London breweries 2008

2 openings and revivals, 1 closure, net change +1.

By the end of 2008, there were 10 commercial breweries operating in London, including five brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

1. AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub
3. Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub, formerly Sweet William REVIVED!
4. Florence Brewery SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
5. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
6. Horseshoe Brewery NW3, Camden, brewpub
7. Meantime Brewing SE18, Greenwich
8. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth NEW!
9. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
10. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

• Cock and Hen SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub: see Florence.

Other changes

• Anheuser-Busch is taken over by Belgo-Brazilian group InBev to become AB InBev. The Stag brewery is slated for closure but this is subsequently postponed.
• After a three-year gap, Sweet William is revived under new ownership as Brodie’s Fabulous Beers.

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

⇦ 2007 | London breweries year by year | 2009 ⇨.