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Des de Moor
Best beer and travel writing award 2015, 2011 -- British Guild of Beer Writers Awards
Accredited Beer Sommelier
Writer of "Probably the best book about beer in London" - Londonist
"A necessity if you're a beer geek travelling to London town" - Beer Advocate
"A joy to read" - Roger Protz
"Very authoritative" - Tim Webb.
"One of the top beer writers in the UK" - Mark Dredge.
"A beer guru" - Popbitch.
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Tart Beer Co

Tart Beer Co, London

Beer firmtartbeer.comActive since: November 2023

This North London sour beer specialist originated as a side project of Muswell Hillbilly brewer Barney De Banzie Lampard. Also a homebrewer, he experimented during the Covid lockdowns with recipes that use acidity to balance the beer rather than hop bitterness, aiming to create a […]

Truman (Old Truman Brewery)

Truman, London E1

Formerly Brick Lane Beers

This page covers the cuckoo-brewed brands under the Truman name produced for the owners of the old brewery site.

For historic brewing at the site, see Truman’s Brewery (Watney Mann Truman).

For the company that revived the brand in 2010 and sold it on in 2022, see […]

Craft Beer Junction

Craft Beer Junction, London SE16

Brewpub86 Enid Street SE16 3RDcraftbeerjunction.co.ukFirst sold beer: August 2024

Beer importer and distributor Marcin Clos initially opened Craft Beer Junction as a bar in a Bermondsey arch in May 2021, selling rare US imports as well as beers from the UK and elsewhere. The location is on Enid Street, […]

London breweries 1999

2 openings, 17 closures, net change -15.

By the end of 1999, there were 16 commercial breweries operating in London, including 7 brewpubs. 4 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Freedom Brewery SW6, […]

London breweries 1998

4 openings, 4 closures, net change 0.

By the end of 1998, there were 31 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. 21 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Falcon and Firkin […]

London breweries 1997

5 openings, 2 closures, net change +3.

By the end of 1997, there were 31 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. 20 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Bishop’s Brewery SE1, […]

London breweries 1996

3 openings, no closures, net change +3.

By the end of 1996, there were 28 commercial breweries operating in London, including 19 brewpubs. 16 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Bishop’s Brewery SE1, […]

London breweries 1995

3 openings, 2 closures, net change +1.

By the end of 1995, there were 25 commercial breweries operating in London, including 18 brewpubs. 16 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish Courage M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Bishop’s Brewery SE1, […]

London breweries 1994

4 revivals or opening, no closures, net change +4.

By the end of 1993, there were 24 commercial breweries operating in London, including 17 brewpubs. 17 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish & Newcastle M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames […]

London breweries 1993

4 revivals or opening, 2 closures, net change +2.

By the end of 1993, there were 20 commercial breweries operating in London, including 15 brewpubs. 15 were part of national groups (N), 2 part of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch, leased from Scottish & Newcastle M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames […]