London breweries 2018

24 openings and revivals, 7 closures and suspensions, net change +17.

By the end of 2018, there were 125 commercial breweries operating in London, including 32 brewpubs. Seven 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. Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
5. Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
6. Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
7. Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub NEW!
8. Beavertown Brewery (part-Heineken M) N17, Haringey
9. Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield
10. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
11. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
12. Bianca Road Brew Co SE1, Southwark
13. Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
14. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub
15. Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
16. Boxcar Brewery E9, Hackney
17. Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
18. BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub NEW!
19. Brewheadz N17, Haringey
20. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
21. Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
22. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
23. Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham
24. Brixton Brewery Brixton (part-Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
25. Brixton Brewery Herne Hill (part-Heineken M) SE24, Lambeth NEW!
26. Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
27. Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub NEW!
28. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
29. By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
30. Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
31. Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
32. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
33. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
34. Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
35. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
36. Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney NEW!
37. E5 Bakehouse E8, Hackney, brewpub
38. Earth Ale N22, Haringey REVIVED!
39. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
40. Eel Pie Brew School (Ricardos Cellar) TW1, Richmond upon Thames NEW!
41. Enefeld N18, Enfield
42. Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
43. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
44. Fourpure Brewing (Lion/Kirin) SE16, Southwark
45. Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
46. Gan Yam SE17, Southwark, no visitors NEW!
47. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano) SE1, Southwark, brewpub NEW!
48. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
49. Goodness Brewing Company (The) (Prince) N22, Haringey, brewpub
50. Goose Island Brewpub (AB InBev M) E1, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
51. Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
52. Gravity Well Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
53. Greenwich Brewery (Up the Creek) SE10, Greenwich, brewpub NEW!
54. Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
55. Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
56. Hale Brewing (Five Miles) N17, Haringey, brewpub NEW!, reviving site vacated by Affinity on its move to Bermondsey.
57. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
58. Hop Stuff Brewery SE28, Greenwich, no visitors
59. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
60. Husk Brewing E16, Newham
61. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
62. Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth REVIVED!
63. Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
64. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE15, Southwark
65. Kentish Town Brewery NW5, Camden
66. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
67. Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
68. Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
69. Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
70. London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
71. London Beer Lab Brixton SW9, Lambeth
72. London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
73. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
74. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2A, Islington, brewpub
75. Macintosh Ales W6, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors NEW!
76. Magic Spells Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
77. Maregade Brew Co E9, Hackney
78. Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
79. Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
80. Moncada Brewery NW2, Brent
81. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
82. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
83. Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors NEW!
84. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
85. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
86. Oddly N17, Haringey
87. Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub
88. Old Street Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets REVIVED!
89. One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
90. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
91. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
92. Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing NEW!
93. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
94. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
95. Portobello at the George (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
96. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
97. Pretty Decent Beer Co E7, Waltham Forest
98. Project 88 (Beer + Burger Willesden) NW2, Brent, brewpub
99. Redchurch Urban Farmhouse E2, Tower Hamlets
100. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
101. Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow
102. Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
103. Short Stack (Howling Hops, Cock Tavern) E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!, reviving brewing on original Howling Hops kit vacated by Maregade which has moved to Hackney.
104. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
105. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
106. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
107. Small Beer Brewing Company W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
108. Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge
109. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
110. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
111. Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark NEW!
112. St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
113. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
114. Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
115. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
116. Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
117. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
118. Two Tribes N7, Islington NEW!
119. UBREW SE16, Southwark
120. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
121. Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
122. Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
123. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
124. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
125. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Closures this year

• Brewery Below (Borough Wines) N1, Islington
• Craft Academy (Florence) (Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
• Hill Brothers NW1, Camden
• Paddies with Attitude (PWA) (White Hart) SE14, brewpub, renamed Cellar Boys then switches to cuckoo brewing
• Streatham Brewery (Railway) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
• Two Finches Brewery N3, Barnet

Suspended this year

• Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames, pending move to new site

Other changes

• Beavertown Brewery becomes 49% owned by Heineken M.
• Bohem Brewery relocates to a larger site in Tottenham.
• Brixton Brewery becomes 49% owned by Heineken M.
• Dragonfly (George and Dragon), brewpub, management of brewery passed to Portobello and rebranded Portbello at the George.
• House Brewery (Prince) brewpub, brewing operations under new management and rebranded The Goodness.
• Wild Card Brewery transfers production to expanded site off Blackhorse Lane, inaugurating the ‘Blackhorse Mile’. It retains its Walthamstow Village site as a taproom and barrel vault.

N = part of a national brewing group.

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

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