Brixton Brewery
Commercial Brewery
in
Brixton,
Greater London,
England 🏴
Owned by
Heineken UK
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Arches 547+548, Brixton Station Road, Brixton, SW9 8PF, England
Description
Brixton Brewery is one of London’s established craft breweries, making beer in the heart of one of London’s most colourful and famous neighbourhoods. We were founded in 2013 by two local couples, Jez and Libby and Mike and Xochitl, but our shared passion for beer started years before that, when we met in the old Hive Bar (now Craft Beer Co. Brixton), and bonded over newborn babies, and a dream of opening a brewery. We reckoned that every great neighbourhood deserves a great brewery, and we wanted to bring one to Brixton.
In 2017 Brixton Brewery announced the biggest news in its short history. That it had partnered with Heineken UK in a deal that would enable the business to open a second site in Brixton, boost capacity nearly tenfold from its 3,000hl site to up to 30,000hl, and significantly grow its team as a result.
As per 2021, Brixton is 100% owned by Heineken.
Brixton now only carry out small-scale brewing. Production brewing moved to Beavertown in September 2024.
In 2017 Brixton Brewery announced the biggest news in its short history. That it had partnered with Heineken UK in a deal that would enable the business to open a second site in Brixton, boost capacity nearly tenfold from its 3,000hl site to up to 30,000hl, and significantly grow its team as a result.
As per 2021, Brixton is 100% owned by Heineken.
Brixton now only carry out small-scale brewing. Production brewing moved to Beavertown in September 2024.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the ’Beers of London’ Tasting MkII, Bespin Cloud City - Hyde Park zone, thanks to our host with the most - LKS 11/02/15. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white covering. Nose is jammy citrics, melon, pine needle, tangerine, light floral notes, mango. Taste comprises orange pith, chalky minerals, mandarin, citric sherbets, apricot, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, earthy hop closure with a big mineral rinse. Adequate DIPA, drinkable affair but plenty better out there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2015
at 16:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s house. Appearance - cloudy golden with a proportionate head. Nose - herbs and sweat. Soapy too. Lime in the background. Taste - tangy lemon and green notes. Palate - light to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a bit too resiny.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 14:07
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours hazy orange amber, nose is earthy, herbal, quite horrible, taste is similar soapy, flat finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 14:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours hazy amber with a thin white head. Aromas of, soap, earthy herbal notes, lime. Taste is bitter, more lime, marmalade, resin. Finishes bitter, resinous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 14:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at ho,e ... golden amber ... thin white lacing ... soft odd orange nose ... light dry fruit ... soft bitter fruit ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Leightons pad. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Aroma is nice juicy passion fruit, mango, spicy pineapple, canned pineapple. Light hazed orange / golden coloured pour with a thin white head. Aroma is pretty good. Flavour is composed of sweet orange peel, passion fruit, rough bitterness, light biscuit malts. Some toast. Palate is semi sweet and moderate carbonation, little cloying. Ok, not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2015
at 17:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden amber pour with a thin beige head, lemon aroma, taste has citrus, some tropical fruit action, hop and bitterness ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2015
at 19:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - picked up at the brewery. Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. The aroma holds ripe citrus, some pine, pale wood. Medium sweet flavor with some flinty minerality, pine needles, dry pale bread, moderate bitterness. Lightly warming to finish with more minerals and pine needles, pithy citrus, some rindy bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2015
at 15:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear orange color, medium sized white to off-white head. Aroma is lightly malts, nicely tropical fruit hops, piney hops amd fruity. Taste lightly malts, nicely hoppy, fruity, fruit hops, moderately bitter. Nice bitter finish. Decent body and carbonation. Fine IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2015
at 14:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear orange golden color, average to medium sized white head. Aroma is lightly malts, very hoppy, very fruity and some tropical fruits like mango and pineapple. Taste lightly malts, unfortunately only slightly fruity, medium bitter. Disappointing flavor compared to the aroma. Average body, quite low carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2015
at 14:04