22 opened or revived, 6 closed or suspended, net change +16.
By the end of 2016, there were 93 commercial breweries operating in London, including 29 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N), two were parts of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Affinity Brew Co (Five Miles) N22, Haringey, brewpub NEW!
- Alphabeta Brewery (Pitt Cue) EC2, City of London, brewpub NEW!
- Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
- Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
- Beavertown Brewery N17, Haringey
- Beer Hive (Clarkshaws Brewing, London Beer Lab) SW9, Lambeth
- Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield NEW!
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE15, Southwark NEW!
- Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
- Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
- Bohem Brewery N22, Enfield NEW!
- Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
- Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark
- Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth
- Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
- Bull N6, Haringey, brewpub
- Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
- By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
- Camden Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
- Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
- Craft Academy (Florence, Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub REVIVED!
- Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
- Dragonfly (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Enefeld N18, Enfield
- Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark
- Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
- George and Dragon (Fitzrovia) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
- Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
- Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Haverstock Brewery NW3, Camden, brewpub NEW!
- Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich
- Hops and Glory N1, Islington, brewpub: see Solvay Society
- Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Husk Brewing E16, Newham NEW!
- Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
- Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
- Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
- London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
- London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
- Lonesome Brewing SW16, Lambeth, no visitors NEW!
- Long Arm Brewery (ETM) W5, Ealing, brewpub
- Maregade Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Marko Paulo Brewery (Ealing Brewing, Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub NEW!
- Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
- Moncada Brewery W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
- Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey NEW!
- Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
- Old Street Brewery WC1, Camden, brewpub
- One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
- Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
- Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
- Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest NEW!
- Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Pressure Drop Brewing E8, Hackney
- Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow NEW!
- Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
- Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
- Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton NEW!
- Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
- Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge (formerly Ha’penny) REVIVED!
- Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
- Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
- Streatham Brewery (Railway) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub NEW!
- Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
- Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
- Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
- Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Two Finches Brewery N3, Barnet NEW!
- UBREW SE16, Southwark
- Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham NEW!
- Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
- W1 (Burlington Arms) W1, Westminster, brewpub
- Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
- Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
Closed this year
- °Plato Brewing E8, Hackney
- Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub, continued as cuckoo brewer, since under new management
- Laine: Aeronaut W3, Ealing, brewpub
- Left Bank Brewery E17, Waltham Forest, continued cuckoo brewing then moved outside London
- Old Brewery Greenwich (Meantime, Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub, production continued at main Meantime site
Suspended this year
- Earth Ale SW12, Wandsworth, continues as a cuckoo brewer
Other changes
- Late Knights Brewing SE20, Bromley, company wound up with brewing continuing on the same site under new management as Southey Brewing.
- London Brewing Co (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub. London Brewing sells pub and concentrates production at its Bohemia site, new owners continue brewing at Bull simply under the pub name.
- Meantime Brewing (SABMiller) SE10, Greenwich, becomes part of AB InBev when it buys out SABMiller and is then sold to Asahi as part of a deal to comply with monopolies regulation.
- One Mile End Brewery (White Hart) E1, Tower Hamlets, brewpub. Brewery takes over site and kit in Tottenham vacated by Redemption and ends brewing in the pub.
- Queens Head WC1, Camden, brewpub. Two pub staff take on the brewing as a separate business under the name Old Street Brewery.
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey, moves to a larger site on the same industrial estate.
- Solvay Society (Hops and Glory) N1, Islington, brewpub. Solvay expands to a standalone site, taking over and reviving the former Ha’penny. Staff at the Hops and Glory, meanwhile continue to brew there.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
⇦ 2015 | London breweries year by year | 2017 ⇨
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