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.
| Brewery |
Location |
Type |
Comments |
|---|
| 4 Cross |
Greenwich SE10 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew? |
Home brewery with some commercial @ Ubrew in 2016. |
| Adam & Eve |
Homerton E9 |
Brewpub (Adam & Eve) |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2014 but never did. |
| Adventure |
Chessington KT9 |
Brewery |
Original site of Adventure, moved to Sutton in 2013. |
| Adventure |
Sutton SM3 |
Brewery |
Final site of Adventure, closed early 2014. |
| Affinity |
Tottenham Hale N15 |
Brewery |
Original site 2016-2017 before moving to SE16 and Hale taking over. |
| Against the Grain |
Kings Cross WC1X |
Brewpub (Queens Head) |
Original name of Old Street when at Queens Head. |
| Alphabeta |
Aldgate EC2M |
Brewpub (Pitt Cue) |
Pittcue closed in June 2019, brewery removed by July 2020. |
| Antic |
Camberwell SE5 |
Brewery / Planned |
Planned site for Antic before taking over Clarence & Frederic. |
| B Sharp |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at Ubrew around 2016. |
| Balham |
Balham SW12 |
Brewery / Private |
Private and became Cult Brewing but moved to Surrey. |
| Beak |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Mostly brewed at Ubrew, moved to Sussex in 2018. |
| Bear Hug |
Nunhead SE15 |
Brewery / Contract @ eg Ramsgate |
Renamed in 2015 to Big Hug. |
| Beatnikz Republic |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Moved to Manchester in 2017. |
| Beavertown |
De Beauvoir Town N1 |
Brewpub (Dukes Brew & Que) |
Original location of Beavertown to 2013. |
| Beavertown |
Old Ford E3 |
Brewery |
Location from 2013 to 2014. |
| Beer Heart |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at UBrew 2016 to 2017. |
| Beer Hug |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at Ubrew in 2016. |
| Belrose |
Belsize Park NW3 |
Brewpub (Belrose) |
Originally Havestock, re-opened 2018 but possibly never brewed. |
| Bermondsey |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at UBrew in 2015. |
| Bexley |
Bexley DA5 |
Brewery |
Original site from May 2014 until brewery opened in September 2014. |
| Bianca Road |
Peckham SE15 |
Brewery |
Starting location September 2016 before moving in June 2017. |
| Bianca Road |
Bermondsey SE1 |
Brewery |
Location from September 2017 until moving in March 2019. |
| Big Drop |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewed low ABV beers before moving out to Maidenhead in 2017. |
| Big Smoke |
Surbiton KT6 |
Brewpub (Antelope) |
Moved to Esher by Easter 2019. |
| Black & Amber |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at Ubrew during 2017. |
| Bohem |
Bowes Park N22 |
Brewery |
Starting location from Summer 2016 until moved to Tottenham in 2018. |
| Botanist |
Kew TW9 |
Brewpub (Botanist on the Green) |
Closed in November 2013. |
| Boxcar |
Homerton E9 |
Brewery |
Moved to Bethnal Green in 2019. |
| Brew By Numbers |
Southwark SE1 |
Brewery |
Moved to Bermondsey in 2013. |
| Brew Club |
Clapton E5 |
Brewery / Private |
Moved to central Hackney in 2019. |
| Brewdog (Angel) |
Islington N1 |
Brewery / Private |
Closed end of September 2019. |
| Brewdog (Dalston) |
Dalston N16 |
Brewpub (Brewdog) |
Planned brewpub at 92-100 SN Road, ditched August 2017. |
| BrewIT |
Fitzrovia W1 |
Brewpub (George & Dragon) |
Closed in June 2018, company dissolved June 2019. |
| Brew Wharf |
Southwark SE1 |
Brewpub (Brew Wharf) |
Early brewpub closed by 2014 after pub taken over. |
| Brewery Below |
Islington N1 |
Brewery |
In house brewery at Borough Wines September 2016 - June 2018. |
| Brewheadz |
Tottenham Hale N17 |
Brewery |
Taken over by Ora in May 2019 and dissolved by September 2019. |
| Brick (Peckham) |
Peckham SE15 |
Brewery |
Closed by end of 2017 when moved to Loughborough Junction. |
| Brodie’s |
(Leyton E10) |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Rhymney |
Cuckoo brewing at Rhymney finished in early 2020. Future unknown. |
| Brupond |
Leyton E10 |
Brewery |
Closed in October 2013. |
| Bull |
Highgate N6 |
Brewpub (Bull) |
Became Gorgeous in March 2017. |
| Bullfinch |
Bermondsey SE1 |
Brewery |
Shared with Anspach & Hobday until moving to Herne Hill in 2015. |
| Catford Bridge Tavern |
Catford SE6 |
Brewpub (Catford Bridge) |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2017 but never did. |
| Clarence & Fredericks |
Croydon CR0 |
Brewery |
Taken over by Antic in 2015 and became Volden. |
| Clarkshaws (East Dulwich) |
East Dulwich SE22 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving to the Beer Hive in 2015. |
| Clarkshaws (Loughborough Junction) |
Loughborough Junction SW9 |
Brewery |
Beer Hive joint with London Beer Lab before moving out in 2017. |
| Clarkshaws (Erith) |
Erith DA8 |
Brewery |
Owns a fermenter at the Bexley Brewery but no brewing kit. |
| Clifton |
St Johns Wood NW8 |
Brewpub (Clifton) |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2016 but never did. |
| Clouded Minds |
Hornsey N8 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ eg Gipsy Hill |
Cuckoo at various London breweries, moved to Warks in 2015. |
| Cock & Hen |
Fulham SW6 |
Brewpub (Cock & Hen) |
Sister brewpub to Florence, closed in 2008. |
| Colbys |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at Ubrew in 2016. |
| Craft SW4 |
Clapham SW4 |
Brewpub (Craft) / Planned |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2013 but never did. |
| Cricklewood |
Cricklewood NW2 |
Brewery |
Home based commercial brewery closed by late 2017. |
| Darbys |
Nine Elms SW8 |
Brewpub (Darbys) |
Restaurant planned brewpub but opened in 2019 without it. |
| Degrees Plato |
London Fields E8 |
Brewery |
Nano brewery in bottle shop container, left by summer 2016. |
| Duchess of Cambridge |
Stamford Brook W6 |
Brewpub (Duchess of Cambridge) |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2013 but never did. |
| East India |
Brixton SW9 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ London Beer Lab |
Cuckoo @ LBL facilities from Sep 2016 until mid-2018. |
| East Wickham |
Greenwich SE10 |
Brewpub (Old Loyal Britains) |
Planned brewpub but never happened when pub closed in 2014. |
| Elemental Brew House |
Shoreditch E2 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Beerblefish |
Initially at UBrew, at Beerblefish from end 2016 into late 2017. |
| Ellenberg |
Hanwell W7 |
Brewery |
Shared with Weird Beard until 2014. |
| Elm Park |
Brixton SW2 |
Brewpub (Elm Park Tavern) |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2017 but never did. |
| Erimus |
Penge SE20 |
Brewery / Planned |
Planned fallout brewery from Late Knights but opened in Sussex. |
| Fellowship |
Bellingham SE6 |
Brewpub (Fellowship Inn) |
Planned to have a brewery after re-opening in 2019 but never did. |
| Florence |
Herne Hill SE24 |
Brewpub (Florence) |
Relaunched in 2017 as Craft Academy. |
| Flying Pig |
East Dulwich SE22 |
Brewpub (Flying Pig) / Private |
Monthly brew club with brewery until pub closed in 2017. |
| Four Pillars |
Walthamstow E17 |
Brewery |
Initial launch name before becoming just Pillars. |
| Glasshouse |
Crystal Palace SE19 |
Brewery / Planned |
Rumoured brewery in 2014 that never appeared, or did as another name. |
| Golden Fox |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Cuckoo @ UBrew during 2017. |
| Grosvenor |
Hanwell W7 |
Brewpub (Grosvenor) |
Planned in 2017 to install a brewery but never happened. |
| Ha'Penny |
Aldborough Hatch IG2 |
Brewery |
Closed in Autumn 2014, site now used by Solvay Society. |
| Hackney Craft |
Hackney E8 |
Brewery |
Test brewed in 2013 at unknown location then disappeared. |
| Hackney Hop Growers |
Dalston E8 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Hackney & Maregade |
Hop Collective brewed in 2013/4 (Hackney) and 2015/16 (Maregade). |
| Hale |
Tottenham N15 |
Brewery |
In former Affinity Brewery, closed by July 2019, now Exale in E17. |
| Haverstock |
Belsize Park NW3 |
Brewpub (Load of Hay) |
Closed in September 2017, eventually became Belrose. |
| Hawkes |
Snarebrook E11 |
Brewery / Other |
Original site of ginger beer & cider producer. |
| Hawkes |
Forest Gate E7 |
Brewery / Other |
Second site of ginger beer & cider producer before moving to SE1. |
| Head in a Hat |
Herne Hill SE24 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Florence |
The Florence brewer using the kit for own beers. |
| Hewitts |
(Chelmsford CM1) |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Ha'Penny |
Cuckoo in 2013 before changing to Brentwood. |
| Hill Brothers |
Camden Town NW1 |
Brewery |
Home brewery at unknown location 2017-2018 sold commercially. |
| Home Brew Depot |
London Fields E8 |
Brewery / Private |
Teaching brewery around 2016 used at Adam & Eve and others. |
| Honest |
Penge SE20 |
Brewery / Contract @ Late Knights |
At least a fermenter at LK until at least 2015. |
| Hop Stuff |
Woolwich SE18 |
Brewery |
Original location until moved to Thamesmead in 2018. |
| Hop Stuff |
Woolwich SE18 |
Brewpub (Taproom SE8) |
Planned in 2017 to install a brewery but never happened. |
| Hoppie Collie |
Hammersmith W6 |
Brewery |
Closed by end of 2013. |
| Hops & Glory |
Canonbury N1 |
Brewpub (Hops & Glory) |
Nano brewery in 2013 and also after Solvay Society left in 2016. |
| Hornbeam Café |
Leyton E17 |
Brewpub (Hornbeam Café) |
Home of Wilcumstowe Brewery which left to become Left Bank. |
| House |
Wood Green N22 |
Brewpub (Prince) |
Last used Spring 2019, removed in March 2020. |
| Howling Hops |
Hackney E8 |
Brewpub (Cock) |
Moved to Hackney Wick, now used by Short Stack. |
| Infinite Session |
Hackney Wick E9 |
Brewery / Contract @ Sambrooks |
Original site before moving to Olympic Park in 2019. |
| Kernel |
Southwark SE1 |
Brewery |
Original site before moving to Bermondsey in 2012. |
| Kew |
East Sheen SW14 |
Brewery |
Closed August 2020, may move with IP to E London and new name. |
| King & Co |
Brixton SW2 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Various |
Staff at the Elm Park & King & Co pubs brew under this name. |
| Kitchen |
Putney SW15 |
Brewery |
Home brewer selling commercially locally until early 2017. |
| Labyrinth |
New Cross SE14 |
Brewery |
Home brewer also at UBrew until about 2016. |
| Ladder |
Homerton E9 |
Brewery |
Home brewer brewing commercially at Brew Club / Maregade until 2018. |
| Lady Abercorn |
Liverpool Street EC2 |
Brewpub (Lady Abercorn) |
"Own brewed beer" turns out to probably be from Three Sods. |
| Laine's @ Aeronaut |
Acton W3 |
Brewpub (Aeronaut) |
Did not re-open after fire of January 2017. |
| Laine's @ Four Thieves |
Battersea SW11 |
Brewpub (Four Thieves) |
Ceased brewing by end of 2019 and kit removed early 2020. |
| Lamb |
Chiswick W4 |
Brewpub (Lamb) |
Closed in November 2013. |
| Late Knights |
Penge SE20 |
Brewery |
Closed in August 2016 and became Southey and Ironstone breweries. |
| Left Bank |
Walthamstow E17 |
Brewery |
Main location, between Hornbeam Café and Ubrew and then South Wales. |
| Little Brew |
Camden Town NW1 |
Brewery |
Closed in 2013 and moved to York. |
| London Beer Dispensary |
Brockley SE4 |
Brewpub (London Beer Dispensary) |
Planned to brew after split up of Late Knights but never did. |
| London Brewing |
Highgate N6 |
Brewpub (Bull) |
Moved to North Finchley in 2016, kit taken over by Gorgeous. |
| London Fields |
London Fields E8 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving around the corner, now events space. |
| London Glider |
Woodford Green IG8 |
Other / Cider maker |
Moved to Moreton near Ongar in 2016. |
| Lonesome |
Streatham Vale SW16 |
Brewery |
Company dissolved in December 2017. |
| Long Arm (South Ealing) |
South Ealing W5 |
Brewpub (Ealing Park Tavern) |
Closed by end of 2017 and kit sold to Affinity. |
| Lord Almighty |
(London) |
Brewery / Contract @ (Yorkshire) |
Company based in London & Bristol, bottled beer brewed in Yorkshire. |
| Lost |
Clapham Junction SW11 |
Brewery / Contract @ Florence |
Brewpub pub for Lost pub chain never happened, so contracted. |
| Lost Rivers |
Waterloo SE1 |
Brewpub (Lost Rivers) |
Brewpub never opened in 2018 and LR retreated from London. |
| Maregade |
Homerton E9 |
Brewery |
Brewery closed by January 2019 due to lack of taproom licence. |
| McLoughlins |
Hampstead NW3 |
Brewpub (Horseshoe) |
Closed around 2010 and went on to be Camden Town Brewery. |
| Meantime |
Charlton SE7 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving to North Greenwich in 2010. |
| Mechanic |
Bethnal Green E1 |
Brewery |
Closed early November 2020 after pre-covid rent rise kicked in. |
| Merton Abbey |
Merton SW19 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Ascot |
Brand sold at Merton Abbey Market and Trafalgar pub around 2011. |
| Moncada |
Kensal Town W10 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving around the corner in 2013. |
| Moncada |
Kensal Town W10 |
Brewery |
Interim location before moving to Dollis Hill in 2018. |
| Monkey Chews |
New Cross Gate SE15 |
Brewpub (Montague Arms) |
Closed late 2015 after only half a year of brewing. |
| Mossy Well |
Muswell Hill N10 |
Brewpub (Victoria Stakes) / Private |
Private brewery used by brewing club but gone after fire of 2016 |
| Mulligans |
Whitechapel E1 |
Brewpub (White Hart) |
Original name of the One Mile End brewery. |
| Never For Ever |
Kentish Town NW5 |
Brewpub / Planned |
Opened Aug 20 but "home-brews" = chain wide commissioned beers. |
| Northcote |
Wandsworth Common SW12 |
Brewery |
Temporary name used by Belleville during InBev name case. |
| Northcote |
Leytonstone E11 |
Brewpub (Northcote Arms) / Private |
Private home brew club during 2016. |
| North Nineteen |
Upper Holloway N19 |
Brewpub (North Nineteen) |
Trial brewery that never became commercial and gone by June 2018. |
| Oddly |
Friern Barnet N11 |
Brewery |
Original home-based location before moving to Hampton in 2016/2017. |
| Oddly |
Hampton TW12 |
Brewery |
Location 2016-2019 before moving to Tottenham. |
| Old Street |
Kings Cross WC1X |
Brewpub (Queens Head) |
Basement brewery until moved to Bethnal Green in 2018. |
| Owl Farm |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Cuckoo @ UBrew 2015-2017. |
| Park |
Kingston KT2 |
Brewery |
Home location selling beers to Jam Tree before moving in 2014. |
| Park |
Kingston KT2 |
Brewery |
Commercial location before moving to Norbiton in 2018. |
| Partizan |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving around the corner in 2017. |
| Pembury |
Hackney Downs E8 |
Brewpub (Pembury) |
Planned brewery after re-opening in 2018 but never appeared. |
| Perfect Blend |
Streatham Hill SW16 |
Brewpub (Pefect Blend) |
Intended to install, beer was cuckoo @ Tunnel, but became Inkspot. |
| Pinnora |
Pinner HA5 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving behind the main road in 2018. |
| Pioneer |
Barbican EC2Y |
Brewery / Contract @ Windsor & Eton |
ABInBev resurrecting old beers in 2015 eg Whitebread Pale Ale. |
| Portobello @ George & Dragon |
Acton W3 |
Brewpub (George & Dragon) |
Portobello ran the kit here for some time in 2018. |
| Pressure Drop |
Stoke Newington N16 |
Brewery |
Starting location before moving to Hackney in 2013. |
| Prince |
Stoke Newington N16 |
Brewpub (Prince) |
Trial brewing during 2015-2017 but never went commercial. |
| Putney Bridge |
Putney SW15 |
Brewpub (Bricklayers Arms) |
Planned to have a brewery in 2013 but never did. |
| PWA / Paddies With Attitude |
New Cross Gate SE14 |
Brewpub (White Hart) |
Initial name for brewpub that became Cellar Boys in 2018. |
| Queens Head / TQH |
Kings Cross WC1X |
Brewpub (Queens Head) |
Basement brewery until moved to Bethnal Green in 2018. |
| Redchurch |
Bethnal Green E2 |
Brewery |
Moved fully to Harlow by May 2019. |
| Redemption |
Tottenham N17 |
Brewery |
Original site before moving across the yard. |
| Reunion |
Feltham TW13 |
Brewery |
Closed in August 2020 after going into administration. |
| Rocky Head |
Southfields SW18 |
Brewery |
Closed by end of 2017. |
| Ronseal |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Brewery at UBrew in 2017. |
| Rye Lane |
Peckham SE15 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ ? |
Planned brewery in 2014 but never found a site, did cuckoo once. |
| Savour |
Fulham SW6 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Oxfordshire |
Bottled and keg beers before moving their base to Windsor. |
| Sebright Arms |
Bethnal Green E2 |
Brewpub (Sebright Arms) |
Bottled beers from "own cellar" in 2013 but gone by 2015. |
| Second Wave |
West Norwood SE27 |
Brewery / Contract @ Black Wolf |
Brewery arrived early 2019 but never installed and closed late 2019. |
| Seven Balls |
Harrow Weald HA3 |
Brewpub (Seven Balls) |
Planned for pub re-opening in 2018 but never appeared. |
| Shamblemoose |
Penge SE20 |
Brewery |
Shared Late Knights brewery until summer 2014. |
| Signature |
Hoxton N1 |
Brewery / Contract @ Titanic |
Location of first Signature office until early 2013. |
| Signature |
Hackney Downs E8 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Red Squirrel? |
Pilot kit as well as cuckoo brewing until 2015. |
| Signature |
Leyton E10 |
Brewery |
First proper brewery until moving in Autumn 2019. |
| Singing Brewer |
Brixton SW9 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ London Beer Lab |
Cuckoo @ LBL facilities during 2016. |
| Six Bridges |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Cuckoo @ UBrew during 2017. |
| Solvay Society |
Walthamstow E17 |
Brewery |
Starting location @ Warrant Officer until late 2014. |
| Solvay Society |
Canonbury N1 |
Brewery |
Interim location before moving to Aldborough Hatch in 2016. |
| Soul Rebel |
Bethnal Green E2 |
Brewery / Planned |
Cuckoo up north and never started here, project abandoned in 2017. |
| St John at Hackney |
Hackney E8 |
Brewery |
Original name of Hackney Church, changed in March 2019. |
| Stag |
Mortlake SW14 |
Brewery |
Budweiser keg brewery closed by end of 2015, to be redeveloped. |
| Sticky Fingers |
Leyton E10 |
Brewery / Planned |
Pictured brewery in Dec 2016 about to start brewing but never did. |
| Still & Star |
Aldgate E1 |
Brewpub (Still & Star) |
Started end of 2014 and stopped by mid-2015, pub closed by 2018. |
| Stod Fold |
(Leyton E10) |
(Brewery) |
Beer brewed in Halifax and fermented in Leyton 2016-2017. |
| Strawman |
London Fields E8 |
Brewery |
Initial location until moved to Peckham at start of 2014. |
| Strawman |
Peckham SE15 |
Brewery |
Final location closing in early 2015. |
| Streatham |
Streatham SW16 |
Brewery |
Based & sold at the Railway, closing down by August 2018. |
| Sultan |
South Wimbledon SW19 |
Brewpub (Sultan) |
Garden based brewery from March 2015 until start of 2017. |
| Sutton Arms |
Clerkenwell EC1V |
Brewpub (Sutton Arms) |
Stated in early 2019 the intention to brew on site but never have. |
| SW1G |
Furzedown SW16 |
(Brewery) |
Home brewing group sold at markets until about 2014. |
| Sweet William |
Leyton E10 |
Brewpub (William IV) |
Original brew pub closed in 2005 and replaced by Brodies in 2008. |
| Three Friends |
Clerkenwell EC1V |
Brewery / Contract @ Kent |
Cuckoo at Kent but closed by early 2014. |
| Trumans |
Spitalfields E1 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Nethergate/Everards |
Start of Trumans before getting a brewery in Old Ford in 2013. |
| Twickenham |
Twickenham TW2 |
Brewery |
Original location before moving by end of 2012. |
| Two Finches |
Finchley N3 |
Brewpub (Finchley Cricket Club) |
Suspended by end of 2018, closed by mid-19, removed by Jan 21. |
| UBrew |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery |
Brewery and open-brew kits all closed in September 2019. |
| Upstart |
South Woodford E18 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ Pitfield |
Home brewer scaled up commercially but stopped in mid-2014. |
| Urban Farmhouse |
Cambridge Heath E2 |
Brand of Redchurch |
Beers brewed here as UFH after Harlow opened, all gone by May 2019. |
| Vandells |
Bermondsey SE16 |
Brewery / Cuckoo @ UBrew |
Cuckoo brewery at UBrew from 2015 to early 2017. |
| W1 |
Mayfair W1 |
Brewpub (Burlington Arms) |
Closed in 2017 when taken over by City Pub Company. |
| White Hart |
Whitechapel E1 |
Brewpub (White Hart) |
Original name, changed to One Mile End in 2014. |
| Wilcumstowe |
Leyton E17 |
Brewpub (Hornbeam Café) |
Original location from 2013 to becone Left Bank in 2014. |
| Wild Card |
Walthamstow E17 |
Brewpub (Warrant Officer) / Planned |
Starting location but cuckoo @ Brentwood and never on site. |
| Wild Card (Ravenswood) |
Walthamstow E17 |
Brewery |
First brewery for Wild Card but cleared to Lockswood by late 2017. |
| William Morris |
Colliers Wood SW19 |
Brewpub (William Morris) |
Planned in 2016 and again in 2018 but never happened. |
| Youngs Museum |
Wandsworth SE18 |
Brewery / Planned |
Planned for new development but overtaken by Sambrooks etc. |
