2 openings and revivals, 1 closure, net change +1.
By the end of 2008, there were 10 commercial breweries operating in London, including five brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:
- AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
- Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub, formerly Sweet William REVIVED!
- Florence Brewery SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
- Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
- Horseshoe Brewery NW3, Camden, brewpub
- Meantime Brewing SE18, Greenwich
- Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth NEW!
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
Closed this year
- Cock and Hen SW6, Hammersmith & Fulham, brewpub: see Florence.
Other changes
- Anheuser-Busch is taken over by Belgo-Brazilian group InBev to become AB InBev. The Stag brewery is slated for closure but this is subsequently postponed.
- After a three-year gap, Sweet William is revived under new ownership as Brodie’s Fabulous Beers.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
⇦ 2007 | London breweries year by year | 2009 ⇨.
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