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Brewpub no longer brewing94 Haverstock Hill NW3 2BDFirst sold beer: July 2016Ceased brewing: July 2017
Originally named the Load of Hay, this Victorian pub on Haverstock Hill briefly had its own brewhouse for a year from 2016. The pub reopened as the Belrose in July 2018 with a new brewing kit installed, but due […]
Mothership Beer, London
Beer firm no longer activemothership.beerActive since: September 2018Ceased trading: by early 2023
This south London-based all-female beer collective began at UBREW in 2018, later cuckoo-brewing at various locations like By the Horns and Missing Link in West Sussex. The project was led by Jane Barnes, formerly a winemaker, and Zoe.
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Little Faith Beer, London
Beer firmlittlefaithbeer.comActive since: December 2018
A side project of Kernel and ex-Beavertown brewer Alex Woods, this was originally based at a taproom in Deptford’s vibrant Creekside area, home to various creative and specialist businesses, arts and conservation projects.
The beers were brewed at London Brewing and at Franklin’s in Ringmer, […]
Jiddlers Tipple, London
Beer firmjiddlerstipple.comActive since: October 2019
After experimenting at UBREW, North London-based vintage shirt fan Jacob Liddle brewed his first commercial batches at Brum brewery in Birmingham in 2019. Subsequent brews have been at other locations including By the Horns. A standalone brewery remains an aspiration for now.
Beers so far are […]
Infinite Session, London
Beer firminfinitesession.comActive since: February 2018
Based on the edge of the Olympic Park, this is a low alcohol specialist which has won awards for its canned beers. These were previously brewed at Sambrook’s and have since been brewed at SEB in Broadstairs, Kent.
Updated 21 December 2021.
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Hop King, London
Beer firmHop Kingdom, 16 Druid Street SE1 2EY (Southwark)hopking.orgActive since: September 2017
Ben Hopkinson, formerly at Late Knights (see Southey), and his brother Ludi combine their enthusiasms for both beer and skateboarding by producing their own beer for their indoor skate park Hop Kingdom and Ben’s Beer Rebellion bar. It’s since […]
Supercute Brewhouse, London SW9.
Previously Friendship Adventure Brewery.
Includes Harlem Brewing Co (UK).
BreweryUnit G1 Coldharbour Works, 245A Coldharbour Lane SW9 8RR (Lambeth)brixtonmarketbar.comFirst sold beer: April 2021 (as Friendship Adventure)
Homebrewer Ed Pragnell and friends Toby Ejsmond-Frey and Neil Wates began working together as Friendship Adventure in 2017, subsequently cuckoo brewing at Reunion, Signal […]
23 openings and revivals, 8 closures and suspensions, net change +15.
By the end of 2017, there were 108 commercial breweries operating in London, including 25 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N), three were parts of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
40FT Brewery E8, Hackney Affinity Brew Co SE16, Southwark Alphabeta […]
Closed brewery1 Arden Cottages, 33 East End Road N3 2TA (Barnet)First sold beer: 2015Ceased brewing: late 2018
This small brewery was unusually located in an ancillary building at Finchley Cricket Club, with its bottled beers sold through the club bar.
Updated 23 January 2020
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Brewpub no longer brewing2 Greyhound Lane SW16 5SD (Lambeth)First sold beer: October 2016Ceased brewing: early 2018
This small brewery occupied an outhouse adjacent to the Railway pub by Streatham Common station, though was owned and managed separately from the pub. It made bottled beer for sale in the pub and other local outlets.
Updated […]
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