London breweries 2015

15 openings, 6 closures and suspensions, net change +9.

By the end of 2015, there were 77 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. Three were parts of multinational groups (M). These breweries were:

1. °Plato Brewing E8, Hackney
2. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney NEW!
3. Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
4. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
5. Beavertown Brewery N17, Haringey
6. Beer Hive (Clarkshaws Brewing, London Beer Lab) SW9, Lambeth
7. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
8. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
9. Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
10. Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
11. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub NEW!
12. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
13. Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark
14. Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth
15. Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
16. Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William IV) E10, Waltham Forest, brewpub
17. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth NEW!
18. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
19. Camden Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
20. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
21. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
22. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
23. Dragonfly (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
24. Earth Ale SW12, Wandsworth NEW!
25. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
26. Enefeld N18, Enfield NEW!
27. Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
28. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
29. Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark
30. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
31. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
32. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
33. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
34. Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich
35. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub NEW!
36. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
37. Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames NEW!
38. Laine: Aeronaut W3, Ealing brewpub
39. Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub NEW!
40. Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
41. Late Knights Brewing SE20, Bromley
42. Left Bank Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
43. London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
44. London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
45. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub NEW!
46. London Brewing Co (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
47. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) W5, Ealing, brewpub NEW!
48. Maregade Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
49. Meantime Brewing (SABMiller M) SE10, Greenwich
50. Moncada Brewery W10, Kensington & Chelsea
51. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth NEW!
52. Old Brewery Greenwich (Meantime, SABMiller M) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
53. One Mile End Brewery (White Hart) E1, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
54. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
55. Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames
56. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
57. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
58. Pressure Drop Brewing E8, Hackney
59. Queens Head WC1, Camden, brewpub
60. Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
61. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
62. Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
63. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
64. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
65. Solvay Society (Hops and Glory) N1, Islington, brewpub
66. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
67. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
68. Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets NEW!
69. Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
70. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
71. UBREW SE16, Southwark NEW!
72. Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
73. W1 (Burlington Arms) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
74. Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
75. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
76. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton NEW!
77. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

• AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames, with production of AB InBev brands relocated elsewhere
• Bloomsbury Brewery (Perseverance) WC1, Camden, brewpub
• Still and Star E1, City of London, brewpub
• Strawman Brewery SE15, Lewisham

Suspended this year

• Head in a Hat (A) (Florence, leased from Greene King) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
• London Fields Brewery E8, Hackney, continues as cuckoo brewer

Other changes

• Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark, no longer shares with Bullfinch, which opens its own site.
• Camden Town NW5, Camden, is sold to AB InBev M.
• Clarence & Fredericks CR0, Croydon is renamed Volden under new ownership.
• Clarkshaws SE22, Southwark, moves into Beer Hive in partnership with London Beer Lab.
• Howling Hops Brewery E8, Hackney, brewpub, moves to an expanded site, with its previous kit taken over by Maregade.
• Late Knights Brewing / Shamblemoose Brewery SE20, Bromley, Shamblemoose ceases brewing in UK with only Late Knights now working on the site.
• Meantime Brewing SE10, Greenwich, is sold to SABMiller M.
• Old Brewery Greenwich SE10, Greenwich, brewpub, becomes part of SABMiller M through the sale of its owner, Meantime.

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

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