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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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London breweries 2007

2 openings, 2 closures, net change 0.

By the end of 2007, there were nine commercial breweries operating in London, including five brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

Anheuser-Busch UK (Stag, Anheuser-Busch M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub Cock and Hen SW6, Hammersmith & […]

London breweries 2008

2 openings and revivals, 1 closure, net change +1.

By the end of 2008, there were 10 commercial breweries operating in London, including five brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub Brodie’s Fabulous […]

London breweries 2009

2 openings, no closures, net change +2.

By the end of 2009, there were 12 commercial breweries operating in London, including five brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William […]

London breweries 2010

2 openings, no closures, net change +2.

By the end of 2010, there were 14 commercial breweries operating in London, including five brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Brew Wharf SE1, Southwark, brewpub Brodie’s Fabulous Beers (William […]

London breweries 2011

8 openings, no closures, net change +8.

By the end of 2011, there were 22 commercial breweries operating in London, including eight brewpubs. One was part of a multinational group (M). These breweries were:

AB InBev UK (Stag, AB InBev M) SW14, Richmond upon Thames Botanist TW9, Richmond upon Thames, brewpub NEW! Brew Wharf SE1, […]

The Grand Union Brewery

Closed brewery10 Abenglen, Betam Road, Hayes UB3 1SS (Hillingdon)First sold beer: March 2002Ceased brewing: by end 2007

On an industrial estate near the Grand Union Canal, this brewery was created by the owners of the Old Kent Brewery in Borough Green, Kent, which itself had been founded in August 2000. It used 16 hl […]

Battersea Brewery (early 2000s)

Battersea Brewery 2001-07.

Closed brewery43 Glycena Road SW11 5TP (Wandsworth)First sold beer: 2001Ceased brewing: 2007

An unrelated company to the present Battersea Brewery or to previous bearers of the name, this was founded by Stephen Nockolds and achieved some success in the early part of the 21st century, with its beers available in some […]

Yeastie Boys

Beer firmyeastieboys.co.nzActive since: September 2015 in UK, 2008 in New Zealand.

A pioneer of the now-flourishing New Zealand craft scene, this punningly named outfit was founded in Wellington by Stu McKinlay and Sam Possenniskie. It has always cuckoo brewed even in its home territory, and in 2015 Stu relocated to London to extend the […]

WorkShy Brewing

WorkShy, Richmond TW9 (London).

Brewery, no visitors pleaseRichmond TW9 (Richmond upon Thames)workshybrewing.co.ukFirst sold beer: September 2021

Originally active at UBREW from August 2018, this Australasian duo subsequently cuckoo-brewed at Kew (now CTZN), Portobello and outside London at Glen Affric, though developed the recipes on a pilot kit at home in Richmond.

In summer 2021, […]

Wolfpack Lager

Wolfpack Lager, London

Beer firmwolfpacklager.comActive since: September 2014

Founded by retired Saracens rugby players Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles in a quest for better but still accessible lager, Wolfpack initially brewed its lager at Greene King in Bury St Edmunds.

The company has since added other brands such as a pale ale, with some […]