# Best breweries in England

> The best breweries in England, ranked by the beer they brew. 1,718 breweries, 53 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/england/> · data updated 2026-09-06*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → England

We track 1,718 breweries in England. 13 rate Exceptional and 40 rate Great. Emperor's Brewery in Coalville leads the list at 4.50 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Emperor's Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/emperors-brewery-12785.md) — 4.50, Exceptional — Coalville, Leicestershire
2. [Verdant Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/verdant-brewing-co-8301.md) — 4.50, Exceptional — Penryn, Cornwall
3. [Azvex Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/azvex-brewing-company-25283.md) — 4.49, Exceptional — Liverpool, Merseyside
4. [Track Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/track-brewing-company-8907.md) — 4.48, Exceptional — Manchester, Greater Manchester
5. [Saint Mars of the Desert](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-mars-of-the-desert-19888.md) — 4.45, Exceptional — Sheffield, South Yorkshire
6. [Beak](https://finding.beer/brewery/beak-15494.md) — 4.45, Exceptional — Lewes, East Sussex
7. [Makemake](https://finding.beer/brewery/makemake-16773.md) — 4.45, Exceptional — Portsmouth
8. [Floc.](https://finding.beer/brewery/floc-22290.md) — 4.40, Exceptional — Canterbury, Kent
9. [Mills Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mills-brewing-8269.md) — 4.39, Exceptional — Berkeley, Gloucestershire
10. [Rivington Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/rivington-brewing-co-7712.md) — 4.38, Exceptional — Chorley, Lancashire
11. [State Of Kind Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/state-of-kind-brew-co-27710.md) — 4.36, Exceptional — Wigan, Greater Manchester
12. [Pipeline Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/pipeline-brewing-co-18798.md) — 4.36, Exceptional — Saint Agnes, Cornwall
13. [Baron Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/baron-brewing-25309.md) — 4.35, Exceptional — Buntingford, Hertfordshire
14. [Pinnora Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/pinnora-brewing-12039.md) — 4.86, Great — Pinner, Greater London
15. [Belschnickel Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/belschnickel-brewery-27944.md) — 4.42, Great — East Riding of Yorkshire
16. [Bubble Works Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/bubble-works-brew-co-13706.md) — 4.37, Great — Hitchin, Hertfordshire
17. [Good Name Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/good-name-brewing-22283.md) — 4.36, Great — Loughborough, Leicestershire
18. [Cult Of Oak](https://finding.beer/brewery/cult-of-oak-22892.md) — 4.33, Great — Dudley, West Midlands
19. [DEYA Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/deya-brewing-company-7682.md) — 4.24, Great — Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
20. [Cloudwater Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/cloudwater-brew-co-9609.md) — 4.23, Great — Manchester, Greater Manchester
21. [Primordial Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/primordial-brewing-27753.md) — 4.23, Great — London, Greater London
22. [Nothing Bound Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/nothing-bound-brewing-co-18808.md) — 4.23, Great — Bewdley, Worcestershire
23. [Portcullis Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/portcullis-brewing-co-30549.md) — 4.22, Great — Fareham, Hampshire
24. [Balance Brewing & Blending](https://finding.beer/brewery/balance-brewing-blending-25169.md) — 4.22, Great — Manchester, Greater Manchester
25. [FireRock Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/firerock-brewing-co-14280.md) — 4.21, Great — Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
26. [Neon Raptor Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/neon-raptor-brewing-co-11991.md) — 4.20, Great — Nottingham
27. [Gravity Well Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/gravity-well-brewing-co-15609.md) — 4.20, Great — London, Greater London
28. [Pentrich Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/pentrich-brewing-co-10672.md) — 4.19, Great — Ripley, Derbyshire
29. [Pomona Island Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/pomona-island-brew-co-9777.md) — 4.18, Great — Salford, Greater Manchester
30. [Tartarus Beers](https://finding.beer/brewery/tartarus-beers-22888.md) — 4.18, Great — Leeds, West Yorkshire
31. [Wander Beyond Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wander-beyond-brewing-12478.md) — 4.17, Great — Manchester, Greater Manchester
32. [GlassHouse Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/glasshouse-beer-co-12615.md) — 4.17, Great — Birmingham, West Midlands
33. [By The River Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/by-the-river-brew-co-13225.md) — 4.17, Great — Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
34. [Accidental Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/accidental-brewery-15856.md) — 4.17, Great — Morecambe, Lancashire
35. [Two Flints](https://finding.beer/brewery/two-flints-27890.md) — 4.16, Great — Windsor, Berkshire
36. [Woodland Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/woodland-brewing-29701.md) — 4.16, Great — Sheffield, South Yorkshire
37. [Woodland Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/woodland-brewing-17092.md) — 4.16, Great — Sheffield, South Yorkshire
38. [Old Chimneys Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/old-chimneys-brewery-34933.md) — 4.16, Great — Diss, Suffolk
39. [Little Earth Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-earth-project-5996.md) — 4.16, Great — Sudbury, Suffolk
40. [Brewis Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewis-beer-co-18914.md) — 4.16, Great — Morpeth, Northumberland
41. [Crossover Blendery](https://finding.beer/brewery/crossover-blendery-25307.md) — 4.14, Great — Hitchin, Hertfordshire
42. [Knight Life Brewing Ltd](https://finding.beer/brewery/knight-life-brewing-ltd-15587.md) — 4.14, Great — Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
43. [Braybrooke Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/braybrooke-beer-co-14465.md) — 4.13, Great — Market Harborough, North Northamptonshire
44. [Pressure Drop Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/pressure-drop-brewing-7167.md) — 4.13, Great — London, Greater London
45. [Parachute Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/parachute-brewing-29750.md) — 4.12, Great — Sherborne, Dorset
46. [De Vossen](https://finding.beer/brewery/de-vossen-34037.md) — 4.12, Great — Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk
47. [Breakbeat Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/breakbeat-brewing-28778.md) — 4.11, Great — Southampton
48. [Masquerade Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/masquerade-brewing-co-15557.md) — 4.11, Great — Bristol, Bristol City
49. [Kill The Cat](https://finding.beer/brewery/kill-the-cat-28781.md) — 4.10, Great — London, Greater London
50. [Munsons](https://finding.beer/brewery/munsons-22147.md) — 4.10, Great — Newmarket, Suffolk

That is the top 50 of 1,718. Complete list: [all 1,718 of them](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/all.md).

## Cities

- [London](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/london.md) — 205 breweries
- [Manchester](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/manchester.md) (Manchester) — 94 breweries
- [Nottingham](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/nottingham.md) (Nottingham) — 70 breweries
- [Leeds](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/leeds.md) (Leeds) — 73 breweries
- [Reading](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/reading.md) (Reading) — 32 breweries
- [Brighton](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/brighton.md) (Brighton and Hove) — 41 breweries
- [Portsmouth](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/portsmouth.md) (Portsmouth) — 30 breweries
- [Sheffield](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/sheffield.md) (Sheffield) — 56 breweries
- [Southampton](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/southampton.md) (Southampton) — 32 breweries
- [Birmingham](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/birmingham.md) (Birmingham) — 57 breweries
- [Newcastle](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/newcastle.md) (Newcastle upon Tyne) — 43 breweries
- [Bristol](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/bristol.md) (Bristol, City of) — 39 breweries
- [Leicester](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/leicester.md) (Leicester) — 22 breweries
- [Bournemouth](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/bournemouth.md) (Bournemouth) — 26 breweries
- [Liverpool](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/liverpool.md) (Liverpool) — 39 breweries
- [Plymouth](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/plymouth.md) (Plymouth) — 15 breweries
- [Luton](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/luton.md) (Luton) — 18 breweries
- [Oxford](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/oxford.md) (Oxfordshire) — 25 breweries
- [Stoke](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/stoke.md) (Stoke-on-Trent) — 20 breweries
- [Ipswich](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/ipswich.md) (Suffolk) — 22 breweries
- [Coventry](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/coventry.md) (Coventry) — 37 breweries
- [Norwich](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/norwich.md) (Norfolk) — 27 breweries
- [Exeter](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/exeter.md) (Devon) — 17 breweries
- [York](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/york.md) (York) — 19 breweries
- [Peterborough](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/peterborough.md) (Peterborough) — 16 breweries
- [Cambridge](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/cambridge.md) (Cambridgeshire) — 16 breweries
- [Middlesbrough](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/middlesbrough.md) (Redcar and Cleveland) — 16 breweries
- [Southend-on-Sea](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/southend-on-sea.md) (Southend-on-Sea) — 17 breweries
- [Blackpool](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/blackpool.md) (Blackpool) — 13 breweries
- [Kingston upon Hull](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/kingston-upon-hull.md) (Kingston upon Hull, City of) — 13 breweries

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