Breweries around Brighton & South Downs

Under different management since 2020 but still brewing at Sheffield Park, adjacent to the famous Bluebell Railway. The brewery is committed to producing high quality cask conditioned ales and has inc... View

Founded in Lewes in 2017, the brewery moved to its current premises at the old Southdown Brewery Malthouse in 2021. Cask beers are not normally produced but the onsite taproom (Thu-Sat) offers a chang... View

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Beak is an independent brewery and taproom in the historic brewing town of Lewes. It brews a wide range of beers, from hop-forward IPAs and best bitters, to saisons and imperial stouts. View

Eco-friendly Bedlam Brewery operates from the heart of the South Downs on a farm with solar power. All spent grain is donated to cattle on the farm and hops are composted. More than 1,000 pubs and bar... View

Hove's first micropub has its own 100-litre microbrewery, producing under the Beercraft Brighton brand name. Beer is primarily for the Watchmakers but is available in other local pubs. View

Brighton Bier was established in 2012. It operates a 15-barrel brewery close to the centre of the city and also owns the Brighton Bierhaus pub, in Brighton. Beers are available throughout the UK and e... View

BRZN started in 2019, initally cuckoo brewing around Sussex, before moving into a central Brighton shipping container in 2020. In 2023 it moved to a large space outside Lewes, with plans to expand. A... View

Burning Sky started brewing in 2013 using a 15-barrel plant, based on the Firle Estate in the South Downs. It is owned and run by Mark Tranter (ex-Dark Star head brewer). The brewery has its own yeast... View

A 10-barrel brewery set up in 2012 distributing beers across South East England. View

With a focus to brew an easy-to-navigate core range of premium session beers with lower ABV, hops and malts sourced from the UK. Can artwork features endangered species. Currently does not have its ow... View

Overlooking the South Downs National Park, the brewery's ethos is to use Sussex ingredients wherever possible and to pursue a policy of sustainability. An onsite taproom is open Friday. View

Brighton’s tiny Hand in Hand Brewpub hides the smallest commercially operating tower brewery in the world, and is the smaller sibling of its production site in Worthing. It was founded in 1989. The Wo... View

Established in 1790, this independent family brewery operates from the banks of the River Ouse in Lewes. A major development in 1985 doubled the brewhouse capacity to more than 38,000 barrels a year.... View

Heathen opened its new brewery in 2021, moving from the more restricted premises at the Grape & Grain off-licence into a former barn. The new premises has an adjoining taproom, which is open Thursday-... View

Hurst was founded in 2012, reviving a name dating back to 1862. View

Nanobrewery situated in the Independent in Brighton, established in 2020. Beers are produced under the watchful eye of head brewer Martyn Haddock. View

Kiln brewery was set up by two friends in 2014. Following a search for new premises, it has joined forces with Missing Link Brewery. Although Kiln's website is focusing on keg and canned beer, it is c... View

Laine launched its first brewery in 2012, in Brighton, using a five-barrel plant based within the North Laine pub. The brewing equipment and process can be viewed from the bar. A number of sister brew... View

Following two years of homebrewing research, commercial brewing began in 2018 in the Urchin, Hove, a shellfish and craft beer pub. Beer is only available in the pub, mainly in keg, with cask-condition... View