London breweries 2023

4 openings and revivals, 18 suspensions and closures, net change -14.

By the end of December 2023, there were 108 commercial breweries operating in London, including 27 brewpubs. Those breweries were:

1. 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
2. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
3. Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
4. Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
5. Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
6. Battersea Brewery (Battersea) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
7. Battersea Substation (formerly Spartan, Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark
8. BBNo (Brew by Numbers, BREAL) SE10, Greenwich
9. Beavertown Brewery (Ponders End, Heineken) EN3, Enfield
10. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hale, Heineken) N17, Haringey
11. Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
12. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
13. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
14. Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
15. Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
16. Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub
17. BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill EC3, City of London, brewpub
18. BrewDog Waterloo SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
19. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
20. Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
21. Brixton Brewery (Brixton, Heineken) SW9, Lambeth
22. Brixton Brewery (Herne Hill, Heineken) SE24, Lambeth
23. Brockley Brewery (Brockley) SE4, Lewisham
24. Brockley Brewery (Hither Green) SE12, Lewisham
25. Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
26. Bull and Finch / So What Brewing Co SE19, Southwark, brewpub
27. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
28. Camden Town Brewery (Kentish Town, AB InBev) NW5, Camden
29. Camden Town Brewery (Ponders End, AB InBev) EN3, Enfield
30. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
31. Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
32. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
33. Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
34. Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
35. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
36. Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
37. Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub NEW!
38. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
39. Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
40. Fourpure Brewing (Odyssey) SE16, Southwark
41. Friendship Adventure Brewery SW9, Lambeth
42. Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi) W4, Hounslow
43. German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub
44. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
45. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub
46. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
47. Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
48. Gravity Well Brewing Co N17, Haringey
49. Great Beyond Brewing Co E2, Hackney, brewpub
50. Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
51. Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
52. Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
53. Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
54. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
55. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
56. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
57. Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
58. Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
59. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE1, Southwark
60. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
61. Libertalia Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
62. London Beer Lab (Brixton) SW9, Lambeth
63. London Beer Lab (Loughborough Junction) SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
64. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
65. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2, Islington, brewpub
66. Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney
67. Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
68. Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
69. Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
70. Meantime Brewing (Asahi) SE10, Greenwich
71. Mikkeller Brewpub London EC1, Islington, brewpub
72. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
73. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
74. Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
75. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
76. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
77. Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
78. ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
79. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
80. Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
81. Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
82. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
83. Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
84. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
85. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
86. Pretty Decent Beer Co E17, Waltham Forest
87. Ram Inn (Laine/Punch, operated by Coalition) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
88. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
89. Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
90. Saint Monday Brewery (Grace Land, formerly London Fields Brewery) E8, Hackney REVIVED!
91. Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
92. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
93. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
94. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
95. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
96. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
97. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
98. Temple Brew House (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
99. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
100. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
101. Two Tribes N7, Islington
102. Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
103. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
104. Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
105. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
106. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
107. Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
108. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Babel Beerhouse (formerly Little Creatures Regents Canal) N1, Camden, brewpub REVIVED! was also briefly active this year again under the new ownership of Odyssey, but brewing was suspended again by December 2023 and the business has been sold on again.

Closed this year

1. BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark, closed by May 2023.
2. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hotspur, Heineken) N17, Haringey, brewpub, suspended spring 2023 and equipment subsequently removed, production continues at other sites
3. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub, ceased brewing February 2023, pub remains open.
4. Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham, bought by BREAL Group June 2023 and closed in November with brands relocated to other breweries in the group outside London.
5. Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney, closed November 2023
6. Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, closed by March 2023
7. OMEBEER (formerly One Mile End Brewery) N17, Haringey, closed January 2023
8. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark, moved outside London March 2023
9. Three Hills Brewing The Outpost SE16, Southwark, all brewing shifted outside London Spring 2023

Suspended breweries

• Babel Beerhouse (formerly Little Creatures Regents Canal) N1, Camden, brewpub, suspended again by December 2023
• Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets, suspended February 2023, cuckoo brewing shortly afterwards
• Dogs Grandad Brewery SW9, Lambeth, closed November 2023, continues as cuckoo
• Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub, suspended by June 2023
• Husk Brewing E16, Newham, suspended February 2023
• Macintosh Ales N16, Hackney, cuckoo brewing exclusively since July 2023
• Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, inactive since at least early 2023
• SALT London (Ossett, formerly Hop Stuff) SE28, Greenwich, closed May 2023, brewing continues outside London and may revive on a brewpub scale at one of the SALT bars in London.
• Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors, suspended March 2023

Other changes:

• BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Greenwich) SE10, Greenwich, bought in August 2023 by BREAL Group.
• Ealing Brewing: brewery closed and production transferred back to Marko Paulo June 2023.
• Gravity Well Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest, relocated to an expanded site in Tottenham, original site then revived by Libertalia.
• Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark, closed June 2023 and sold lease and kit to Battersea Brewing which revived brewing under the name Battersea Substation, though Spartan have subsequently cuckoo brewed.

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

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