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London breweries 2020

Beavertown’s original brewery, still in action as a pilot at the Tottenham Hale site.

16 openings or revivals, 14 suspensions or closures, net change +2.

By the end of December 2020, there were 132 commercial breweries operating in London, including 29 brewpubs. 14 were parts of multinationals (M). Those breweries were:

  1. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
  2. Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
  3. Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
  4. Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
  5. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
  6. Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
  7. BBNo (Brew by Numbers) SE16, Southwark
  8. Beavertown Brewery Ponders End (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey NEW!
  9. Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hale (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey
  10. Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hotspur (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey, brewpub
  11. Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield
  12. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
  13. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
  14. Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  15. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub
  16. Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
  17. Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
  18. Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub REVIVED!
  19. BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub
  20. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
  21. Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
  22. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
  23. Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham
  24. Brixton Brewery Brixton (part-Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
  25. Brixton Brewery Herne Hill (part-Heineken M) SE24, Lambeth
  26. Brockley Brewery Brockley SE4, Lewisham
  27. Brockley Brewery Hither Green SE12, Lewisham
  28. Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
  29. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
  30. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
  31. Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
  32. Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
  33. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
  34. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
  35. Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
  36. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
  37. Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney
  38. Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub NEW!
  39. Ealing Brewing TW8, Hounslow
  40. Earth Ale N22, Haringey
  41. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  42. Enefeld N18, Enfield
  43. Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
  44. Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub NEW!
  45. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
  46. Fourpure Brewing (Lion/Kirin M) SE16, Southwark
  47. Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi M) W4, Hounslow
  48. German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
  49. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
  50. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
  51. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
  52. Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
  53. Goose Island Brewpub (AB InBev M) E1, Hackney, brewpub
  54. Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
  55. Gravity Well Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  56. Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors NEW!
  57. Greenwich Brewery (Up the Creek) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub REVIVED!
  58. Greywood Brewery N22, Haringey, no visitors NEW!
  59. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
  60. Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
  61. Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  62. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
  63. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  64. Husk Brewing E16, Newham
  65. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
  66. Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
  67. Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames NEW!
  68. Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  69. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE15, Southwark
  70. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
  71. Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  72. Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  73. Little Creatures Regents Canal (Lion/Kirin M) N1, Camden, brewpub
  74. London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
  75. London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
  76. London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
  77. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  78. London Fields Brewery (Carlsberg M) E8, Hackney
  79. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2A, Islington, brewpub
  80. Macintosh Ales W6, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
  81. Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, no visitors
  82. Magic Spells Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
  83. Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley NEW!
  84. Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
  85. Mikkeller Brewpub London (Mikkeller) EC1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
  86. Moncada Brewery NW2, Brent
  87. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
  88. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
  89. Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
  90. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
  91. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
  92. Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, no visitors REVIVED!
  93. Old Kent Road Brewery SE6, Lewisham, no visitors
  94. Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
  95. One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
  96. ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
  97. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
  98. Parakeet City Brewing Co W5, Ealing, no visitors NEW!
  99. Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
  100. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
  101. Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
  102. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  103. Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
  104. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
  105. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
  106. Pretty Decent Beer Co E7, Waltham Forest
  107. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
  108. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
  109. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
  110. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
  111. SlyBeast Brewing (Ram Inn) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
  112. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  113. Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge
  114. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
  115. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
  116. Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark
  117. St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
  118. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
  119. Three Hills Brewing The Outpost (Three Hills) SE16, Southwark NEW!
  120. Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
  121. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  122. Truman’s Beer E17, Tower Hamlets
  123. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
  124. Two Tribes N7, Islington
  125. Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors
  126. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
  127. Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
  128. Werewolf Beer (Rose and Crown) NW5, Camden, brewpub NEW!
  129. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  130. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
  131. Wrong Side of the Tracks SE6, Lewisham, no visitors
  132. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

Suspended this year

Other changes

  • Lockdowns aimed at containing the spread of the Covid-19 virus are put in place from 20 March, effectively closing all hospitality venues in the UK. Trading conditions won’t return to normal until July 2021.
  • Affinity Brew Co relocated to Grosvenor Arms, with Three Hills taking over previous site.
  • Brew by Numbers rebranded to BBNo.
  • Small Beer Brewing Company rebranded .

For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.

⇦ 2019 | London breweries year by year | 2021 ⇨

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