London breweries 2016

22 opened or revived, 6 closed or suspended, net change +16.

By the end of 2016, there were 93 commercial breweries operating in London, including 29 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N), two were parts of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

1. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
2. Affinity Brew Co (Five Miles) N22, Haringey, brewpub NEW!
3. Alphabeta Brewery (Pitt Cue) EC2, City of London, brewpub NEW!
4. Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
5. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
6. Beavertown Brewery N17, Haringey
7. Beer Hive (Clarkshaws Brewing, London Beer Lab) SW9, Lambeth
8. Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield NEW!
9. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
10. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
11. Bianca Road Brew Co SE15, Southwark NEW!
12. Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
13. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
14. Bohem Brewery N22, Enfield NEW!
15. Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
16. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
17. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
18. Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark
19. Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth
20. Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
21. Bull N6, Haringey, brewpub
22. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
23. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
24. Camden Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
25. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
26. Craft Academy (Florence, Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub REVIVED!
27. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
28. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
29. Dragonfly (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
30. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
31. Enefeld N18, Enfield
32. Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
33. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
34. Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark
35. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
36. George and Dragon (Fitzrovia) W1, Westminster, brewpub NEW!
37. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
38. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
39. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
40. Haverstock Brewery NW3, Camden, brewpub NEW!
41. Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich
42. Hops and Glory N1, Islington, brewpub: see Solvay Society
43. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
44. Husk Brewing E16, Newham NEW!
45. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
46. Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
47. Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
48. Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
49. London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
50. London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
51. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
52. Lonesome Brewing SW16, Lambeth, no visitors NEW!
53. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) W5, Ealing, brewpub
54. Maregade Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
55. Marko Paulo Brewery (Ealing Brewing, Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub NEW!
56. Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
57. Moncada Brewery W10, Kensington & Chelsea
58. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
59. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey NEW!
60. Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub NEW!
61. Old Street Brewery WC1, Camden, brewpub
62. One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
63. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
64. Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames
65. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
66. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest NEW!
67. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
68. Pressure Drop Brewing E8, Hackney
69. Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
70. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
71. Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow NEW!
72. Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
73. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
74. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton NEW!
75. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
76. Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge (formerly Ha’penny) REVIVED!
77. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
78. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
79. Streatham Brewery (Railway) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub NEW!
80. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
81. Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
82. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
83. Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
84. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
85. Two Finches Brewery N3, Barnet NEW!
86. UBREW SE16, Southwark
87. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham NEW!
88. Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
89. W1 (Burlington Arms) W1, Westminster, brewpub
90. Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
91. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
92. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
93. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closed this year

• Earth Ale SW12, Wandsworth, continues as a cuckoo brewer

Other changes

• Late Knights Brewing SE20, Bromley, company wound up with brewing continuing on the same site under new management as Southey Brewing.
• London Brewing Co (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub. London Brewing sells pub and concentrates production at its Bohemia site, new owners continue brewing at Bull simply under the pub name.
• Meantime Brewing (SABMiller) SE10, Greenwich, becomes part of AB InBev when it buys out SABMiller and is then sold to Asahi as part of a deal to comply with monopolies regulation.
• One Mile End Brewery (White Hart) E1, Tower Hamlets, brewpub. Brewery takes over site and kit in Tottenham vacated by Redemption and ends brewing in the pub.
• Queens Head WC1, Camden, brewpub. Two pub staff take on the brewing as a separate business under the name Old Street Brewery.
• Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey, moves to a larger site on the same industrial estate.
• Solvay Society (Hops and Glory) N1, Islington, brewpub. Solvay expands to a standalone site, taking over and reviving the former Ha’penny. Staff at the Hops and Glory, meanwhile continue to brew there.

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

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