London breweries 2012

15 openings, no closures, net change +15.

By the end of 2012, there were 37 commercial breweries operating in London, including 12 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N) and one part of a multinational (M). These breweries were:

1. AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Adventure Brewery KT9, Kingston upon Thames NEW!
3. Beavertown Brewery (Dukes Brew & Que) N1, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
4. Botanist TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub
5. Brew by Numbers SE1, Southwark NEW!
6. Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub
7. Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub
8. Brüpond Brewery E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
9. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
10. Camden Town Brewery NW5, Camden
11. Clarence & Fredericks CR0, Croydon NEW!
12. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub NEW!
13. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon NEW!
14. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
15. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
16. Ha’penny Brewing Co IG2, Redbridge
17. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney NEW!
18. Head in a Hat (A) (Florence, Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
19. Howling Hops Brewery E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
20. Inskpot Brewery SE19, Croydon NEW!
21. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
22. Lamb Brewery W4, Hounslow, brewpub NEW!
23. Little Brew NW1, Camden NEW!
24. London Brewing Co (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
25. London Fields Brewery E8, Hackney
26. Meantime Brewing SE10, Greenwich
27. Moncada Brewery W10, Kensington & Chelsea
28. Old Brewery Greenwich (Meantime) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
29. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark NEW!
30. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea NEW!
31. Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
32. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
33. Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth NEW!
34. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
35. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
36. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
37. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Other changes

• Florence Brewery SE24, Lambeth, brewpub, relaunches under new management as Head in a Hat. The pub is then acquired by Greene King N, but brewing continues.

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

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