London breweries 2020

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 30 brewpubs. 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) N17, Haringey NEW!
9. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hale, part-Heineken) N17, Haringey
10. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hotspur, part-Heineken) 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 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) SW9, Lambeth
25. Brixton Brewery (Herne Hill, part-Heineken) 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 (Kentish Town) (AB InBev) NW5, Camden
32. Camden Town (Ponders End) (AB InBev) 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) SE16, Southwark
47. Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi) 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) 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) 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) 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) SE10, Greenwich
85. Mikkeller Brewpub London 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 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

• 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

• Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
• E5 Bakehouse E8, Hackney, brewpub
• Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse) (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
• Hop Stuff Brewery (Molson Coors) 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 SE16, Southwark, relocated to Grosvenor Arms, with Three Hills taking over previous site.
• Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark, rebranded to BBNo.
• Small Beer Brewing Company W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, rebranded Concrete Island.

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

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