Total Brewery Numbers in decline

The 48th edition of the Campaign for Real Ale’s iconic Good Beer Guide 2021 highlights the first decline in the number of independent UK breweries. The Good Beer Guide 2021 went to print on 18 September 2020. The brewery closure data captures information up to the end of August 2020. We do not know of any brewery closures in teh North East in the last 12 months. Keep your fingers crossed.

Year 
Number of breweries
1974
171
1983
209
1993
254
1997
389
1998
399
1999
435
2000
429
2001
448
2002
444
2003
465
2008
668
2009
711
2010
840
2011
1009
2012
1147
2013
1285
2015
1424
2016
1540
2017
1684
2018
1755
2019
1823
2020
1816
Author
Scott Wilson
Last modified
Sat, 12 Dec 2020