By the end of December 2023, there were 109 commercial breweries operating in London, including 27 brewpubs. Those breweries were:
- 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
- Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
- Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
- Battersea Brewery (Battersea) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Battersea Substation (Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Keystone) SE10, Greenwich (due to close March 2024 with production moved outside London)
- Beavertown Brewery (Ponders End, Heineken) EN3, Enfield
- Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hale, Heineken) N17, Haringey
- Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
- Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub
- BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill EC3, City of London, brewpub
- BrewDog Waterloo SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
- Brixton Brewery (Brixton, Heineken) SW9, Lambeth
- Brixton Brewery (Herne Hill, Heineken) SE24, Lambeth
- Brockley Brewery (Brockley) SE4, Lewisham
- Brockley Brewery (Hither Green) SE12, Lewisham
- Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
- Bull and Finch / So What Brewing Co SE19, Southwark, brewpub
- Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
- Camden Town Brewery (Kentish Town, AB InBev) NW5, Camden
- Camden Town Brewery (Ponders End, AB InBev) EN3, Enfield
- Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
- Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
- Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
- Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub NEW!
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
- Fourpure Brewing (Odyssey) SE16, Southwark
- Friendship Adventure Brewery SW9, Lambeth
- Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi) W4, Hounslow
- German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub
- Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
- Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
- Gravity Well Brewing Co N17, Haringey
- Great Beyond Brewing Co E2, Hackney, brewpub
- Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
- Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
- Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
- Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
- Kanpai London Craft Sake SE1, Southwark
- Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
- Libertalia Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
- London Beer Lab (Brixton) SW9, Lambeth
- London Beer Lab (Loughborough Junction) SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
- London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
- Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2, Islington, brewpub
- Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney
- Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
- Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
- Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
- Meantime Brewing (Asahi) SE10, Greenwich
- Mikkeller Brewpub London EC1, Islington, brewpub
- Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
- Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
- Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
- Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
- Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
- Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, no visitors
- Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
- ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
- Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
- Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
- Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
- Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
- Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
- Pretty Decent Beer Co E17, Waltham Forest
- Ram Inn (Laine/Punch, formerly SlyBeast, currenty operated by Coalition) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
- Saint Monday Brewery (formerly London Fields Brewery) E8, Hackney, brewing restarted August 2023
- Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
- Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
- Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
- Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
- Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
- Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
- Temple Brew House (formerly Essex Street Brewing) (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
- Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Two Tribes N7, Islington
- Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
- Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
- Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
Suspended breweries
- Babel Beerhouse (Odyssey, formerly Little Creatures Regents Canal) N1, Camden, brewpub, suspended again by December 2023
- Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hotspur, Heineken) N17, Haringey, brewpub, suspended spring 2023, production continues at other sites
- Big Penny (formerly Truman’s) E17, Tower Hamlets, cuckoo brewing since May 2022
- Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets, suspended February 2023, cuckoo brewing shortly afterwards
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1, Islington, brewpub
- By the Horns Brewing Co SW17, Wandsworth, brewing continues outside London
- Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark, closed 2022, reopening under new ownership with name to be confirmed
- Dogs Grandad Brewery SW9, Lambeth, brewery removed by December 2023, continues as cuckoo and taproom.
- E5 Poplar Bakehouse E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub, collaboration brews since 2022
- Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub, suspended by June 2023
- Flat Iron Square (Lagunitas, Heineken) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- Husk Brewing E16, Newham, suspended February 2023
- Kentish Town NW5, Camden, no visitors
- Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
- Macintosh Ales N16, Hackney, cuckoo brewing exclusively since July 2023
- Mechanic Brewing Co (The) E1, Tower Hamlets
- Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub
- SALT London (Ossett, formerly Hop Stuff) SE28, Greenwich, closed May 2023, brewing continues outside London and may revive on a brewpub scale at one of the SALT bars in London.
- Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark, suspended June 2023, cuckoo brewing, brewing continues on original site as Battersea Brewery.
- St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
- Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors, suspended March 2023
- Volden Brewing SE23, Lewisham, cuckoo brewing since March 2020
- Wrong Side of the Tracks SE6, Lewisham, no visitors, occasional cuckoo brewing
Closed breweries
- BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark, closed by May 2023.
- Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub, ceased brewing February 2023, pub remains open.
- Brick Brewery (BREAL/Keystone) SE8, Lewisham, ceased brewing November 2023, production relocated outside London.
- Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney, closed November 2023
- Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, closed by March 2023
- OMEBEER (formerly One Mile End Brewery) N17, Haringey, closed January 2023
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark, moved to Market Harborough March 2023
- Three Hills Brewing The Outpost SE16, Southwark, all brewing shifted outside London in Spring 2023
Suspended breweries confirmed as permanently closed:
- Florence Brewery (The) (Greene King) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub, brewing suspended since 2018, equipment finally removed April 2023.
- Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub, suspended February 2022, confirmed brand has moved permanently to Warwickshire August 2023.
- Greywood Brewery N22, Haringey, suspended by end 2021 and gave up brewing license.
- Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, suspended September 2022, company dissolved January 2023.
- Queen’s Head Shoreditch (formerly Goose Island Brewpub Shoreditch) E1, Hackney, brewpub, suspended September 2022, brewhouse removed by November 2023.
Other changes:
- Better World Brewing: beer firm went into liquidation October 2023.
- BREAL: the company that took over BBNo and Brick in 2023 renamed itself the Keystone Brewing Group in late February 2024.
- Ealing Brewing: brewery closed and production transferred back to Marko Paulo June 2023.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
London breweries year by year.
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