Beer Guide London News

And so another year passes. So far I am keeping up with the pace of visits and revisits with every entry visited at least once during the year, many twice, and some favourites multiple times.

With regards the numbers things seem to have levelled out, 19 entries left the Guide, although only 4 of these were due to a reduction in range, the closures reflecting the industry on the whole. It is a tough environment to operate in right now, but thankfully the kind of bar that gets in to the Guide seems slightly more resilient, but only slightly.

21 locations were added in to the Guide, meaning a slight rise in total entries to 292. A number of previous entries reappeared in a new guise, and a welcome trend is bars opening a second, or more, location. This trend will hopefully continue with 7 locations currently on the to-do list, 4 of which have already been in the Guide under a different identity.

(pictured is The Hand & Marigold, a fantastic new opening in 2025)

As 2026 begins I am cautiously optimistic, but very well aware that many, many places are operating very close to the line. I will continue to do everything I can to promote these fantastic businesses.

Finally, another heartfelt thank you to all of the Guide users and followers. It is your support that keeps me doing this and all of the impromptu meetings with people who say they appreciate the Guide genuinely warms my heart. Thank you!

London Brewery Statistics 2025

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:34:33 -0800

After a few years of decline the brewing scene in London again seems to have levelled out. 2025 saw 7 closures, but 5 additions, a net loss of two that drops the number down to 99. Below the psychological 100 barrier, but still a good number.

For a while it looked like the new hotspot of Blackhorse was rapidly cooling with the loss of a number of breweries, but as we move in to the new year some of these places are set to reopen under the guise of a new brewery - 40FT have now relocated production to the old Hackney Brewery site and both East London and Hackney Church are planning on opening new taprooms in the area.

There was a surprise in the appearance of a new Meantime brewery back in Greenwich and, finally, Guinness opened it's new brewery in Covent Garden after many delays.

There are a number of new openings on the horizon and details will, as usual, be added to the Guide once brewing is confirmed.

The full list of Brewery changes in 2025 can be found here

The complete list of London Breweries can be found here

(pictured is part of the shiny Guinness Open Gate (London) brewery kit in Covent Garden)

Guide Entries Deleted : 2025

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:57:36 -0800

Here we will list all deletions from the Guide in 2025, whether due to closure or reduced beer range, etc:

1) Babel Beerhouse, Kings Cross : Beer range no longer merits Guide entry - Jan 2025

2) The Douglas Fir, Annerley : Confirmation of permanent closure - Feb 2025

3) Mammoth Brewery Taproom, Leytonstone : Closed - Dec 2024

4) The Cronx Tap, Croydon : Closed - Sep 2024

5) Kraft Dalston, Dalston : Permanently closed - Feb 2025

6) Beerblefish Tap Room, Walthamstow : Permanently closed - Mar 2025

7) Tavern On The Hill, Walthamstow : Beer range no longer merits Guide entry - Mar 2025

8) The Plum Tree, Plumstead : Permanently closed - Jan 2025

9) High Hill Taproom (Hackney Brewery Tap), Walthamstow : Permanently closed - Mar 2025

10) Three Hills - The Outpost, Bermondsey : Permanently closed - May 2025

11) By The Horns @ AFC Wimbledon, Earlsfield : Confirmed closed - Jun 2025

12) Libertalia Brewery Taproom, Leyton : Closed - Jul 2025

13) Baladin Camden, Camden : Closed - Aug 2025

14) Kill The Cat (Spitalfields Market), Spitalfields : Closed - Oct 2025

15) Temple Brew House, Temple : Beer range no longer merits Guide entry - Oct 2025

16) Lowlander, Covent Garden : Beer range no longer merits Guide entry - Oct 2025

17) Brewgels, Brixton : Closed - Summer 2025

18) Kraft Brixton, Brixton : Closed - 2nd half 2025

19) Pitcher & Craft, Bermondsey : Closed - 2nd half 2025

New Guide Entries : 2025

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:54:14 -0800

Here we will list all new Guide entries in 2025, with hotlinks for ease of reference :

1) The Holly Tree, Leytonstone

2) Queer Brewing Project Taproom, Lea Bridge

3) The Volley - Old Street, Old Street

4) The Hand & Marigold, Borough

5) Jars Bar, Deptford

6) The Blue Maid, Borough

7) The Pocket, Islington

8) Feed the Yak! (Wembley Park), Wembley Park

9) Coach & Horses (Stoke Newington), Stoke Newington

10) The Queens Arms, Battersea

11) Craft Tooting II, Tooting

12) The Hillbilly Social, Bowes Park

13) Malt Haus - A Pillars Establishment, Walthamstow

14) Wood Street Bear, Walthamstow

15) William the Fourth, Leyton

16) Calamity Tank, Leytonstone

17) Fullers Brewery Shop & Tours, Chiswick

18) The Rusty Bucket Pub (Bexley), Bexley

19) The Stranded, Charing Cross

20) The Queen Charlotte, Fitzrovia

21) The Dial - Home of Meantime, North Greenwich

London Brewery List Changes : 2025

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:18:12 -0800

Here we keep track of the changes to the London Brewery List in 2025

Additions to the list :

1) Fearless Nomad Brewing - restarted brewing for the first time since Covid, Feb 25

2) Queer Brewing Project - now have their own kit and have done the first brews, Feb 25

3) Haggerston Brewing Company - new nano brewery in an arch in Haggerston, start date as yet unknown

4) Meantime (Greenwich) - Meantime have opened a brewpub outside the O2 Arena, Dec 25

5) Guinness Open Gate Brewery (London) - after years of waiting it has finally opened, Dec 25

Deletions from the list :

1) Kraft Dalston - Bar closed and brewing ceased, confirmed Feb 25

2) German Kraft @ Mercato Mayfair - No longer brewing, confirmed with staff Feb 25

3) Beerblefish - Ceased brewing Mar 25

4) Hackney Brewery - ceased at the end of Mar 25

5) Temple Brew House - Pub changed ownership and kit no longer in use, Summer 25

6) Oddly Brewing - Closed some time in 2023

7) Brewhouse & Kitchen (Hoxton) - renamed and no longer brewing some time in 2025

Current total no of London breweries on our list = 99.

Full list here: https://www.beerguideldn.com/breweries

New Guide Entries : 2024

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:45:04 -0800

Here we will list all new Guide entries in 2024, with hotlinks for ease of reference:

1) EKO Brewery & Tap Room, Peckham

2) Bird House Brewery & Tap Room, Herne Hill

3) Brewgels, Brixton

4) Clarkshaws Brewery & Taproom, Loughborough Junction

5) The Lockdown Room, Canning Town

6) Clapton Craft (Kentish Town), Kentish Town

7) Craft Beer Cabin (Bromley), Bromley

8) The Lamb, Islington

9) The Dog & Bell, Deptford

10) The Lucky Anchor, Deptford

11) Nicholas Nickleby, Crouch Hill

12) The Kernel Spa Road, Bermondsey

13) One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood

14) The Antwerp Arms, Tottenham

15) Macintosh Ale House, Stoke Newington

16) All Good | N1, Dalston

17) Perivale Brewery, Perivale

18) The King of Prussia, Finchley

19) Duke of St Albans, Highgate

20) Coach & Horses (Greek Street), Soho

21) Feed The Yak! (Deptford), Deptford

22) The Eagle Ale House, Clapham Junction

23) Pretty Decent Taproom (Victoria Park), Victoria Park

24) Harlem Brewing Company Taproom, Brixton

Guide Entries Deleted : 2024

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:44:36 -0800

Here we will list all deletions from the Guide in 2024, whether due to closure or reduced beer range, etc:

1) Mondo Beer & Pizza, Bankside SE1: reported closed, January 2024.

2 - 23) All 22 BrewDog bars which were in the Guide as of 8 Feb 2024. All were removed as they no longer meet our criteria.

24-26) All 3 Laine Brew Co bars which were in the Guide as of 8 Feb 2024. All were removed as they no longer meet our critieria.

27) Friendship Adventure, Brixton Market - 'temporarily' closed, Feb 2024.

28) Prairie Fire at the Wood Lane Arches - permanently closed, Feb 2024.

29) Beer Asylum, Pinner - permanently closed, Mar 2024.

30) Meantime Tasting Rooms, Greenwich - permanently closed, May 2024

31) White Horse, Parsons Green - Beer list no longer merits entry in to the Guide, May 2024

32) Richmond Vault, Richmond - Beer list no longer merits entry in to the Guide, May 2024

33) Haverstock Tavern, Belsize Park - Beer list no longer merits entry in to the Guide, June 2024

34) Old Street Brewery Tap, Hackney Wick - Closed in April 2024

35) Little Faith Taproom, Deptford - permanently closed, June 2024

36) Eebria Tap Room, Bermondsey - confirmed permanently closed on website, July 2024

37) Grosvenor, Hanwell - Beer list no longer merits entry in to the Guide, July 2024

38) Riff Raffs, Croydon - Beer list no longer merits entry in to the Guide, July 2024

39) Bexley Brewery Tap, Erith - Confirmed by brewery that is now only opens occasionally, July 2024

40) Kill The Cat (Brick Lane), Spitalfields - permanently closed, July 2024

41) Hackney Tap, Hackney - permanently closed, July 2024

42) The Kernel Taproom, Bermondsey - taproom relocated in August 2024

43) Fourpure Brewery Taproom, Bermondsey - permanently closed, September 2024

44) Wild Card Lockwood, Walthamstow - closed in October 2024

45) Wild Card Barrel Store (Ravenswood), Walthamstow - closed in October 2024

46) Beer & Beyond, Wimbledon - closed in October 2024

47) ORA Brewing Tap Room, Tottenham Hale - closed in November 2024

48) Mammoth Brewery Taproom, Leytonstone - closed in December 2024

49) The Cronx Tap, Croydon - closed in Spetember 2024

London Brewery List Changes : 2024

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:44:03 -0800

Here we keep track of changes to our London brewery list in 2024:

Deletions from the London brewery list in 2024:

1) Brick Brewery: reported to have stopped brewing in late 2023. Location of brewing in future still to be confirmed.

2) Coalition Brewing @ The Ram Inn, Wandsworth: brewing confirmed to have stopped by early January 2024. Future of kit remains unclear. Coalition continue to brew at Hepworth.

3) Meantime Brewery: brewing moved to Fullers, March 2024.

4) Babel Beerhouse: Confirmed on a visit in May 2024 that brewing is not currently taking place.

5) Old Street Brewery: Closed in early 2024

6) Friendship Adventure Brewery: Closed and sold in May 2024

7) Affinity Brew Co: Closed in March 2024

8) Fourpure Brewing: Closed in September 2024 with production moved to Magic Rock

9) Wild Card Brewery: Closed in October 2024

10) ORA Brewing: Closed in November 2024

11) Mammoth Brewery: Closed in December 2024

12) Cronx Brewery: Closed in November 2024

Additions to the London brewery list in 2024:

1) Bird House Brewery: Took over the old Canopy kit and premises in Herne Hill.

2) Hopewell Brewery: Nanobrewery housed in The Lockdown Room, Canning Town

3) Supercute Brewery: Bought Friendship Adventure Brewery in May 2024

4) CBJ Brewing: Nanobrewery installed in Craft Beer Junction, Bermondsey in August 2024

5) Blondies Brewery: Confirmation on a visit at the end of August 2024 that brewing had commenced on site

Current total no of London breweries on our list = 101.

Full list here: https://www.beerguideldn.com/breweries