Trends · data through July 2026

Breweries in the United Kingdom

Iceflower tracks 157 stores from 146 breweries chains in the United Kingdom. The Brewery grew fastest over the last year, ahead of The Old Brewery and The Tap.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
146
Tracked stores
157
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked breweries chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Brewery and The Old Brewery sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Brewery - -6.4%
2 T The Old Brewery - -8.4%
3 T The Tap - -8.7%
4 D Daniel Thwaites - -20.1%
  • Portobello Brewing Company
  • Daniel Thwaites
  • Brewhouse
  • McMullen & Sons
  • The Old Brewery
  • Drygate
  • Amici
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

157 tracked store locations in the United Kingdom. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Portobello Brewing Company (1)
  • Daniel Thwaites (3)
  • Brewhouse (2)
  • McMullen & Sons (1)
  • The Old Brewery (3)
  • Drygate (1)
  • Amici (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Daniel Thwaites 3
  • 2 T The Old Brewery 3
  • 3 T The Tap 3
  • 4 T The Brewery 3
  • 5 B Brewhouse 2
  • 6 L London Beer Factory 2
  • 7 T Tiny Rebel 2
  • 8 P Portobello Brewing Company 1
  • 9 H Horsforth Brewery and Taproom 1
  • 10 H Hopworks Brewery 1
  • 11 L Lakedown Brewing Company 1
  • 12 A Antur Brew Co 1
  • 13 P Pilgrim Brewery 1
  • 14 S Spartan Brewery 1
  • 15 D Delphic Brewing Co 1
  • 16 B Beartown Brewery 1
  • 17 B Blackpit Brewery 1
  • 18 T The Way Outback Brewing Company 1
  • 19 D Dorking Brewery 1
  • 20 N North Riding Brewery 1
  • 21 C Clavell & Hind 1
  • 22 B Black Iris Brewery 1
  • 23 P Phantom Brewing Co. 1
  • 24 S Steel Brew 1
  • 25 S Stannary Brewing Company 1
  • 26 V Verdant Brewing Co 1
  • 27 C Cloudwater Brew Co 1
  • 28 G Green Duck Beer Co. 1
  • 29 Q Quantock Brewery 1
  • 30 F Full Circle Brew Co 1
  • 31 C Copper Beech Brewery 1
  • 32 C Calverley's Brewery 1
  • 33 N Nethergate Brewery & Tap Room 1
  • 34 G German Kraft 1
  • 35 M Mad Dog Brewery Co 1
  • 36 S St. Andrews Brewing Co. 1
  • 37 E Electric Bear Brewing Co 1
  • 38 L Loddon Brewery 1
  • 39 L Loose Cannon Brewing Company 1
  • 40 W Wrexham Lager 1
  • 41 T Tucks Brewery 1
  • 42 A Abyss Brewing + Tap 1
  • 43 T Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House 1
  • 44 C Chain House Brewing Company 1
  • 45 J Jaw Brew 1
  • 46 P Pretty Decent Beer Co 1
  • 47 C Carlsberg Tetley Brewing 1
  • 48 H Heineken UK 1
  • 49 H Hammerton Brewery 1
  • 50 I Irwell Works Brewery 1

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