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London breweries 2015

15 openings, 6 closures and suspensions, net change +9.

By the end of 2015, there were 77 commercial breweries operating in London, including 23 brewpubs. Three were parts of multinational groups (M). These breweries were:

°Plato Brewing E8, Hackney 40FT Brewery E8, Hackney NEW! Anspach & Hobday SE1, Southwark Barnet Brewery (Black Horse) EN5, […]

London breweries 2016

22 opened or revived, 6 closed or suspended, net change +16.

By the end of 2016, there were 93 commercial breweries operating in London, including 29 brewpubs. One was part of a national group (N), two were parts of multinationals (M). These breweries were:

40FT Brewery E8, Hackney Affinity Brew Co (Five Miles) N22, […]

Cricklewood Brewing Company

Closed breweryCricklewood NW2 (Barnet)First sold beer: March 2017Ceased brewing: by September 2017

This short-lived home-based brewery made bottled beer in small batches for sale at festivals and local outlets.

Updated 24 January 2020

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Lonesome Brewing

Closed breweryStreatham SW16 (Lambeth)First sold beer: October 2016Ceased brewing: by December 2017

This was a small home-based brewery using a Braumeister kit to brew bottled beer for local outlets.

Updated 24 January 2020

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Haverstock Brewery (Load of Hay)

Brewpub no longer brewing94 Haverstock Hill NW3 2BDFirst sold beer: July 2016Ceased brewing: July 2017

Originally named the Load of Hay, this Victorian pub on Haverstock Hill briefly had its own brewhouse for a year from 2016. The pub reopened as the Belrose in July 2018 with a new brewing kit installed, but due […]

Mothership Beer

Mothership Beer, London

Beer firm no longer activemothership.beerActive since: September 2018Ceased trading: by early 2023

This south London-based all-female beer collective began at UBREW in 2018, later cuckoo-brewing at various locations like By the Horns and Missing Link in West Sussex. The project was led by Jane Barnes, formerly a winemaker, and Zoe.

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Little Faith Beer

Little Faith Beer, London

Beer firmlittlefaithbeer.comActive since: December 2018

A side project of Kernel and ex-Beavertown brewer Alex Woods, this was originally based at a taproom in Deptford’s vibrant Creekside area, home to various creative and specialist businesses, arts and conservation projects.

The beers were brewed at London Brewing and at Franklin’s in Ringmer, […]

Jiddlers Tipple Craft Beer

Jiddlers Tipple, London

Beer firmjiddlerstipple.comActive since: October 2019

After experimenting at UBREW, North London-based vintage shirt fan Jacob Liddle brewed his first commercial batches at Brum brewery in Birmingham in 2019. Subsequent brews have been at other locations including By the Horns. A standalone brewery remains an aspiration for now.

Beers so far are […]

Infinite Session

Infinite Session, London

Beer firminfinitesession.comActive since: February 2018

Based on the edge of the Olympic Park, this is a low alcohol specialist which has won awards for its canned beers. These were previously brewed at Sambrook’s and have since been brewed at SEB in Broadstairs, Kent.

Updated 21 December 2021.

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Hop King

Hop King, London

Beer firmHop Kingdom, 16 Druid Street SE1 2EY (Southwark)hopking.orgActive since: September 2017

Ben Hopkinson, formerly at Late Knights (see Southey), and his brother Ludi combine their enthusiasms for both beer and skateboarding by producing their own beer for their indoor skate park Hop Kingdom and Ben’s Beer Rebellion bar. It’s since […]