London Breweries
One of the great things about being a beer drinker in London at the moment is the vibrancy of its beer and brewing scene. Some are members of London Brewers' Alliance. Various articles on the breweries, can be found here: Articles on London Breweries.
Active Breweries (at 25 November 2019)
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .40FT | Dalston E8 | Brewery | x | x | KeyKeg | x | Non-BC Bottles | Non-CC Can |
| .Affinity | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Anomaly | Old Malden KT3 | Brewery | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| .Anspach & Hobday | Bermondsey SE1 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Barnet | High Barnet EN5 | Brewpub (Black Horse) | LocAle | Cask | . | . | . | . |
| .Battersea | Nine Elms SW11 | Brewpub (Battersea Brewery) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | . | . |
| .Beavertown | Tottenham Hale N17 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | Can |
| .Beavertown (Tottenham Hotspurs) | Tottenham N17 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Tank | . | . |
| .Beerblefish | Edmonton N18 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | Bottle | . |
| .Belleville | Wandsworth Common SW12 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Bexley | Erith DA8 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Bianca Road | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | Can |
| .Block | Hoxton N1 | Brewpub (Wenlock) | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Bohem | Tottenham N17 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | Bottle | Can |
| .Boxcar | Bethnal Green E2 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | Bottle | . |
| .Br3wery | Clock House BR3 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| ,Brew by Numbers | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | Bottle | . |
| .Brewdog (Tower Hill) | Tower Hill EC3N | Brewpub | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brewhouse & Kitchen (Highbury) | Highbury N5 | Brewpub (B & K) | . | Cask | Keg | Tank | . | . |
| .Brewhouse & Kitchen (Hoxton) | Hoxton E2 | Brewpub (B & K) | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brewhouse & Kitchen (Islington) | Islington EC1V | Brewpub (B & K) | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brick | Deptford SE8 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | Can |
| .Brixton (Brixton) | Brixton SW9 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brixton (Loughborough Junction) | Loughborough Junction SE24 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brockley (Brockley) | Brockley SE4 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | x | Non-BC Bottle | x |
| Broken Drum | Upper Belvedere DA17 | Brewery | . | Cask | . | . | . | |
| Bullfinch | Herne Hill SE24 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| By The Horns | Summerstown SW17 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | x | x | Non-CC Can |
| Camden Town Ponders End | Ponders End EN3 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | Can | |
| Camden Town Kentish Town | Kentish Town NW5 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | Can | |
| Canopy | Herne Hill SE24 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Cellar Boys | New Cross Gate SE14 | Brewpub (White Hart) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Clarkshaws Loughborough Junction | Loughborough Junction SW9 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Clarkshaws Erith | Erith DA8 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Craft Academy | Herne Hill SE24 | Brewpub (Florence) | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Crate | Hackney Wick E9 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | Can | |
| Cronx | New Addington CR0 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Deviant & Dandy | Homerton E9 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Ealing | Brentford TW8 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | x | BC Bottle | CC Can |
| Earth | Wood Green N22 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | Can | |
| East London | Leyton E10 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Non-KC Keg | x | BC Bottle | Non-CC Can |
| Eel Pie | Twickenham TW1 | Brewery | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Enfield | Upper Edmonton N18 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Essex Street | Temple WC2 | Brewpub (Temple Brewhouse) | x | Cask | KeyKeg | x | x | x |
| Five Points | Hackney E8 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Fountain | Old Street EC1V | Brewpub (Old Fountain) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Fourpure | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | Can | |
| Fullers | Chiswick W4 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| German Kraft | Borough SE1 | Brewpub | . | . | Keg. | . | . | |
| Gipsy Hill | West Norwood SE27 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Goodness | Wood Green N22 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Goose Island | Shoreditch E1 | Brewpub (Goose Island) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Gorgeous | Highgate N6 | Brewpub (Bull) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Gravity Well | Leyton E10 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Greenwich | Greenwich SE10 | Brewpub (Up The Creek) | . | Cask | . | . | . | |
| Hackney | Haggerston E2 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Hackney Church | Hackney E8 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Hammerton | Barnsbury N7 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Non-KC Keg | x | Bottle | Can |
| Howling Hops | Hackney Wick E9 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Husk | Silvertown E16 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Ignition | Sydenham SE26 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Inkspot | Streatham SW16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Jeffersons | Barnes SW13 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Kernel | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | x | x | Keg | x | BC Bottle | x |
| Kew | East Sheen SW14 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Laine's @ Four Thieves | Battersea SW11 | Brewpub (Four Thieves) | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Laine's @ People's Park Tavern | Victoria Park E9 | Brewpub (People's Park) | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Little Creatures | Kings Cross N1 | Brewpub (Little Creatures) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| London Fields | London Fields E8 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| London Beer Factory | West Norwood SE27 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| London Beer Lab Loughborough Junction | Loughborough Junction SW9 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| London Beer Lab Brixton | Brixton SW9 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| London Brewing | North Finchley N12 | Brewpub (Bohemia) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Long Arm Shoreditch | Shoreditch EC2 | Brewpub (Long Arm) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Mad Yank | Northwood Hills HA5 | Brewery | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Magic Spells | Leyton E10 | Brewery | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Marko Paulo | Northfields W13 | Brewpub (Owl & Pussycat) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Meantime (Asahi) | Greenwich SE10 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Mechanic | Bethnal Green E1 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | CC Can | |
| Moncada | Dollis Hill NW2 | Brewery | . | Cask | KeyKeg | x | Non-BC Bottle | Non-CC Can |
| Mondo | South Lambeth SW8 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Muswell Hillbilly | Muswell Hill N10 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | x | BC Bottle | . |
| Mutineers | Bromley North BR1 | Brewery | . | Cask | . | . | . | |
| Neckstamper | Leyton E10 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Nirvana | Leyton E10 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Oddly | Tottenham N17 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | KeyKeg | x | (Bottle) | (Can) |
| Old Street | Bethnal Green E2 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| One Mile End Tottenham | Tottenham N17 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| One Mile End Whitechapel | Whitechapel E1 | Brewpub (White Hart) | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Ora | Tottenham N7 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | ||
| Orbit | Walworth SE17 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Park | Norbiton KT1 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Partizan | South Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Perivale | Perivale UB6 | Brewery | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Pillars | Walthamstow E17 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Portobello | North Kensington W10 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Pressure Drop | Tottenham Hale N17 | Brewery | x | x | Non-KC Keg | x | x | Non-CC Can |
| Pretty Decent | Forest Gate E7 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Redemption | Tottenham N17 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | KeyKeg | x | RAIB | RAIC |
| Reunion | Feltham TW13 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Sambrook's | Battersea SW11 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Short Stack | Hackney E8 | Brewpub (Cock) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Signal | Croydon CR0 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Signature | Walthamstow E17 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | Can | |
| Sly Beast | Wandsworth SW18 | Brewpub (Ram Inn) | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| Small Beer | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Small Beer Brewing | North Kensington W12 | Brewery | . | . | . | . | Bottle | . |
| Solvay Society | Aldborough Hatch IG2 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Southey | Penge SE20 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Southwark | Bermondsey SE1 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Spartan | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| St Mary's | Primrose Hill NW3 | Brewery | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Tap East | Stratford Westfield E20 | Brewpub (Tap East) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Three Sods | Bethnal Green E2 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Tiny Vessel | Platt's Eyot, TW12 | Brewery | . | Cask | Keg | x | RAIB | x |
| Truman's | Hackney Wick E3 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | KeyKeg | Tank | Non-BC Bottles | x |
| Twickenham | Twickenham TW2 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Two Tribes | Barnsbury N7 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Villages | Deptford SE8 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | . | Can | |
| Volden | Croydon CR0 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | . | . | . | |
| Weird Beard | Hanwell W7 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Bottle | Can | |
| Wild Card | Walthamstow E17 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Wimbledon | Colliers Wood SW19 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | x | RAIB & Non-BC Bottles | Non-CC Can |
| Wrong Side of the Tracks | Catford SE6 | Brewery | . | . | . | . | Bottle | . |
| Zerodegrees | Blackheath SE3 | Brewpub (Zerodegrees) | . | . | Keg | . | . |
Cuckoo/Contract breweries
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .Bankside Brew | Chelsea SW10 | Brewery / Contract @ Greene King | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| .Big Hug | Kings Cross WC1X | Brewery / Contract @ Various | . | . | Keg | . | . | Can |
| .Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury WC1N | Brewpub / Contract @ Southwark? | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .BritHop | Belvedere DA17 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Franklins | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brixton Beer Co | Camberwell SE5 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Canopy | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| Brodie’s | (Leyton E10) | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Rhymney | Cask | Keg | ||||
| Coalition | Elmers End BR3 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Hepworths | Keg | Bottle | ||||
| Forest Road | London Fields E8 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Van Ecke | Keg | |||||
| Hiver | Bermondsey SE1 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Hepworths | Cask | Keg | ||||
| Infinite Session | Hackney Wick E9 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Sambrooks | . | . | . | Bottle | Can | |
| Little Faith | Deptford SE8 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Franklins | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Project 88 / Roe Green | Willesden Green NW2 | Brewery / Contract @ Hop Kettle | x | x | Keg | x | x | x |
| Tankleys | Sidcup DA15 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Beerblefish | LocAle | Cask | . | . | . | |
| Watneys Beer Company | (Caterham CR3) | Brewery / Contract @ Sambrooks | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Wildman / Wolfpack | Queen's Park NW6 | Brewery / Contract @ Greene King | . | . | Keg | . | . |
Regular cuckoos at Ubrew (now closed)
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .888 | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| .Brewage A Trois | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | Keg | . | Bottle | . |
| .Brews Company | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | . | . | . | Can |
| Dusty | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | . | Bottle | ||
| Mothership | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | ||||||
| Old Kent Road | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | Keg | Bottle | ||
| Seven Sisters | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | Keg | . | Can | |
| Thirsty Smile | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | . | . | Can | |
| Tidal | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Workshy | Richmond TW10 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew | . | . | Keg | . | . |
Other "breweries"
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .Brew Club | Hackney E8 | Brewery / Private | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| Duckchicken | Furzedown SW16 | Cider producer | ||||||
| Gosnells | Peckham SE15 | Mead producer | ||||||
| Hawkes | Bermondsey SE1 | Cider producer | ||||||
| Pilango | Parsons Green SW6 | Cider producer | Bottle | |||||
| Ram | Wandsworth SW18 | Brewery / Private | ||||||
| Umbrella | Upper Holloway N19 | Ginger beer and cider producer | . | . | . | Bottle | . |
Suspended breweries
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .Alphabeta | Aldgate EC2M | Brewpub / (Pitt Cue) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| Cricklewood | Cricklewood NW2 | Brewery / Suspended? | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Dragonfly | Acton W3 | Brewpub (George & Dragon) | Cask | Keg | ||||
| Hop Stuff | Thamesmead SE28 | Brewery | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| House | Wood Green N22 | Brewpub / Suspended (Prince) | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Kentish Town | Kentish Town NW5 | Brewery | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Kitchen | Putney SW15 | Brewery / Suspended | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Long Arm South Ealing | South Ealing W5 | Brewpub / Suspended (Ealing Park) | ||||||
| Maregade | Homerton E9 | Brewery / Suspended | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Pressure Drop Hackney | Hackney E8 | Brewery / Suspended | ||||||
| Streatham | Streatham SW16 | Brewery / Suspended | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Two Finches | Finchley N3 | Brewpub / Suspended (Finchley Cricket Club) | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Ubrew | Bermondsey SE16 | Brewery / Suspended | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| W1 | Mayfair W1 | Brewpub / Suspended (Burlington) | . | Cask | . | . | . |
Planned breweries
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .Belrose | Belsize Park NW3 | Brewpub / Cuckoo @ London Beer Lab | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| .Brockley (Lee) | Lee SE12 | Brewery / Planned | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Common Rioters | Plumstead SE18 | Brewery / Planned | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Earth Station | North Woolwich E16 | Brewery / Planned | ||||||
| Elm Park | Brixton SW2 | Brewpub / Planned (Elm Park Tavern) | ||||||
| Fearless Nomad | Brentford TW8 | Brewpub / Planned (Black Dog) | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Fellowship | Bellingham SE6 | Brewpub / Planned (Fellowship Inn) | ||||||
| Jawbone | Strawberry Hill TW1 | Brewery / Planned | ||||||
| Jiddlers Tipple | Wood Green N8 | Brewery / Contract @ ? | Keg | . | . | Can | ||
| Lost Rivers | Waterloo SE1 | Brewpub / Cuckoo @ Adnams? | ||||||
| New Cross | New Cross SE14 | Brewpub / Planned | ||||||
| Pinnora | Pinner HA5 | Brewery / Planned | ||||||
| Pembury | Hackney E8 | Brewpub / Planned | ||||||
| Second Wave | West Norwood SE27 | Brewery / Planned | Keg | Bottle | ||||
| Sundays | Bethnal Green E2 | Brewery / Planned | ||||||
| Trial & Error | (Tottenham N17) | Brewery / Planned | ||||||
| Urban Alchemy | New Barnet EN5 | Brewery / Planned | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Youngs Museum | Wandsworth SE18 | Brewery / Planned |
Closed breweries
| Brewery | Location | Type | LocAle | Cask | Keg | Tank | Bottle | Can |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .Brewdog Angel | Islington N1 | Brewery (Private) / Closed Sep 2019 | . | . | Keg | . | . | . |
| .BrewIT | Fitzrovia W1 | Brewpub / Closed Jun 2019 | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | . |
| Brewery Below | Islington N1 | Brewery / Closed Jul 18 | . | . | Keg | Bottle | . | |
| Big Smoke | Surbiton KT6 | Brewpub / Closed Mar 19 | . | Cask | Keg | . | . | |
| Brewheadz | Tottenham Hale N17 | Brewery / Cuckoo @ Ora | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Brick Peckham | Peckham SE15 | Brewery / Closed end 2017. | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Dragonfly (Now Portobello) | Acton W3 | Brewpub / Closed (George & Dragon) | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Hale (now Exale) | Tottenham N15 | Brewery / Closed Sep 19 | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Haverstock (Now Belrose) | Belsize Park NW3 | Brewpub / Closed (Load of Hay) | ||||||
| Hops & Glory | Canonbury N1 | Brewpub / Closed (Hops & Glory) | ||||||
| Laine's @ Aeronaut | Acton W3 | Brewpub / Closed (Aeronaut) | ||||||
| Lonesome | Streatham Vale SW16 | Brewery / Closed Dec 17 | . | . | . | Bottle | . | |
| Monkey Chews | Peckham SE15 | Brewpub / Closed (Montague) | ||||||
| Rocky Head | Southfields SW18 | Brewery / Closed Dec 17 | ||||||
| Redchurch | Bethnal Green E2 | Brewery / Closed May 2019 | . | . | Keg | . | . | |
| Wild Card Ravenswood | Walthamstow E17 | Brewery / Closed autumn 17 | LocAle | Cask | Keg | . | . |
We recommend Des de Moor's website although it is no longer kept up to date! http://desdemoor.co.uk/london/brewers-and-beers/