Facer’s
The oldest brewery in Flintshire.
Address: Unit A8 Ashmount Enterprise Park, Aber Road, Flint CH6 5YL
Phone: 07713 566370
Web: facers.co.uk
Fairy Glen Brewery
A Welsh craft brewery, established in 2018.
Address: 5 The Corn Store, Heol Ty Gwyn, Maesteg CF34 0BG
Phone: 07968 847878
Fallen Angel Brewing
Established in 2004, the brewery makes small-batch real ales. It incorporates Broxbourne Brewery.
Address: 21C Reeds Farm Estate, Roxwell Road, Writtle, Essex CM1 3ST
Phone: 01245 767220
Web: fallenangel-brewery.co.uk/
Falstaff Brewery
A former Allied Breweries premises, the Falstaff brewpub has been free of tie since 1995 and is a Good Beer Guide regular. The first brew from the current plant was produced in 2003.
Address: 74 Silverhill Road, Nomanton, Derby DE23 6UJ
Phone: 01332 342902
Web: www.falstaffbrewery.co.uk
Farm Yard Brew Co
A ten-barrel brewery on a family farm.
Address: Moss Edge Farm, Gulf Lane, Cockerham, Lancaster LA2 0ER
Phone: 01253 799988
Web: farmyardbrew.co.uk/
Farr Brew
Founded in 2014 by Nick Farr, he was soon joined by Matt Elvidge as sales director. The ten-barrel brewery is ecologically and environmentally friendly.
Address: Samuels Farm — The Courtyard, Coleman Green Lane, Wheathampstead AL4 8ER
Phone: 07967 998820
Web: www.farrbrew.com/
Farriers Arms
A brewpub owned by villagers.
Address: The Forstal, Mersham, Kent TN25 6NU
Phone: 01233 720444
Web: thefarriersarms.com
Fat Cat Brewery
A brewery founded by the owner of the famous Fat Cat freehouse in Norwich. Brewing takes place at the sister pub, the Brewery Tap in the city.
Address: Fat Cat Brewery Co, Fat Cat Brewery Tap, 98-100 Lawson Road, Norwich NR3 4LF
Phone: 01603 788508
Web: fatcatbrewery.co.uk/
Fat Head Brewery
A brewery being opened by former Pitchfork brewer Sam Cureton and his friend Tom Adams in Weston-super-Mare in autumn 2023.
Fauna Brewing
A new brewery in 2021, making craft beers that help support animals.
Web: faunabrewing.com
Fearless Nomad
A small brewery at the Black Dog Beer House, Brentford.
Address: 17 Albany Road, Brentford TW8 0NF
Phone: 0208 568 5688
Web: blackdogbeerhouse.co.uk
Feisty Beer Co
A brewery established in 2022.
Web: feistybeerco.com/
Felday Brewery
Established in 2017, the brewery is next to a pub car park. Most of the beer goes to the pub.
Address: Royal Oak, Village Green, Felday Glade, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6PF
Phone: 01306 730654
Web: feldaybrewery.co.uk/
Felinfoel Brewery
The oldest brewery in Wales, founded in the 1830s.
Address: Farmers Row, Felinfoel, Llanelli SA14 8LB
Phone: 01554 773357
Web: felinfoel.com
Fell Brewery
Founded by Tim Bloomer and Andrew Carter in 2012, their beers are inspired by US and Belgian recipes.
Address: 27 Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Cumbria LA11 7NG
Phone: 01539 558980
Web: www.fellbrewery.co.uk/
Fengate Brewery
A real ale brewery established in 2019.
Address: 23 Fengate, Marsham NR10 5PT
Fermanagh Beer Company
Carrying on a tradition established by ancient monks who began brewing beer at Inishmacsaint more than 900 years ago.
Address: 75-77 Main Street, Enniskillen BT93 6HW
Web: inishmacsaint.beer/
Fernandes Brewery
A Yorkshire brewpub purchased by Ossett Brewery in 2007. Brewer Steve Hutchinson operates a two-and-a-half-barrel plant. Most beers are consumed on the premises, but some escape to beer festivals and the free trade.
Address: 5 Avison Yard, Wakefield, WF1 1UA
Phone: 01924 291709
Web: www.ossett-brewery.co.uk/microbreweries/fernandes-brewery
Ferry Ales Brewery
A five-barrel brewery established in 2016.
Address: Ferry Hill Farm, Fiskerton, Lincoln LN3 4HU
Phone: 0800 999 3226
Web: ferryalesbrewery.co.uk
Fierce Beer
A development of a home-brewing operation, launched in Dyce, Aberdeen, in 2016.
Address: Unit 46, Howe Moss Avenue, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 0GP
Phone: 01224 729131
Web: www.fiercebeer.com/
Fierce & Noble
An eight-barrel microbrewery with an on-site taproom.
Address: 25 Mina Road, St Werburgh’s, Bristol BS2 9TA
Phone: 0117 955 6666
Web: fierceandnoble.com
FILO
The brewery began life in the First In Last Out pub, then relocated close by. It supplies South East pubs.
Address: The Old Town Brewery, Torfield Cottage, 8 Old London Road, Hastings TN34 3HA
Phone: 01424 420212
Web: filobrewing.co.uk
Fine Tuned Brewery
A range of core beers and seasonal specisl brewed in the heart of the Somerset Levels.
Address: Unit 16 Wessex Park, Bancombe Trading Estate, Somerton, Somerset TA11 6SB
Phone: 01458 897273
Web: finetunedbrewery.com
Finney’s Brewery
A small brewery set up by retired maths teacher Ken Finney.
Address: 51 Wrockwardine Road, Wellington, Shropshire TF1 3DA
Phone: 01952 412224
Firebird Brewing Co
Former King & Barnes and WJ King & Co brewer Bill King and licensed trade management and wholesaling expert Richard Peters launched Firebird in 2013. There is an on-site bar.
Address: Firebird Brewing Company, Old Rudgwick Brickworks, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, West Sussex RH12 3DH
Phone: 01403 823180
Web: www.firebirdbrewing.co.uk
Firebrand Brewing Co
A modern craft brewery, but also producing cask beer from its original Penpont Brewery days.
Address: Unit 2, Southgate Technology Park, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 7ED
Phone: 01566 86069
Web: firebrandbrewing.co.uk/
Firebrick Brewery
A small North East brewery producing core and seasonal ranges in cask, keg and bottle.
Address: Units 10 and 11, Blaydon Business Centre, Cowen Road, Blaydon on Tyne NE21 5TW
Phone: 0191 447 6543
Web: firebrickbrewery.com/
Firehouse Brewery
A 2.5-barrel plant owned and operated by Jason Allen and Louise Darbon. In 2016 they purchased Fulstow Brewery and makes those ales, too.
Address: 13 Thames Street, Louth LN11 7AD
Phone: 01507 608202
Web: firehouse-brewery.co.uk
FireRock Brewing Company
A microbrewery and craft beer bar, specialising in hop-forward beers.
Address: 20-24 Outram Street, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire MG17 4FS
Phone: 07875 331898
Web: firerockbrewing.com/
Firkin Brewery
A brewing project set up in 2022 by the team behind the Fox & Firkin pib in Lewisham, London.
Address: 316 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6JZ
Web: foxfirkin.com/firkin-brewery
The Firs Brewery
A brewery within a pub.
Address: Station Road, Codsall WV8 1BX
First and Last Brewery
An award-winning family-run microbrewery making small-batch cask-conditioned and bottled beers.
Address: Elsdon, Northumberland NE19 1AA
Phone: 07757 286357
Web: firstandlastbrewery.co.uk
First Chop
Established in 2012 as First Chop Brewing Arm, a fire destroyed the original railway arch brewery. A new site and a third moved to in 2017. A gluten-free beer specialist.
Address: B2 Barton Hall Business Park, Hardy Street, Eccles M30 7NB
Phone: 07970 241398
Web: firstchop.co.uk/
Five Kingdoms Brewery
The 2.5 barrel brewery, established in 2015, takes its name from the facts that England, Ireland, The Isle of Man, Wales, and Scotland can all be seen on a clear day.
Address: The Steam Packet Inn, Harbour Row, Isle of Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire DG8 8LL
Phone: 01988 500334
Web: fivekingdomsbrewery.com
Five Points Brewing Co
A ten-barrel brewery established in 2013 in the heart of Hackney, East London. The brewery is producing beers in cask, keg and bottle. It also owns the famous Penbury Tavern. The name comes from a local five-way junction.
Address: 3 Institute Place, Hackney, London E8 1JE
Phone: 0208 533 7746
Web: fivepointsbrewing.co.uk/
Five Towns Brewery
Established in 2008, the brewery is based in a converted garage, making cask-conditioned beers.
Phone: 07934 474180
Web: fivetownsbrewery.com/
Fixed Wheel Brewery
A brewery created by cycling and brewing enthusiasts, making hop-forward and full-flavoured beers.
Address: Unit 9, Long Lane Trading Estate, Long Lane, Blackheath, West Midlands B62 9LD
Phone: 07766 162794
Web: fixedwheelbrewery.co.uk/
Fizzy Moon Brew House
A bar and mircobrewery, making a selection of small-batch beers.
Address: 35 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5EE
Phone: 01926 888715
Web: fizzymoonbrewhouse.com
Flack Manor Brewery
Once, Romsey in Hampshire was ‘Strong’s Country’. Now it has a modern brewery in the shape of Flack Manor, but using the traditional method of double dropping in its brewing.
Address: 8 Romsey Industrial Estate, Greatbridge Road, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 0HR
Phone: 01794 518520
Web: flackmanor.co.uk
Flagship Beer
Originally the Ship & Mitre Brewing Co when it was founded in 2016, it supplies the pub of that name, with outside sales, too.
Address: 133 Dale Street, Liverpool L2 2JH
Web: theshipandmitre.com/brewery/
Flash Brewery
Beers made traditionally — “not because we can, but because we have to and want to” — in the highest village in England.
Web: flashbrewery.uk/
Flash House Brewing
A five-barrel brewery on a hill overlooking the River Tyne. There is a tap room.
Address: Unit 1A, Northumberland Street, North Shields NE30 1DS
Phone: 07481 901875
Web: flashhousebrewing.co.uk/
Flipside Brewery
Named in honour of the head brewer’s coin collecting hobby, Flipside beers also have a currency theme running through their names. There is a tap, the Old Volunteer, Carlton.
Phone: 0115 987 7500
Web: www.flipsidebrewery.co.uk
Floataway Beer
A small-batch Derby brewer producing bottled beers. A move into cask is mooted.
Floc Brewing
A brewery, founded in 2020, that aims to build strong relationships across the creative community. Regular charity events will support the broader community.
Address: Unit 3 Jarrett’s Yard, Margate CT9 1BW
Phone: 07813799958
Web: flocbrewing.com/
Flowerhorn Brewery
A brewery founded by two friends in 2019. There is surreal, psychedelic branding.
Address: The Bridge Studios, 454 Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 3BL
Web: flowerhorn.co.uk/
Flowerpots Brewery
A brewery next to a pub of the same name. The ten-barrel plant makes three regular brews, plus specials. The brewery now has a second site on an industrial site in nearby Winchester.
Address: Brandy Mount, Cheriton, Hampshire SO24 0QQ
Phone: 01962 771534
Web: theflowerpots.co.uk
Flying Eye Brewery
A modern craft brewery.
Address: 359 Manchester Road, Deepcar, Sheffield S36 2RB
Web: facebook.com/flyingeyebrewery.co.uk/
Flying Gang Brewing
“The best brewery you’ve never heard of,” says the brewer. Established in 2021.
Address: Meadowfield Industrial Estate, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE0 9SD
Phone: 07789 958782
Web: flyinggangbrewing.com/
Flying Monk Brewery
Producer of award-winning beers and “ground-breaking, refreshing” ciders. It operates the Flying Monk Tavern in Chippenham.
Address: Unit 1, Bradfield Manor Farm, Hullavington, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN14 6EU
Phone: 01666 838415
Web: flyingmonkbrewery.com/
Flying Trunk Brewery
A homebrewer scaling up to commercial nanobrewery. The first brews were released in 2022.
Address: Cement Shed, Highgate Works, Tomtits Lane, Forest Row RH18 5AT
Phone: 07741 493921
Web: flyingtrunkbrewery.co.uk/
Fonthill
A small-batch brewery in a pub.
Address: The George, 29 Mounth Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8AA
Phone: 01892 539492
Web: thegeorgepubtunbridgewells.co.uk
The Forest Brewery
A smallp-batch brewery creating craft beers and real ales. It is based in an historic Forest of Dean building and also has a taproom.
Address: The Old Workshop, Lydney Park Estate, Lydney GL15 6BU
Web: theforestbrewery.co.uk/
Forest Road Brewery
A modern craft brewery which started life on a small scale in East London.
Web: forestroadbrewery.com/
Forge Brewery
A multi-award-winning brewery established in North Devon in 2008 and now just over the border in Cornwall.
Address: Wilderland Herb Fam, Woolley, Bude, Cornwall
Phone: 01288 331669
Web: forge-brewery.co.uk
Fosse Way Brewing Company
A five-barrel brewery which has previously gone under the names Long Itch and Lemming.
Address: 5A Manor Farm, Hunningham Road, Offchurch CV33 9AG
Phone: 07956 179999
Web: fossebrew.co.uk
The Four Candles
The smallest brewpub in Britain.
Address: 1 Sowell Street, St Peter’s, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2AT
Web: thefourcandles.co.uk
Four Kings Brewery
Named after its four founders, who each brought a different skillset to the project.
Address: Newton Moor Industrial Estate, Lodge Street, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 4LD
Web: fourkingsbrewery.com
Fourpure Brewing Co
One of the new breed of London craft brewers. In 2018 it was purchased by Lion, of Australia, part of the Kirin group.
Address: 22 Bermondsey Trading Estate, Rotherhithe New Road, London SE16 3LL
Web: www.fourpure.com
Fownd Brewing Co
Established in 2023 using ki from the closed Fownes Brewery. The previous brewery was founded in 2012 by brothers James and Thomas Fownes.
Address: Unit 1 Hill Street, Kidderminster DY11 6TD
Fox Brewery
Established in 2002, this brewery is next to a pub and has a hop garden.
Address: 22 Station Road, Heacham, Norfolk PE31 7EX
Phone: 01485 570345
Freedom Brewery
A lager specialist, making authentic brews and with a keen interest in sustainability. Challenging the popular myth that lager is a bland, tasteless style.
Address: Bagots Park, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire WS15 3ER
Phone: 01283 840721
Web: www.freedombrewery.com/
Freestyle Brewing
Beers sold largely through the Griffin Inn, Shustoke, where the brewery originated.
Address: Church Road, Shustoke, Warwickshire B46 2LB
Freetime Beer Company
A small-batch brewery, previously known as West by Three.
Address: 19 St Lukes Court, Swansea SA1 7ER
Phone: 01792 713731
Web: freetimebeer.co
Freewheelin’ Brewery
Beers and lagers created by a community-owned brewery in the Scottish borders.
Address: Peebles Hydro, Innerleithen Road, Peebles EH45 8LX
Phone: 07802 175826
Fresh Standard Brew Co
Stroud’s newest brewery, concentrating on fresh, flavoursome cask beer. The beers have a light haze and are suitable for vegans.
Address: Unit 1A, Aston Down Business Park, Stroud GL6 8GA
Phone: 01453 802400
Web: thefreshstandard.co.uk/
Shop: thefreshstandard.co.uk/shop/
Friday Beer
A range of bottle-conditioned ales from the Malvern Hills. The company was set up by three scientists in 2011 and uses local and British ingredients.
Address: Unit 4, Link Business Centre, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1UQ
Phone: 01684 572648
Web: thefridaybeer.com/
Friendship Adventure
Making “refreshing, sessionable beer”.
Address: Unit 1P Clapham North Business Centre, Voltaire Road, London SW4 6DH
Web: friendship-adventure.com
From The Cellar
A new nanobrewery about which little is known.
From the Notebook
The brewery was formed in 2012 by friends Graeme Denton, of Nottingham, and Colin Bowler, from Derby, who are passionate about craft beers and British wildlife. The company name is derived from Northumberland wildlife enthusiast Stewart Sexton who supplements his blog with illustrations ‘from the notebook’. Stewart supplies the artwork for the distinctive labels on the bottles of beer, which are produced by Allendale Brewery.
Phone: 07947 606233 (Graeme) or 07866 315590 (Colin)
Web: fromthenotebook.co.uk/
Frome Brewing Company
A 12-barrel brewery, in operation up to five times a week.
Address: L13 Marshall Way, Commerce Park, Frome, Somerset BA11 2FB
Phone: 01373 467766
Web: fromebrewingcompany.com
Front Row Brewing
An artisan, bespoke brewery committed to making traditional, hand-crafted ales in small batches.
Address: Unit A3 The Old School, Outclough Road, Brindley Ford, Staffordshire ST8 7QD
Phone: 01260 289055
Web: frontrowbrewing.co.uk/
Froth Blowers Brewing Co
A microbrewery in Birmingham, established in 2012.
Address: Unit P35, Hastingwood Industrial Park, Wood Lane, Erdington, Birmingham B24 9QR
Web: frothblowersbrewing.com
Fuddy Duck Brewery
A small brewery, opened in 2016.
Address: Unit 12 Kirton Business Park, Willington Road, Kirton, Boston PE20 1NN
Phone: 07881818875
Web: thefuddyduckbrewery.co.uk/
Fuggle Bunny Brewhouse
An independent, family-run brewery with many years’ experience in the industry. It has its own pub in Worksop.
Address: Unit 1, Meadowbrook Park Industrial Estate, Station Road, Holbrook, Sheffield S20 3PJ
Phone: 07813 763347 / 07776 368502
Web: fugglebunnybrewhouse.co.uk
Full Circle Brew Co
A 30-hectolitre brewery with taproom launched in 2019.
Address: 167 Walker Road, Hoults Yard, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 2HL
Phone: 0191 481 4114
Web: fullcirclebrew.co.uk/
Full Mash Brewery
A small brewery, established in 2003, which has slowly grown over the years.
Address: 17 Lower Park Street, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire NG9 8EW
Web: fullmash.co.uk/
Fuller’s
Established in 1845, Fuller Smith & Turner was purchased by Asahi in 2019. Fuller’s kept its pubs and hotels. So far, little, if anything, has changed at the brewery.
Address: Griffin Brewery, Chiswick Lane South, Chiswick, London W4 2QB
Phone: 0208 996 2000
Web: fullersbrewery.co.uk
Furnace Brewery
A six-barrel brewery at the Furnace Inn, Derby.
Address: 9 Duke Street, Derby DE1 3BX
Phone: 01332 385981
Futtle
An organic brewery, taproom, bottle shop, and music venue tucked way on the East Neuk coastline in Fife.
Address: Bowhouse, St Monans, The East Neuk of Fife KY10 2FB
Web: futtle.com/
Futurestate
A nanobrewery producing US sunshine state-inspired beer and enhancing the drinking experience further by always pairing the beer with recommended music and 80s visuals.
Web: futurestatebrew.com/
Fuzzchat Brewery
A brewery within a family-run Epson freehouse.
Address: The Jolly Coopers, 83 Wheelers Lane, Epsom KT18 7SD
Phone: 01372 723222
Web: jollycoopers.co.uk/
Fuzzy Duck Brewery
An eight-barrel brewery established in 2006.
Address: Wood Street, Poulton Industrial Estate, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire FY6 8JY
Phone: 07904 343729
Web: fuzzyduckbrewery.co.uk
Fyne Ales
Established in 2001 in a redundant milking parlour, Fyne Ales has a strong environmental ethos, with water sourced from a burn above the brewery. It has won many awards over the years for its popular range of beers. There is a brewery tap.
Address: Achadunan, Cairndow, Argyll PA26 8BJ
Phone: 01499 600120
Web: www.fyneales.com
