For those in the know Meantime is Britain’s most exciting brewery and it makes worldbeating beer. Ben McFarland speaks to the maverick behind it
A non-descript former tramshed in an unexceptional industrial park in Greenwich, South London, is hardly an obvious setting for a cutting-edge microbrewery. Yet within its deliberately unimposing walls is the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s most outspoken and maverick brewer, Alastair Hook.
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By Ben McFarland
from Issue 1 published on 26/08/2005
Belgo Restaurants have played a key role in helping to promote the concept of food with quality beer. Nigel Huddleston reports
Interest in speciality beers has spawned dozens of pubs where you can sample authentic Belgian lambics and fruit beers, but if you want to experience the Full Monty of Belgian cuisine and beer then London’s Belgo restaurant group is still up there as one of the main places to go.
Despite being imme...
By Nigel Huddleston
from Issue 1 published on 26/08/2005