London breweries 2013

20 openings, 5 closures, net change +15.

By the end of 2013, there were 52 commercial breweries operating in London, including 14 brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

1. AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames
2. Adventure Brewery SM3, Sutton
3. Against the Grain (Queens Head) WC1, Camden, brewpub NEW!
4. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub NEW!
5. Beavertown Brewery E3, Tower Hamlets
6. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth NEW!
7. Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
8. Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub
9. Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark NEW!
10. Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth NEW!
11. Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham NEW!
12. Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub
13. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
14. Camden Town Brewery NW5, Camden
15. Clarence & Fredericks CR0, Croydon
16. Clarkshaws SE22, Southwark NEW!
17. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
18. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
19. Earls Brewery (Earl of Essex) N1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
20. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
21. Ellenberg’s Brewery / Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing NEW!
22. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney NEW!
23. Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark NEW!
24. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
25. Ha’penny Brewing Co IG2, Redbridge
26. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
27. Head in a Hat (A) (Florence, leased from Greene King) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
28. Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich NEW!
29. Howling Hops Brewery E8, Hackney, brewpub
30. Inskpot Brewery SE19, Croydon
31. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
32. Laine: Aeronaut W3, Ealing, brewpub NEW!
33. Late Knights Brewing / Shamblemoose Brewery SE20, Bromley NEW!
34. London Beer Lab SW9, Lambeth NEW!
35. London Brewing Co (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
36. London Fields Brewery E8, Hackney
37. Meantime Brewing SE10, Greenwich
38. Moncada Brewery W10, Kensington & Chelsea
39. Old Brewery Greenwich (Meantime) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
40. One Mile End Brewery (White Hart) E1, Tower Hamlets, brewpub NEW!
41. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
42. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
43. Pressure Drop Brewing E8, Hackney NEW!
44. Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
45. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
46. Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
47. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
48. Strawman Brewery SE15, Lewisham NEW!
49. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
50. Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets NEW!
51. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
52. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Hoppy Collie W6 (Hammersmith & Fulham) was also active during 2013 but had closed by the end of the year. (NEW!)

Closed this year

• Botanist TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub, kit later moved to Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington.
• Brüpond Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
• Hoppy Collie W6 (Hammersmith & Fulham), see above.
• Lamb Brewery W4, Hounslow, brewpub, kit later moved to Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury
• Little Brew NW1, Camden

Other changes

• Beavertown Brewery moves from Dukes Brew and Que to an expanded standalone site in Fish Island, Tower Hamlets. Pub continues to operate as a non-brewing venue.
• Head in a Hat is now independent, though using kit and premises leased from Greene King N.

N = part of a national brewing group.

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

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