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London breweries 2017

23 openings and revivals, 8 closures and suspensions, net change +15.

By the end of 2017, there were 108 commercial breweries operating in London, including 25 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N), three were parts of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

  1. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
  2. Affinity Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  3. Alphabeta Brewery (Pitt Cue) EC2, City of London, brewpub
  4. Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
  5. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
  6. Beavertown Brewery N17, Haringey
  7. Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield
  8. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
  9. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
  10. Bianca Road Brew Co SE1, Southwark
  11. Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
  12. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub
  13. Bohem Brewery N22, Enfield
  14. Boxcar Brewery E9, Hackney NEW!
  15. Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
  16. Brewery Below (Borough Wines) N1, Islington NEW!
  17. Brewheadz N17, Haringey NEW!
  18. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
  19. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
  20. Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham
  21. Brixton Brewery (part-Heineken) SW9, Lambeth
  22. Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
  23. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
  24. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
  25. Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
  26. Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield NEW!
  27. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
  28. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth NEW!
  29. Craft Academy (Florence, Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
  30. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  31. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
  32. Dragonfly (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
  33. E5 Bakehouse E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
  34. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  35. Enefeld N18, Enfield
  36. Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
  37. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
  38. Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark
  39. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
  40. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
  41. Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
  42. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
  43. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
  44. Hill Brothers NW1, Camden NEW!
  45. Hop Stuff Brewery SE28, Greenwich, no visitors
  46. House Brewery (Prince) N22, Haringey, brewpub NEW!
  47. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  48. Husk Brewing E16, Newham
  49. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham NEW!
  50. Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
  51. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE15, Southwark NEW!
  52. Kentish Town Brewery NW5, Camden NEW!
  53. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
  54. Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
  55. Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
  56. Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
  57. London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
  58. London Beer Lab SW9, Lambeth
  59. London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
  60. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  61. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2A, Islington, brewpub
  62. Magic Spells Brewery E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
  63. Maregade Brew Co E9, Hackney
  64. Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
  65. Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
  66. Moncada Brewery NW2, Brent
  67. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
  68. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
  69. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
  70. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
  71. Oddly TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
  72. Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub
  73. One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
  74. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
  75. Paddies with Attitude (PWA) (White Hart) SE14, brewpub NEW!
  76. Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames
  77. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
  78. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  79. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
  80. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
  81. Pretty Decent Beer Co E7, Waltham Forest NEW!
  82. Project 88 (Beer + Burger Willesden) NW2, Brent, brewpub NEW!
  83. Redchurch Urban Farmhouse E2, Tower Hamlets
  84. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
  85. Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow
  86. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
  87. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
  88. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
  89. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark NEW!
  90. Small Beer Brewing Company W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors NEW!
  91. Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge
  92. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
  93. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
  94. St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors NEW!
  95. Streatham Brewery (Railway) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
  96. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
  97. Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
  98. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  99. Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
  100. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
  101. Two Finches Brewery N3, Barnet
  102. UBREW SE16, Southwark
  103. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
  104. Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
  105. Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
  106. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  107. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
  108. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Cricklewood Brewing Company NW2, Barnet (NEW!) was also active during 2017 but had closed by the end of the year.

Closures this year

Suspended this year

  • Old Street Brewery WC1, Camden, brewpub, in preparation for a move to a standalone site

Other changes

  • Affinity Brew Co (Five Miles) N22, Haringey, brewpub, expand to standalone site in one of the Bermondsey arches vacated by Partizan. The Tottenham site and kit will be taken on and revived by Hale next year.
  • Beer Hive (Clarkshaws BrewingLondon Beer Lab) SW9, Lambeth. Clarkshaws moves out to re-establish its own brewery nearby, leaving the location as a production site for London Beer Lab.
  • Bianca Road Brew Co SE15, Southwark, relocates to a site nearby.
  • Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark, relocates production to bigger site in Deptford.
  • Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth, becomes 49% part-owned by Heineken.
  • Bull N6, Haringey, brewpub, rebrands its brewery to Gorgeous.
  • Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich, moves to a much-expanded site in Plumstead/Thamesmead.
  • Long Arm Brewery (ETM) W5, Ealing, brewpub, brewing relocated to a purpose-built brewpub in Shoreditch.
  • Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark, move to larger Bermondsey arch a short distance away. Affinity occupies one of the former arches, the other will be used by Spartan from next year.
  • Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets, adds a larger production site outside London, converting its original arch into wild and mixed fermentation specialist Redchurch Urban Farmhouse.

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

⇦ 2016 | London breweries year by year | 2018 ⇨

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