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London breweries 2017

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 […]

Two Finches Brewery

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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Streatham Brewery (Railway)

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.

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Prince

Contains information for House Brewing.

Brewpub no longer brewing1 Finsbury Road N22 8PA (Haringey)theprincen22.co.ukFirst brewed beer: September 2017 (as House Brewing)Ceased brewing: by September 2019 (as The Goodness)

This Wood Green pub was equipped with a brewhouse in a side room soon after it reopened in 2017. Initially it operated under the name House, […]

Hill Brothers Brewery

Closed breweryCamden Town NW1 (Camden)First sold beer: August 2017Ceased brewing: by June 2018

This home-based brewery sold beer locally to its Camden Town base for around a year between 2017-18.

Updated 23 January 2020

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Brewery Below (Borough Wines)

Closed brewery344a Essex Road N1 3PD (Islington)First sold beer: March 2017Ceased brewing: by June 2018

This small brewery in the cellar of the Borough Wines bottle shop in Islington made beer in bottles and 5 l minicasks for sale in the shop. Brewing ceased after just over a year and shop has since been […]

Common Rioters Beer (Green Goddess)

Common Rioters Beer, London SE3.

Beer firm, planned brewpubThe Green Goddess, 43A Vanburgh Park SE3 7AB (Lewisham)commonriotersbeer.co.uk Active since: June 2019

The brainchild of ex-Brewhouse and Kitchen brewer Stephen O’Connor and his beer sommelier wife Maryann, Common Rioters has been active as a southeast London-based cuckoo since 2019. Beers have been brewed at a […]

Coalition Brewing

This beer firm merged with Signal Brewery in May 2025, so information about it has been moved to the Signal page.

Updated 1 September 2025.

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Cellar Boys Brewery (White Hart)

Cellar Boys, London SE14

Closed brewpub and beer firm184 New Cross Road SE14 5AA (Lewisham)First sold beer: March 2017Ceased brewing: around July 2018, active as a cuckoo until 2020.

Paddy and Joseph Ryan began this brewery in 2017 with a 50 l Braumeister kit in the cellar of their pub, the White Hart in […]

Br3wery

Br3wery, Beckenham BR3 (London)

BreweryOriginal site: Mackenzie Road, Beckenham BR3 4RY (Bromley)Second site: 253 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4RP (Bromley)Current site (only open for special events): 2A Birkbeck Road, Beckenham BR3 4SNbr3wery.comFirst sold beer: February 2019 (at original site)

Cadú Gomes began brewing commercially on a small scale using a home-based kit early in […]