

I dont feel like writing a comprehensive rating so here are my notes of the tasting: Clear copper, thin head. Slight metallic notes, some bready grains and moderate bitterness with no pronounced hops. Light body, av. carbo, goes down easy.

Tried on 04 Mar 2025 at 05:41


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Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:07


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

First things first, this is a great looking bottle. Incredible aroma! Really intense, bitter slightly burnt coffee/espresso. The flavor is more of the same, but there is a really nice subtle smokiness. Touches of soy in the finish with more of the smoke, and a good burst of bitter coffee.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:21