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Lion Brewery Co, London
Beer firmlionbreweryco.comActive since: 2021
The original Lion brewery opened beside the Thames in Lambeth in 1836. It was bought by Hoare & Co in 1924, itself taken over by Charrington in 1933, by which time the brewery was already derelict following a serious fire in 1931.
It was demolished in […]
Haggerston Brewery, London E8
Brewery312 Frederick Terrace E8 4EW (Hackney)haggerstonbrewery.co.ukFirst sold beer: February 2025
Former City worker Dennis McDonagh used the lockdowns to build up his homebrewing skills, prompting him to go commercial on a small scale at this nanobrewery in an arch under Haggerston Overground station, a short step from the Regents Canal. […]
Supercute, formerly Friendship Adventure, Brixton, London SW9
6 openings and revivals, 16 suspensions and closures, net change -10.
By the end of December 2024, there were 97 commercial breweries operating in London, including 21 brewpubs. 8 were parts of multinationals (M). Those breweries were:
3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon […]
Tart Beer Co, London
Beer firmtartbeer.comActive since: November 2023
This North London sour beer specialist originated as a side project of Muswell Hillbilly brewer Barney De Banzie Lampard. Also a homebrewer, he experimented during the Covid lockdowns with recipes that use acidity to balance the beer rather than hop bitterness, aiming to create a […]
Truman, London E1
Formerly Brick Lane Beers
This page covers the cuckoo-brewed brands under the Truman name produced for the owners of the old brewery site.
For historic brewing at the site, see Truman’s Brewery (Watney Mann Truman).
For the company that revived the brand in 2010 and sold it on in 2022, see […]
Craft Beer Junction, London SE16
Brewpub86 Enid Street SE16 3RDcraftbeerjunction.co.ukFirst sold beer: August 2024
Beer importer and distributor Marcin Clos initially opened Craft Beer Junction as a bar in a Bermondsey arch in May 2021, selling rare US imports as well as beers from the UK and elsewhere. The location is on Enid Street, […]
2 openings, 17 closures, net change -15.
By the end of 1999, there were 16 commercial breweries operating in London, including 7 brewpubs. 4 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Freedom Brewery SW6, […]
4 openings, 4 closures, net change 0.
By the end of 1998, there were 31 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. 21 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Falcon and Firkin […]
5 openings, 2 closures, net change +3.
By the end of 1997, there were 31 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. 20 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Bishop’s Brewery SE1, […]
3 openings, no closures, net change +3.
By the end of 1996, there were 28 commercial breweries operating in London, including 19 brewpubs. 16 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Bishop’s Brewery SE1, […]
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