The Bermondsey Beer Mile in London is everything that we love about craft beer. It’s local, creative, unpretentious and absolutely delicious!
Unlike the classic and Cozy Pubs in London that serve tepid real ales, Bermondsey is offering an alternative beer scene.
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These small batch breweries, which are often informal and industrial, create a range of inventive beers. Best of all, they open their doors for thirsty customers to sample what they are currently brewing.
Determined to get a taste of the burgeoning scene, we joined fellow hop-heads for a self-guided London Craft Brewery Crawl on the Bermondsey Beer Mile!
What is the Bermondsey Beer Mile?
The Bermondsey Beer Mile – actually, nearly 2 miles long today – refers to the numerous breweries and bars that have popped up in the arches below the train tracks in southeast London.
As early as 2009, UK craft brewers started moving into the area. The industrial spaces are bathed in stark light, littered with beer-making supplies and emit the strong aroma of fresh hops, wheat and barley.
8 Bermondsey Bars on the London Beer Mile
Some Bermondsey beer bars limit their tasting room opening times to just a few hours on weekends; others are open every day of the week.
With the various hours and walking distance between breweries, planning a London Craft Beer Crawl takes a little coordination.
Plus, the Bermondsey London Breweries list is ever changing – some open, others close, opening hours change and a few move to new locations all together.
Furthermore, not all of the craft beer bars brew on site; some are just tasting rooms. That said, all of the London beer bars included here are dedicated to UK craft beer.
Our list of Bermondsey bars serving craft beer are the places we’ve actually imbibed at. Someone has to do it, right?!
For each of these pubs, we provide a map link and offer a bit of information about the venue. Later, we have a Bermondsey Map of all the craft beer bar locations so you can create your own crawl!
#1 Southwark Brewing Co
MAP. Brewing on site, Southwark has a tasting room that is open 5 days a week (closed Monday and Wednesday). They offer 7 cask beers alongside 4 keg brews.
#2 The Barrel Project
MAP. This is a taproom and conditioning space for London Beer Factory. Decorated with 200 oak barrels, they have 24 taps and also feature beers from around the world. (Closed Monday and Tuesday.)
#3 Hiver Beers
MAP. Located near the Maltby Street Market, Hiver Taproom creates a unique beer with local honey as a main ingredient. (Closed Mon, Tues, Weds.)
#4 Anspach & Hobday: The Arch House
MAP. The Anspach & Hobday Arch House has nine beers on tap (try the London Black Porter) and offers bottles and cans for take away, too.
While they moved their brewing production to Croydon in 2020, the Arch House at Bermondsey remains open Wednesday through Sunday.
#5 Cloudwater London
MAP. Founded in Manchester in 2014, their London taproom at Bermondsey is open daily (hooray!). They offer a large range of their own beer on draft – as well as guest taps.
#6 Bianca Road Brew Co
MAP. Established in 2016, Bianca Road brews and serves their hoppy West Coast style beers from their 83-84 Enid Street location. They open their doors for tastings every day of the week, too!
#7 Mash Paddle Brewery
MAP. At Mash Paddle you can not only taste amazing craft beer, but you can brew some as well! This fun concept is accompanied by a pizza van and they’re open Wednesday through Sunday.
#8 The Kernel
MAP. This original Bermondsey Beer Mile brewer was at one time so popular they had to close their taproom and turn it into a take-away bottle shop that was only open for a few hours on Saturdays.
Now, however, they have a proper taproom on Spa Road near their original location, which is open five days a week (closed Mon-Tues).
Getting To Bermondsey Beer Mile
It should go without saying that driving to a London Craft Beer Crawl is a terrible idea…especially when there are loads of options for public transport!
Tube Station: Bermondsey – Jubilee Line (8 minute walk to The Kernel). London Bridge – Northern and Jubilee Lines.
London Overground Station: Rotherhithe – Windrush Line (20 minute walk to The Kernel).
National Rail Stations: London Bridge – Southern, Thameslink, Southeastern lines (at the west end of the mile). South Bermondsey – Southern Line (at the east end of the mile).
London Buses serving the Bermondsey Beer Mile: C10, 1, 42, 47, 78, 188, 381, P12
Bermondsey Beer Mile Map
Use this Google Map for an online version of our recommended craft beer bars on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Cheers!
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