16 openings or revivals, 15 suspensions or closures, net change +1.
By the end of December 2020, there were 131 commercial breweries operating in London, including 29 brewpubs. 14 were parts of multinationals (M). Those breweries were:
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
- Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
- Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
- Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
- Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers) SE16, Southwark
- Beavertown Brewery Ponders End (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey NEW!
- Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hale (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey
- Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hotspur (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey, brewpub
- Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub
- Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
- Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
- Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub REVIVED!
- BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
- Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Brixton Brewery Brixton (part-Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
- Brixton Brewery Herne Hill (part-Heineken M) SE24, Lambeth
- Brockley Brewery Brockley SE4, Lewisham
- Brockley Brewery Hither Green SE12, Lewisham
- Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
- Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
- By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
- Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
- Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
- Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
- Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
- Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
- Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney
- Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub NEW!
- Ealing Brewing TW8, Hounslow
- Earth Ale N22, Haringey
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Enefeld N18, Enfield
- Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
- Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub NEW!
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Fourpure Brewing (Lion/Kirin M) SE16, Southwark
- Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi M) W4, Hounslow
- German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
- Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
- Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
- Goose Island Brewpub (AB InBev M) E1, Hackney, brewpub
- Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
- Gravity Well Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors NEW!
- Greenwich Brewery (Up the Creek) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub REVIVED!
- Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
- Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Husk Brewing E16, Newham
- Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
- Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
- Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames NEW!
- Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Kanpai London Craft Sake SE15, Southwark
- Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
- Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
- Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
- Little Creatures Regents Canal (Lion/Kirin M) N1, Camden, brewpub
- London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
- London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
- London Fields Brewery (Carlsberg M) E8, Hackney
- Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2A, Islington, brewpub
- Macintosh Ales W6, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, no visitors
- Magic Spells Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
- Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley NEW!
- Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
- Mikkeller Brewpub London (Mikkeller) EC1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
- Moncada Brewery NW2, Brent
- Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
- Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
- Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
- Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
- Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
- Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, no visitors REVIVED!
- Old Kent Road Brewery SE6, Lewisham, no visitors
- Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
- One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
- ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
- Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
- Parakeet City Brewing Co W5, Ealing, no visitors NEW!
- Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
- Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
- Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
- Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
- Pretty Decent Beer Co E7, Waltham Forest
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
- Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
- Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
- SlyBeast Brewing (Ram Inn) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge
- Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
- Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
- Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark
- St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
- Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
- Three Hills Brewing The Outpost (Three Hills) SE16, Southwark NEW!
- Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
- Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Truman’s Beer E17, Tower Hamlets
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Two Tribes N7, Islington
- Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors
- Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
- Werewolf Beer (Rose and Crown) NW5, Camden, brewpub NEW!
- Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Wrong Side of the Tracks SE6, Lewisham, no visitors
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
Greywood Brewery N22, Haringey, was briefly active this year but made only one commercial brew before the lockdowns.
Closed this year
- Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Eel Pie Brew School (Ricardos Cellar) TW1, Richmond upon Thames
- Gan Yam SE17, Southwark, moved outside London
- Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow
- Short Stack (Howling Hops, Cock Tavern) E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Watling Street Beer N17, Haringey
Suspended this year
- E5 Bakehouse E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
- Hop Stuff Brewery (Molson Coors M) SE28, Greenwich
- Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub, brewing continues at Ealing Brewery
- Mechanic Brewing Co (The) E1, Tower Hamlets
- Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub
- Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
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 Concrete Island.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
⇦ 2019 | London breweries year by year | 2021 ⇨
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