Brew By Numbers

Top choice in Brixton, Peckham & South London


In the centre of the Bermondsey Beer Mile, this microbrewery's raison d'être is experimentation. Everything from its 'scientific' branding (the numbers refer to the type of beer – porter, pale ale etc – and recipe) to its enthusiasm for exploring new beer styles and refashioning old ones (for instance, saison – an old Belgian beer drunk by farm workers) is about broadening the definition of beer.


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3. City Hall

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4. Tower Bridge

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5. Gibbon's Rent

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6. Tower Bridge Exhibition

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7. St Katharine Docks

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8. HMS Belfast

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