12 openings or revivals, 12 suspensions or closures, net change 0.
By the end of December 2021, there were 132 commercial breweries operating in London, including 29 brewpubs. 14 were parts of multinationals (M). Those breweries were:
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
- Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
- Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
- Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers) Bermondsey SE16, Southwark
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers) Greenwich SE10, Greenwich NEW!
- Beavertown Brewery Ponders End (part-Heineken M) EN3, Enfield
- Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hale (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey
- Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hotspur (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey, brewpub
- Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub
- Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
- Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
- Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub
- BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1, Islington, brewpub
- Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Brixton Brewery Brixton (part-Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
- Brixton Brewery Herne Hill (part-Heineken M) SE24, Lambeth
- Brockley Brewery Brockley SE4, Lewisham
- Brockley Brewery Hither Green SE12, Lewisham
- Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
- Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
- Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
- Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
- Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
- Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
- Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
- Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney
- Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Dogs Grandard Brewery SW9, Lambeth NEW!
- Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton NEW!
- Ealing Brewing TW8, Hounslow
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- East Side Brewery (The) RM3, Havering, no visitors NEW!
- Enefeld Brewery N18, Enfield
- Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
- Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham NEW!
- Fourpure Brewing (Lion/Kirin M) SE16, Southwark
- Friendship Adventure Brewery SW9, Lambeth NEW!
- Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi M) W4, Hounslow
- German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub
- Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
- Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
- Goose Island Brewpub (AB InBev M) E1, Hackney, brewpub
- Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
- Gravity Well Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
- Hackney Brewery E17, Tower Hamlets
- Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Husk Brewing E16, Newham
- Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
- Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
- Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
- Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Kanpai London Craft Sake SE15, Southwark
- Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
- Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
- Little Creatures Regents Canal (Lion/Kirin M) N1, Camden, brewpub
- London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
- London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
- Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2A, Islington, brewpub
- Macintosh Ales W6, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, no visitors
- Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney NEW!
- Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
- Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
- Mikkeller Brewpub London (Mikkeller) EC1, Islington, brewpub
- Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
- Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
- Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
- Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
- Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
- Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, no visitors
- Old Kent Road Brewery SE6, Lewisham, no visitors
- Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
- One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
- ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
- Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
- Parakeet City Brewing Co W5, Ealing, no visitors
- Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
- Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
- Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
- Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
- Pretty Decent Beer Co E7, Waltham Forest
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- SALT London (Ossett Brewery, formerly Hop Stuff) SE28, Greenwich REVIVED!
- Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
- Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
- Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
- SlyBeast Brewing (Ram Inn) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Solvay Society E11, Waltham Forest
- Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
- Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
- Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark
- St Felix Place (Lagunitas, Heineken M) SE1, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
- St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
- Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
- Three Hills Brewing The Outpost SE16, Southwark
- Three Sods Brewery E8, Hackney
- Truman’s Beer E17, Tower Hamlets
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Two Tribes N7, Islington
- Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
- Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors
- Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
- Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
- Wrong Side of the Tracks SE6, Lewisham, no visitors
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
E5 Poplar Bakehouse E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub, REVIVED! briefly revived kvass brewing this year, relocating the activity from the Hackney site, but soon suspended it again.
Mellor’s Brewing Co SE8, Lewisham NEW! was also active but moved to cuckoo brewing later before the end of the year.
Closed this year
- Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub no longer brewing
- CTZN Brew SW14, Richmond upon Thames, formerly Kew Brewery
- Earth Ale N22, Haringey, moved out of London
- Greywood Brewery N22, Haringey, no visitors
- Magic Spells Brewery E10, Waltham Forest, brewing likely moved from London
- Mellor’s Brewing Co SE8, Lewisham, continues as cuckoo brewer before eventually closing
- Moncada Brewery NW2, Brent
Suspended this year
- By the Horns Brewing Co SW17, Wandsworth, brewing continues outside London
- E5 Poplar Bakehouse E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- London Fields Brewery (Carlsberg M) E8, Hackney
- Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
Other changes
- The last Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in the UK are finally lifted on 19 July.
- Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield, moves to expanded site off Blackhorse Lane.
- Greenwich Brewery SE10, Greenwich, brewpub, rebrands, simply adopting host venue name Up the Creek.
- Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames, rebrands as CTZN Brew, then closes.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
⇦ 2020 | London breweries year by year | 2022 ⇨
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