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London breweries 2023

By the end of December 2023, there were 109 commercial breweries operating in London, including 27 brewpubs. Those breweries were:

  1. 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
  2. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
  3. Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub
  4. Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
  5. Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
  6. Battersea Brewery (Battersea) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
  7. Battersea Substation (Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark
  8. BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Keystone) SE10, Greenwich (due to close March 2024 with production moved outside London)
  9. Beavertown Brewery (Ponders End, Heineken) EN3, Enfield
  10. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hale, Heineken) N17, Haringey
  11. Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
  12. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
  13. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
  14. Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  15. Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
  16. Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub
  17. BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill EC3, City of London, brewpub
  18. BrewDog Waterloo SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
  19. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
  20. Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
  21. Brixton Brewery (Brixton, Heineken) SW9, Lambeth
  22. Brixton Brewery (Herne Hill, Heineken) SE24, Lambeth
  23. Brockley Brewery (Brockley) SE4, Lewisham
  24. Brockley Brewery (Hither Green) SE12, Lewisham
  25. Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
  26. Bull and Finch / So What Brewing Co SE19, Southwark, brewpub
  27. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
  28. Camden Town Brewery (Kentish Town, AB InBev) NW5, Camden
  29. Camden Town Brewery (Ponders End, AB InBev) EN3, Enfield
  30. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
  31. Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
  32. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
  33. Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
  34. Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
  35. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
  36. Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
  37. Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub NEW!
  38. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
  39. Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
  40. Fourpure Brewing (Odyssey) SE16, Southwark
  41. Friendship Adventure Brewery SW9, Lambeth
  42. Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi) W4, Hounslow
  43. German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub
  44. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
  45. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub
  46. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
  47. Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
  48. Gravity Well Brewing Co N17, Haringey
  49. Great Beyond Brewing Co E2, Hackney, brewpub
  50. Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
  51. Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  52. Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
  53. Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
  54. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
  55. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
  56. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
  57. Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
  58. Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
  59. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE1, Southwark
  60. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
  61. Libertalia Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
  62. London Beer Lab (Brixton) SW9, Lambeth
  63. London Beer Lab (Loughborough Junction) SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
  64. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
  65. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2, Islington, brewpub
  66. Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney
  67. Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
  68. Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
  69. Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
  70. Meantime Brewing (Asahi) SE10, Greenwich
  71. Mikkeller Brewpub London EC1, Islington, brewpub
  72. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
  73. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
  74. Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
  75. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
  76. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
  77. Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, no visitors
  78. Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
  79. ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
  80. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
  81. Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
  82. Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
  83. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  84. Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
  85. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
  86. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
  87. Pretty Decent Beer Co E17, Waltham Forest
  88. Ram Inn (Laine/Punch, formerly SlyBeast, currenty operated by Coalition) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub
  89. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
  90. Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
  91. Saint Monday Brewery (formerly London Fields Brewery) E8, Hackney, brewing restarted August 2023
  92. Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
  93. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
  94. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
  95. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
  96. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
  97. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
  98. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
  99. Temple Brew House (formerly Essex Street Brewing) (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
  100. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  101. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
  102. Two Tribes N7, Islington
  103. Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
  104. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
  105. Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
  106. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
  107. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
  108. Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
  109. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

Suspended breweries

Closed breweries

  1. BBNo (Brew by Numbers, Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark, closed by May 2023.
  2. Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub, ceased brewing February 2023, pub remains open.
  3. Brick Brewery (BREAL/Keystone) SE8, Lewisham, ceased brewing November 2023, production relocated outside London.
  4. Deviant and Dandy E9, Hackney, closed November 2023
  5. Mad Yank Brewery (The) HA5, Hillingdon, closed by March 2023
  6. OMEBEER (formerly One Mile End Brewery) N17, Haringey, closed January 2023
  7. Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark, moved to Market Harborough March 2023
  8. Three Hills Brewing The Outpost SE16, Southwark, all brewing shifted outside London in Spring 2023

Suspended breweries confirmed as permanently closed:

  1. Florence Brewery (The) (Greene King) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub, brewing suspended since 2018, equipment finally removed April 2023.
  2. Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub, suspended February 2022, confirmed brand has moved permanently to Warwickshire August 2023.
  3. Greywood Brewery N22, Haringey, suspended by end 2021 and gave up brewing license.
  4. Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, suspended September 2022, company dissolved January 2023.
  5. 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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