Breweries around Brighton & South Downs

Under new 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 increase... View

Founded in Lewes in 2017, then moving to Framfield later that year, the brewery returned to Lewes at the old Southdown Brewery Malthouse in 2021. Cask beers are not normally produced but the onsite ta... View

Originally a nomad brewery, with recipes tested on a nano kit, Beak now has its own 15-barrel brewery and taproom in Lewes. 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. Beers are available throughout the UK and exported to Eu... View

BRZN was founded as a cuckoo brewery in 2019 but in 2020 moved into its own premises in the Preston Circus region of Brighton. Its range is brewed in small batches, without isinglass finings and in ke... 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 the south east of England. 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

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

Launched in 2017, the three founders transferred more than 50 years of joint experience in the wine industry to brewing. Cuckoo brewing at two local breweries, the beer is unpasteurised, unfiltered an... View

The brewery was established in 2016 using a 10-barrel plant in the Kemptown area of Brighton. The current owner, Elias, took over in 2021. The taproom is open in the summer (Thu-Sun, website for times... View

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A co-operative based in Brighton producing a unique range of small-batch, probiotic and celebration drinks. It supplies its own zero-waste Silo restaurant. Brewing and gardening are combined, and a pr... View

People's Captain was an idea conceived by Greg Bateman, a professional rugby player. Along with friends Stewart Beale and Jason Reeves, the company was established to brew craft beer while also contri... View