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. These breweries were:

1. Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, unrelated to current Battersea Brewery
3. Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
4. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow, which this year bought and closed George Gale & Co of Horndean, Hampshire, transferring the yeast and some of the brands to London.
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 (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
10. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

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

Suspended this year

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

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

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