Ever since 1995, when it was Britain's first ever micro-brewed lager, Freedom has been winning awards and winning the loyalty of a small group of lager drinkers who demand quality in their beer. You'll find it mostly in the West End and in the more fashionable bars and restaurants in West London. In some ways, Freedom has been a well kept secret, the choice of a select few.

Meantime was founded by visionary Master Brewer, Alastair Hook, who gathered around him like-minded friends, family and his parents' dog to form a brewing company to help him realise his vision to connect with the British drinking public in a way that no one else was doing.

Fuller, Smith and Turner plc (LSE: FSTA) is the full name of the brewery company better known simply as Fuller's. They brew a range of cask ales at the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, West London. As well as the range of beers, Fuller's brewery is famous for having the oldest wisteria plant in the UK, planted in the early 19th century.

Young's was a British regional brewery founded in 1831 by Charles Young and Anthony Bainbridge when they purchased the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth. Before its closure on Monday, 25 September 2006, it was one of the two remaining large London breweries along with Fullers in nearby Chiswick.