Meantime Brewing Company

Founded in 2000 by visionary brewmaster Alastair Hook, Meantime has, in a short history, earned itself a reputation for innovation, passion and communication with the consumer.
Alastair’s worldwide experience including the world famous Weihenstephan brewing school in Munich brings a knowledge and understanding of global beer styles that is unparalleled in the UK. Meantime stands in stark contrast to the mainstream brewing industry in Britain. Everything Meantime do is focused on TASTE and FLAVOUR. Which together provide us with the vocabulary we use to talk to the consumer. We are proud of our local heritage. London became the brewing capital of the world as a result of the willingness of its brewers to innovate.Meantime are innovators in the true London tradition.

We make award winning beers.
In 2004 Meantime became the first British brewery to win any medals at the World Beer Cup and are the only British brewery to have won medals at every World Beer Cup since. In 2005 Meantime became the first British brewery to produce a Fairtrade beer, with our Coffee Porter, which in 2006 became a World Champion beer. In 2007 Meantime had no fewer than 4 beers ranked in the World Top 50 by the judges of the International Beer Challenge. We have won Q Awards, Tesco Drinks Awards, World Beer Awards, we’ve even won awards in Australia.

What the papers say :

“Today Hook is recognised as one of the most innovative brewers in Britain.”
The Times

“Alastair and Meantime have always made wonderful Continental beers. He makes Britain’s best lager.”
Oz Clarke

“Viewed as something of a maverick in the brewing world, Alastair Hook has become a focus of media attention for his mission to create a ‘worldclass lager’”
Morning Advertiser

“Master brewer Alastair Hook has done more for the image of beer in an age of style bars and gastropubs than any bigbuck marketing campaign.”
Harpers On Trade

“Alastair Hook is mad about beer. This is no great surprise. After all, he is Britain’s highestprofile microbrewer.”
Daily Telegraph

“Alastair Hook is one of the most dedicated and exciting brewers in Britain.”
Adrian TierneyJones – The Big Book of Beer