The following is a list of the 162 breweries listed on this site that closed in 2018 that are listed on the site. Please note that this is not a complete list of all breweries ever in existance, just the ones on this site and is nowhere near complete before the mid-1980's. Additional historical information is being added as time allows. While we have tried to ensure the information below is correct, if you believe that something is incorrect please contact us
3 Potts Brewing Co Closed
(Southport, Merseyside 2015-2018)
7 Reasons To Brew Ltd Closed
(Durris, Aberdeenshire 2016-2018)
Aire Heads Brewery Closed
(Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire 2017-2018)
Albion Brewing Company Closed
(Bath, Somerset 2017-2018)
Ampthill Brewhouse Closed
(Ampthill, Bedfordshire 2014-2018)
Andrews Ales Closed
(Cummertrees, Dumfries 2011-2018)
Antoine's Brewery Closed
(Westcott, Surrey 2017-2018)
Appleby Brewery Ltd Sister Plant
Arbier Brewing Company Closed
(Jarrow, Tyne and Wear 2016-2018)
Arrow Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Kington, Herefordshire 2005-2018)
Ash Valley Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Green Tye, Hertfordshire 2014-2018)
Axholme Brewing Company Limited Sister Plant Tap Room
Barrahooley Craft Brewery Closed
(Randalstown, County Antrim 2015-2018)
Bartrams Brewery Closed
(Rougham, Suffolk 1999-2018)
Battlefield Brewery Ltd Closed
(Shrewsbury, Shropshire 2015-2018)
Beacon Brewhaus Closed Brewpub
(Holy Island, Northumberland 2016-2018)
Beardy Monkey Brewery Closed
(Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire 2016-2018)
Beer Bores Brewing Co. Closed
(Ashwicke, Gloucestershire 2017-2018)
The Beer Refinery Closed
(Wervin, Cheshire 2014-2018)
Beercraft Brighton Closed
(Hove, East Sussex 2016-2018)
Biggleswade Brewhouse Closed Brewpub
(Biggleswade, Bedfordshire 2016-2018)
Black Rock Brewing Closed
(Falmouth, Cornwall 2013-2018)
Black Tap Brewing Company Closed Contract Brewer
Blackbeck Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Blackbeck, Cumbria 2009-2018)
The Bootlegger Brew Co Closed Brewpub
(High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 2015-2018)
Borough Brewery Ltd Closed
(Lancaster, Lancashire 2013-2018)
Bradford Brewery Limited Closed Tap Room
(Bradford, West Yorkshire 2015-2018)
The Brandon Brewery Closed Photo
(Brandon, Suffolk 2005-2018)
Brewery Below Closed Brewpub
(London, Greater London 2017-2018)
Brewery Z Closed
(Bedford, Bedfordshire 2018-2018)
The Bridestones Brewing Company Limited Closed
(Blackshaw Head, West Yorkshire 2006-2018)
The Bridge Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Holmbridge, West Yorkshire 2014-2018)
Brindle Distillery Closed
(Brindle, Lancashire 2017-2018)
Brough's Brewery Closed
(Wolverhampton, West Midlands 2008-2018)
Bude Brewery Closed
(Bude, Cornwall 2011-2018)
Butchers Arms Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Woolhope, Herefordshire 2016-2018)
Bute Brew Co Closed
(Rothesay, Argyll and Bute 2014-2018)
Buzzard Brewery Closed
(Denbigh, Clwyd 2013-2018)
By The Mile Brewey Closed
(Broadstairs, Kent 2016-2018)
Castles Brewery Ltd Closed
(Portskewett, Gwent 2014-2018)
Caveman Brewing Company Ltd Cuckoo Brewer
Cellar Boys Brewery Closed Cuckoo Brewer
Chadwick's Brewery Closed
(Kendal, Cumbria 2014-2018)
Chew Valley Brewery Closed
(Pensford, Somerset 2014-2018)
Co Pilot Brewery Closed
(Whetstone, Leicestershire 1998-2018)
Cornish Chough Brewery Closed
(The Lizard, Cornwall 2000-2018)
Craft Originale Closed
(Markinch, Fife 2017-2018)
Deverell's Brewing Company Closed
(Grays, Essex 2012-2018)
Dominion Brewery Company Ltd Cuckoo Brewer
Dunscar Brewery Closed
(Bolton, Greater Manchester 2009-2018)
Edmunds Brewhouse Closed Brewpub
(Birmingham, West Midlands 2015-2018)
Epicurus Brewing Company Limited Closed
(Denton, Greater Manchester 2018-2018)
Essex Brewery Company Limited Closed
(Norton Madeville, Essex 2015-2018)
The Felstar Brewery Closed
(Crix Green, Essex 2001-2018)
Firefly Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Worcester, Worcestershire 2012-2018)
Five Oh Brew Co Closed
(Manchester, Greater Manchester 2014-2018)
Force Brewery Ltd Closed
(Cirencester, Gloucestershire 2013-2018)
Fowey River Brewing Company Closed
(Lostwithiel, Cornwall 2017-2018)
G2 Brewing Ltd Closed
(Ashford, Kent 2012-2018)
Gaol Ale Brewery Closed
(Wirksworth, Derbyshire 2015-2018)
Gene Pool Brewing Ltd Closed
(Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 2016-2018)
God Beer Closed Brewpub
(Lower Godney, Somerset 2014-2018)
Hamelsworde Brewery Closed
(Hemsworth, West Yorkshire 2013-2018)
Hardknott Brewery Closed Photo
(Millom, Cumbria 2005-2018)
The Hartest Brewing Co Closed
(Hartest, Suffolk 2018-2018)
Harthill Village Brewery Closed
(Harthill, South Yorkshire 2013-2018)
Harwich Town Brewing Company Cuckoo Brewer Photo
Hawkhill Brewery Limited Closed
(Dundee, City of Dundee 2016-2018)
Helm Bar Brewery Closed
(Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria 2015-2018)
Here Be Monsters Craft Brewery Closed
(Scoles, West Yorkshire 2015-2018)
Hogarths Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Bolton, Greater Manchester 2014-2018)
Hoggley's Brewery Closed
Hop Yard Brewing Co No Cask Ale Tap Room Contract Brewer
Hopburst Brewing Company Closed
(Darlington, County Durham 2016-2018)
Hope Brewery Closed
(Grays, Essex 2013-2018)
Hope Springs Brewery Closed
(Wendover, Buckinghamshire 2016-2018)
Hubris-ID Closed
(Wingfield, Wiltshire 2017-2018)
Hunsbury Craft Brewery Closed
(Northampton, Northamptonshire 2010-2018)
Idle Valley Brewing Closed
(Retford, Nottinghamshire 2014-2018)
James & Kirkman Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Pontefract, West Yorkshire 2013-2018)
Kettledrum Brewery Ltd Closed
(Burham, Kent 2017-2018)
King Alfred Ales Closed
(Gillingham, Dorset 2012-2018)
LAM Brewing Ltd Closed
(Sandford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 2014-2018)
Landlord's Friend Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Luddendenfoot, West Yorkshire 2010-2018)
The Langwith Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 2016-2018)
Leafy Hollow Brewery Closed
(Bodmin, Cornwall 2015-2018)
Lithic Brewing Limited Sister Plant
Liverpool Organic Brewery Ltd Closed Photo
(Liverpool, Merseyside 2009-2018)
Luckie Ales Closed
(Leven, Fife 2008-2018)
Lyme Regis Brewing Ltd Tap Room Contract Brewer
Mad Hatter Brewing Company Closed
(Liverpool, Merseyside 2013-2018)
The Manning Brewers Ltd Sister Plant
Mash Brewery Ltd Closed
(East Stratton, Hampshire 2013-2018)
Masons Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Chorley, Lancashire 2018-2018)
Masquerade Brewing Co Cuckoo Brewer
Melin Tap Brewhouse Limited Closed Brewpub
(Little Mill, Gwent 2015-2018)
Merry Miner Brewery Ltd Closed
(Grendon, Warwickshire 2010-2018)
Moonchild Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Petrockstowe, Devon 2016-2018)
Moorstone Brewery Closed
(Horndon, Devon 2016-2018)
Mr Majolica's Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Grays, Essex 2014-2018)
Ness Ales Closed Brewpub
(Nesscliffe, Shropshire 2015-2018)
New Inn Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Liversedge, West Yorkshire 2012-2018)
Northallerton Brewery Ltd Closed
(Northallerton, North Yorkshire 2016-2018)
D. O'Brien Brewery Limited Closed
(Whetstone, Leicestershire 2016-2018)
Offbeat Brewery Ltd Closed Photo
(Crewe, Cheshire 2010-2018)
The Old Bog Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Headington, Oxfordshire 2005-2018)
The Old Forge Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Coleshill, Oxfordshire 2010-2018)
Ollie's Brewery Closed
(Cardiff, South Glamorgan 2016-2018)
The Otley Brewing Company Limited Closed Photo
(Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan 2005-2018)
Paradise Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Hayle, Cornwall 1981-2018)
Park Brew Closed
(Brechin, Angus 2016-2018)
Partners Brewery Ltd Closed
(Liversedge, West Yorkshire 2011-2018)
Partridge Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Chipping, Lancashire 2017-2018)
The Patriot Brewery Ltd Closed
(Bicknoller, Somerset 2009-2018)
The Pells Brewing Co-op Closed Brewpub
(Lewes, East Sussex 2014-2018)
Pirate Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Fewcott, Oxfordshire 2017-2018)
Pokertree Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Carrickmore, County Tyrone 2013-2018)
Project 88 Brewing Closed Contract Brewer
Providence Brewery Closed
(Bamber Bridge, Lancashire 2017-2018)
R T Ales Closed
(Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan 2016-2018)
The Famous Railway Tavern Brewing Co Closed Brewpub Photo
(Brightlingsea, Essex 1998-2018)
Raw Brewing Company Limited Take Over Photo
The Rebel Brewing Company Take Over
Red Hand Brewing Company Closed
(Donaghmore, County Tyrone 2013-2018)
Roath Brewery Ltd Closed
(Penylan, South Glamorgan 2016-2018)
Round Tower Brewery Closed
(Chelmsford, Essex 2013-2018)
Rowett Brewing Closed
(North Thoresby, Lincolnshire 2014-2018)
RPM Brewery Ltd Closed Brewpub
(Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 2015-2018)
Samphire Brewery Limited Closed
(Folkestone, Kent 2015-2018)
Scotch Hop Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh 2015-2018)
Seal Bay Brewery Closed
(Cardigan, Dyfed 2015-2018)
Sentinel Brewing Company Limited Closed Tap Room Photo
(Sheffield, South Yorkshire 2016-2018)
The Sheelin Brewery Closed
(Bellanaleck, County Fermanagh 2013-2018)
Six Bells Brewery Closed Brewpub Photo
(Bishop's Castle, Shropshire 1997-2018)
Six O'Clock Beer Company Closed
(Manchester, Greater Manchester 2013-2018)
Skippool Creek Brewery Closed
(Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire 2016-2018)
Sleaford Brewery Closed
(Sleaford, Lincolnshire 2011-2018)
Sore Feet Brewing Closed
(Winsford, Cheshire 2017-2018)
The Spire Brewing Co Closed
(Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire 2006-2018)
St George's Brewery Ltd Closed Photo
(Callow End, Worcestershire 1998-2018)
St Oswalds Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Guiseley, West Yorkshire 2017-2018)
Sticklegs Brewery Closed
(Great Bromley, Essex 2008-2018)
Stoatcraft Revolutionary Beers Limited Closed
(Stoneywood, City of Aberdeen 2017-2018)
The Stockton Brewing Company Closed
(Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham 2015-2018)
Stoney Ford Brew Co Ltd Closed
(Ryhall, Rutland 2016-2018)
Streatham Brewing Company Closed Brewpub
(London, Greater London 2016-2018)
Target Brewery Ltd Closed
(Roden, Shropshire 2015-2018)
Thousand Trades Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Birmingham, West Midlands 2016-2018)
The Ticketybrew Company Closed
(Stalybridge, Greater Manchester 2013-2018)
Topsham Ales Closed Brewpub Photo
(Topsham, Devon 2009-2018)
Two Beach Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Shaldon, Devon 2013-2018)
Two Finches Brewery Closed Small Format
(London, Greater London 2015-2018)
Tydwals Brewery Closed
(Llangors, Powys 2015-2018)
Valve Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh 2015-2018)
VIP Brewery Take Over
Vision Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 2018-2018)
Wainstones Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Hutton Rudby, North Yorkshire 2010-2018)
Whaley Bridge Brewery Closed
(Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire 2012-2018)
Wilde Bull Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Troston, Suffolk 2017-2018)
Willy Good Ales Closed
(Hartley, Wiltshire 2010-2018)
Willy's Brew Closed
(Stone, Buckinghamshire 2017-2018)
Yaarbrew Microbrewery Limited Closed Brewpub
(Hickling, Norfolk 2016-2018)
Last Updated : 15th September 2023