As of 22 April 2025, there are 98 commercial breweries operating in London, including 22 brewpubs. Eight are parts of multinationals (M). Since the start of the year, there have been two openings or revivals and two closures, with no net change in numbers.
- 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
- Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
- Battersea Brewery SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Battersea Substation SE16, Southwark
- Beavertown Brewery Ponders End (Heineken M) EN3, Enfield
- Beavertown Brewery Tottenham Hale (Heineken M) N17, Haringey
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Bird House Brewing Co SE24, Southwark
- Blondies Brewery SE10, Waltham Forest, brewpub
- Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
- Br3wery BR3, Bromley
- BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill (BrewDog M) EC3, City of London, brewpub
- BrewDog Waterloo (BrewDog M) SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brixton Brewery Brixton (Heineken M) SW9, Lambeth
- 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 M) NW5, Camden
- Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield
- Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
- Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
- Craft Beer Junction SE16, Southwark, brewpub
- Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
- Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub REVIVED!
- Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
- Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi M) W4, Hounslow
- German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
- Gipsy Hill Brewing (Sunrise Alliance) 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 Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Hopewell Brewery (The Lockdown Room) E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- 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
- 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
- Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
- Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
- Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
- Mikkeller Brewpub London (Mikkeller) EC1, Islington, brewpub
- Mondo Brewing (Hogs Back) SW8, Wandsworth
- Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
- Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
- Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
- Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
- 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 (Sunrise Alliance) W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
- Pretty Decent Beer Co E17, Waltham Forest
- Queer Brewing Project E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
- Saint Monday Brewery (Grace Land) E8, Hackney
- 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
- St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
- Supercute Brewhouse SW9, Lambeth
- Tankleys Brewery DA15, Bexley, no visitors
- 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
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
London breweries 2024
London breweries year by year since 1971
“Commercial breweries operating in London” means businesses with their own physical brewing kit, on a distinct and separate site within the official Greater London boundary, producing beer that is on sale to the public. Separate brewery sites under the same ownership are counted individually. Where two or more companies share a kit, this is counted as a single brewery. ‘Brewers without breweries’ like cuckoos and contractors are dealt with separately below.
Note that the locality name after the postcode refers to the London borough, which doesn’t necessarily correspond to the locality in common use.
The current figures represent an ongoing decline from the end of 2021, when the numbers shrank from a peak of 132, the first year-on-year decline in brewery numbers in London since 2005, when the figures dropped from 10 to nine. In 2024, the total dropped below 100 for the first time since 2016.
Though we’re still a long way from single figures, I continue to expect further closures given the current business conditions: knock-on effects of the Covid lockdowns, rising energy and other costs, contraction in the hospitality sector, Brexit. New breweries are still continuing to open but at nowhere near the same rate as before the lockdowns, and it’s been both saddening and significant to see the departure of producers like Affinity, BBNo, Boxcar, Brick, Fourpure, Meantime, Old Street, ORA, Partizan, Solvay Society, Spartan, Wild Card and Weird Beard in recent years.
London Breweries map
Please check details before attempting to visit any brewery. Those shown in grey are unable to welcome visitors for various reasons: please respect this. Some are in private homes and in these cases I have deliberately avoided giving an accurate location. Others may have limited public hours or only open for special events or by prior arrangement.
Brewery numbers by London borough
This table was updated in December 2024. Last year, Waltham Forest was the London borough with the most breweries, just knocking Southwark off its long-held perch, though following a scattering of openings and closures in both, they’re now joint first. The troubles at Cronx have relegated Hillingdon to the ranks of boroughs with no breweries, which has increased from five to six.
| Borough | Breweries 2023 | Breweries 2024 |
| Southwark | 11 | 12 |
| Waltham Forest | 12 | 12 |
| Lambeth | 11 | 9 |
| Haringey | 8 | 7 |
| Lewisham | 8 | 7 |
| Hackney | 8 | 5 |
| Islington | 5 | 5 |
| Wandsworth | 6 | 5 |
| Bromley | 4 | 4 |
| Camden | 3 | 4 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 4 | 4 |
| Bexley | 2 | 3 |
| Ealing | 3 | 3 |
| Tower Hamlets | 3 | 3 |
| Enfield | 2 | 2 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 2 | 2 |
| Merton | 2 | 2 |
| Sutton | 2 | 2 |
| Barnet | 1 | 1 |
| City of London | 1 | 1 |
| Greenwich | 3 | 1 |
| Hammersmith & Fulham | 2 | 1 |
| Harrow | 1 | 1 |
| Hounslow | 1 | 1 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1 | 1 |
| Newham | 1 | 1 |
| Westminster | 2 | 1 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 0 | 0 |
| Brent | 0 | 0 |
| Croydon | 1 | 0 |
| Havering | 0 | 0 |
| Hillingdon | 0 | 0 |
| Redbridge | 0 | 0 |
Brewers without breweries
Numerous businesses without brewing equipment who market their own beer brands made on someone else’s kit, sometimes known as contract or cuckoo brewers, are based in London or use brewing facilities here. The following is a selective list of the most notable examples, several of whom plan to become fully fledged brewers with their own kit at some point.
- Allsopp’s (Samuel Allsopp & Sons)
- Big Hug Brewing
- Big Penny
- Brodie’s Fabulous Beers
- Coalition Brewing Co
- Common Rioters Beer
- Crate Brewery
- Cronx Brewery (The)
- Days Brewing
- Eko Brewery
- Fabal Beers: see Hiver Beers
- Harlem Brewing Co UK: see Supercute Brewhouse
- Hiver Beers
- Hop King
- Infinite Session
- Jiddlers Tipple Craft Beer
- Jubel Beer
- Little Faith Beer
- Lucky Saint
- Macintosh Ales
- More Lash
- Ricardo’s Cellar
- Rock Leopard Brewing Co
- Seven Sisters Brewery
- So What Brewing Co: see Bullfinch
- Soho Brewing
- Spartan Brewery
- Standard Brew Co
- Tart Beer Co
- Three Hounds Beer Co
- Truman (Old Truman Brewery)
- Volden Brewing
- Watneys Beer
- Wolfpack Lager
- Yeastie Boys
- Young & Co’s Brewery
Suspended breweries
To the best of my knowledge, production at the following breweries is currently suspended, though with at least a chance that it may resume in future.
- Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub, ceased brewing March 2024 but kit remains in place and pub plans eventually to revive it.
- Babel Beerhouse (Odyssey, formerly Little Creatures Regents Canal) N1, Camden, brewpub, suspended again by December 2023.
- Big Penny (formerly Truman’s) E17, Tower Hamlets, cuckoo brewing since May 2022.
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1, Islington, brewpub, suspended September 2022, unlikely to resume until at least 2025.
- Brockley Brewery Brockley SE4, Lewisham, suspended September 2024, brewing continues at Herne Hill site.
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon, suspended by August 2024, some cuckoo brewing continues and production may be revived at new site.
- E5 Poplar Bakehouse E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub, collaboration brews since 2022.
- Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham, suspended August 2024 though may resume in 2025.
- Kentish Town NW5, Camden, no visitors, suspended by October 2019.
- Macintosh Ales N16, Hackney, cuckoo brewing exclusively since July 2023.
- Mechanic Brewing Co (The) E1, Tower Hamlets, suspended November 2020.
- Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub, suspended November 2019.
- SALT London (Ossett) 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.
- Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors, suspended March 2023.
- Volden Brewing SE23, Lewisham, cuckoo brewing since March 2020
Breweries closed in 2025
- Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest, closed January 2025.
- Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest, closed April 2025.
Suspended breweries confirmed as permanently closed:
- By the Horns Brewing Co SW17, Wandsworth, suspended 2021, brewing continued outside London with plan to revive in London at brewpub scale but company liquidated December 2024.
- Wrong Side of the Tracks SE6, Lewisham, no visitors, brewing suspended by end 2021, occasional cuckoo brewing, all activity ceased April 2024.
Other 2025 changes:
None as of last update.
Closed and renamed London breweries: full lists from 1971.
Planned breweries
- Common Rioters Beer (Green Goddess) SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
- Eko Brewery SE15, Southwark
- Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard (Diageo) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
- Rock Leopard Brewing Co SE2, Bexley, brewpub
- Three Hounds Beer Co BR3, Bromley, brewpub
Other London brewery lists
Many thanks to all the people who help me keep this list up to date, intentionally or unintentionally, including all the brewers and brewery staff who keep in touch; tweeters, emailers and social networkers too numerous to mention; John Cryne and his predecessor Steve Williams of the London Brewers Alliance, John Paul Adams and Geoff Strawbridge of CAMRA London, Jezza and Steve of Beer Guide London, the eagle-eyed Emma Stump and Rick Pickup of Quaffale.
