Brewpubs no longer brewing
Hollywood Bowl Finchley, Leisure Way, High Road N12 0GL (Barnet)
First sold beer: 1996
Hollywood Bowl Surrey Quays, Surrey Quays Leisure Park, Surrey Quays Road SE16 7LW (Southwark)
First sold beer: 1998
Both ceased brewing: 2000
Both these breweries were the result of a short-lived US-inspired experiment by then-national brewer Bass (see Charrington) to install small 8 hl breweries in its chain of Hollywood Bowl bowling alleys, beginning with its Leicester venue in 1995.
By 1998, 13 alleys were equipped with brewhouses, including the two in London shown above. All these brewhouses were decomissioned in 2000 when Bass sold off its brewing arm to InBev (now AB InBev: see Stag and Whitbread).
The chain subsequently operated as part of Mitchells & Butlers, Bass’s successor managed pub company, until 2010 when it was sold to a new owner. It was sold again in 2015, but the two London alleys remain open.
All the venues brewed keg bitters and lagers to standard recipes.
Updated 3 May 2024.
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