We list 42 breweries in the Local Government Authority area of Dorset Council. Of these, 20 are open breweries, 22 are closed breweries and 0 are otherwise categorised (see footnote).
Barefaced Brewing Ltd Tap Room
(Blandford Forum, Dorset 2017-Still Brewing)
Big Dig Brewhouse
(Winterborne Kingston, Dorset 2023-Still Brewing)
Bredy Brewing Company
(Burton Bradstock, Dorset 2021-Still Brewing)
Brewers Folly Brewery Ltd Tap Room
(Stanbridge, Dorset 2017-Still Brewing)
Brewhouse & Kitchen (Dorchester) Brewpub
(Dorchester, Dorset 2014-Still Brewing)
Cerne Abbas Brewery Ltd
(Cerne Abbas, Dorset 2014-Still Brewing)
Copper Street Brewery Tap Room
(Dorchester, Dorset 2018-Still Brewing)
Dorset Brewing Company Ltd
(Crossways, Dorset 1996-Still Brewing)
Eight Arch Brewing Co
(Wimborne, Dorset 2015-Still Brewing)
Gyle 59 Tap Room
(Thorncombe, Dorset 2013-Still Brewing)
Hall & Woodhouse Ltd Tap Room Photo
(Blandford Forum, Dorset 1777-Still Brewing)
Hattie Brown's Brewery Ltd
(Swanage, Dorset 2014-Still Brewing)
Isle of Purbeck Brewery Brewpub Photo
(Studland, Dorset 2002-Still Brewing)
JC & RH Palmer Ltd Photo
(Bridport, Dorset 1794-Still Brewing)
Piddle Brewery
(Piddlehinton, Dorset 2007-Still Brewing)
Remedy Oak Brewing Co
(Woodlands, Dorset 2020-Still Brewing)
Sixpenny Brewery Tap Room
(Cranborne, Dorset 2007-Still Brewing)
Small Paul's Brewery
(Gillingham, Dorset 2006-Still Brewing)
Windward Brewery Tap Room
(Salwayash, Dorset 2019-Still Brewing)
Wriggle Valley Brewery
(Stalbridge, Dorset 2014-Still Brewing)
| Badger Brewery Tap Room Dead Brand Photo (Blandford Forum, Dorset 1777-Still Brewing) | Thomas Hardy Burtonwood Brewery Closed (Dorchester, Dorset 1837-2003) |
| Blackmore Brewery Closed Brewpub (Stourton Caundle, Dorset 2011-2016) | Imaginary Friends Brewing Limited Closed Brewpub (Sherborne, Dorset 2018-2022) |
| The Brew Shack Microbrewery Closed (Wimborne, Dorset 2015-2023) | King Alfred Ales Closed (Gillingham, Dorset 2012-2018) |
| Corfe Castle Brewery Ltd Closed (Bucknowle, Dorset 2011-2016) | Mighty Hop Brewery Ltd Closed (Lyme Regis, Dorset 2010-2014) |
| The Cranbourne Brewery Closed Brewpub (Cranbourne, Dorset 1996-1998) | The Quay Brewery Dead Brand (Crossways, Dorset 1996-Still Brewing) |
| Darkplace Brewery Closed (Colyton, Devon 2018-2019) | Sherborne Brewery Ltd Closed Brewpub (Sherbourne, Dorset 2005-2014) |
| Dorset Piddle Brewery Ltd Dead Brand (Piddlehinton, Dorset 2007-Still Brewing) | Stripey Cat Craft Brewery Closed Brewpub (Bridport, Dorset 2017-2019) |
| DT Ales Closed Brewpub Photo (Weymouth, Dorset 2010-2017) | Sunny Republic Brewing Company Closed (Winterborne Kingston, Dorset 2012-2016) |
| Eldridge Pope & Co. PLC Closed Photo (Dorchester, Dorset 1837-1997) | Thornecombe Brewery Closed (Thornecombe, Dorset 2009-2010) |
| Finch's Closed Photo (Dorchester, Dorset 1987-2008) | Two Drifters Brewery Closed (Clyst Honiton, Devon 2019-2019) |
| Goldfinch Brewery Closed Photo (Dorchester, Dorset 1987-2008) | Wayland's Sixpenny Brewery Tap Room Dead Brand (Cranborne, Dorset 2007-Still Brewing) |
Other categories of "brewery" include, amongst others, brewers whose status is uncertain and probably not brewing, closed breweries whose brands are produced elsewhere and brewery groups non-brewing headquarters. Contract, cuckoo and gypsy brewers, who are free to move premisses, and not allocated to a county.
Last Updated : 12th October 2023