B & T Brewery
Established as Banks & Taylor’s in 1982, it adopted the name B & T in 1994. Traditional methods and quality ingredients are used to make a range of regular beers, as well as seasonal brews which celebrate local history and folklore. The brewery has five pubs.
Address: The Brewery, Shefford, Bedfordshire SG17 5DZ
Phone: 01462 815080 / 816789
Web: banksandtaylor.com/
Babel Brewhouse
A neighbourhood brewery and bar in King’s Cross, London.
Address: 1 Lewis Cubitt Walk, King’s Cross, London N1C 4DL
Phone: 0208 161 4446
Web: babelbeerhouse.com/
Bacchus
A two-barrel brewery supplying the Bacchus Hotel.
Address: 17 High Street, Sutton on Sea, Mablethorpe LN12 2EY
Phone: 01507 441204
Web: bacchushotel.co.uk/
Backlash Brewery
Set up to create beers for the Dontyne group of companies for marketing use.
Web: backlashbrewery.co.uk/
Bad Ram
A brewery within a holiday park.
Address: Callow Top Holiday Park, Buxton Road, Sandybrook, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 2AQ
Phone: 01335 344020
Web: badrambrewery.co.uk/
Badger Beers
An independent, family-owned brewer being run by the fifth generation of the Woodhouse family to have the helm. As well as the brewery, there is a Hall & Woodhouse pub estate of some 250 properties in the south of England, with some 1,500 employees.
Address: The Brewery, Blandford St Mary , Dorset DT11 9LS
Web: badgerbeers.com/
Badgeworth Brewhouse
A family brewery that has been 15 years in the making. “The whole family have had a role to play in transforming a passionate hobby into a business that reflects the heritage of our location, the local community, and brewing great beer.”
Web: badgworthbrewhouse.com/
Baker’s Dozen Brewing Co
A new brewery set up by pub landlord Dean Baker and his partner, Jill, in 2014. First beer, Electric Landlady, was launched in June 2015. The beers are always avilable in the Jolly Brewer, Stamford.
Address: Unit 5, Ketton Business Park, Pit Lane, Ketton PE9 3SZ
Phone: 01780 238180
Web: bakersdozenbrewing.co.uk/
Balance Brewing and Blending
Producing mixed culture, barrel-fermented, wild and sour beers in Manchester.
Web: balancebrewing.co/
Balcombe Brewery
A microbrewery started by 13 enthusiasts offering craft beers to the community and friends.
Web: facebook.com/balcombebrewery
Bang On Brewery
A five-barrel brewery with an on-site taproom.
Address: 3 George Street, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend CF31 3TS
Phone: 01656 760790
Web: bangonbrewery.beer/
Bang the Elephant
A steampunk-inspired nanobrewery.
Address: 17 Craig Street, Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire NG10 1ET
Web: bangtheelephantbrewingco.com/
Bank Top Brewery
A ten-barrel brewery established in 1995 by John Feeney. David Sweeney became sole proprietor in 2008. The brewery is located in a grade II listed pavilion.
Address: Bank Top Brewery Ltd, The Pavilion, Ashworth Lane, Bolton, Lancashire BL1 8RA
Phone: 01204 595800
Web: www.banktopbrewery.com/
Banks’s
Founded in 1874, this grand old brewery is part of Marston’s these days. It contracts brews lots of beer, but still produces Banks’s favourites, such as Mild.
Address: Park Brewery, Wolverhampton WV1 4NY
Phone: 01902 711811
Web: bankssbeer.co.uk/
Barefaced Brewing
Established in a shed in Wimborne, the brewery now has 3.5-barrel kit in Bournemouth.
Address: 7 Norwich Road, Bournemouth BH2 5QZ
Web: barefacedbrewing.co.uk/
Barker Bridge Brewery
A modern brewery based in Cullingworth, West Yorkshire. (July 2023)
Barker’s Brewing Co
A home-based commercial brewer in Huddersfield.
Phone: 07876 540211
Barn Owl Brewery
A four-barrel brewery which opened in February 2016. Three real ales are supplied to pubs, bars and clubs.
Address: Buildings Farm, Faringdon Road, Gozzard’s Ford, Oxfordshire OX13 6QH
Phone: 07724 551086
Web: barn-owl-brewery.co.uk/
Barnaby’s Brewhouse
An organic brewery, established in 2016.
Address: The Old Stable, Hole Farm, Staverton, Devon TQ11 0LA
Phone: 01803 762730
Web: barnabysbrewhouse.com/
Barnard Castle
A brewery within a castle. There’s a taproom, and a mobile bar as well.
Address: Quaker Yard, 24 Newgate, Barnard Castle, Durham DL12 8NG
Barnet Brewery
In 2013, the transformation of the Black Horse pub in Barnet saw lots of refurbishment to the venue with the addition of brewery yard, housing plant purchased from Iceni Brewery in Norfolk. The plan is to brew specials aimed at the “traditional session market” and also to age beers in old port casks. Ingredients are being sourced through a Norfolk co-operative.
Address: The Black Horse, Wood Street, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 4BW
Phone: 0208 449 2230
Web: www.blackhorsebarnet.co.uk
Barney’s Beer
An Edinburgh microbrewery on the site of the 1800s Summerhall Brewery.
Address: Summerhall Brewery, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL
Phone: 07512 253660
Web: barneysbeer.co.uk/
Barngates Brewery
The brewery was established in 1999, although John Lloyd had been brewing for two years previously in a pub. A new ten-barrel plant was installed in 2008 taking capacity up to 30 barrels a week.
Address: Barngates Brewery Ltd, Barngates, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0NG
Phone: 01539 436575
Web: barngatesbrewery.co.uk
Baron Brewing
Focused on brewing single batches of fresh, big-flavoured beers. “A playground for beer”, where no two batches are the same.
Address: Great Hormead, Buntingford SG9 0PB
Phone: 07936 357617
Web: baronbrewing.co.uk/
Baronscourt Brewery
A new brewery in 2018
Address: 38C Baronscourt Road, Newtonstewart, Omagh BT78 4EY
Barsham Brewery
The brewery purchased Jo C’s Brewery in 2017. Jo Coubrough remains on the team as a consultant and the brewery makes some of her beers.
Address: Estate Office, West Barsham, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9NR
Phone: 01328 864499
Web: barshambrewery.co.uk/
Barum Brewery
A microbrewery set up by Tim Webster in 1996, attached to the Reform Inn in Pilton.
Address: Reform Inn, Pilton, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1PD
Phone: 01271 329994
Web: www.barumbrewery.co.uk/
Basement Beer
A new Bristol microbrewery which makes a point of collaborating with other local businesses.
Address: 32 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN
Web: basementbeer.co.uk
Bason Bridge Brewing Co
A 12-barrel brewery which opened in 2018 in the heart of Somerset.
Address: Units 1 and 2, 129 Church Road, Bason Bridge, Somerset TA9 4RG
Phone: 07983 839274
Web: bbbrewery.co.uk/
Bat Country Brew Co
A small-batch brewery in Hampshire run by two brothers, producing a variety of beers.
Web: batcountrybrewco.com/
Batemans
Founded in 1874 in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, by George Bateman and his wife, Suzanna, the brewery has since been run by four generations of Batemans and remains independent. It has a strong portfolio of regular seasonal beers and an estate of more than 60 pubs.
Address: Salem Bridge Brewery, Mill Lane, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire PE24 4JE
Phone: 01754 880317
Web: www.bateman.co.uk
Bath Ales
Bath Ales was established in 1995, combining traditional brewing techniques with cutting-edge technology. It was purchased by St Austell Brewery in 2016. The brewer currently produces just over 25,000 brewer’s barrels annually and the business has had its own bottling plant since 2007. A number of pubs and bars are operated, including Graze and Beerd venues.
Address: Hare House, Southway Drive, Warmley, Bristol BS30 5LW
Phone: 0117 947 4797
Web: www.bathales.com
Bath Brewhouse
Established in 2013. Previously known as the James Street Brewery.
Address: 14 James Street West, Bath BA1 2BX
Phone: 01225 805609
Web: thebathbrewhouse.com/
Bathams Brewery
An historic Black Country brewery, founded in 1877, with a small estate of great pubs. There are just three beers brewed — Best Bitter and Mild (available all year round) and a Christmas special.
Address: Delph Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 2TN
Phone: 01384 77229
Web: www.bathams.co.uk/
Battersea Brewery
A railway arch brewery, established in 2018.
Address: 12-14 Arches Lane, Battersea Power Station, London SW11 8AB
Phone: 0208 161 2366
Web: batterseabrew.co.uk/
Battle Brewery
An eight-barrel brewery established in 2017.
Address: The Calf House, Beech Farm, North Trade Road, Battle TN33 0HN
Phone: 01424 772838
Web: battlebrewery.com/
Bayonet Brewing
The first craft brewery in Northallerton.
Web: bayonet-brewing.square.site/
Bays Brewery
Established in 2007 by former Skinner’s head brewer Will Freeland and Mark and Peter Salmon, Bays is now a familiar pumpclip in pubs across the West Country. There is a brewery shop and many of the beers are available in bottles.
Address: Bays Brewery Ltd, Aspen Way, Paignton, Devon TQ4 7QR
Phone: 01803 555004
Web: baysbrewery.co.uk
Baytown Brewery
A brewery named after the 18th century local name for Robin Hood Bay, Whitby. Beers and cider are made.
Address: Fern Dene, Thorpe Lane, Fylingthorpe, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4TH
Phone: 01497 880513
Web: baytownrhb.com
BB18 Brewery Tap
A home brew brewery and bar, opened in 2020 by Steve and Linda Pickles, who used to run Picks Brewery, Accrington. Their five-barrel plant was previously at Whitstable Brewery, Kent.
Address: 31-33 Victoria Road, Earby BB18 6UN
Phone: 07908 591343
Beak Brewery
Originally a nomadic brewery, The Beak is setting up shop in Lewes from summer 2020.
Address: Unit 14, Cliffe Industrial Estate, Lewes BN8 6JL
Phone: 07985 708122
Web: beakbrewery.com/
Bear Claw Brewery
A small brewery focusing upon oak-fermented and aged beer.
Address: Units 2 and 3, Meantime Workshops, North Greenwich Road, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1RG
Phone: 07919 276715
Web: bearclawbrewery.com/
Beartown Brewery
A 25-barrel serves a small tied estate, while the beers also find their way into the free trade.
Address: The Beartown Brewery, Bromley House, Spindle Street, Congletown CW12 1QN
Phone: 01260 299964
Web: www.beartownbrewery.co.uk/
Beath Brewing
A 100-litre brewing with an ever-chaning beer range.
Address: 54 Foulford Road, Cowdenbeath KY4 9AP
Phone: 07792 369678
Web: beathbrewing.com/
Beavertown Brewery
Established in 2012, Beavertown Brewery is the brainchild of Logan Plant, musician and brewer, and Byron Knight, an expert in food and beverage from the USA. It takes its name from the old Cockney name for the site on which the brewery now stands, De Beauvoir Town. The main brewery is at Tottenham Hale, with a small one in Enfield and another within Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium.
Address: Units 2, 17, and 18, Lockwood Industrial Park, Mil Mead Road, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9QP
Phone: 020 3006 0795
Web: www.beavertownbrewery.com/
Beckstones Brewery
A five-barrel brewery on the site of a former mill, with its own water supply.
Address: Upper Beckstones Mill, The Green, Millom, Cumbria LA18 5HL
Phone: 01229 314900
Bedlam Brewery
Started by two friends in 2012 as a ‘hobby’, the brewery is unique in that it currently generates its energy via solar power.
Address: St Helena Farm, St Helena Lane, Plumpton Green, East Sussex BN7 3DH
Phone: 01273 978015
Web: www.bedlambrewery.co.uk/
Beech Avenue Brewery
A brewery in an old grain silo, founded by Brian Hardman. There is a 300-litre kit.
Address: Lodge Farm, Borras Road, Rossett, Wrexham LL13 9TE
Phone: 07917 841304
Web: beechavenuebrewery.co.uk/
Beer Engine
A railway-themed brewpub in the village of Newton St Cyres, near Exeter, established in 1983. In 2005 former army chef Mike Tutty and his wife, Jan, took over the business.
Address: The Beer Engine, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, Devon EX5 5AX
Phone: 01392 851282
Web: www.thebeerengine.co.uk
Beer Hut
Opened in 2017, Beer Hut started out as a home brew project. There are three core beers, including a sea salted IPA.
Phone: 07885 566599
Web: beerhutbrewing.shop/
Beer Ink Brewery
A craft brewery launched in Huddersfield in 2016. There is a taproom open 21 days a year.
Address: Plover Road Garage, Plover Road, Huddersfield HD3 3HS
Phone: 01484 643368
Web: beer-ink.co.uk/
Beer Me Brewery
Address: 11-23 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 3YN
Phone: 01323 729967
Web: www.beermebrewery.com/
Beer Riff Brewing
A four-barrel brewery producing beer in keg and can.
Address: Pilot Wharf, Swansea SA1 1UN
Web: beerriffbrewing.com/
Beer Station
A brewery attached to a micropub in Formby, Liverpool.
Address: 3 Victoria Buildings, Formby, Liverpool L37 7DB.
Beerblefish Brewing
A new North London craft brewery, launched at the end of 2015. It makes a range of Victorian heritage beers.
Address: Unit 6, Georgiou Business Park, Second Avenue, Edmonton, London N18 2PG
Phone: 07594 634555
Web: www.beerblefish.co.uk/
Beermats Brewing Co
A ten-barrel brewery in former dairy buildings, established in 2017.
Address: New Yard, Winkburn Estate, Winkburn, Nottinghamshire NG22 8PQ
Phone: 01636 639004
Web: beermatsbeer.co.uk/
BEEspoke
A one-barrel brewery in the cellar of a pub.
Address: The Fox, 41 Briggate, Shipley, West Yorkshire BD17 7BP
Phone: 01274 594826
Web: thefoxshipley.co.uk/
Beeston Brewery
A five-barrel brewery in a farm building, established in 2006.
Address: Fransham Road Farm, Beeston, Norfolk PE32 2LZ
Phone: 01328 700844
Web: beestonbrewery.co.uk/
Beeston Hop
A nanobrewery offering mainly bottle-conditioned beers, with the occasional cask.
Address: Windmill Lane, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire NG2 4QB
Belgian Brewer
Producing Belgian-style beers using traditional Belgian methods. There is an on-site taproom.
Address: Unit 11, The Links Business Centre, Raynham Road, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 5NZ
Phone: 01279 507515
Web: thebelgianbrewer.co.uk/
Belhaven Brewery
A traditional Scottish brewery that is now part of the Greene King group of breweries. Brewery tours are available.
Address: The Belhaven Group, Spott Road, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1RS
Phone: 0845 607 5325
Web: www.belhaven.co.uk
Bell’s Brewery
A brewpub brewery established in 2021. The origins of Bell’s Brewery date back to 1778, when founder John Bell operated one of the first-known commercial breweries in Belfast and helped to kickstart the beer revolution in the city.
Address: Lower Garfield Street, Belfast BT1 1FP
Phone: 028 9043 4655
Web: bellsbrewerybelfast.com/
Belleville Brewing
Brewing a rang of US-style beers using top-quality hops, malts, and seasonal ingredients.
Address: 36 Jaggard Way, London SW12 8SG
Phone: 0208 675 4768
Web: bellevillebrewing.co.uk/
Bellfield Brewery
The UK’s first exclusively gluten-free brewery, established in 2015. The aim is to make gluten-free beers and lagers that taste as good as regular brews.
Address: 6 Logie Mill, Beaverbank Business Park, Edinburgh, Lothian EH7 4HG
Web: www.bellfieldbrewery.com
Ben’s Brewery
A cask ale family brewery, established in 2021.
Address: Unit 17, Yarrow Business Centre, Yarrow Road, Chorley PR6 0LP
Phone: 01257 367480
Web: bensbrewery.co.uk/
Benjamin Franklin Brewery
A brewery attached to a pub. Brewing commenced in 2020.
Address: The Three Horseshoes, 23 High Street, Ecton, Northamptonshire NN6 0QA
Bentley Brook Brewing Co
A 1.5-barrel brewery producing unfined small-batch beers.
Address: Unit 3, Lumsdale Mill, Lumsdale, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5FY
Web: bentleybrook.co.uk/
Beowulf
Established in 1997 in Yardley, the brewery changed hands in 2022, following a retirement sale.
Address: Forest of Mercia, Chasewater Country Park, Pool Lane, Brownhills, Staffordshire WS8 7NL
Phone: 01543 454067
Web: beowulfbrewco.co.uk/
Bespoke Brewery
This brewery can produce you beers with bespoke labels! There’s an on-site taproom.
Address: Unit 5, The Mews, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire GL17 0SL
Phone: 01594 546426
Web: bespokebrewery.co.uk/
Bestens Brewery
Established in 2017, this brewery makes natural, unfiltered beers, suitable for vegans.
Address: Unit 17, Church Lane Farm Estate, Church Lane, Lower Beeding, West Sussex RH13 6LU
Phone: 01403 892556
Web: bestensbrewery.co.uk/
Bewdley Brewery
A brewery created by a small group of people who are passionate about beer, bringing brewing back to the town for the first time in 96 years. There is an on-site taproom.
Address: Unit 7, Bewdley Craft Centre, Lax Lane, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 2DZ
Phone: 01299405148
Web: www.bewdleybrewery.co.uk
Bexley Brewery
Bringing brewing back to Bexley in September 2014. Husband and wife Cliff and Jane Murphy aim to produce exceptional session and seasonal ales.
Address: 18 Manford Industrial Estate, Manor Road, Erith DA8 2AJ
Phone: 01322 337368
Web: bexleybrewery.co.uk
Bianca Road Brewing Company
A South London brewery, founded in 2016, specialising in West Coast American style beers.
Address: 19 Pages Walk, Bermondsey, London SE1 4SB
Web: biancaroad.com/
Bicester Brewery
A microbrewery attached to a pub, which is its sole oulet.
Address: 102 Sheep Street, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 6LP
Phone: 01869 360410
Web: theangelbicester.co.uk/
Bier Edinburgh
An Edinburgh bar with a brewery and distillery.
Address: 23-27 Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh EH1 3LY
Web: kellertaproom.com/
Big Clock Brewery
A microbrewery on the premises of Grants Bar, Accrington.
Address: 1 Manchester Road, Accrington, Manchester BB5 2BQ
Phone: 01254 393938
Web: thebigclockbrewery.co.uk/
Big Dig Brewhouse
Established in 2023, making small-batch artisan beers,
Address: The Old Stables, North West Farm, Winterbourne Kingston DT11 9AT
Big Drop Brewing Co
The first UK brewery exclusively dedicated to producing premium sub-0.5% ABV beer. Beers range from a pale ale to a chocolate milk stout. Beers are contract brewed.
Web: www.bigdropbrew.com/
Big Fish Brewing Co
A cuckoo brewery, established in 2016.
Address: 45 Glenbury Crescent, Stonehaven AB39 3LF
Big Hand Brewing Co
A family-run ten-barrel microbrewery in Wrexham, launched in March 2013.
Address: Unit A1, Abbey Close, Redwither Business Park, Wrexham LL13 9XG
Phone: 01978 660709
Web: www.bighandbrewing.co.uk
Big Hug Brewing
“It’s about life. You only get one. Do what you want to do. Go where you want to go.” A cuckoo brewery.
Phone: 07870 679725
Web: bighugbrewing.com/
Big Lamp Brewery
Established in 1982, it is the oldest microbrewery in the North East. There’s a pub attached to the brewery.
Address: Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastke upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE15 8NL
Phone: 0191 267 7766
Web: biglampbrewers.co.uk/
Big Smoke Brew Co
Owned by Richard Craig and James Morgan, who have been working together running pubs. The brewery started out behind their pub, The Antelope, in Surbiton, but moved to a new site in Esher in 2019. There is an on-site taproom.
Address: Unit D3, Sandown Industrial Estate, Esher, Surrey KT10 8BL
Phone: 01372 469606
Web: www.bigsmokebrew.co.uk/
Big Stone Beer
Hand-crafted beers from the heart of the Peak District. The brewery uses water from its own spring.
Address: Ashen Clough, High Peak SK23 6AH
Phone: 07867 652062
Big Trip Brewing
A new Manchester brewery and taproom, established in 2022.
Address: Unit 5, City Court, Poland Street, Manchester M4 6AL
Web: bigtripbrewery.com/
Billericay Brewing
Craft ale maker with a shop and micropub, too. There are deliveries available, and occasional visits from Azure Wood-Fired Pizza.
Address: 54c Chapel Street Billericay Essex CM12 9LS
Phone: 01277 500121
Web: billericaybrewing.co.uk/
Bin Day Brewing
A new brewery (2021) co-created by YouTuber Robbie Knox. Everything that happens in the brewery is chronicled on a YouTube channel.
Web: bindaybrewing.com/
Bingley Brewery
A six-barrel family-run brewery.
Address: Unit 2, Old Mill Yard, Shay Lane, Wilsden, West Yorkshire BD15 0DR
Phone: 01535 274285
Bini Brew Co
A small-batch craft brewery in Ilkley, Yorkshire, established in 2020 and named after a family cat.
Web: binibrew.co/
Biochemist Brewery
Making small-batch beer and cider.
Birch Cottage Brewery
Artisan beers hand-crafted in small batches by a brewster.
Address: 73 Wilne Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham
Phone: 07966 757407
Web: birchcottagebrewery.business.site/
Birchover
A five-barrel brewery attached to a pub.
Address: Red Lion, Main Street, Birchover, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2BN
Phone: 01629 650363
Web: red-lion-birchover.co.uk/
Birdhouse Brewery
One of the smallest breweries in the country, making just 150 bottles per batch.
Web: birdhousebrewery.co.uk
Birmingham Brewing Co
Established in 2016, the brewery uses water from the Welsh mountains, the finest floor-malted barley and the freshest hops.
Address: Unit 15, Stirchley Trading Estate, Birmingham B30 2PF
Phone: 07717 704929
Web: www.birminghambrewingcompany.co.uk/
Bishop Nick
Established in 2011 by Nelion Ridley, part of the Ridley dynasty who ran Ridley’s Brewery until it was purchased by Greene King in 2005. Having taken time out in teaching, work helping at a pub convinced Nelion his heart was in brewing, and using spare capacity at Felstar Brewery, he did trial brews prior to the launch of Bishop Nick.
Address: The Chestnuts, Chelmsford Road, Felstead, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3ET
Phone: 01371 822814
Web: www.bishopnick.com
Bitter End Brewery
A brewery in the Bitter End pub, due to open in August 2023.
Address: 15 Kirkgate, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9PJ
Web: bitterend.co.uk/
Black Bear Brewery
Brewing under the skittle alley at a pub. Brewer Jon Coward moved to Somerset from Hampshire.
Address: The Bear Inn, 8-10 North Street, Wiveliscombe, Somserset TA4 2JY
Phone: 01984 623537
Web: blackbearbrewery.co.uk/
Black Box Brewery
A microbrewery and taproom in Southend-on-Sea, established in 2022.
Address: 18-19 Aviation Way, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6UN
Phone: 07471 733719
Web: blackboxbrewery.co.uk/
Black Cloak Brewing
A brewery with taproom in a former café.
Address: 71 Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay LL29 7RU
Phone: 07701 031121
Web: black-cloak-brewing.square.site/
Black Country Ales
A brewery with a pub estate established in 1995, although brewing on its site dates back to 1834. Production at the original brewery ceased just after the Second World War.
Address: 69 Third Avenue, Pensnett Trading Estate, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 7FD
Phone: 01384 401820
Web: www.blackcountryales.co.uk
Black Flag Brewery
Starting life in Goonhavern, Black Flag is closer to the sea now for surfing brothers Ben and Nick Sales. The brewery has an excellent taproom with visit street food merchants. The beers are modern and available in draught and bottled.
Address: Unit 1D, New Road, Perranporth, Cornwall TR6 0DL
Phone: 01872 858004
Web:www.blackflagbrewery.com
Black Hole Brewery
Traditional brewing techniques with new and old flavours. The brewery aims to be innovative and sustainable.
Address: Unit 3A, Old Hall Mill Business Park, Alfreton Road, Little Eaton, Derbyshire DE21 5EJ
Phone: 01283 619943
Web: blackholebrewery.co.uk/
Black Iris Brewery
A microbrewery run by Alex Wilson and Nick Folkard which was based at the Flowerpot pub in the heart of Derby but which is now in Basford, Nottingham. They operate on a ten-barrel plant.
Address: Unit 1, Shipstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6GJ
Phone: 0115 979 1936
Black Isle Brewery
Established in 1998 as a five-barrel brewery, there was an upgrade to 30-barrel plant in 2010. Water comes from brewery’s own borehole. High-quality, organic ingredients are used for the brews, and there is a string environmental ethos running through the company.
Address: Black Isle Brewery Co, Black Isle, Scotland IV8 8NZ
Phone: 01463 811871
Web: www.blackislebrewery.com
Black Lodge Brewing
A Liverpool brewery bar producing small-batch, unfiltered beer.
Address: Kng’s Dock Street, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool L1 8JU
Web: www.blacklodgebrewing.co.uk/
Black Metal Brewery
A metal music-themed, 1,000-litre brewery, founded in 2012.
Address: Unit 3, 6B Dryden Road, Bilston Glen Industrial Estate, Loanhead EH20 9LZ
Web: www.blackmetalbrewery.com
Black Sheep Brewery
The Black Sheep Brewery in Masham made its first beer in 1992 after being built up by Paul Theakston, whose family had brewed in the area for six generations. The company is now run by Paul son, Rob. Another son, Jo, is sales and marketing director.
Address: The Black Sheep Brewery, Wellgarth, Masham, North Yorkshire HG4 4EN
Phone: 01765 689227
Web: www.blacksheepbrewery.com
Black Wolf Brewery
A cask beer maker that’s not afraid to break the mould.
Address: 7C Bandeath Industrial Estate, Throsk, Stirling FK7 7NP
Phone: 01786 437187
Web: blackwolfbrewery.com/
Blackedge Brewery
An award-winning ten-barrel brewery.
Address: Blackedge Brewing Co Ltd, Engine House No 2, Hampson Street, Horwich BL6 7JH
Phone: 07719 438587
Web: www.blackedgebrewery.co.uk
Blackened Sun Brewing Co
Unfiltered and unpasteurised beers, suitable for vegans. There is a taproom.
Address: 3 Heathfield, Stacey Bushes, Milton Keynes MK12 6HP
Web: blackenedsunbrewing.co.uk/
Blackfriars Tavern Brewery
Brewing commenced at this brewpub in 2023.
Address: 94 Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth NR30 3BZ
Web: blackfriarstavernbrewery.co.uk/
Blackjack Brewery
A modern Manchester brewer with a ten-barrel plant which also distributes beer and has its own tap.
Address: 36 Gould Street, Green Quarter, Manchester M4 4RN
Phone: 0161 819 2767
Web: www.blackjack-beers.com/
Blackpit Brewery
A brewery in a converted stable yard, established in 2017.
Address: Blackpit Farm, Silverstone Road, Stowe MK18 5LJ
Phone: 01280 827244
Web: blackpitbrewery.co.uk/
Blindmans Brewery
A five-barrel brewery with its own water spring.
Address: Talbot Farm, Leighton, Frome, Somerset BA11 4PN
Phone: 01749 8800398
Web: blindmansbrewery.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/
Bliss Brewing Co
A Jersey brewery, opened in 2019.
Address: 4 Wharf Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3NR
Web: blissbrewco.com/
Block Brewery
A brewery in the cellar of London’s Wenlock Arms, making beer for the pub.
Address: 26 Wenlock Road, London N1 7TA
Phone: 0207 608 3406
Web: blockbrewery.com/
Blondies Brewery
A new brewery attached to Blondies bar, opening in August 2023.
Address: 205 Lower Clapton Road, London E5 8EG
Blue Anchor
When in Cornwall, many visitors make a bee-line for the famous Blue Anchor brewpub in Helston. Famous for its strong, malty West Country bitter, Spingo, the brewery has diversified in recent years into modern modern styles, while staying true to is heritage at the same time. The oldest brewery in Cornwall, Blue Anchor dates back to the 15th century.
Address: 50 Coinagehall Street, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8EL
Phone: 01326 562821
Web: spingoales.com
Blue Bee Brewery
Blue Bee was set up in 2010 by Richard Hough, former head brewer at Abbeydale, who has also done stints at Acorn, Crown, Spire, Raw and Marble. Starting his own brewery allows him to use this invaluable experience on his own terms, creating beers that are noted for “quality, consistency and with a slight addiction factor”. In 2014 the business was acquired by Reet Ale Pubs, which runs three pubs in Sheffield.
Address: Unit 29-30, Hoyland Road Industrial Estate, Sheffield S3 8AB
Phone: 07791 662484
Web: www.bluebeebrewery.co.uk
Blue Monkey Brewery
Blue Monkey Brewery, with its distinctive and eye-catching artwork, promises traditional beers with a modern twist, and delivers well on this, having picked up several awards in the three years since it opened. A 20-barrel brewhouse can produce more than 30,000 pints of beer a week.
Address: 10 Pentrich Road, Giltbrook Industrial Park, Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire NG16 2UZ
Phone: 0800 028 0329
Web: www.bluemonkeybrewery.com
Bluebell Brewery
A brewery attached to the pub of the same name in Lincolnshire.
Address: Cranesgate South, Whaplode St Catherine’s, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE12 6SN
Phone: 01406 540300
Web: www.thebluebell.net/brewery
Bluestone Brewing
An eco-friendly, family-run brewery in the foothills of the Preseli Hills, In North Pembrokeshire. The brewery produces hand-crafted real ales, using local water filtered down through the Bluestone Hills.
Address: Tyriet, Cilgwyn, Newport, Pembrokeshire SA42 0QW
Phone: 01239 820833
Web: bluestonebrewing.co.uk/
Bluntrock Brewery
A nanobrewery taking its name from the St Minver Lowlands in Cornwall. The brewery started life as Lowlands Brewery.
Address: Unit 8, Higher Pityme Industrial Estate, Rock, Cornwall PL27 6NS
Web: bluntrockbrewery.co.uk/
Blythe Brewery
A 2.5-barrel brewery in a converted barn.
Address: Lichfield Road, Hamstall Ridware, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS15 3QQ
Phone: 01889 504461
Web: blythebrewery.co.uk/
BMAN Brewery
A brewery based in a shipping container, established by Alex Berryman in 2021.
Address: 50 Monument Business Park, Oxford OX44 7RW
Phone: bmanbrewery.co.uk/
BOA Brewing Co
An independent brewery making modern beers. There is a taproom with regular food trucks visiting.
Address: Unit 3 Baldwin Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY1 9AX
Phone: 01299 819200
Boat Lane Brewery
A village microbrewery, new in 2017.
Address: Unit 3, Streamside Business Park, Boat Lane, Offenham, Worcestershire WR11 8RS~
Phone: 01386 48212
Web: boatlanebrewery.co.uk/
Boden Brewing
A small-batch brewery established in 2019. Beers are available packaged.
Phone: 07511 022231
Web: bodenbrewing.co.uk/
Bohem Brewery
A bewery making traditional Bohemian lagers in London.
Address: Unit 5, Littleline House, 43 West Road, Tottenham, London N17 0RE
Phone: 0208 617 8350
Web: bohembrewery.com/
Bollington Brewing Co
Long established pub company Bollington’s finally got round to setting up its own brewery in 2008, but since then the operation has tripled in size. Award winning head brewer, Kym Wainwright, creates beers that are available in cask, bottle and beer boxes. A super new website was launched in November 2012.
Address: The Bollington Brewing Co, Adlington Road, Bollington, Cheshire SK10 5JT
Phone: 01625 575380
Web: www.bollingtonbrewing.co.uk
Bond Brews
A six-barrel brewery delivering locally.
Address: Units 3 and 4, South Barns, Gardeners Green Farm, Heathlands Road, Wokingham RG40 3AS
Phone: 01344 775450
Web: bondbrews.co.uk/
Bone Idle Brewery
A village brewery in a converted barn, making beers exclusively for the pub next door.
Address: 28 The Green, Idle, Bradford BD10 9PX
Phone: 07525 751574
Bone Machine Brew Co
A brewery specialising in New World-style ales and lagers.
Address: 20 Pier Street, Hull HU1 1ZA
Boobytrap Brewery
A brewer, and artisan food maker, engaged in “capturing flavour”. Opened in 2021.
Address: Unit 7 A/B Bicester Road, Upper Barn Road, Westcott, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JX
Phone: 07811 437185
Web: boobytrapbrewery.com/
Boojum & Snark
Aiming to contribute to the regeneration of Sandown, creating a sustainable High Street business comprising a pico-brewery, micro-museum, hyper-local food offering, gallery, and retail space.
Address: 105 High Street, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8AF
Web: boojumandsnark.co.uk/
The Boot
A six-barrel brewery at the rear of a pub.
Address: 12 Boot Hill, Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FT
Phone: 01283 346047
Web: thebootatrepton.co.uk/brewery/
Boot Town Brewery
On the site of the former Copper Kettle Brewery, this business was established in 2018.
Address: c/o Bosworth’s Garden Centre, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire NN15 5QA
Borderlands Brewery
A two-and-a-half-barrel cask brewery launched in 2021.
Address: 116A HIgh Street, Langholm DG14 0DH
Phone: 07843 896644
Web: borderlandsbrewery.co.uk/
Born Brewery
An award-winning Scottish brewery, based in Jedburgh.
Borough Brewery
A brewpub which located to its present premises in 2019.
Address: 2 New Henry Street, Neath, Port Talbot SA11 1PH
Phone: 01639 644902
Bosun’s Brewery
Established in 2013, the brewery moved to its present site in 2018. There is a ten-barrel plant.
Address: Unit 4, Propsect Business Centre, Prospect Street, Huddersfield HD1 2NU
Phone: 01484 412300
Web: www.bosunsbrewery.co.uk
Botley Brewery
A brewery and off-licence, with a taproom, The Hidden Tap. The beers are real ale in a bottle, but cannot be consumed on the premises.
Address: Botley Mill, Mill Hill, Botley, Hampshire SO30 2GB
Phone: 07909 337212
Web: botleybreweryltd.com/
Bottle Brook Brewery
Established in 2005 with a 2.5-barrel plant operating on a tower gravity principle, the kit was expanded in 2008. Hops used are mainly New World varieties. It is a sister brewery to Leadmill.
Address: Church Street, Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 0LU
Phone: 01332 880051
Boudicca Brewery
Established in 2015, the brewery moved to its present premises in 2017. The award-winning beers are vegan.
Address: The Old Store, Walsingham Road, West Barsham, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9NP
Phone: 07864 321732
Web: www.boudiccabrewing.co.uk/
Boundary Brewing
A brewing co-operative producing beers available in craft beer shops in and around Belfast.
Address: A5 Portview Trade Centre, 310 Newtownards Road, Belfast
Web: boundarybrewing.coop/
Bowland Brewery
‘Ales of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ brewed behind a well-known Beer Hall in Clitheroe. Bowland started out as a microbrewery on the edge of the Forest of Bowland and has gone on to grow and become a multi-award winner. There is a beer shop and beer hall on site.
Address: Holmes Mill, Greenacre Street, Clitheroe BB7 1EB
Phone: 01200 443592
Web: www.bowlandbrewery.com/
Bowler’s Brewery
A move into commercial brewing for two former homebrewers. Beers are made for bottle and keg, showcasing British and US styles. Beers are vegan friendly. Established in 2020.
Phone: 07480 064072 / 07703 615012
Web: bowlers.beer/
Bowman Ales
A 20-barrel brewery in converted farm buildings, established in 2006. More than 100 outlets are supplied in central southern England. Beers are bottled and the brewery has won several awards.
Address: Bowmans Ales Ltd, Wallops Wood, Sheardley Lane, Droxford, Hampshire S32 3QY
Phone: 01489 878110
Web: www.bowman-ales.com
Bowness Bay Brewing Co
A Lake District brewery with lovely pumpclip artwork, a tap and a bar hire business. Richard Husbands set up the business after many years home brewing. The brewery was expanded in 2019.
Address: The Factory, Castle Mills, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7DE
Phone: 07885 171210 / 07768 116794
Web: bownessbaybrewing.co.uk/
Bowtie Brewery
A nanobrewery making small-batch traditional and craft beers.
Web: bowtiebrewers.co.uk/
Br3wery Craft Brewing Co
A family business opened in Beckenham in 2021.
Address: 253 Beckenham Road, London BR3 4RP
Web: br3wery.com/
Bradfield Brewery
A family run brewery operating from a Peak District farm. Beers are made using the brewery’s own spring water. Among more than 200 pubs supplied is the brewery’s own tap, the Nag’s Head at Loxley.
Address: Bradfield Brewery Ltd, Watt House Farm, Higher Bradfield, Sheffield S6 6LG
Phone: 0114 285 1118
Web: bradfieldbrewery.com/
Braemar Brewing Co
A new brewery in Ballater, with beer available in cask and bottle.
Address: Airlie House, Chapel Brae, Braemar, Aberdeenshire AB35 5YT
Phone: 07709 1999 14
Web: brewbraemar.uk/
Bragdy Cybi
Creating fresh, tasty craft beer to enjoy at home and in its taproom.
Address: 4 Bryn Annex, Williams Street, Holyhead LL65 1RN
Phone: 01407 769651
Web: bragdycybi.cymru/
Brains
Established in 1882, Brains still retains links to its original founding family. The beers are supplied to pubs all over Wales. In 2019, the brewery moved out of the city centre to a new site. The pub estate was sold to Marston’s in 2021.
Address: S A Brain & Co, Dragon Brewery, Pacific Road, Cardiff CF24 5HJ
Phone: 029 2040 2060
Web: www.sabrain.com
Brampton Brewery
There was an older Brampton Brewery in Chesterfield in the 19th and 20th centuries (and there’s an excellent historical piece about it here), but this incarnation came about in 2007 when a group of real ale enthusiasts, led by head brewer, Chris Radford, decided to have a go at a brewing business. Awards have been forthcoming for the beers, which are available in cask, bottle and various take-home packs.
Address: Unit 5, Chatsworth Business Park, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 2AR
Phone: 01246 221680
Web: www.bramptonbrewery.co.uk
Branscombe Vale Brewery
Established in 1992 by former dairy workers Paul Dimond and Graham Luxton in old National Trust cow sheds. The premises has since been extended and in 2008 new 25-barrel plant was installed.
Address: Branscombe Vale Brewery Ltd, Branscombe, Devon EX12 3DP
Phone: 01279 680511
Braslou Biere
Run by brewer and author Tommy Barnes, the business relocated from France to North Cornwall in 2023.
Address: Barnfields Business Park, St Issey, Cornwall PL27 7SE
Web: brasloubiere.com/
Brass Castle Brewery
A 12-barrel brewery with an on-site taproom.
Address: 10A Yorkersgate, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7AB
Phone: 01653 698683
Web: www.brasscastlebrewery.co.uk/
Braybrooke Beer Co
A Leicestershire brewery established in 2018 by the oners of the 10 Greek Street restaurant in Soho, London. The brewery is based in a former grain drying store on a farm.
Address: Braybrooke Farm, Harborough Road, Braybrook LE16 8LJ
Web: www.braybrookebeer.co/
Breakbeat Brewing
Established in 2023, this brewery has “a passion for big, strong, imperial beer in all shapes and sizes, from big bold stouts full of flavour, to freeze-distilled high-strength brews to warm your soul”.
Web: breakbeatbrewing.com/
Breakwater Brewery
Phil Lowry is brewer at this brewery and taproom, producing both contemporary and classic styles.
Address: Lorne Road, Dover, Kent CT17 3LG
Phone: 01304 700043
Web: breakwater.beer/
Brentwood Brewing Company
Established in 2006, the business has grown steadily and won a number of awards along the way. In 2013 it moved to a new site at Calcott Hall Farm.
Address: Calcott Hall Farm, Ongar Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9HS
Phone: 01277 200483
Web: www.brentwoodbrewing.co.uk
Brew 61
Tim Dunkley has turned his passion for brewing into a business. He also has a pub for friends and family on his farm.
Address: Greenfields, Upton Warren, Bromsgrove B61 7EZ
Phone: 01527 879472
Web: brew61.co.uk/
Brew By Numbers
A London brewery making a plethora of beers in many style, categorised by a unique numbering system. There are taprooms, too. In July 2023, the brewery is in administration.
Address: 79 Enid Street, London SE16 3RA
Phone: 0207 237 9794
Tap: Taprooms at Enid Street and the Peckham Barrel Store. Details and booking information.
Web: www.brewbynumbers.com/
Brew Monster
An award-winning Welsh brewery, specialising in IPAs.
Address: Avondale Business Park, Avondale Way, Cwmbran NP44 1XE
Web: www.brewmonster.co.uk/
Brew Shed
A small-batch craft brewery established in 2016.
Address: Wellheads House, Sandilands, Limekilns, Dunfermline KY11 3JD
Web: brewshedbeers.wordpress.com/
Brew Studio
Established in 2017, Brew Studio creates about 400 litres of beer per week.
Address: 39 Meadowview Road, Sompting, West Sussex BN15 0HU
Phone: 07980 978350
Web: brewstudio.co.uk/
Brew Toon
A young small-batch brewery, creating “bold, adventurous craft beers, packed full of flavour and character”.
Address: 72A St Peter Street, Peterhead AB42 1QB
Phone: 01779 476211
Tap: Find out more at brewtoon.com/tap-room
Web: brewtoon.com/
Brew York
A brewery and taproom in York city centre. Seasonal specials are produced and collaborations undertaken.
Address: Enterprise Complex, Walmgate, York YO1 9TT
Phone: 01904 848448
Tap: There’s a tap room, beer hall, beer garden, and Brewer’s Yard
Web: brewyork.co.uk/
BrewBoard
A young, independent craft brewer with a 30-hectolitre plant.
Address: Unit 3, Button End Industrial Estate, Harston, Cambridge CB22 7GX
Phone: 01223 872131
Web: brewboard.co.uk
BrewDog
BrewDog, established in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, brings American-style brewing passion to what it considers a staid British brewing industry. Big flavoured beers, many very experimental, have divided critics, but they have a loyal following. There is an international chain of bars.
Address: Balmacassie Industrial Estate, Ellon, Aberdeenshire AB41 8BX
Phone: 01358 724924
Web: www.brewdog.com
BrewDog Outpost Manchester
A brewpub making exclusive one-off creations.
Address: 144 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9GP
Phone: 0161 467 1002
Web: brewdog.com/uk/bars/uk/manchester-outpost
BrewDog Tower Hill
A brewpub making exclusive one-off creations.
Address: 21 Great Tower Street, London EC3R 5AR
Web: brewdog.com/uk/brewdog-tower-hill-outpost
Brewers Folly
An expanded home brew set-up, with part-time brewing.
Address: Ashton Farmhouse, Stanbridge, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 4JD
Web: brewersfolly.co.uk
Brewery 288
A microbrewery specialising in traditional real ales. Beers are bottle conditioned, unpasteurised, and unfiltered.
Phone: 07487 600288
Web: brewery288.co.uk/
Brewery 58
A nanobrewery turning to commercial brewing in 2018.
Address: 58 Wantage Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0LY
Web: brewery58.co.uk/
Brewery at The Firs
Producing a range of core and special event beers.
Address: Wood Road, Codsall WV8 1BX
Phone: 01902 844674
Web: thefirscodsall.com/
Brewgooder
A brewery with a charitable intention: it’s on a mission to bring 1 million people clean drinking water around the world, funded by profits from its beers.
Phone: 0131 220 8206
Web: www.brewgooder.com/
Brewhouse & Kitchen
A chain of bar/restaurants, each with their own in-house breweries. They are located in: Bedford, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chester, Dorchester, Gloucester Quays, Highbury, Horsham, Hoxton, Islington, Lichfield, Nottingham, Poole, Portsmouth, Southampton, Southbourne, Southsea, Sutton Coldfield, and Worthing.
Web: brewhouseandkitchen.com
Brewing Brothers
A 2.5-barrel brewery with a wide range of beers.
Address: The Imperial, 119 Queens Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1RL
Web: brewingbrothers.org/
Brewing Unplugged
A craft brewery and taproom in North Devon born as a reaction against boring, dull beer.
Address: Chilcotts Farm, Combrew Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 2ND
Web: unplugged.beer/
Brewis Beer Co
A family-run craft brewery, aiming to make beautifully balanced beers.
Address: Unit 4, Coquet Enterprise Park, Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 0PE
Phone: 01665 714818
Web: brewisbeer.co.uk/
Brewpoint
A brewery launched by pub company Charles Wells in 2020. A mixture of cask and craft beer is made.
Address: Cut Throat Lane, Bedford MK41 7FY
Phone: 01234 244444
Web: brewpoint.co.uk/
Brewshed
A 12-barrel brewery making draught and canned beers.
Address: Place Farm, Ingham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 1NQ
Phone: 01284 848066
Web: brewshedbrewery.co.uk
Brewsmith
A ten-barrel microbrewery producing traditional, British, cask-conditoned beers.
Address: Unit 11, Cuba Industrial Estate, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 0NE
Phone: 01706 829390
Web: brewsmithbeer.co.uk
brewSocial
A social enterprise brewery established in Sheffield in 2022.
Brewsters Brewery
A brewery making a variety of beers, led by Sara Barton, the first female brewer of the year in the UK.
Address: Unit 5, Burnside, Turnpike Close, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XU
Phone: 01476 566000
Web: www.brewstersbrewery.com/
Briarbank Brewing Co
A two-barrel brewery with a full portfolio of regular and seasonal beers.
Address: 70 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1LB
Phone: 01473 284000
Web: www.briarbank.org
Brick Brewery
Established in 2013, the brewery expanded to new premises in 2017. In 2023 it entered administration and was ourchased by the Breal Group.
Address: Units 13 and 14, Deptford Industrial Estate, Blackhorse Road, London SE8 5HY
Phone: 0203 903 9441
Web: www.brickbrewery.co.uk/
Bricknell Brewery
A utilising old recipes, and also hops grown locally.
Address: Bricknell Avenue, Kington-upon-Hull, HU5 4ET
Web: bricknellbrewery.co.uk/
Brid’s Cross Brewing
Brewing a range of traditional cask ales, as well as modern beer styles, in keg and can. The beers are inspired by, and named after, folk tales and mythology associated with the British Isles.
Phone: 07982 721254
Web: bridscross.co.uk/
Bridbrewer
A brewery and taproom which opened in 2020. Beers are in cask and bottle.
Address: 5 King Street, Bridlington YO15 2DN
Phone: 01262 674300
Web: bridbrewerandtaproom.co.uk/
Bridge Beers
A brewery — using kit from the former Thousand Trade Brewery — linked with the Bridge Beers micropub in Stalybridge.
Address: 55 Melbourne Street, Stalybridge SK15 2JJ
Phone: 07948 617145
Web: bridgebeers.co.uk/
Bridge Tavern
A two-hectolitre microbrewery in a pub, operated in association with Wylam Brewery.
Address: 7 Akenside Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3UF
Phone: 0191 261 9966
Web: thebridgetavern.com/
Bridgehouse Brewery
A 15-barrel brewery with a visitor centre.
Address: Airedale Heifer, Bradford Road, Sandbeds, Keighley BD20 9LY
Phone: 01535 601222
Web: bridgehousebrewery.co.uk
Bridgetown Brewery
A brewery housed in the traditional Albert Inn, established in 2008. Giles Hawkins is the brewer.
Address: 32 Bridgetown, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5AD
Phone: 01803 863214
Web: www.albertinntotnes.com/bridgetown-brewery.html
Brighton Bier
The brewery specialises in building big flavours into beers with high drinkability as sessionable ABVs. There is a tap, the Brighton Bierhuas, in the city.
Address: Unit 10, Bell Tower Industrial Estate, Roedean Road, Brighton BN2 5RU
Phone: 01273 567374
Web: www.brightonbier.com/
Brightside Brewing Company
A family brewery established by former brewers in 2010. Sustainability is “high on the agenda”.
Address: Unit 10, Dale Industrial Estate, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1AD
Phone: 0161 725 9644
Web: www.brightsidebrewing.co.uk/
Brightwater Brewery
A five-barrel brewery producing traditional beers.
Address: Platform 3, The Parade, Claygate, Surrey KT10 0PB
Phone: 01372 462334
Web: brightbrew.co.uk
Brimstage Brewery
An award-winning brewery, founded by Neil Young in 2006, taking pride in its locality and trading mostly within 30 miles of the brewery. Neil, sadly, passed away in 2018, but his two sons keep the brewery going.
Address: Home Farm, Brimstage Lane, Brimstage, Wirral, Cheshire CH63 6HY
Phone: 0151 342 1181
Web: www.brimstagebrewery.com/
Brinkburn Street Brewery
A modern brewery specialising in American West Coast style pale ales and IPAs.
Address: Quayside i4, Ouseburn Building, Albion Row, Newcastleupon Tyne NE6 1LL
Phone: 0191 260 0688
Web: www.brinkburnbrewery.co.uk/
Briscoe’s Brewery
A small plant, brewing once a week.
Address: 16 Ash Grove, Otley LS21 3EL
Bristol Beer Factory
Based in the old Ashton Gate Brewery building, Bristol Beer Factory has been turning out distinctive, award-winning beers since 2005. There is an excellent history of the brewery and the site on its website.
Address: The Old Brewery, Durnford Street, Bristol BS3 2AW
Phone: 0117 902 6317
Web: www.bristolbeerfactory.co.uk
Britt Brewery
A brewery based at a pub in the West Midlands, established in 2017.
Address: Britannia Inn, 18 Rowley Village, Rowley Regis B65 9AT
Brixton Brewery
Founded in 2013 by two local couples, Jez and Libby and Mike and Xochitl, their shared passion for beer started years before that, when they met in the old Hive Bar and dreamt of opening their own brewery. Most beer is kegged and packaged.
Address: Arch 547, Brixton Station Road, London SW9 8PF
Phone: 0203 609 8880
Web: www.brixtonbrewery.com/
Broadtown Brewery
Located in the original 1830 brewery coach house owned by the Hart brewing family of Broad Town and Royal Wootton Bassett.
Address: Porte Marshall Industrial Estate
Phone: 3 Maundrel Road, Calne SN11 9PU
Web: broadtownbrewery.co.uk/
Brockenhurst Brewery
A microbrewery in the grounds of the Balmer Lawn Hotel.
Address: Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7ZB
Phone: 01590 421161
Web: brockenhurstbrewery.co.uk/
Brockley Brewing Co
A brewery set up in 2012 by a group of local residents in Brockley, East London.
Address: 31 Harcourt Road, London SE4 2AJ
Phone: 07814 584338
Web: brockleybrewery.co.uk/
Broken Drum Brewery
A former home brewer turned commercial, brewing small-batch beers.
Address: Heron Hill, Belvedere DA17 5ER
Web: thebrokendrum.co.uk
Brolly Brewing
Established in 2017 by former home brewer Brook Saunders.
Address: No 5 Kiln Industries, Lowfold Farm, Fittleworth Road, Wisborough Green RH14 0ES
Web: brollybrewing.co.uk
Brooks
Bottle-conditioned beers mostly from this brewery, established in 2017.
Web: brooks-brewhouse.co.uk
Broughton Ales
Founded in 1980, Broughton Ales is one of the original Scottish microbreweries, its famous first product being the Greenmantle Ale. Currently, Broughton carries nine bottled beers, including an organic and lager beer, seven permanent cask ales, more than 15 seasonal and one mixed-keg brewery conditioned beer, the Broughton Best.
Address: Broughton Ales Ltd, Broughton, Biggar ML12 7HQ
Phone: 01899 830 345
Web: www.broughtonales.co.uk
Bruha Brewing
A Suffolk-based craft brewer.
Address: Progress Way, Eye, Suffolk IP23 7HU
Phone: 01379 882230
Web: bruhabrewing.co.uk/
Bruhaha
A nanobrewery and bar based at Bristol’s Windmill Hill City Farm. Small batches of beer are made in a variety of global styles.
Address: Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4EA
Web: bruhaha.beer/
Brunswick Brewing Company
A brewery within one of Derby’s most popular pubs. It’s owned by Everards these days. Beers are also produced under the Engine Shed Project badge.
Address: 1 Railway Terrace, Derby DE1 2RU
Phone: 01332 410055
Web: www.brunswickbrewingcompany.co.uk/
BRZN
A modern Brighton brewery.
Address: Unit 2, Cobblers Thumb, 10 New England Road, Brighton BN1 4ZR
Bucklebury Brewery
Producing a range of beers for pubs and retailers in west Berkshire.
Phone: 07834 044468
Web: facebook.com/BuckleburyBrewery/
Bucks Star Beer
A ten-barrel brewery powered by solar power.
Address: 23 Twizel Close, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK13 0DX
Phone: 01908 590054
Web: buckinghamshirebeer.co.uk
Bude Coastal Brewery
A new (2024) microbrewery set up by Warren Bryant, formerly of the now-closed Cotswold Spring Brewery. After winning more than 50 awards, Warren is now brewing in his home town.
Phone: 07950 029666
Web: budecoastalbrewery.co.uk/
Budweiser Brewing Group
The UK arm of AB-InBev. There are two BBG breweries, making mostly big brand keg beers, at Magor, in South Wales, and Samlesbury, Lancashire.
Address: 90 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1EN
Web: budweiserbrewinggroup.co.uk/
Bull of the Woods Brewing Co
A four-barrel brewery established in 2017.
Address: Brook Farm, Kirby Cane, Bungay, Norfolk NR35 2PJ
Phone: 01508 518080 / 07833 702658
Web: bullofthewoods.co.uk/#
Bulletproof Brewing
Specialising in unfiltered vegan beers inspired by the traditional lagers of Germany. There is a small 50-litre brew kit.
Address: 91 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6JJ
Web: bulletproofbrewing.co/
Bullfinch Brewery
One of the new breed of London craft brewers, with a special focus on hops. “If you don’t like your hops heavy you’re not in the right place,” says the website.
Address: Arches 886 and 887, Rosendale Road, London SE24 9EH
Phone: 07899 795823
Web: www.thebullfinchbrewery.co.uk
Bullhouse Brew Co
A modern brewery, canning its beers, which was established in 2016.
Address: 10 Greengraves Road, Newtownards, Northern Ireland BT23 5RG
Phone: 07562 702525
Web: bullhousebeer.co.uk/
Bullmastiff Brewery
The brewery was purchased by the present owners after the retirement of founders Bon and Paul Jekins. A condition of the sale was that brewing of the old recipes continued.
Address: 14 Bessemer Close, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8DL
Bun Dubh
A small ‘enviropunk’ brewery of the Isle of Tiree.
Address: Sandaig, Isle of Tiree PA77 6XG
Phone: 01879 220684
Web: ceabhar-restaurant-and-bun-dubh-brewery.business.site
Bundobust
An Indian street food specialist with its own restaurants and a craft brewery. It focuses on classic IPA and lager styles, which work well with its food. There are venues in Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester.
Address: St James Building, 61-69 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EQ
Phone: 0161 511 8601
Web: bundobust.com/
Bungo Brew Co
A micro craft brewery set up in Glasgow in 2021 by four friends.
Web: bungobrew.co.uk/
Buntingford Brewery
A brewery based on a conservation farm with its own well.
Address: Greys Brewhouse, Therfield Road, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 9NW
Phone: 01763 250749
Web: buntingfordbrewery.com
Burning Sky
The new venture of Mark Tranter, formerly head brewer at the famous Dark Star Brewery. The brew specialises in artisan brews such as saison style beers.
Address: Place Barn, The Street, Firle, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6LP
Phone: 01273 858080
Web: www.burningskybeer.com
Burning Soul
A new five-barrel Birmingham brewery in 2016. Chris Small and Richard Murphy aim to produce ber in cask, keg and bottle.
Address: Unit 1, Mott Street, Hockley, Birmingham B19 3HE
Phone: 0121 439 1490
Web: burningsoulbrewing.com/
Burnside Brew Shed
A small-scale brewery opened in 2024.
Address: Laxey, Isle of Man IM4 7ED
Burnside Brewery
A ten-barrel brewery making cask- and bottle-conditioned ales.
Address: Unit 3 Laurencekirk Business Park, Laurencekirk AB30 1EY
Phone: 01561 377316
Web: burnsidebrewery.co.uk
Burnt Mill Brewery
A project focusing on producing fresh, unfiltered beers from a brewhouse on a Suffolk farm.
Web: www.burntmillbrewery.com/
Burton Bridge Brewery
Founded in Burton-on-Trent, the home of English brewing, in 1982 by Bruce Wilkinson and Geoff Mumford. Three pubs are owned in the town, including an award-winning brewery tap. There is a very detailed history of the brewery on its website.
Address: Burton Bridge Brewery, Bridge Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1SY
Phone: 01283 510573
Web: www.burtonbridgebrewery.co.uk
Burton Road Brewing Co
Contract brewers, based at Mobberley Brewhouse.
Burton Town Brewery
A six-barrel brewery with an on-site taproom.
Address: 8 Falcon Close, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1SG
Phone: 01283 510839
Web: burtontownbrewery.co.uk
Burwell Brewery
A nanobrewery opened in 2019, supplying craft ale to beer festivals, clubs, and events in the local area, and direct to the public.
Address: 17 The Paddocks, Burwell, Cambridgeshire CB25 0HQ
Phone: 0788 311908 / 07989 385065
Web: burwellbrewery.com/
Bushy’s
Beers are brewed to the German Reinheitsgebot pure beer law.
Address: Mount Murray, Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 1JE
Phone: 01624 611101
Web: bushys.com
Buster’s Brewery
A North Devon microbrewery which also offers custom branded beers.
Address: 3 Market Street, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 1BX
Phone: 07811 204918
Web: bustersbrewery.com/
Buswells
A small-batch brewery in a pub.
Address: Lime Kilns, Watling Street, Burbage, Leicestershire LE10 3ED
Phone: 01455 631158
Web: limekilnsinn.co.uk
Butcombe Brewery
The brewery was founded in 1978 and is also a pub operator, with 19 managed houses. The company prides itself on its traditional, classic pubs, prize winning beers, as well as Ashton Press ciders from its wholly owned subsidiary, the Long Ashton Cider Company. Butcombe was purchased by the Channel Island-based Liberation Group in 2015.
Address: Butcombe Brewery Ltd. Cox’s Green, Wrington, Bristol, BS40 5PA
Phone: 01934 863963
Web: www.butcombe.com
Butts Brewery
Beers use organic malted barley and organic hops.
Address: Northfield Farm, Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 7BY
Phone: 01488 648133
Web: buttsbrewery.com
Buxton Brewery
A craft brewer in heart of the Peak District, operating from a 20-barrel plant. The business was founded in 2009 with the first brew the following year. Production covers a wide range of styles.
Address: Units 4A and 4B, Staden Business Park, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9RZ
Phone: 01298 244200
Web: www.buxtonbrewery.co.uk
By The Horns Brewing Co
By the Horns was established in 2011 by Chris Mills and Alex Bull, converted cheap lager drinkers now waving the craft beer flag in London. The brewery is 12-barrel and the beers are available in bottles. There is a brewery tap.
Address: 21-27 Summerstown, Wandsworth, London SW17 0BQ
Phone: 0203 417 7338
Web: www.bythehorns.co.uk
Byatts Brewery
A craft brewery in Coventry, set up in 2011. The brewery uses Maris Otter malt and whole hops in its beers, with “no short cuts taken, no corners cut”.
Address: Unit 10 Lythalls Lane Industrial Estate, Lythalls Lane, Coventry CV6 6FL
Phone: 02476 637996
Web: www.byattsbrewery.co.uk
