The Bermondsey Mile

London

England, United Kingdom

Breweries

Towns

Tally's take

The character

London brews at both ends of the scale and almost nothing in between. Fuller's has been at Chiswick since 1845 and is now owned by Asahi; Camden went to AB InBev; Beavertown to Heineken. What's left independent clusters under the railway arches of Bermondsey, where a handful of small breweries turned a line of viaducts into a Saturday institution. The city that invented porter spent the 20th century losing its breweries and the 21st buying them back, at which point somebody bought those too.

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The breweries

21 in this scene

Tottenham, London, United Kingdom

Beavertown

Famous for Neck Oil and incredibly striking can art, with Heineken eventually taking full ownership.

Conglomerate-ownedNeck Oil · 4.3%

Tottenham, England, United Kingdom

Bohem Brewery

UK Pass 147. Founded in early 2017 by Czech expats Petr Skocek and Zdenek Kudr; moved to Tottenham in 2018. Specialises exclusively in Czech/Bohemian-style lagers using decoction and bespoke…

IndependentMartina · 4.0%

Chiswick, London, United Kingdom

Fuller's

The historic brewer behind London Pride, which shockingly sold its entire brewing business to Asahi in 2019.

Conglomerate-ownedLondon Pride · 4.7%

Brixton, London, United Kingdom

Brixton Brewery

A massively popular South London craft brand fully acquired and absorbed by Heineken in 2021.

Conglomerate-ownedElectric IPA · 6.5%

Enfield, London, United Kingdom

Camden Town Brewery

A prominent London craft pioneer famously acquired by the world's largest brewer in a massive 2015 buyout.

Conglomerate-ownedCamden Hells Lager · 4.6%

Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

Meantime Brewing

Bought by SABMiller, then AB InBev, and finally sold off to Asahi to satisfy monopoly regulators.

Conglomerate-ownedLondon Lager · 4.5%

Tottenham, England, United Kingdom

Redemption Brewing Company

UK Pass 147. Current brewery website confirms continued brewing/trading in Tottenham; Companies House lists Redemption Brewing Company Limited as In Administration following appointment of…

IndependentRhinelander · 4.2%

Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom

Anspach & Hobday

London Black revived the dark, sessionable pint London ran on for two centuries and then abandoned. Porter was invented in this city, exported to the world, and had all but vanished from its own…

IndependentLondon Black · 4.4%

Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom

Fourpure Brewing Co

Much like Magic Rock, they were bought out by Lion before being divested back to an independent group.

IndependentFourpure Session IPA · 4.2%

Gipsy Hill, London, United Kingdom

Gipsy Hill Brewing

A massive London indie success story that took the rare step of transitioning to become entirely employee-owned.

IndependentHepworth · 4.8%

London, London, United Kingdom

Gravity Well Brewing Co.

A cosmic-themed microbrewery tucked neatly under a railway arch in East London, crafting impeccable hazy pales.

IndependentCosmic Dust · 6.8%

London, London, United Kingdom

Orbit Beers

Deeply influenced by vinyl music culture, they produce some of the absolute best traditional Kölsch and Altbier in the UK.

IndependentNico · 4.8%

Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom

Partizan Brewing

A legendary part of the original Bermondsey Beer Mile, known for brilliant artistic labels and farmhouse-style ales.

IndependentLemon & Thyme Saison · 4.0%

Bermondsey, England, United Kingdom

Southwark Brewing Company

UK Pass 147. CAMRA describes it as the first cask-oriented brewery on the Bermondsey Beer Mile.

IndependentLondon Pale Ale

Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom

The Kernel Brewery

The undisputed godfather of the modern London craft beer scene, boasting minimalist labels and famous independence.

IndependentExport India Porter

Bow, Devon, United Kingdom

Utopian Brewing

A strictly sustainability-focused brewery that uniquely brews exclusively using 100% British-grown hops and malts.

IndependentUtopian British Lager · 4.4%

London, England, United Kingdom

Fuller's Brewery

Griffin Brewery, Chiswick; brewing partnership formalised in 1845; currently operated by Asahi UK. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.

Ownership unknownProfile in progress

Bermondsey, England, United Kingdom

Bianca Road Brew Co.

UK Pass 147. Current South East London CAMRA brewery/taproom listing.

IndependentProfile in progress

Bermondsey, England, United Kingdom

Hiver Beers

UK Pass 147. Bermondsey brewery/taproom listed by CAMRA; honey-beer specialist. Founding details held for deeper primary-source verification.

IndependentProfile in progress

Bermondsey, England, United Kingdom

London Beer Factory

UK Pass 147. Current South East London CAMRA brewery/taproom listing.

IndependentProfile in progress

Greenwich, England, United Kingdom

Meantime Brewing Company

Current South East London CAMRA brewery/taproom listing; ownership and production lineage need separate reconciliation. Status as recorded: ACTIVE.

Ownership unknownProfile in progress

Counts here are the length of this list, not an estimate. For why a brewery you know might be missing — closures, shared roofs, contract brands, ownership exclusions — see how we count.