Southwark Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Southwark Brewing Company

Established in 2014

Contact
46 Druid Street, Bermondsey, SE1 2EZ, England
Description
Southwark Brewing Company was founded in 2014 by Peter Jackson and lifelong friend Andy Nichol.

Over 6 years, we have seen a lot of change and development. The brewery now has 6 fermenting vessels up from the 3 original ones, including a 20 Barrel FV commissioned in February 2020, in advance of a BIG sales drive (that wasn't well timed....)

We have brewed over 100 different beers and we have enjoyed every single one and there are a lot more to come.

Their keg range appears under the name 'Big Bear Brewery'.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Railway, Streatham, London 28/11/2024 Toasted and sweet malty with notes of caramel and toffee, dark fruit, light nutty, soft cask carb, toasted and sweet malty and bitter into the finish. Pretty good brown. --- Beer merged from original tick of Borough Market Brown Ale on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:31 - Score: 7. Original review text: Toasted and sweet malty with notes of caramel and toffee, dark fruit, light nutty, soft cask carb, toasted and sweet malty and bitter into the finish. Pretty good brown.
Tried from Cask on 17 Dec 2024 at 15:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at the Railway, Streatham, London 20/11/2024 Light citrusy fruity and grassy hoppy, some straw, light lemony note, grain, light malty backing, nice soft cask carb, piney and grassy bitter hoppy close.
Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2024 at 13:57

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at The Flying Horse, Gatwick. Sweet and some wee. Gold. Some tropical fruits and a good bitterness. Dry.
Tried from Cask on 02 Sep 2024 at 11:41

6/10
Tried from Cask on 29 Aug 2024 at 20:26

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival, 12/07/24. Golden blonde pour topped with a white head. Nose is citric flesh, grass, hedgerow, straw, soft malts. Taste comprises orange peel, pineapple, grass, melon, soft malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Okay cask pale.
Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2024 at 17:19

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 33rd Ealing Beer Festival, 12/07/24. Clear golden blonde with a decent frothy white head. Nose is orange peel, grapefruit, earthy citric nip, grass. Taste comprises grass, bitter orange, hint of fruit loaf, grass, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close spiked with leafy hop bitterness. Decent pale.
Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2024 at 17:16

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading.] An amber pour with a tight white head; sweet grainy aroma; sharp fruity taste, with some purple berries; then a bitter finish with hedgerow hops and more purple fruit.
Tried from Cask at Hope Tap on 14 Aug 2024 at 17:50

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of orange and pine. Taste adds some grains, bitter orange. Bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 10 Aug 2024 at 14:02

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Leeds Station Wetherspoon, Leeds. Clear golden with a creamy head. Soft hoppy ale commanding a mid-bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jul 2024 at 07:50

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpull Barrel Vaults JDW St Pancras. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Some earthy cascade some good other hops. Quite strong in flavour from hops. Decent hop sting on the finish. Full in the mouth. Malts are ok. Some biscuit flavour. It's decent enough. Good condition. Good hop intensity.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jun 2024 at 11:52