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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Craft Beer Oasis, Crewe. Pours a hazy golden amber with minimal off-white head and good lacing. There’s some floral hops in the aroma, and these are joined in the mouth by more traditional hoppiness that makes it quite bitter. After a while autumn fruits come through as well with traces of apples, ginger and even some pine. Finish is slightly dry. This is decent – it’s got a bit of bite to it.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2023
at 23:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml can, beer gift from BeerViking, shared with Finn on a train bound for Birmingham. Good looking with off-white head, leaving rich lacing on the glass, almost black body. Promising plain coffee nose. Dark malt-forward taste profile, coffee grounds joined by liquorice. Smoothly roasted ending, chocolate-coffee. Like it. (Train from Euston London to Birmingham New Street, 13.02.2023).
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2023
at 07:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Trade med BeerViking. Delt med Rune på tog mellom London & Birmingham. Svart. Høyt mokkafarget skum. Luftig. Tynn lacing. Tydelig kaffearoma. Smaken en god blanding av kaffe & røstet malt. Avsluning av kaffegrut.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2023
at 11:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Murrayfield Bar. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light grassy hops and lemon. Grainy taste. Clean finish.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2023
at 10:39
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2023
at 21:00
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2023
at 23:40
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2023
at 11:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Short lived beige head left a spotty cover & collar with lots of lacing on a dark brown body. Ashtray, burnt & tobacco aroma. Smells like a 1970's tap room. Medium bodied, foamy with a smoother clean back. Burnt, roasted, malt, biscuit & liquorice tastes with a light citrus finish. Drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2022
at 22:04
Tried
on 02 Dec 2022
at 15:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at The Noose & Monkey. It pours ever so slightly hazy golden - yellow with a bubbly white head. The aroma is soft, fresh, quite juicy, tropical fruit vibes, tangy citrus, orangey, grapefruit, orange squash and a touch of pine. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, quite clean, pleasing hit of bitterness which lingers, pine needles, pithy, zesty, lemon - lime, grapefruit and that's about it. Finish is dry and fruity. Average body and moderate, fizzy carbonation. Actually really not bad at all. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2022
at 16:25