Meantime Brewing Company

Meantime Brewing Company is an award-winning craft brewery in Greenwich, London, England. Find out more about our beers or why not book a brewery tour?

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The Greenwich Union: Home

Soon after it opened in 2001, The Greenwich Union, commonly known as 'The Union' - established itself as a cornerstone of Greenwich life.

The Union steers clear of mainstream products and has kept true to the brewery's values by offering taste, flavour and choice right across its product range.

At The Union we give our customers the same time, care and thought that we give to our beer.

Offering a warm and welcoming atmosphere, our staff, under the guidance of General Manager Alex Shuter, have a passion for great beer and honest home made food and an enthusiasm for making you feel part of the 'Meantime family'.

Our mission is simple: to offer the customer the best of what Meantime can produce in an unpretentious and friendly environment.

Meantime Brewery - Wikipedia

Meantime was the first British brewery to win awards at the World Beer Cup in 2004 and is the only British brewery to have won medals at every WBC since.

[citation needed] Alastair Hook was named the 2008 Brewer of the Year by the British Guild of Beer Writers.

[5] In July 2015, Alastair Hook was again named Brewer of the Year, this time by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group at its annual awards dinner.

[8] It has since invested to future-proof capacity at the brewery to ensure all Meantime beers are and will be brewed on site in Greenwich.

In August 2014, Meantime opened the Beer Box on the Greenwich Peninsula close to the North Greenwich underground station, and in December of the same year, the business opened its Tasting Rooms and Brewery Shop within the grounds of its Greenwich brewery,

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I compared it to a glass of wine, where you get two options – the industrial mass-produced wine (that is only worthy for cooking with in my own humble opinion) and the fine wine where smaller vineyards employ artistry, passion, tenacity and expertise in equal measure.

The taste, depth and character of beer really comes from time, something that Meantime Brewery is very willing to invest in.

(Almost ironic since we all equate Greenwich with ‘time’) Their beer is matured for 6-8 weeks and even some, like their London Porter beer, for up to a year.

Other beers they make include the India Pale Ale, (full of fuggles and goldings hops, giving notes of ginger and Seville orange marmalade) Pilsner, (using perle and hallertauer hops, making it in true German style with the correct levels of bitterness) Helles, (German for ‘light’, made with a light malt with notes of citrus and pine for a clean, crisp finish) and the Raspberry Grand Cru.

(with a perfect balance of sweet and sour) Being a girl, my favourite is obviously going to be the Raspberry Grand Cru, but there is something to appreciate in all 16 types of beer that they do: the Helles is a great companion to pork, seafood and light cheese; their Pilsner is great with mature cheese, smoked meats and oily fish; whereas the London Porter lends itself more decadently and would go wonderfully with red meats and even chocolate.

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Old Brewery | Young's brewery pub in Greenwich, SE London

Located just yards from the legendary Cutty Sark, The Old Brewery is a unique and historic pub which welcomes locals and visitors to the area throughout the year.

Set within the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, the pub features an impressive Dining Room as well as an expansive outdoor terrace, the perfect spot for a refreshing summer drink and bite to eat.

Meantime Tasting Rooms | Bars and pubs in Greenwich, London

A 'tasting room' in the belly of the Meantime Brewery that offers all of their craft beers on tap with 'brewery fresh' tanks.

After 16 years of growth, his beer is available all over the world but is still made in London, now at a purpose-built site in North Greenwich – with a brand-new bar to drink it in.

The address doesn’t sound like an appealing destination, and a bar in a brewery might seem like having a steakhouse in an abattoir – but it’s quite special to try beer mere metres from where it’s made, and combining a visit with a tour offers a glimpse into how impressive the Meantime operation is.

Every one of the company’s draught beers is available here, from the easy-going London Lager to the mysteriously Dark Stout and a specially brewed Tasting Rooms IPA (all cost about £2.10-£2.50 a half pint).

So dive in to this new brewery tap and raise a glass to a company that has probably done more to kickstart London’s craft beer revolution than any other.