Lacada Brewery
Established in 2015, with three core beers.
Phone: 028 7082 5684
Web: www.lacadabrewery.com/
Lacon’s Brewery
A Norfolk brewing name from the past has been resurrected in 2013 with the return of the Lacons brand. There’s a range of heritage sepcials.
Address: The Falcon Brewery, Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 3NZ
Phone: 01493 850578
Web: www.lacons.co.uk
Lacuna Brewing
A brewery created by two friends, one of whom honed his craft in Mallorca. “The ethos of our beer is simple, delicious and sustainable.”
Address: Unit 19, Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EP
Web: lacunabrewing.com/
Laig Bay Brew Co
Beers from the Isle of Eigg, first made in 2014.
Address: Galmisdale, Isle of Eigg PH42 4RL
Web: laigbaybrewingco.wordpress.com/
Laine Brewery
The North Laine Brewhouse was the original brewery, but now Laine Brewing is operating out of four brewpubs: North Laine, Brighton BN1 4AA; Peoples Park Tavern, Hackney E9 7BT; The Aeronaut, Acton W3 9BH; and The Four Thieves, Battersea SW11 1DJ.
Web: laine.beer/
Lakedown Brewing Co
A brewery set on a family farm with fishing lakes. Modern and traditional beers are produced, in cask, keg, can, and bottle.
Address: Lakedown Farm, Swife Lane, Burwash TN21 8UX
Phone: 01435 685001
Web: lakedownbrewing.com/
Lakehouse Brewery
A 2.5-barrel brewery opened in 2017.
Address: Peachfield Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3LE
Phone: 07532 440634
Web: lakehousebrewery.com
Lakes Brew Co
A business created by four former Hawkshead Brewery colleagues. Making a range of modern beers, focusing on freshness and quality.
Address: Mintsfeet Road South, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6ND
Phone: 01539 324005
Web: lakesbrewco.com/
LAMB Brewing Co
LAMB stands for Littondale Ale Mild and Bitter. It’s made in a brewery in the Queen’s Arms, Litton. (July 2023)
Address: Queens Arms, Litton, North Yorkshire BD23 5JQ
Phone: 01756 770096
Web: thequeensarmslitton.co.uk/real-ales/
Lancaster Brewery
Traditional skills, modern presentation is Lancaster’s mantra. The brewery opened in 2005 and expanded in 2010.
Address: Lancaster Leisure Park, Wyresdale Road, Lancaster LA1 3LA
Phone: 01524 848537
Web: www.lancasterbrewery.co.uk
Langdale Brewing Company
A Lake District brewed established in 2017.
Address: Cross Houses Farm, Docker, Cumbria LA8 0DE
Langham Brewery
Established in 2006, Langham operates a ten-barrel plant in a former granary.
Address: The Granary, Langham Lane, Lodsworth, West Sussex GU28 9BU
Phone: 01798 860861
Web: www.langhambrewery.co.uk
Langton Brewery
Having started life behind a pub in 1999, Langton moved to a converted barn in 2005 and expanded in 2010 and again in 2016.
Address: Grange Farm, Welham Road, Thorpe Langton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7TU
Phone: 01858540116
Web: www.langtonbrewery.co.uk
Lark Hill Brewery
A new Salford brewery, opened in 2023, within a building offering a café, bar, and bakery.
Web: firestationsalford.co.uk/
Larkins Brewery
Award-winning Kentish ales since 1986.
Address: Hampkins Hill Road, Chiddingstone, Kent TN8 7BB
Phone: 01892 870328
Web: larkinsbrewery.co.uk
Larrikin Beer
A microbrewery in the basement of the Urchin pub, Hove.
Address: 15-17 Belfast Street, Hove BN3 3YS
Phone: 01273 241881
Web: urchinpub.co.uk/
Law Brewing
Named after a local landmark, the brewery opened in 2016.
Address: Unit 17 Mid Wynd, Dundee DD1 4JG
Phone: 07983 538277
Leadmill Brewery
A sister brewery to Bottle Brook, it shares a site Coppice Side Brewery, having originally been set up in a pig sty. Many of the beers are one-offs.
Address: Unit 3, Small Business Centre, Adams Close, Heanor Gate Industrial Estate, Heanor, Derbyshire DE75 7SW
Phone: 07971 189915
Leafy Hollow
A husband and wife operated brewery in North Cornwall, with good environmental credentials. A nanobrewery creates just ten gallons per brew.
Web: www.leafyhollowbrewery.com/
Leatherbritches Brewery
Named after the ale connors’ historic method of calculating beer’s alcohol strength, the brewery was founded in 1993 and has expanded over the years.
Address: Brewery Yard, Tap House, Annwell Lane, Smisby, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire LE65 2TA
Phone: 07976 279253
Web: leatherbritches.co.uk
Ledbury Real Ales
A five-barrel brewery, set up in 2012, making a small range of high quality, cask conditioned real ales.
Address: Gazerdine House, Hereford Road, Ledbury HR8 2PZ
Phone: 01531 671184
Web: ledburyrealales.co.uk/
Leeds Brewery
Established in 2007 by university friends Sam Moss and Michael Brothwell, the brewery has a team with a wealth of experience. Finest ingredients include a unique Yorkshire yeast.
Address: 3 Sydenham Road, Leeds LS11 9RU
Phone: 0113 244 5866
Web: www.leedsbrewery.co.uk/
JW Lees & Co
Established in 1828, this famous North West brewery is managed these days by the sixth generation of the Lees family to run the business. The brewery dates back to 1876, but has been modernised in recent years. There is an estate of about 180 pubs. Within the beer portfolio is a bitter called Coronation Street, made under licence from brand owner ITV.
Address: J W Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd, Greengate Brewery, Middleton Junction, Manchester M24 2AX
Phone: 0161 643 2487
Web: www.jwlees.co.uk
Left Bank Brewery
Established in London, the brewery is now based in the Brecon Beacons.
Address: Ty Newydd Farm, Llangorse LD3 7UA
Web: leftbankbrewery.co.uk/
Left Handed Giant
A brewery operating from two sites, having being established in 2017 after a crowdfunding campaign. The brewery is community owned and aims to execute an employee buy-out.
Address: Unit 3, Wadehurst Industrial Park, St Philips Road, Bristol BS2 0JE
Web: www.lefthandedgiant.com/
Legitimate Industries
Most of the production is keg. The website is well worth a visit!
Web: legitimateworldwide.com
Leigh on Sea Brewery
A ten-barrel microbrewery created by Ian Rydings and Mark Springham which opened in 2017. The beers are unfined and vegan.
Address: 35 Progress Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex SS9 5PR
Phone: 01702 817255
Web: leighonseabrewery.co.uk/
Leighton Buzzard Brewing Company
Established in 2014 by a home brewer scaling up.
Address: 23 Harmill Industrial Estate, Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4FF
Web: leightonbuzzardbrewing.co.uk
Leith Hill Brewery
A brewery attacked to the Plough Inn, Coldharbour, established in 1996.
Address: Coldharbour, Surrey RH5 6HD
Phone: 01306 711793
Web: ploughinn.com
Lennox Brewery
Named after an ancient Scottish region, the brewery uses as many locally-sourced ingredients as possible.
Address: 25 Lime Road, Dunbarton G82 2RP
Phone: 01389 298642
Web: lennoxbrewery.com
Lenton Lane Brewery
Brewing in Nottingham since 2016. There is a range of single malt and single hop beers.
Address: 5G The Midway, Nottingham NG7 2TS
Phone: 0333 003 5008
Web: lentonlane.co.uk
Lerwick Brewery
Established by the Mercer brothers — John, Graham and Jimmy — there is a UK-manufactured 12-barrel plant and a 500 items-per-hour bottling and labelling plant, allowing the team to brew 2,000 litres (6,000 bottles) at a time.
Address: Staneyhill, North Road, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0NA
Phone: 01595 694552
Web: www.lerwickbrewery.co.uk/
Leviathan Brewing
A microbrewer of unique, small-batch craft beer, using only quality, natural, and sometimes unusual ingredients.
Address: Unit 4, Reddicap Trading Estate, Sutton Coldfield B75 7BU
Phone: 0333 335 0006
Web: leviathanbrewing.co.uk
Libatory Brewing
Small batch craft beer brewed in a log cabin in Altrincham. Local deliveries are made by bike.
Web: libatory.co.uk/
Liberation Brewery
In one form or another, Liberation Brewery has been a traditional ingredient in Channel Island life for nearly 150 years, beginning life as the Ann Street Brewery. Liberation Ale and IPA are among its multi-award-winning beers.
Address: Tregear House, Longueville Road, Les Varines, St Saviour JE2 7WF
Phone: 01534 764089
Web: liberationgroup.com/
Lincoln Green Brewing Co
Brewing commended in May 2012 under owner Anthony Hughes.
Address: Unit E5, Enterprise Park, Wigwam Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 7SZ
Phone: 0115 963 4233
Web: lincolngreenbrewing.co.uk/
Lincolnshire Brewing Company
Opened in 2014.
Address: The George, 15 Main Road, Langworth LN3 5BJ
Phone: 01522 595787
Web: lincolnshirebrewingco.co.uk
Lincolnshire Craft Beers
Beers inspired by the brewery’s location and local landmarks.
Address: Melton High Wood, Race Lane, Melton Ross, Barnetby DN38 6AA
Phone: 01652 680001
Web: lincolnshirecraftbeers.com
Linear Brewing Company
Making small-batch, hand-bottled craft beer. Family run and owned by a couple of scientists.
Address: Bingham, Nottinghamshire NG13 8EU
Web: linear.beer
Lines Brew Co
Opened in 2016 by beer enthusiast Tom Newman, Lines brews exotic and blended farmhouse beer, with a vision of becoming fully sustainable, locally sourcing produce and brewing using renewable energy.
Address: Bridge Street, Usk NP15 1BQ
Phone: 07879 665999
Web: linesbrewco.com/
Liquid Light Brewing Company
Combining a passion for great beer and groovy music to create a range of brews available in bottle, keg and cask. The beers are unfined, unfiltered and vegan friendly.
Phone: 07530 737842
Web: www.liquidlightbrewco.com/
Lister’s Brewery
A wide range of ales, in cask and keg, made using Maris Otter barley and whole leaf hops.
Address: Michelgrove Lane, Lower Barpham, Patching, Worthing BN13 3XW
Phone: 01903 885950
Web: listersbrewery.com
Little Beer Brewing Co
A small brewery focusing on the basic of craft beer, ebolving recipes over time.
Address: Cornmill Lane, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 2LL
Web: littlebeerbrewingcompany.co.uk/
Little Big Brew Co
A craft brewery in Guernsey, opened in 2020. The beers have people’s names, which is rather jolly.
Address: 23 St George’s Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2BG
Web: littlebigbrewco.com/
Little Big Dog Brewing
A small-batch brewery opened in 2020.
Address: 7 Oak Grove, Barrow upon Humber DN19 7SH
Web: littlebigdogbeer.co.uk/
Little Black Dog Beer Company
Unpasteurised, unfiltered and unfined beers, hand crafted in a family-run brewery.
Address: Carlton Towers Estate, Carlton, Near Goole, North Yorkshire DN14 9LZ
Phone: 07495 026173
Web: www.littleblackdogbeer.com/
Little Brewery
A home-based commercial brewery launched in 2019. Vegan and gluten-free real ales made by one man, with the help of his dog.
Web: littlebrewery.co.uk/
Little Critters Brewing Co
A family-owned and operated microbrewery using the finest grain and whole-leaf hops.
Address: Unit 5, Neepsend Industrial Estate, 80 Parkwood Road, Sheffield S3 8AG
Phone: 0114 276 3171
Web: littlecrittersbrewery.com/
Little Earth Project
A small and adventurous Suffolk brewery, specialising in historic, farmhouse and sour beers.
Phone: 01787 211118
Web: www.littleearthproject.com/
Little Giant Brewery
A microbrewery with a giant theme!
Address: Unit 3, Stoke View Business Park, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 3EA
Phone: 0117 939 2589
Web: littlegiantbrewery.co.uk
Little Goat Brewery
A ten-barrel brewery opened in 2018 by experienced home brewers.
Address: 70 New Road, Ynysmeudwy, Pontardawe SA8 4PP
Phone: 07590 520457
Web: littlegoatbrewery.co.uk/
Little London Brewery
Beers made using only English natural ingredients: Norfolk malted barley and hops from Worcestershire.
Address: Unit 6B, Ash Park Business Centre, Ash Lane, Little London, Tadley, Hampshire RG26 5FL
Phone: 07785 225468
Web: littlelondonbrewery.wordpress.com/
Little Martha Brewing
A Bristol brewpub, opened in 2021.
Address: 23 Oxford Street, Bristol BS2 0QT
Web: littlemarthabrewing.co.uk/
Little Mesters Brewing
A microbrewery and taproom aiming “to brew great tasting beers, accessible and enjoyable for everyone”.
Address: 352 Meadowhead, Sheffield S8 7UJ
Web: littlemestersbrewing.co.uk/
Little Monster Brewing Company
Collaborating with other brewers to produce beers. Based in Petworth, West Sussex.
Web: littlemonsterbrew.com
Little Ox Brew
A ten-barrel brewery, opened in 2016, progressive, independent, and focused on flavour.
Address: Unit 6, Wroslyn Road Industrial Estate, Freeland, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 8HZ
Phone: 01993 881941
Web: littleoxbrewery.co.uk
Little Valley Brewery
The brewery was set up in 2005 by Wim van der Spek and Sue Cooper who met in Kathmandu, while on cycle journeys, in 1999. Dutch-born Wim qualified as a master brewer at Doemens World Brew Academy, in Munich. The brewery is ten-barrel and all ingredients are organic, as certified by the Soil Association.
Address: Little Valley Brewery Ltd, Turkey Lodge Farm, New Road, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 5TT
Phone: 01422 883888
Web: www.littlevalleybrewery.co.uk
Liverpool Brewing Company
A mixture of traditional and hop-forward ales, lagers, and progressive craft styles.
Address: 39 Brasenose Road, Liverpool L20 8HL
Phone: 0151 933 9660
Web: liverpoolbrewingcompany.com
Llangollen Brewery
A ten-barrel brewery established in 2010.
Address: Abbey Grange Hotel, Llantysilio, Llangollen, LL20 8DD
Phone: 01978 860753
Web: llangollenbrewery.com
Lleu Brewery
An award-winnign craft brewery, established in 2013.
Address: Stad Ddiwydiannol Penygroes, Caernarfon LL54 6DB
Phone: 07724 902532
Web: bragdylleu.cymru
Cwrw Llyn
A small independent brewery making a variety of styles.
Address: 1 Parc Eithyn, Fford Dewi Sant, Nefyn, Gwynnedd LL53 6EG
Phone: 01758 721981
Web: cwrwllyn.cymru/
Loch Ewe Brewing Co
A small-scale brewery established in 2021.
Phone: 07494 310317
Web: ewebrew.beer/
Loch Leven Brewery
Making small-batch premium beers since 2017.
Address: The Muirs, Kinross KY13 8AS
Phone: 01577 864881
Web: lochleven.beer
Loch Lomond Brewery
A well established ten-barrel brewery, creating core and new beers for cask, keg, bottle and can.
Address: Lomond Industrial Estate, Alexandria G83 0TL
Phone: 01389 755698
Web: www.lochlomondbrewery.com/
Loddon Brewery
A 20-barrel brewery set in barn buildings in rural Oxfordshire, established in 2002. Since 2003, the beers have won a host of awards. There is an on-site taproom.
Address: The Loddon Brewery Ltd, Dunden Green Farm, Church Lane, Dunsden, Oxfordshire RG4 9QD.
Phone: 0118 948 1111
Web: www.loddonbrewery.com
Logan Beck
A small brewery opened in 2019.
Address: The Barn at Beckfoot Farm, Duddon Bridge, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria LA20 6EU
London Beer Factory
Inspired by their father’s love of beer, brother Sam and Ed Cotton started the brewery with bespoke plant, creating both cask and keg beers. There’s a taproom at weekends.
Address: 160 Hamilton Road, London SE27 9SF
Phone: 0208 670 7054
Web: www.thelondonbeerfactory.com/
London Beer Lab
Here’s an interesting project. These guys act as a repository for open-source recipes which can be used by home brewers. It calls itself an open-source brewery.
Address: Arch 41, Nursery Road, London SW9 8BP
Phone: 0208 396 6517
Web: londonbeerlab.com
London Brewing Co
New for 2011, a microbrewery was attached to The Bull pub, Highgate. In 2016, production moved to The Bohemia, North Finchley.
Phone: 0208 446 0294
Address: 762 High Road, North Finchley, London N12 9QH
Web: www.londonbrewing.com/
Long Arm Brewing Co
Originally in Ealing, now with a sports bar on Worship Street, EC2.
Address: 20-26 Worship Street, London EC2A 2DX
Web: longarmpub.co.uk/
Long Man Brewery
A joint venture between farmer Duncan Ellis, who produces barley, and free trade beer supplier Steve Lees, Long Man Brewery was launched in 2012. Spent grain is returned to the farm to feed livestock. Head brewer is Jamie Simm.
Address: The Long Man Brewery, Church Farm, Litlington, East Sussex BN26 5RA
Phone: 07976 777992
Web: www.longmanbrewery.com/
Longdog Brewery
A six-barrel brewery named after a lurcher dog.
Address: Unit A1 Moniton Trading Estate, West Ham Lane, Basingstoke
Phone: 01256 324286
Web: longdogbrewery.co.uk
Longhill Brewery
A small brewery on the Cornwall / Devon border. The beers have a wind theme.
Phone: 01288 341466
Address: Longhill Cottage, Whitstone, Holsworthy, Cornwall EX22 6UG
Loomshed Hebrides
A brewery in the Outer Hebrides, opened in 2019.
Address: Iomairt an Obain, Tarbert, Harris HS3 3DS
Loose Cannon Brewery
After the closure of the famous Morland brewery in 2000, brewing returned to Abingdon with the opening of Loose Cannon in 2010. There is a seven-strong team and a ten-barrel plant.
Address: Unit 6, Suffolk Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 5JX
Phone: 01235 531141
Web: www.lcbeers.co.uk
Lord Conrad’s Brewery
The brewery was established in 2007 but production stepped up a pace in 2011 with a 2.5-barrel plant. There is a strong seasonal link to the ingredients used, some of which are unusual to find in beer, such as lavender.
Address: Unit 21, Dry Drayton Industrial Estate, Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire CB23 8AT
Phone: 07736 739700
Web: www.lordconradsbrewery.co.uk
Lord’s Brewing
Established in 2015, the brewery moved to new premises in 2017. There is an impressive taproom from where live videos are ocasionally made.
Address: Unit 15 Heath House Hill, Golcar/Bolster Moor, Huddersfield HD7 4JW
Phone: 01484 651230
Web: lordsbrewing.com
Lost Brewing Co
A brewery within a bar, founded by two brothers.
Address: 58 East Street, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1BE
Phone: 01637 876873
Web: lostbrewing.co/
Lost and Grounded Brewers
Established in 2016 by experienced brewer Alex Troncoso.
Address: Barley Mow, 91 Whitby Road, Bristol BS4 4AR
Phone: 0117 332 7690
Web: lostandgrounded.co.uk/
Lost at Sea
Founded by two brothers with a love for the coast, the brewery donates 5p from every it sells to the RNLI.
Phone: 0800 047 2402
Web: lostatsea.co.uk/
Lost Industry Brewing
Established in 2015, the brewery has a barrel-ageing programme.
Phone: 0114 231 6393
Web: lostindustrybrewing.com
Loud Shirt Brewing Co
Established in 2016 by Martyn Batchelor an Mike Thomson, lovers of great beers and loud shirts.
Address: Unit 5, Bell Tower Industrial Estate, Roedean Road, Brighton BN2 5RU
Phone: 01273 087077
Web: loudshirtbeer.co.uk/
Love Lane Brewery
A cask and keg brewery in a former rubber factory in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle.
Address: 62-64 Bridgewater Street, Liverpool L1 0AY
Phone: 0151 306 6466
Web: lovelanebrewery.com/
LoveBeer Brewery
An Oxfordshire microbrewery supplying local pubs. A number of beers are named after dogs.
Address: Milton, Oxfordshire OX14 4EJ
Phone: 07434 595145
Web: lovebeerbrewery.com
Lovibonds
UK craft beer pioneers, brewing American-style beers since 2005.
Address: Friar Park Stables, Badgemore, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4NR
Web: lovibonds.com
Low Tide Brewing Co
Originally rounders Rob and Dave started selling alcohol-free beer, then started making their own. Each brew has unique artwork.
Web: lowtidebrewingco.com/
Lowland Brewery
A five-barrel brewery set up in 2018.
Address: 8 Well Street, Lockerbie DG11 2EY
Phone: 01576 203999
Web: lowlandbrewery.co.uk
Loxley Brewery
An eight-barrel brewery, launched in 2018, with its own spring.
Address: 539 Loxley Road, Sheffield S6 6RR
Web: loxleybrewery.co.uk
Lucky 7 Beer Co
Small-batch beers made by Luke Manifold, who started home brewing in 2011. He went pro in 2017.
Phone: 01497 822778
Web: www.lucky7beer.co.uk/
Lucky Saint
Combining science and traditional techniques to create a range of alcohol-free beers.
Web: luckysaint.co/
Luda Brewing Co
A modern craft brewery, opened in 2021, also making seltzers. It was established by three friends, all living locally in Lincolnshire.
Address: 6 Bolingbroke Court, Bolingbroke Road, Fairfield Industrial Estate, Louth LN11 0ZW
Phone: 01507 606271
Web: theludabrewco.com/
Luddite Brewing Company
Address: Calder Vale Hotel, Millfield Road, Horbury, West Yorkshire
Phone: 01924 277658
Ludlow Brewing Co
The brewery was set up in 2006 by Gary and Alison Walters. It has since moved to new premises in a refurbished railway shed, close to Ludlow station, where new 20-barrel plant was installed. There is also a brewery tap/visitor centre on site.
Address: Ludlow Brewing Co Ltd, The Railway Shed, Station Drive, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 2PQ
Phone: 01584 873291
Web: www.theludlowbrewingcompany.co.uk
Lune Brew Co
A craft brewery established in Lancashire in 2023.
Lydbrook Valley Brewing Company
A brewery attached to the Forge Hammer freehouse.
Address: The Forge Hammer, Forge Row, Lower Lydbrook GL17 9NP
Web: theforgehammer.co.uk
Lyme Regis Brewery
Beer is contract brewed elsewhere.
Address: Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3PU
Phone: 01297 444354
Web: lymeregisbrewery.com/
Lymestone Brewery
Established in 2008, Lymestone follows in prestigious footsteps, its home town of Stone once having been home to the famous Joules Brewery. Lymestone is located in part of another famous Stone brewery, the new defunct Bents. There is a ten-barrel plant.
Address: The Old Brewery, Mount Road, Stone, Staffordshire ST15 8LL
Phone: 01785 817796
Web: lymestonebrewery.net/
Lymm Brewing Co
The brewery opened in August 2013. It is owned by the Costello family, who also own bars and the Dunham Massey Brewery.
Address: 18 Bridgewater Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA13 0AB
Phone: 01925 111111
Web: www.lymmbrewing.co.uk
Lynn Brewery
A former home brewer turned commercial in 2021. A point is made of using local ingredients.
Address: North Wootton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 3RR
Web: lynnbrewery.co.uk/
Lytham Brewery
Lytham Started brewing in 2008 at a club premises but soon had to move to cope with demand. There was a fire, however, in 2011 and now the brewery is in its third home. There is a ten-barrel plant.
Address: Unit 8, Campbells Court, Lord Street, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire FY8 2DF
Phone: 01253 725440
Web: www.lythambrewery.co.uk
