London breweries

As of 13 April 2024, there are 108 commercial breweries operating in London, including 27 brewpubs.

1. 3 Locks Brewing Company NW1, Camden
2. 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
3. Anomaly Brewing KT3, Kingston upon Thames, no visitors
4. Anspach & Hobday CR0, Sutton
5. Battersea Brewery (Battersea) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
6. Battersea Substation (Bermondsey) SE16, Southwark
7. Beavertown Brewery (Ponders End, Heineken) EN3, Enfield
8. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hale, Heineken) N17, Haringey
9. Beerblefish Brewing Co E17, Waltham Forest
10. Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
11. Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
12. Bianca Road Brew Co SE16, Southwark
13. Bohem Brewery N17, Haringey
14. Br3wery BR3, Bromley, brewpub
15. BrewDog Outpost Tower Hill EC3, City of London, brewpub
16. BrewDog Waterloo SE1, Lambeth, brewpub
17. Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
18. Brewhouse and Kitchen Hoxton E2, Hackney, brewpub
19. Brixton Brewery (Brixton, Heineken) SW9, Lambeth
20. Brixton Brewery (Herne Hill, Heineken) SE24, Lambeth
21. Brockley Brewery (Brockley) SE4, Lewisham
22. Brockley Brewery (Hither Green) SE12, Lewisham
23. Broken Drum Brewery DA15, Bexley, brewpub
24. Bull and Finch / So What Brewing Co SE19, Southwark, brewpub
25. Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
26. Camden Town Brewery (Kentish Town, AB InBev) NW5, Camden
27. Camden Town Brewery (Ponders End, AB InBev) EN3, Enfield
28. Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth
29. Concrete Island Brewery W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors
30. Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
31. Distortion Brewing SW8, Wandsworth, brewpub
32. Drop Project Brewing Co CR4, Merton
33. East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
34. Exale Brewing E17, Waltham Forest
35. Firkin Brewery (Fox and Firkin) SE13, Lewisham, brewpub
36. Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
37. Forest Road Brewing Co SE14, Lewisham
38. Fourpure Brewing (Odyssey) SE16, Southwark
39. Friendship Adventure Brewery SW9, Lambeth
40. Fuller’s Griffin Brewery (Asahi) W4, Hounslow
41. German Kraft (Kraft Dalston) E8, Hackney, brewpub
42. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Elephant) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
43. German Kraft (Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair) W1, Westminster, brewpub
44. Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
45. Goodness Brewing Company (The) N22, Haringey
46. Gravity Well Brewing Co N17, Haringey
47. Great Beyond Brewing Co E2, Hackney, brewpub
48. Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co (The) (Pinter) E17, Waltham Forest, no visitors
49. Hackney Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
50. Hackney Church Brew Co E8, Hackney, brewpub
51. Hammersmith Craft Brewery W6, Hammersmith & Fulham
52. Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
53. Hopewell Brewery (The Lockdown Room) E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub NEW!
54. Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
55. Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham
56. Inkspot Brewery SW16, Lambeth
57. Jawbone Brewing TW1, Richmond upon Thames
58. Kanpai London Craft Sake SE1, Southwark
59. Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
60. Libertalia Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
61. London Beer Lab (Brixton) SW9, Lambeth
62. London Beer Lab (Loughborough Junction) SW9, Lambeth, no visitors
63. London Brewing Co (Bohemia) N12, Barnet, brewpub
64. Long Arm Brewery (ETM) EC2, Islington, brewpub
65. Mammoth Beer E15, Hackney
66. Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
67. Marlix Brewing Co BR5, Bromley
68. Mash Paddle Brewery SE16, Southwark, shared brewery
69. Meantime Brewing (Asahi) SE10, Greenwich (due to close during 2024 with production moved to Fuller’s)
70. Mikkeller Brewpub London EC1, Islington, brewpub
71. Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
72. Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
73. Mutineers Brewery BR1, Bromley, no visitors
74. Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest
75. Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest
76. Oddly Beer N11, Friern Barnet, no visitors
77. Old Street Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets
78. ORA Brewing N17, Haringey
79. Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
80. Park Brewery (The) KT1, Kingston upon Thames
81. Perivale Brewery UB6, Ealing
82. Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
83. Pinnora Brewing HA5, Harrow, no visitors
84. Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
85. Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
86. Pretty Decent Beer Co E17, Waltham Forest
87. Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
88. Roundwood Project NW10, Ealing
89. Saint Monday Brewery (formerly London Fields Brewery) E8, Hackney, brewing restarted August 2023
90. Sambrook’s Brewery (Ram Brewery) SW18, Wandsworth
91. Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
92. Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
93. Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark
94. Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
95. Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
96. Tankleys Brewery DA15, Bexley, no visitors NEW!
97. Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
98. Temple Brew House (formerly Essex Street Brewing) (City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
99. Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
100. Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
101. Two Tribes N7, Islington
102. Up the Creek SE10, Greenwich, brewpub
103. Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
104. Werewolf Beer NW1, Camden
105. Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
106. Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
107. Workshy Brewing TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
108. Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub

“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. We’re clearly still a long way away from those dark times, but I expect more 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 BBNo, Boxcar, Brick, Canopy, Deviant and Dandy, OMEBEER, Partizan, Solvay Society, Spartan 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 2023 with notable changes at both the top and bottom. Reflecting the decline in Bermondsey as a brewing centre, and the rise of Blackhorse Lane and Leyton/Leytonstone, Waltham Forest is now the London borough with the most breweries, knocking Southwark off its long-held perch. And the closure of Mad Yank has relegated Hillingdon to the ranks of boroughs with no breweries, of which there are now five.

Borough	Breweries 2022	Breweries 2023
Waltham Forest	12	12
Southwark	14	11
Lambeth	12	11
Hackney	9	8
Haringey	9	8
Lewisham	6	8
Wandsworth	6	6
Islington	5	5
Bromley	4	4
Richmond upon Thames	4	4
Camden	3	3
Ealing	2	3
Greenwich	4	3
Barnet	3	2
Bexley	2	2
Enfield	2	2
Hammersmith & Fulham	3	2
Kingston upon Thames	2	2
Merton	2	2
Sutton	2	2
Tower Hamlets	3	2
Westminster	2	2
City of London	1	1
Croydon	1	1
Harrow	1	1
Hounslow	3	1
Kensington and Chelsea	1	1
Newham	2	1
Barking and Dagenham	0	0
Brent	0	0
Havering	0	0
Hillingdon	1	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 Drop Brewing Co
• Big Hug Brewing
• Blondies Brewery
• Bloomsbury Drinks Company
• Boxcar Brewery
• Brodie’s Fabulous Beers
• Coalition Brewing Co
• Common Rioters Beer
• Crate Brewery
• Days Brewing
• Dogs Grandad Brewery
• Eko Brewery
• Hiver Beers
• Hop King
• Infinite Session
• Jiddlers Tipple Craft Beer
• Jubel Beer
• Little Faith Beer
• Lucky Saint
• Macintosh Ales
• More Lash
• Queer Brewing Project
• Ricardo’s Cellar
• Rock Leopard Brewing Co
• Seven Sisters Brewery
• So What Brewing Co: see Bullfinch
• Soho Brewing
• Spartan Brewery
• Standard Brew Co
• Tankleys Brewery: see Beerblefish
• Three Hounds Beer Co
• Truman’s Beer
• Volden Brewing
• Watneys Beer
• Wolfpack Lager
• Wrong Side of the Tracks
• 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.

1. Babel Beerhouse (Odyssey, formerly Little Creatures Regents Canal) N1, Camden, brewpub, suspended again by December 2023
2. Beavertown Brewery (Tottenham Hotspur, Heineken) N17, Haringey, brewpub, suspended spring 2023, production continues at other sites
3. Big Penny (formerly Truman’s) E17, Tower Hamlets, cuckoo brewing since May 2022
4. Boxcar Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets, suspended February 2023, cuckoo brewing shortly afterwards
5. Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1, Islington, brewpub
6. By the Horns Brewing Co SW17, Wandsworth, brewing continues outside London
7. Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark, closed 2022, reopening as Bird House Brewing Co, likely March 2024.
8. Dogs Grandad Brewery SW9, Lambeth, brewery removed by December 2023, continues as cuckoo.
9. E5 Poplar Bakehouse E14, Tower Hamlets, brewpub, collaboration brews since 2022
10. Fearless Nomad Brewing (Black Dog) TW8, Hounslow, brewpub, suspended by June 2023
11. Flat Iron Square (Lagunitas, Heineken) SE1, Southwark, brewpub
12. Husk Brewing E16, Newham, suspended February 2023
13. Kentish Town NW5, Camden, no visitors
14. Macintosh Ales N16, Hackney, cuckoo brewing exclusively since July 2023
15. Mechanic Brewing Co (The) E1, Tower Hamlets
16. Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub
17. Ram Inn (Laine/Punch, formerly SlyBeast) SW18, Wandsworth, brewpub, brewing suspended again January 2024.
18. 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.
19. Spartan Brewery SE16, Southwark, suspended June 2023, cuckoo brewing, brewing continues on original site as Battersea Brewery.
20. St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors
21. Urban Alchemy Brewing Co EN5, Barnet, no visitors, suspended March 2023.
22. Volden Brewing SE23, Lewisham, cuckoo brewing since March 2020
23. Wrong Side of the Tracks SE6, Lewisham, no visitors, occasional cuckoo brewing

Breweries closed in 2024

• Affinity Brew Co (Grosvenor Arms) SW9, Lambeth, brewpub, brewing ceased by March 2024.
• BBNo (Brew by Numbers, BREAL) SE10, Greenwich, closed March 2024 with production moved outside London.

Suspended breweries confirmed as permanently closed:

• Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub, suspended early 2022 and equipment removed to storage, later confirmed sold.
• Queen’s Head Shoreditch (formerly Goose Island Brewpub Shoreditch) E1, Hackney, brewpub, brewing equipment removed late 2023.

Other changes:

• BREAL, the company that bought BBNo and Brick, renamed itself Keystone in late February 2024.
• Mellor’s Brewing Co, former brewery, later beer firm, wound up early 2024.
• Toast Ale, beer firm, relocating its activities to its own brewery in Milton Keynes during 2024.

Planned breweries

• Blondies Brewery SE10, Waltham Forest, brewpub
• 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

On other pages

• London breweries year by year: I’m gradually adding annual summaries of London breweries back to 1971.
• Closed and renamed London breweries: links to information about breweries closed over the past few years and names no longer in use.
• London breweries 1971

Other London brewery lists

• Beer Guide London
• London Brewers Alliance
• London CAMRA
• Quaffale

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.