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Des de Moor, London, May 2015. Pic: Luke Doyle.

Des de Moor, London, May 2015. Pic: Luke Doyle.

I’m a beer writer, tour guide, walk leader, tutored tasting host and Accredited Beer Sommelier based in London.

My latest book is Cask: The real story of Britain’s unique beer culture, published in August 2023. Cask beer is a unique format of fresh, live draught beer that, at its best, delivers a taste experience unmatchable in any other way. My pioneering book, aimed at the discriminating drinker, explains what makes it special, and explores its past, present and future.

I’ve published three editions of London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, the award-winning definitive guide to drinking beer in London. “Probably the best book about beer in London” — Londonist. For more see the London page.

Why not join me on one of my regular brewery heritage walks or tutored tastings. Or I can provide an informal private London heitage pub walk and tasting for your group, or a tasting for your event, alongside various other beer-related services. For more see the Beer Tours page.

I’m a contributor to numerous other books, magazines and websites, including providing the UK listings for The Pocket Beer Book and editing the 2020 edition of Beer in the Netherlands.

Elsewhere on the site are numerous blog posts and beer reviews, many of them archiving material that’s already appeared elsewhere but with some exclusive pieces. Scroll down to see the latest posts, or try these:

I also blog about walking at London underfoot: London’s walking trails under the microscope.

London breweries 2024

Supercute, formerly Friendship Adventure, Brixton, London SW9

6 openings and revivals, 15 suspensions and closures, net change -9.

By the end of December 2024, there were 98 commercial breweries operating in London, including 21 brewpubs. 8 were parts of multinationals (M). Those breweries were:

  1. 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
  2. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
  3. Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
  4. Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
  5. Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
  6. Battersea Substation SE16, Southwark
  7. Beavertown Brewery Ponders End (Heineken M) EN3, Enfield
  8. Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hale (Heineken M) N17, Haringey
  9. Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
  10. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
  11. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
  12. Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  13. Bird House Brewing Co SE24, Southwark REVIVED!
  14. Blondies Brewery SE10, Waltham Forest, brewpub NEW!
  15. Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
  16. Br3wery BR3, Bromley
  17. BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub
  18. BrewDog Waterloo (BrewDog M) SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
  19. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
  20. Brixton Brewery Brixton (Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
  21. Brockley Brewery Hither Green SE12, Lewisham
  22. Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
  23. Bull and Finch / So What Brewing Co SE19, Southwark, brewpub
  24. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
  25. Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
  26. Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
  27. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
  28. Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
  29. Craft Beer Junction SE16, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
  30. Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
  31. Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
  32. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  33. Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
  34. Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  35. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
  36. Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
  37. Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi M) W4, Hounslow
  38. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
  39. Gipsy Hill Brewing (Sunrise Alliance) SE27, Lambeth
  40. Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
  41. Gravity Well Brewing Co N17, Haringey
  42. Great Beyond Brewing Co E2, Hackney, brewpub
  43. Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
  44. Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  45. Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
  46. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
  47. Hopewell Brewery (The Lockdown Room) E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub NEW!
  48. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  49. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
  50. Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
  51. Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
  52. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE1, Southwark
  53. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
  54. Libertalia Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  55. London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
  56. London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
  57. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  58. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2, Islington, brewpub
  59. Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
  60. Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
  61. Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
  62. Mikkeller Brewpub London (Mikkeller) EC1, Islington, brewpub
  63. Mondo Brewing (Hogs Back) SW8, Wandsworth
  64. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
  65. Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
  66. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
  67. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
  68. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
  69. Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
  70. Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
  71. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  72. Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
  73. Portobello Brewing Co (Sunrise Alliance) W10, Kensington & Chelsea
  74. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
  75. Pretty Decent Beer Co E17, Waltham Forest
  76. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
  77. Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
  78. Saint Monday Brewery (Grace Land) E8, Hackney
  79. Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
  80. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
  81. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
  82. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  83. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
  84. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
  85. St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors REVIVED!
  86. Supercute Brewhouse SW9, Lambeth
  87. Tankleys Brewery DA15, Bexley, no visitors NEW!
  88. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
  89. Temple Brew House (formerly Essex Street Brewing) (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
  90. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  91. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
  92. Two Tribes N7, Islington
  93. Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
  94. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
  95. Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
  96. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
  97. Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  98. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

  1. Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub, brewing ceased by March 2024.
  2. BBNo (Brew by Numbers, BREAL) SE10, Greenwich, closed March 2024 with production moved outside London.
  3. Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub, brewing ceased by December 2024, pub remains open.
  4. Brixton Brewery Herne Hill (Heineken M) SE24, Lambeth, closed September 2024, production moved to Beavertown Ponders End, small-scale brewing continues at Brixton site.
  5. Fourpure Brewing (In Good Company) SE16, Southwark, closed September 2024, production moved outside London.
  6. German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub, closed December 2024.
  7. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub, brewing ceased by November 2024, bar remains open.
  8. Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney, closed November 2024.
  9. Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich, closed May 2024 with production moved to Fuller’s.
  10. ORA Brewing N17, Haringey, closed November 2024.
  11. Ram Inn (Laine/Punch, formerly SlyBeast) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub, brewing suspended again January 2024 with no intention to revive it, equipment to be removed.
  12. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest, closed October 2024.

Suspended breweries

  • Brockley Brewery Brockley SE4, Lewisham, suspended September 2024, brewing continues at Herne Hill site.
  • Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon, suspended by August 2024, some cuckoo brewing continues and production may be revived at new site.
  • Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham, suspended August 2024 though may resume in 2025.

Other changes

  • Big Drop Brewing Co relocated production outside London in September 2024 so has been removed from the list of London brewers without breweries.
  • BREAL, the company that bought BBNo and Brick, renamed itself Keystone in late February 2024.
  • Brockley Brewery taken over by a partnership of existing senior staff.
  • Canopy revived under new ownership as Bird House Brewery.
  • Friendship Adventure Brewery under new ownership as Supercute Brewhouse.
  • Gipsy Hill Brewing in a strategic alliance with Sunrise Alliance brewing group.
  • Mellor’s Brewing Co, former brewery, later beer firm, wound up early 2024.
  • Mondo Brewing under the same ownership as Hogs Back Brewery in Surrey.
  • Portobello Brewing Co acquired by Sunrise Alliance brewing group.
  • Toast Ale, beer firm, relocating its activities to its own brewery in Milton Keynes during 2024.

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

⇦ 2023 | London breweries year by year | Current ⇨

Tart Beer Co

Tart Beer Co, London

Beer firm
tartbeer.com
Active since: November 2023

This North London sour beer specialist originated as a side project of Muswell Hillbilly brewer Barney De Banzie Lampard. Also a homebrewer, he experimented during the Covid lockdowns with recipes that use acidity to balance the beer rather than hop bitterness, aiming to create a drink that could be enjoyed by those who dislike bitter flavours.

In late 2023, Barney launched Tart as a commercial brand, initiallly cuckoo-brewed at Muswell Hillbilly.

Beers are in can and keg and sold through local outlets.

Updated 21 October 2025.

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Truman (Old Truman Brewery)

Truman, London E1

Formerly Brick Lane Beers

This page covers the cuckoo-brewed brands under the Truman name produced for the owners of the old brewery site.

For historic brewing at the site, see Truman’s Brewery (Watney Mann Truman).

For the company that revived the brand in 2010 and sold it on in 2022, see Big Penny.

Beer firm
91 Brick Lane E1 6AL
trumanbrewery.com
Active since: May 2020

In 2020, the Zeloof family, owners of the defunct but repurposed historic Truman brewery in Brick Lane, began commissioning Brockley Brewery to produce beers for sale at bars on the site, including a new beer venue, the Brick Lane Taproom.

The beers were originally branded Brick Lane, as the Truman beer brand was then owned by a separate company that had revived brewing under the name in 2010. In 2022, that company experienced financial difficulties after losing its brewing site, and in September that year sold the brand to the Zeloofs. It subsequently renamed itself Big Penny.

The first Truman-branded beers under the new ownership arrangements began to appear in May 2024, still produced at Brockley.

Beers are in bottle, with some keg, mainly available at the Brick Lane Taproom and other outlets on the site.

Updated 21 October 2025.

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Craft Beer Junction

Craft Beer Junction, London SE16

Brewpub
86 Enid Street SE16 3RD
craftbeerjunction.co.uk
First sold beer: August 2024

Beer importer and distributor Marcin Clos initially opened Craft Beer Junction as a bar in a Bermondsey arch in May 2021, selling rare US imports as well as beers from the UK and elsewhere. The location is on Enid Street, only a few steps from Bianca Road and Mash Paddle.

In summer 2024 the bar became a brewpub with the addition of a small but high-tech 120 l automated brewing kit on the upstairs mezzanine.

Beers are initially in keg only, for sale in the bar.

Updated 19 October 2025.

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London breweries 1999

2 openings, 17 closures, net change -15.

By the end of 1999, there were 16 commercial breweries operating in London, including 7 brewpubs. 4 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  2. Freedom Brewery SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  3. Freedom Covent Garden (Freedom Brewery) WC2, Camden, brewpub
  4. Freedom Soho (Freedom Brewery) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
  5. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  6. Guinness Park Royal (Diageo M) NW10, Ealing
  7. Haggards Brewery (Imperial Arms) SW8, Wandsworth
  8. Hollywood Bowl Finchley (Original Brewing Co, Bass N) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  9. Hollywood Bowl Surrey Quays (Original Brewing Co, Bass N) SE16, Southwark, brewpub
  10. Mash 2 (Mash & Air) W1, Westminster, brewpub
  11. O’Hanlon’s Brewery SE11, Lambeth
  12. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  13. Pacific Oriental EC2, City of London, brewpub NEW!
  14. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
  15. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  16. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

Other changes

  • Firkin Brewery and all its pubs are acquired from Allied Domecq (N) by Punch Taverns in a hostile takeover, and the breweries promptly closed. Officially, all brewing ceased by October 1999, though may have continued unofficially at certain venues into early 2000.
  • Freedom Brewery takes over Soho Brewing Co, renaming it Freedom Covent Garden.

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

⇦ 1998 | London breweries year by year | 2000 ⇨

London breweries 1998

4 openings, 4 closures, net change 0.

By the end of 1998, there were 31 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. 21 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  2. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  3. Fantail and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N10, Haringey, brewpub
  4. Faraday and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
  5. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  6. Fiddler and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
  7. Flicker and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub
  8. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N7, Islington, brewpub
  9. Flyman and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) WC2, Camden, brewpub
  10. Ford and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) RM1, Havering, brewpub
  11. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  12. Freedom Brewery SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  13. Friar and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) NW1, Camden, brewpub
  14. Friesian and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW4, Lambeth, brewpub
  15. Fringe and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub
  16. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  17. Guinness Park Royal (Diageo M) NW10, Ealing
  18. Haggards Brewery (Imperial Arms) SW8, Wandsworth NEW!
  19. Hollywood Bowl Finchley (Original Brewing Co, Bass N) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  20. Hollywood Bowl Surrey Quays (Original Brewing Co, Bass N) SE16, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
  21. Mash 2 (Mash & Air) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
  22. O’Hanlon’s Brewery SE11, Lambeth
  23. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  24. Pharoah and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub
  25. Philatelist and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) BR1, Bromley, brewpub
  26. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
  27. Photographer and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W5, Ealing, brewpub
  28. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
  29. Soho Brewing Co WC2, Camden, brewpub NEW!
  30. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  31. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

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

⇦ 1997 | London breweries year by year | 1999 ⇨

London breweries 1997

5 openings, 2 closures, net change +3.

By the end of 1997, there were 31 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. 20 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  2. Bishop’s Brewery SE1, Southwark
  3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  4. Fantail and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N10, Haringey, brewpub NEW!
  5. Faraday and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub NEW!
  6. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  7. Fiddler and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
  8. Flicker and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub
  9. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N7, Islington, brewpub
  10. Flyman and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) WC2, Camden, brewpub
  11. Ford and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) RM1, Havering, brewpub NEW!
  12. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  13. Freedom Brewery SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  14. Friar and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) NW1, Camden, brewpub
  15. Friesian and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW4, Lambeth, brewpub
  16. Fringe and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub NEW!
  17. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  18. Guinness Park Royal (Diageo M) NW10, Ealing
  19. Hedgehog and Hogshead Highbury (Bertie Belcher’s Brewery Co) N1, Islington, brewpub
  20. Hedgehog and Hogshead Sutton (Bertie Belcher’s Brewery Co) SM1, Sutton, brewpub
  21. Hollywood Bowl Finchley (Original Brewing Co, Bass N) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  22. Kingston Brewing Co (Flamingo, Mercury Taverns) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
  23. O’Hanlon’s Brewery SE11, Lambeth
  24. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  25. Pharoah and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub
  26. Philatelist and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) BR1, Bromley, brewpub NEW!
  27. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
  28. Photographer and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W5, Ealing, brewpub
  29. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
  30. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  31. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

Other changes

  • Guinness merges with former Watney owner Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo.

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

⇦ 1996 | London breweries year by year | 1998 ⇨

London breweries 1996

3 openings, no closures, net change +3.

By the end of 1996, there were 28 commercial breweries operating in London, including 19 brewpubs. 16 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  2. Bishop’s Brewery SE1, Southwark
  3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  5. Fiddler and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
  6. Flicker and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub
  7. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N7, Islington, brewpub
  8. Flyman and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) WC2, Camden, brewpub
  9. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  10. Freedom Brewery SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  11. Friar and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) NW1, Camden, brewpub
  12. Friesian and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW4, Lambeth, brewpub
  13. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  14. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
  15. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
  16. Hedgehog and Hogshead Highbury (Bertie Belcher’s Brewery Co) N1, Islington, brewpub
  17. Hedgehog and Hogshead Sutton (Bertie Belcher’s Brewery Co) SM1, Sutton, brewpub
  18. Hollywood Bowl Finchley (Original Brewing Co, Bass N) N12, Barnet, brewpub NEW!
  19. Kingston Brewing Co (Flamingo, Mercury Taverns) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
  20. O’Hanlon’s Brewery SE11, Lambeth NEW!
  21. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  22. Pharoah and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub
  23. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
  24. Photographer and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W5, Ealing, brewpub
  25. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
  26. Scanlon’s Fine Ales UB7, Hillingdon NEW!
  27. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  28. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Other changes

  • Flamingo Brewery brewpub sold by Scottish & Newcastle to Mercury Taverns, with brewing side renamed Kingston Brewing Co.

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

⇦ 1995 | London breweries year by year | 1997 ⇨

London breweries 1995

3 openings, 2 closures, net change +1.

By the end of 1995, there were 25 commercial breweries operating in London, including 18 brewpubs. 16 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  2. Bishop’s Brewery SE1, Southwark
  3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  5. Fiddler and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
  6. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
  7. Flicker and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub
  8. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N7, Islington, brewpub
  9. Flyman and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) WC2, Camden, brewpub
  10. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  11. Freedom Brewery SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  12. Friar and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) NW1, Camden, brewpub
  13. Friesian and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW4, Lambeth, brewpub
  14. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  15. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
  16. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
  17. Hedgehog and Hogshead Highbury (Bertie Belcher’s Brewery Co) N1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
  18. Hedgehog and Hogshead Sutton (Bertie Belcher’s Brewery Co) SM1, Sutton, brewpub NEW!
  19. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  20. Pharoah and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub
  21. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
  22. Photographer and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W5, Ealing, brewpub NEW!
  23. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney
  24. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  25. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Closed this year

  1. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  2. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE1, Southwark, brewpub

Other changes

  • Anheuser-Busch UK‘s landlord Scottish & Newcastle merges with Courage to become Scottish Courage.

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

⇦ 1994 | London breweries year by year | 1996 ⇨

London breweries 1994

4 revivals or opening, no closures, net change +4.

By the end of 1993, there were 24 commercial breweries operating in London, including 17 brewpubs. 17 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish & Newcastle M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  2. Bishop’s Brewery SE1, Southwark
  3. Falcon and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  4. Ferret and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW10, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  5. Fiddler and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) CR0, Croydon, brewpub
  6. Flamingo Brewery (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
  7. Flicker and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub NEW!
  8. Flounder and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) N7, Islington, brewpub
  9. Flyman and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) WC2, Camden, brewpub
  10. Fox and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
  11. Freedom Brewery SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham NEW!
  12. Friar and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) NW1, Camden, brewpub
  13. Friesian and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW4, Lambeth, brewpub
  14. Frog and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) W11, Kensington & Chelsea, brewpub
  15. Fuller, Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  16. Goose and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
  17. Greyhound (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
  18. Guinness Park Royal (Guinness M) NW10, Ealing
  19. Orange (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) SW1, Westminster, brewpub
  20. Pharoah and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub NEW!
  21. Phoenix and Firkin (Bruce’s Brewery / Allied Domecq N) SE5, Southwark, brewpub
  22. Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney, brewing returns to London REVIVED!
  23. Yorkshire Grey (Clifton Inns / Scottish & Newcastle N) WC1, Camden, brewpub
  24. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth

Other changes

  • Firkin Brewery parent company Allied Lyons becomes Allied Domecq (see Ind Coope).

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

⇦ 1993 | London breweries year by year | 1995 ⇨