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HOW DID IT ALL START?
Started in a railway arch in 2013, Brixton Brewery was the dream of two couples who wanted to put Brixton on the map for great beer. They had met by chance in a local bar and bonded over their shared passion for beer and for the non-stop energy of the South London neighbourhood they all called home.
Jez and Libby and Mike and Xochitl worked hard to build a successful brewery and sustainable local business in the heart of Brixton. They started out with one employee and one brewery, making most deliveries on foot in and around Brixton Market.
In 2017 a partnership with Heineken meant that we could expand into a purpose-built brewery, remain in Brixton, and create a tap room and experimental brewery in our original railway arch home on Brixton Station Road, where we still brew and welcome the public for a taste of our beers, and a look at how we brew.
In 2021 we moved to full ownership. Our growth and expansion are a source of huge pride to us – we’ve always been ambitious for our team and for our business. We are both humble and proud to be a local success story made in Brixton.
We are a proud London Living Wage employer and members of the Living Wage Foundation. We love being a positive part of Brixton through
numerous partnerships, collaborations, and support for local organisations.
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every great neighbourhood deserves a great brewery; and so Brixton Brewery was born.
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Milestones
Some important milestones on our journey so far. Stay tuned for what we brew next.
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2011
Two Couples Meet in a Bar
Jez and Libby Galaun and Mike Ross and Xochitl Benjamin meet by chance in a local bar and strike up a conversation which quickly turns to discovering a shared love of beer and the non-stop energy of Brixton.
2012
Homebrew success leads to big dreams
Success with homebrewing leads to bigger dreams of putting Brixton on the map for great beer - with a full-sized commercial brewery.
What we lacked in experience, we made up for in passion, determination, the confidence that it was possible, and a strong vision of the kind of business we would be – deeply rooted in our community.
October 2013
A Brewery is Born
We find space in Arch 547 Brixton Station Road, close to the resurgent Brixton Village market, and start with a 10hl Oban Ales kit, and a part-time brewer.
At our opening day party, we sell out of beer due to a huge turnout from the community. We’ve been struggling to keep up ever since.
2013-2015
The Early Years
We grow quickly, despite bottling, labelling and boxing every beer by hand. We deliver most of our beer on foot in and around Brixton Market, while steadily building a reputation for quality brews inspired by our home neighbourhood.
2015-2017
Growing Pains
We expand to the arch next door and one down the road, adding a weekend taproom and building our team. We’re sending beer out further than ever, always struggling to keep up with demand in our small space, but determined to keep brewing in Brixton.
2018
Investment Gains
A surprise approach from the global brewer Heineken leads to a partnership and investment to build a new much larger brewery in Brixton – the dream!
2021
The Next Chapter
After three years of successfully working with Heineken, we decide to go into full partnership – selling the brewery fully, with the founders still operating and leading Brixton Brewery independently. It’s been an incredible journey which has secured a bright future for our great community business.
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Our Story
Brixton Brewery came to life in 2013 in a railway arch on Brixton Station Road, the dream of two couples who met in a local bar and discovered a shared passion for beer and Brixton and wanted to build a successful brewery that celebrates both.
Nearly a decade on from our opening party, where we frantically handwashed pint glasses as quickly as they could be filled again until we eventually ran out of beer altogether, we’ve expanded, we’ve experimented and we’ve been ambitious for team, embraced opportunities and our community and our mission of helping thirsty people everywhere get a taste of Brixton. We wanted to put Brixton on the map for great beer and we’re proud of how far we’ve come and how every beer we send out there tells a Brixton story.
The brewery has grown and changed with the area around it, but we remain firmly rooted in and committed to our vibrant and supportive community. We’ve gone from hand delivering most of our beer on foot to Brixton Market using a borrowed trolley to building a new, much bigger brewery around the corner from our original arch, which now houses our experimental small-batch brewery and neighbouring taproom.
Our beers have won multiple awards, are available across the UK and beyond, and our team has grown and we remain family-run by the original founders and committed to our vision of brewing top quality beer dedicated to the non-stop energy of the always inspiring place we call home.
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Our Ethos
We embrace a very Brixton love for life and all it has to offer - the grit, the glitter and the experience of being part of something bigger than ourselves and much greater than the sum of its parts.
We are always asking ourselves how we can include more people, speak to different groups, get outside our bubble, and embody that famous Brixton openness to newcomers, outsiders and everyone in between.
We’re dedicated to our community, to our customers and to the quality of everything we do. We’re here to make Brixton proud and to make sure those outside of Brixton can be a part of it.
We love bringing people together to share in the flavour of Brixton, wherever they are, whoever they are, and wherever they want to go.
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