23 openings and revivals, 8 closures and suspensions, net change +15.
By the end of 2017, there were 108 commercial breweries operating in London, including 25 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N), three were parts of multinationals (M). These breweries were:
- 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney
- Affinity Brew Co SE16, Southwark
- Alphabeta Brewery (Pitt Cue) EC2, City of London, brewpub
- Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark
- Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, Barnet, brewpub
- Beavertown Brewery N17, Haringey
- Beerblefish Brewing Co N18, Enfield
- Belleville Brewing SW12, Wandsworth
- Bexley Brewery DA8, Bexley
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE1, Southwark
- Big Smoke Brew Co (Antelope) KT6, Kingston upon Thames, brewpub
- Block Brewery (Wenlock Arms) N1, Hackney, brewpub
- Bohem Brewery N22, Enfield
- Boxcar Brewery E9, Hackney NEW!
- Brew by Numbers SE16, Southwark
- Brewery Below (Borough Wines) N1, Islington NEW!
- Brewheadz N17, Haringey NEW!
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Highbury N5, Islington, brewpub
- Brewhouse and Kitchen Islington EC1V, Islington, brewpub
- Brick Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Brixton Brewery (part-Heineken) SW9, Lambeth
- Brockley Brewery SE4, Lewisham
- Bullfinch Brewery SE24, Lambeth
- By the Horns Brewing SW17, Wandsworth
- Camden Town Brewery Kentish Town (AB InBev M) NW5, Camden
- Camden Town Brewery Ponders End (AB InBev M) EN3, Enfield NEW!
- Canopy Beer Co SE24, Southwark
- Clarkshaws Brewing SW9, Lambeth NEW!
- Craft Academy (Florence, Greene King N) SE24, Lambeth, brewpub
- Crate Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Cronx Brewery (The) CR0, Croydon
- Dragonfly (George and Dragon) W3, Ealing, brewpub
- E5 Bakehouse E8, Hackney, brewpub NEW!
- East London Brewing Co E10, Waltham Forest
- Enefeld N18, Enfield
- Essex Street Brewing (Temple Brewhouse, City Pubs) WC2, Westminster, brewpub
- Five Points Brewing Co (The) E8, Hackney
- Fourpure Brewing SE16, Southwark
- Fuller Smith & Turner W4, Hounslow
- Gipsy Hill Brewing SE27, Lambeth
- Gorgeous Brewery (Bull) N6, Haringey, brewpub
- Hackney Brewery E2, Hackney
- Hammerton Brewery N7, Islington
- Hill Brothers NW1, Camden NEW!
- Hop Stuff Brewery SE28, Greenwich, no visitors
- House Brewery (Prince) N22, Haringey, brewpub NEW!
- Howling Hops Brewery E9, Tower Hamlets, brewpub
- Husk Brewing E16, Newham
- Ignition Brewery SE26, Lewisham NEW!
- Jeffersons Brewery TW9, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
- Kanpai London Craft Sake SE15, Southwark NEW!
- Kentish Town Brewery NW5, Camden NEW!
- Kernel Brewery (The) SE16, Southwark
- Kew Brewery SW14, Richmond upon Thames
- Laine: Thieves Brewery (Four Thieves) SW11, Wandsworth, brewpub
- Laine’s Brew Lab (People’s Park Tavern) E9, Hackney, brewpub
- London Beer Factory SE27, Lambeth
- 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) EC2A, Islington, brewpub
- Magic Spells Brewery E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
- Maregade Brew Co E9, Hackney
- Marko Paulo Brewery (Owl and the Pussycat) W13, Ealing, brewpub
- Meantime Brewing (Asahi M) SE10, Greenwich
- Moncada Brewery NW2, Brent
- Mondo Brewing SW8, Wandsworth
- Muswell Hillbilly Brewers N10, Haringey
- Neckstamper Brewing E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
- Nirvana Brewery E10, Waltham Forest NEW!
- Oddly TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors NEW!
- Old Fountain Brewhouse EC1, Islington, brewpub
- One Mile End Brewery N17, Haringey
- Orbit Beers SE17, Southwark
- Paddies with Attitude (PWA) (White Hart) SE14, brewpub NEW!
- Park Brewery (The) KT2, Kingston upon Thames
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark
- Pillars Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Portobello Brewing Co W10, Kensington & Chelsea
- Pressure Drop Brewing N17, Haringey
- Pretty Decent Beer Co E7, Waltham Forest NEW!
- Project 88 (Beer + Burger Willesden) NW2, Brent, brewpub NEW!
- Redchurch Urban Farmhouse E2, Tower Hamlets
- Redemption Brewing N17, Haringey
- Reunion Ales TW13, Hounslow
- Sambrook’s Brewery SW11, Wandsworth
- Signal Brewery CR0, Sutton
- Signature Brew E17, Waltham Forest
- Small Beer Brew Co SE16, Southwark NEW!
- Small Beer Brewing Company W12, Hammersmith & Fulham, no visitors NEW!
- Solvay Society IG2, Redbridge
- Southey Brewing Co SE20, Bromley
- Southwark Brewing SE1, Southwark
- St Mary’s Brewery NW3, Camden, no visitors NEW!
- Streatham Brewery (Railway) SW16, Lambeth, brewpub
- Tap East E20, Newham, brewpub
- Three Sods Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets
- Tiny Vessel Brewing Co TW12, Richmond upon Thames, no visitors
- Truman’s Beer E3, Tower Hamlets
- Twickenham Fine Ales TW2, Richmond upon Thames
- Two Finches Brewery N3, Barnet
- UBREW SE16, Southwark
- Villages Brewery SE8, Lewisham
- Volden Brewing CR0, Croydon
- Weird Beard Brew Co W7, Ealing
- Wild Card Brewery E17, Waltham Forest
- Wimbledon Brewery SW19, Merton
- Zerodegrees Blackheath SE3, Lewisham, brewpub
Cricklewood Brewing Company NW2, Barnet (NEW!) was also active during 2017 but had closed by the end of the year.
Closures this year
- Cricklewood Brewing Company NW2, Barnet
- George and Dragon (Fitzrovia) W1, Westminster, brewpub
- Haverstock Brewery NW3, Camden, brewpub
- Hops and Glory N1, Islington, brewpub: see Solvay Society
- Lonesome Brewing SW16, Lambeth
- Rocky Head Brewery SW18, Wandsworth
- W1 (Burlington Arms) W1, Westminster, brewpub
Suspended this year
- Old Street Brewery WC1, Camden, brewpub, in preparation for a move to a standalone site
Other changes
- Affinity Brew Co (Five Miles) N22, Haringey, brewpub, expand to standalone site in one of the Bermondsey arches vacated by Partizan. The Tottenham site and kit will be taken on and revived by Hale next year.
- Beer Hive (Clarkshaws Brewing, London Beer Lab) SW9, Lambeth. Clarkshaws moves out to re-establish its own brewery nearby, leaving the location as a production site for London Beer Lab.
- Bianca Road Brew Co SE15, Southwark, relocates to a site nearby.
- Brick Brewery SE15, Southwark, relocates production to bigger site in Deptford.
- Brixton Brewery SW9, Lambeth, becomes 49% part-owned by Heineken.
- Bull N6, Haringey, brewpub, rebrands its brewery to Gorgeous.
- Hop Stuff Brewery SE18, Greenwich, moves to a much-expanded site in Plumstead/Thamesmead.
- Long Arm Brewery (ETM) W5, Ealing, brewpub, brewing relocated to a purpose-built brewpub in Shoreditch.
- Partizan Brewing SE16, Southwark, move to larger Bermondsey arch a short distance away. Affinity occupies one of the former arches, the other will be used by Spartan from next year.
- Redchurch Brewery E2, Tower Hamlets, adds a larger production site outside London, converting its original arch into wild and mixed fermentation specialist Redchurch Urban Farmhouse.
For definitions of a London brewery, see the current London breweries page.
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