London breweries 2005

1 opening, 5 closures and suspensions, net change -4.

By the end of 2005, there were 10 commercial breweries operating in London, including three brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
3. Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
4. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
5. Grand Union Brewery (The) UB3, Hillingdon
6. Mash W1, Westminster, brewpub
7. Meantime Brewing SE18, Greenwich
8. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
9. Young & Co’s Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
10. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

• Bünker WC2, Camden, brewpub, though kit not removed immediately
• Guinness Park Royal (Diageo M) NW10, Ealing, with all production transferred to Dublin
• Haggards Brewery (Imperial Arms) SW8, Wandsworth
• Pitfield Brewery N1, Hackney, relocated to Essex

Suspended this year

• Sweet William Brewery (King William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub later revived as Brodie’s

Other changes

• Fuller Smith & Turner buys and closes George Gale & Co of Horndean, Hampshire, transferring the yeast and some of the brands to London.

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

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