Meantime Brewing
Greenwich, London, United Kingdom · Est. 1999
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Why this matters
Bought by SABMiller, then AB InBev, and finally sold off to Asahi to satisfy monopoly regulators.
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Timeline
- 2016Divested to Asahi
Sold to Asahi Group Holdings as part of the regulatory divestitures required for AB InBev to complete its takeover of SABMiller — the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime families went together, moving from a British-South African owner to a Japanese one without ever being independent in between.
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Beers
London Lager
Year-RoundPale Lager
Alastair Hook brewed proper lager in Greenwich from 1999, when British craft meant cask ale and nothing else. Meantime was sold to SABMiller in 2015 and passed to Asahi a year later.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1999Founded
- 2016Divested to Asahi
Sold to Asahi Group Holdings as part of the regulatory divestitures required for AB InBev to complete its takeover of SABMiller — the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime families went together, moving from a British-South African owner to a Japanese one without ever being independent in between.
Today the chain tops out at Asahi Group Holdings.
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Sources
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Meantime Brewing is controlled by Public company.
Asahi Group Holdings — Stock Information · Asahi Group Holdings · 2025-12
BreweryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 2026-08-05
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Straight answers
Common questions about Meantime Brewing
- Who owns Meantime Brewing?
- Meantime Brewing is owned by Asahi Group Holdings. Meantime Brewing is based in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom.
- Is Meantime Brewing still independent?
- No. Meantime Brewing is owned by Asahi Group Holdings and is no longer independent.
- When was Meantime Brewing acquired?
- 2016. Sold to Asahi Group Holdings as part of the regulatory divestitures required for AB InBev to complete its takeover of SABMiller — the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime families went together, moving from a British-South African owner to a Japanese one without ever being independent in between.
- When was Meantime Brewing founded?
- Meantime Brewing was founded in 1999 in Greenwich, London, United Kingdom.
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