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London breweries 2016

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:

  1. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
  2. Affinity Brew Co (Five Miles) N22, Haringey, brewpub NEW!
  3. Alphabeta Brewery (Pitt Cue) EC2, City of London, brewpub NEW!
  4. Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
  5. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
  6. Beavertown Brewery N17, Haringey
  7. Beer Hive (Clarkshaws Brewing, London Beer Lab) SW9, Lambeth
  8. Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield NEW!
  9. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
  10. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
  11. Bianca Road Brew Co SE15, Southwark NEW!
  12. Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
  13. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
  14. Bohem Brewery N22, Enfield NEW!
  15. Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
  16. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
  17. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
  18. Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark
  19. Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth
  20. Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
  21. Bull N6, Haringey, brewpub
  22. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
  23. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
  24. Camden Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
  25. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
  26. Craft Academy (Florence, Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub REVIVED!
  27. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  28. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
  29. Dragonfly (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
  30. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  31. Enefeld N18, Enfield
  32. Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
  33. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
  34. Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark
  35. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  36. George and Dragon (Fitzrovia) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
  37. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
  38. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
  39. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
  40. Haverstock Brewery NW3, Camden, brewpub NEW!
  41. Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich
  42. Hops and Glory N1, Islington, brewpub: see Solvay Society
  43. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  44. Husk Brewing E16, Newham NEW!
  45. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
  46. Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  47. Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
  48. Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  49. London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
  50. London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
  51. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  52. Lonesome Brewing SW16, Lambeth, no visitors NEW!
  53. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) W5, Ealing, brewpub
  54. Maregade Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
  55. Marko Paulo Brewery ( Brewing, Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub NEW!
  56. Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
  57. Moncada Brewery W10, Kensington & Chelsea
  58. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
  59. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey NEW!
  60. Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
  61. Old Street Brewery WC1, Camden, brewpub
  62. One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
  63. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
  64. Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames
  65. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
  66. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest NEW!
  67. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
  68. Pressure Drop Brewing E8, Hackney
  69. Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
  70. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
  71. Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow NEW!
  72. Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
  73. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
  74. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton NEW!
  75. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
  76. Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge (formerly Ha’penny) REVIVED!
  77. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
  78. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
  79. Streatham Brewery (Railway) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub NEW!
  80. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
  81. Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
  82. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
  83. Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
  84. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
  85. Two Finches Brewery N3, Barnet NEW!
  86. UBREW SE16, Southwark
  87. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham NEW!
  88. Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
  89. W1 (Burlington Arms) W1, Westminster, brewpub
  90. Weird Beard Brew Co W7,
  91. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  92. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
  93. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

Suspended this year

  • Earth Ale SW12, Wandsworth, continues as a cuckoo brewer

Other changes

  • Late Knights Brewing SE20, Bromley, company wound up with continuing on the same site under new management as Southey .
  • London Brewing Co (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub. London 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 in the pub.
  • Queens Head WC1, Camden, brewpub. Two pub staff take on the 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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