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Ever wanted to step inside a Modern Craft Brewery? Then you’ve come to the right place. 20 years ago our founder Alastair Hook introduced the nation to modern craft beer. He travelled the world, picking up recipes and techniques from the world’s best, hunting down the newest hops and the finest malt. We pioneered modern craft beer back in 1999, and we haven’t looked back since. Join us for a peek into the heart of our brewery in Greenwich: from the mash tun to the brewery floor. Who knows, you might even be lucky enough to catch our brewers working their magic.

• IT'S BEER O'CLOCK!
• Tours last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. You get the opportunity to walk through our brewery to see where the magic happens and afterwards take a seat in our private bar in the brewery to explore and enjoy 4x 1/3 pints of beer.

UNABLE TO JOIN US?

• If you are unable to attend your tour, please email [email protected] to

reschedule your booking. Minimum 24 hours in advance

• THE T&C’s:   https://www.meantimebrewing.com/legals#brewery-tours-terms-and-conditions

LOOKING FOR A GIFT?

We offer gift vouchers for brewery tours! the perfect gift for the Craft Beer Lovers in your life!

Purchase gift vouchers here:    Gift Vouchers | Meantime Brewing

Tickets/Times

Brewery & Visitor Center, Lawrence Trading Estate, Blackwall Lane, London, SE10 0AR

Nearest Station

North Greenwich (Tube)

Getting there

Meantime Brewing Company

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For term and conditions and Meantime Privacy Policy, please go to: www.meantimebrewing.com/legals 1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight WFL Media Ltd and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes. 2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue. 3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified. 4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event. 5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons. 6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed. 7. We regret that tickets cannot be refunded after purchase. 8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets. 9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be refused entry to or ejected from the venue. 10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy. 11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property. 12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.

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Taking the Meantime Brewery Tour in London

November 29, 2015 by Claire Filed Under: United Kingdom , Beer , Europe , Food & Drink Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that I love my beer. The evidence is all over this blog! So when a friend asked me if I wanted to join her and some other beer lovers for the Meantime Brewery Tour I knew I had to do this.

• 1 About Meantime Brewery
• 2.1 The Beer Tasting
• 2.2 The Brewery Tour
• 3 Key Information
• 4 Plan Your London Trip
• 5 More Brewery Tours

About Meantime Brewery

The Meantime Brewery is an award winning craft brewery based in Greenwich, London not far from the 02 Arena and was founded in 1999 by Alastair Hook who trained at a special brewery school in Munich. In fact, in 2015 Alastair was named Brewer of the Year by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group so you can be assured he knows a thing or two about brewing good beers. 

Meantime have 12 regular beers on offer as well as a variety of limited edition seasonal ales throughout the year.

The Meantime Brewery Tour

This was my first brewery tour so I was excited to get started. On arrival we entered through the bar and quickly found ourselves in the gift shop while we waited for the tour to start. Be careful about doing this if you get there early though, the shop is filled with lots of tempting goodies for beer lovers!

When it was time to start the tour we were gathered outside and introduced to our tour guide, Dan. He started off by explaining that the tour would be two hours long, pretty standard for a tour I thought. However, I wasn’t expecting what came out of his mouth next. We were told that the tour would be split into a one and a half hour tasting session followed by a half hour tour of the brewery. Surely I had heard that wrong! We would be spending most of our time drinking? Excellent!

The Beer Tasting

Once the news that we would be spending most of the tour drinking had sunk in, it was time to be escorted to the tasting room. For a group of about 25 people it was quite a small room but I’m guessing they weren’t planning on needing a tasting room when designing the brewery!

The room was pretty cool though. While they got everyone in and everything set up I was distracted by all the different beer bottles and glasses used to decorate the room. It’s quite fun to try and find all the beers you’ve tried and the ones you want to try soon.

Needless to say, I quite enjoyed the tasting! We got the chance to sample five of the Meantime beers. The first was their biggest selling beer, the Pale Ale. Next was a more all purpose beer, the Pilsner before enjoying one of the ‘Fest Beers’. After that it was time to try the Stout and then finally the Yakima Red.

Sadly we didn’t get a pint of each, it was a ‘tasting’ after all, but the glasses were a decent size and if you’re lucky like me you’ll have a friend on the tour who hates beer so can’t finish her glasses.

The Brewery Tour

Once we were well lubricated it was time to take the walking tour part of the brewery tour. At this moment I couldn’t understand the logic behind getting us drunk first but maybe it’s their way of keeping their brewing methods secret. It was fun to walk around and listen to our tour guide even though now writing this I can’t remember a thing he said!

The part of the walking tour I do remember, weirdly, is the packing area. Our tour guide seemed surprised it was operational. Maybe they normally shut it off for tours? But the geek in me was enjoying watching the conveyor belt. Not sure if I should admit that! Can I blame the booze?

After our walking tour of the brewery was done it was time to head back to the bar where we started the tour. Once here it seemed a shame not to have a full pint of one of their excellent beers. Perfect way to end my first brewery tour!

Key Information

• The Meantime Brewery tour takes place Wednesday to Sunday
• On weekdays there are only tours are at 7pm
• Saturday tours are at 12pm, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm & 5pm
• Sunday tours are at 12pm but these don’t run every week due to events
• Price of the tour is £20 
• Tours last around 1 hour and 30 minutes
• It’s best to book  online in advance to avoid disappointment
• The Meantime Bar is open Monday-Tuesday: 12pm to 8pm, Wednesday – Thursday: 12pm to 10pm, Friday – Saturday: 12pm to 11pm & Sunday 12pm to 6pm
• The Brewery Shop is open Sunday – Wednesday: 10am to 6pm & Thursday- Saturday: 10am to 10pm
• Meantime beers are vegan friendly

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More Brewery Tours

Love visiting breweries? Check out these other awesome brewery tours around the world

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• Glasgow – Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery

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Born in greenwich. the home of time., it’s beer o’clock.

At Meantime Brewing Co, we know how precious time (and beer) is. Time should be spent doing what you love, finding that thing that grabs you and makes you feel alive. And when you find it, you better hop to it.

Cheers to time well spent!

The thing that we love, is beer. Whether it’s drinking pints with friends in our favourite Greenwich pubs or secretly brewing when the shutters are down, for us, spending time innovating and crafting the highest quality brews is time well spent. But we understand that for a lot of people, beer is just about good times and they don’t need to hear all the detail. We speak with pride and passion, but our words aren’t here to keep you. It’s more important to us that everyone goes on to spend their time doing what they love, with a great beer.

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Proudly born in Greenwich, we always find ways to celebrate our roots and champion the Home of Time.

WITH A THIRST FOR LIFE

Time is precious and we never want to waste it! Our words aim to inspire everyone to live in the now and seek out the fun in the everyday.

...AND TIMELY WIT

We are very passionate about using our time to craft delicious, innovative and high-quality beer...but we’re not here to be exclusive. We always balance our hops with timely wit (and sometimes a well-timed pun).

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Description

• Activity, Food & Drink and Drinks Tasting
• Tickets from £25.00
• This event has taken place.
• Multiple start times (see ticket info)

Ever wanted to step inside a Modern Craft Brewery? Then you’ve come to the right place. 20 years ago our founder Alastair Hook introduced the nation to modern craft beer. He travelled the world, picking up recipes and techniques from the world’s best, hunting down the newest hops and the finest malt. We pioneered modern craft beer back in 1999, and we haven’t looked back since. Join us for a peek into the heart of our brewery in Greenwich: from the mash tun to the brewery floor. Who knows, you might even be lucky enough to catch our brewers working their magic.

• IT'S BEER O'CLOCK!
• Tours last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. You get the opportunity to walk through our brewery to see where the magic happens and afterwards take a seat in our private bar in the brewery to explore and enjoy 4x 1/3 pints of beer.

UNABLE TO JOIN US?

• If you are unable to attend your tour, please email [email protected] to

reschedule your booking. Minimum 24 hours in advance

• THE T&C’s:   https://www.meantimebrewing.com/legals#brewery-tours-terms-and-conditions

LOOKING FOR A GIFT?

We offer gift vouchers for brewery tours! the perfect gift for the Craft Beer Lovers in your life!

Purchase gift vouchers here:    Gift Vouchers | Meantime Brewing

Tickets/Times

Brewery & Visitor Center, Lawrence Trading Estate, Blackwall Lane, London, SE10 0AR

Nearest Station

North Greenwich (Tube)

Getting there

Meantime Brewing Company

• View Website

For term and conditions and Meantime Privacy Policy, please go to: www.meantimebrewing.com/legals 1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight WFL Media Ltd and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes. 2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue. 3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified. 4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event. 5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons. 6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed. 7. We regret that tickets cannot be refunded after purchase. 8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets. 9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be refused entry to or ejected from the venue. 10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy. 11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property. 12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.

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