5 openings and revivals, 20 suspensions and closures, net change -15.
By the end of December 2023, there were 107 commercial breweries operating in London, including 25 brewpubs. 10 were parts of multinationals (M). Those breweries were:
- 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
- Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
- Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
- Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Battersea Substation SE16, Southwark NEW!
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers, BREAL) SE10, Greenwich
- Beavertown Brewery Ponders End (Heineken M) EN3, Enfield
- Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hale (Heineken M) N17, Haringey
- Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
- Br3wery BR3, Bromley
- BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub
- BrewDog Waterloo (BrewDog M) SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
- Brixton Brewery Brixton (Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
- Brixton Brewery Herne Hill (Heineken M) SE24, Lambeth
- Brockley Brewery Brockley SE4, Lewisham
- Brockley Brewery Hither Green SE12, Lewisham
- Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
- Bull and Finch / So What Brewing Co SE19, Southwark, brewpub
- Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
- Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
- Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
- Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
- Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
- Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
- Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub NEW!
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
- Fourpure Brewing (Odyssey) SE16, Southwark
- Friendship Adventure Brewery SW9, Lambeth
- Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi M) W4, Hounslow
- German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub
- Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
- Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
- Gravity Well Brewing Co N17, Haringey
- Great Beyond Brewing Co E2, Hackney, brewpub
- Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
- Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
- Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
- Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
- Kanpai London Craft Sake SE1, Southwark
- Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
- Libertalia Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
- London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
- London Brewing Co Bohemia N12, Barnet, brewpub
- Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2, Islington, brewpub
- Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney
- Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
- Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
- Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
- Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
- Mikkeller Brewpub London (Mikkeller) EC1, Islington, brewpub
- 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
- ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
- Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
- Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
- 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 E17, Waltham Forest
- Ram Inn (Laine/Punch, operated by Coalition) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
- Saint Monday Brewery (Grace Land) E8, Hackney REVIVED!
- Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
- Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
- Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
- Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
- Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
- Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
- Temple Brew House (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
- Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Two Tribes N7, Islington
- Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
- Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
- Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- 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
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark, closed by May 2023.
- Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hotspur, Heineken M) N17, Haringey, brewpub, suspended spring 2023 and equipment subsequently removed, production continues at other sites
- Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub, ceased brewing February 2023, pub remains open.
- Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets, suspended February 2023, cuckoo brewing shortly afterwards but ceased by June 2024.
- 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.
- Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney, closed November 2023
- Dogs Grandad Brewery SW9, Lambeth, closed November 2023, continued as cuckoo but company subsequently dissolved.
- Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, closed by March 2023
- Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, inactive since at least early 2023 and subsequently confirmed closed.
- Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, ceased brewing December 2023
- OMEBEER (formerly One Mile End Brewery) N17, Haringey, closed January 2023
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark, moved outside London March 2023
- 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 and later sold to new owners
- 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
- 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.
- Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark, closed June 2023 though have subsequently cuckoo brewed, site and kit sold to Battersea to become Battersea Substation
- Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors, suspended March 2023
Other changes:
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers) bought in August 2023 by BREAL Group.
- Br3wery relocates production to a nearby standalone unit, retaining the previous brewpub as a taproom.
- Ealing Brewing: brewery closed and production transferred back to Marko Paulo June 2023.
- Gravity Well Brewing Co relocated to an expanded site in Tottenham, original site then revived by Libertalia.
- London Fields Brewery revived under new ownership as Saint Monday.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
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