The following is a list of the 75 breweries listed on this site that opened in 2008 that are listed on the site. Please note that this is not a complete list of all breweries ever in existance, just the ones on this site and is nowhere near complete before the mid-1980's. Additional historical information is being added as time allows. While we have tried to ensure the information below is correct, if you believe that something is incorrect please contact us
ABC (The Pride Of Aston) Ltd Closed
(Witton, West Midlands 2008-2012)
Adur Brewery
(Steyning, West Sussex 2008-Still Brewing)
Andwell Brewing Company llp Taproom
(Andwell, Hampshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Art Brew Contract Brewer
The Avon Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Bristol, Avon 2008-2011)
The Backyard Brewhouse
(Brownhills, West Midlands 2008-Still Brewing)
Bees Brewery Closed
(Walcott, Norfolk 2008-2013)
Bewdley Brewery Ltd Updated
(Bewdley, Worcestershire 2008-Still Brewing)
Birmingham Brewery Ltd Closed
(Nechells, West Midlands 2008-2010)
Blue Monkey Brewing Ltd
(Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Bollington Brewing Company Ltd Taproom
(Macclesfield, Cheshire 2008-Still Brewing)
The Brass Monkey Brewery Company Limited Closed
(Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire 2008-2012)
The Bridgetown Brewery Brewpub
(Totnes, Devon 2008-Still Brewing)
Brough's Brewery Closed
(Wolverhampton, West Midlands 2008-2018)
Buckle Street Brewery Closed
(Honeybourne, Worcestershire 2008-2009)
Calvors Brewery Ltd
(Coddenham, Suffolk 2008-Still Brewing)
Castle Brewery
(Lostwithiel, Cornwall 2008-Still Brewing)
Cathedral Ales Closed
(Lincoln, Lincolnshire 2008-2010)
Cherwell Valley Brewery Ltd Closed
(Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire 2008-2011)
Dark Horse Brewery Updated
(Rylstone, North Yorkshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Devon Earth Brewery
(Buckfast, Devon 2008-Still Brewing)
Dorking Brewery
(Capel, Surrey 2008-Still Brewing)
East Coast Brewing Company Closed
(Filey, North Yorkshire 2008-2014)
Exit 33 Brewing Ltd Closed
(Sheffield, South Yorkshire 2008-2019)
Fallons Exquisite Ales Closed
(Darwen, Lancashire 2008-2013)
Firebrand Brewing Ltd Taproom
(Launceston, Cornwall 2008-Still Brewing)
Five Towns Brewery Updated
(Wakefield, West Yorkshire 2008-Still Brewing)
The Forge Brewery
(Woolley, Cornwall 2008-Still Brewing)
Forgotten Corner Brewery Closed
(Millbrook, Cornwall 2008-2010)
Freestyle Brewing Brewpub
(Shustoke, Warwickshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Full Moon Brewery Closed
(Henley Down, East Sussex 2008-2014)
Garthela Brewhouse Closed
(Blackburn, Lancashire 2008-2012)
Great Corby Brewhouse
(Great Corby, Cumbria 2008-Still Brewing)
Great Heck Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Great Heck, North Yorkshire 2008-2020)
The Halfpenny Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Lechlade, Gloucestershire 2008-2020)
Hunter's Brewery Limited Closed
(Ipplepen, Devon 2008-2023)
Lakeland Brewhouse Closed
(Ulverston, Cumbria 2008-2022)
Little Ale Cart Brewing Company Closed
(Sheffield, South Yorkshire 2008-2015)
Luckie Ales Closed
(Leven, Fife 2008-2018)
Lymestone Brewery Ltd Taproom
(Stone, Staffordshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Mallinsons Brewing Company Updated
(Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Malt B Brewing Company Closed Brewpub
(Maltby le Marsh, Lincolnshire 2008-2012)
McGivern's Ales Updated Brewpub
(Ruabon, Clwyd 2008-Still Brewing)
The Mill Green Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Mill Green, Suffolk 2008-2016)
Morrissey Fox Closed
(Tickton, East Riding of Yorkshire 2008-2009)
Neepsend Brewery Ltd
(Sheffield, South Yorkshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Norfolk Square Brewery llp Closed
(Stokesby, Norfolk 2008-2015)
The Old Cross Tavern Brewery Closed Brewpub
(Hertford, Hertfordshire 2008-2019)
Opa Hay's Brewery
(Aldeby, Norfolk 2008-Still Brewing)
Outstanding Brewing Co Ltd Closed
(Salford, Greater Manchester 2008-2020)
Packfield Brewery Ltd Closed
(Black Notley, Essex 2008-2008)
Penzance Brewing Company Ltd Brewpub
(Crowlas, Cornwall 2008-Still Brewing)
Pipes Beer Updated Small Format
(Cardiff, South Glamorgan 2008-Still Brewing)
Pitstop Brewery Closed
(Grove, Oxfordshire 2008-2010)
Plain Ales Brewery Ltd Updated Closed
(Sutton Veny, Wiltshire 2008-2023)
Quantock Ales Ltd Taproom
(Bishops Lydeard, Somerset 2008-Still Brewing)
Quartz Brewing Ltd (Swinfen) Closed
(Swinfen, Staffordshire 2008-2010)
Red Fox Brewery Ltd Closed
(Coggeshall, Essex 2008-2023)
Redscar Brewery Ltd Updated Brewpub
(Redcar, North Yorkshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Richmond Brewing Company Limited Updated Closed Taproom
(Richmond, North Yorkshire 2008-2023)
Rowton Brewery Limited Updated
(Wellington, Shropshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Sambrook's Brewery Limited Taproom
(London, Greater London 2008-Still Brewing)
Sandstone Brewery llp Updated
(Wrexham, Clwyd 2008-Still Brewing)
Shedded Brewery Closed
(Salford, Greater Manchester 2008-2008)
The Ship Inn Brewery Brewpub
(Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland 2008-Still Brewing)
Silverstone Brewery Updated
(Silverstone, Northamptonshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Sticklegs Brewery Closed
(Great Bromley, Essex 2008-2018)
The Storyteller Brewery Ltd Closed
(Terrington, North Yorkshire 2008-2011)
Weatheroak Hill Brewery Limited Updated Brewpub
(Alvechurch, Worcestershire 2008-Still Brewing)
The Wild Walker Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Derby, Derbyshire 2008-2009)
The Willoughby Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Whitbourne, Herefordshire 2008-2010)
Wincle Beer Company Ltd Taproom
(Danebridge, Cheshire 2008-Still Brewing)
Wrekin Brewing Company Ltd Closed
(Wellington, Shropshire 2008-2016)
The Yard of Ale Brewing Company Ltd Updated Brewpub
(Ferryhill, County Durham 2008-Still Brewing)
Zerodegrees (Cardiff) Updated Closed Brewpub No Cask Ale
(Cardiff, South Glamorgan 2008-2026)
Last Updated : 01/03/2026