Do you have any favourite shop for beer in the UK? Seek out one of our favourites and share your experience with your friends.

Micro Beers

Micro Beers is a bottle shop and taproom in East Sheen stocking some of the finest craft beers from the UK, Europe and beyond. They have a specially curated selection of over 250 bottled and canned beers as well as four constantly rotating draught lines for drinking in or taking home. Open 7 days a week and are located on Upper Richmond Road West, a stone’s throw from the Sheen Gate entrance to Richmond Park as well as a 4-minute walk from Mort lake Station and a 7-minute bus trip from Richmond Station.

Oddbins

Oddbins founder Ahmed Pochee starts up a small business delivering bin-ends and oddments of wine (hence the name!) to the restaurants and clubs of London's West End.

In the 50th year Oddbins is back on winning form again - they are voted ‘Best Specialist Chain’ at the Portuguese Wine Awards, see a huge increase in entrants for The Palate 2013, cause mischief with some cheeky discounts in January and launch this beautiful new eCommerce website.

In 2014 they open a raft of new shops and win both Portuguese Specialist Merchant of the Year and High Street Chain of the Year at the International Wine Challenge, Best Specialist Chain at the Portuguese wine awards; and Chain of the Year at Off-Licence News’ Celebrate British Beer awards. The Palate, for which Oddbins wins Innovation of the Year 2014 at the Drinks Retailing Awards, is bigger than ever and, not only did they continue to open new shops, but they also opened a specialist Beer Shop for the first time.

The Craft Beer Co.

In July 2011, two school friends; Martin Hayes and Peter Slezak started the Craft Beer Co. in Clerkenwell EC1.

Their idea was simple and that was to create a great place with an inviting atmosphere, the best products and the best service that you could find. They are focused on sourcing beer from far and wide, little known brewers from all over the UK and International brewers that had rarely been seen in London before.

They have hailed a beer lover’s paradise with 16 cask lines and 21 keg taps, as well more than 200 bottles. In fact, before the year had ended, the pub had been crowned Best Bar in the UK on Rate Beer.

We Brought Beer

We Brought Beer is a craft beer shop made for everyone from beer geeks to beer beginners. With a collection of the best craft beers from around the world, Opened in 2014.

They are award-winning, independently owned, craft beer store with stores in Balham & Clapham Junction featuring 400+ beers from breweries around the world.

Dink of Fulham

Drink of Fulham has an incredible selection of World and UK CRAFT Beers. Also, have a selection of delicious Ciders and Discovery Grape Wines from micro wineries. They provide a perfect platform for both new brewers and also customers. They have been way beyond the range of beers that you may find in mainstream supermarkets.

Clapton Craft

Clapton Craft is a craft beer and growler retailer with stores in Clapton, Walthamstow, Kentish Town, Forest Hill & Finsbury Park. They sell a wide range of local, UK and imported beer in a bottle, as well as in growlers and PETs.

They use a state of the art counter-pressure system for all the fills ensuring that the beer stays fresh for up to 1 week without loss of carbonation or flavour. They also host regular in-store tastings and events.

Majestic Wine Maidenhead

Majestic Wine maidenhead is a retail chain specialising in wine by the case as well as bottles, beer & spirits, & tasting counter.

Chester Beer & Wine

Chester Beer & Wine is a true emporium of delights for the lover of beer and wine. All of the wines, spirits and miniatures are carefully handpicked by owner Sam Jackson. All our beers are lovingly chosen by resident beer guru Dave Calver, and our in-house marketing specialist Sue Mason will make sure you know all about it!

They are in the fantastic shopping area of Handbridge, so there are loads of other lovely shops to visit. They also hold lots of exciting wine, gin, beer and whisky tutored tasting events here in the shop and they even have regular 5-week beginner’s wine courses.

Borough Wines & Beers

Borough Wines & Beers started as a small stall on London’s Borough Market in 2002. Today there are seven Borough Wines Shops London–wide, with another in the seaside town of Hastings. Our wholesale arm Borough Wines Imports supplies the on-trade and independent retailers, including over ten Borough Wines Corners nationwide.

The range is handpicked, contains over three hundred wines including a number of natural, organic and biodynamic bottles as well as a diverse selection of local and international craft beers and boutique spirits. They also pioneered the environment-friendly wine and beer refill system.

Honest Brew Ltd

Honest Brew is a United Kingdom-based Craft Beer retailer. The company delivers beers direct to customers across the U.K. and Europe. They also supply the trade industry, offices, and catered events. They organise their own events, take part in industry-wide festivals and actively launch and promote new breweries.

Cornelius Beer & Wine

Cornelius Beer & Wine is widely known as Scotland’s leading beer specialist, we try to stock as broad a range as possible of interesting Scottish, German, US and continental beers as well as many others from around the world.

BottleShop: Bermondsey

The BottleShop was founded in 2010 with a belief that people should have the opportunity to drink amazing beer which is better than they could get in pubs and supermarkets. Starting with two shelves in The Goods Shed and now having bars in London, Margate and Canterbury. They also import and distribute beer to over 800 customers across the UK.

Ghost Whale

Ghost Whale is an independent beer and culture store located in London.

Their aim to provide the best local, national and international craft beer for everyone in a friendly and fun neighbourhood shop. We’ve curated an evolving stock list of over 300 different beers, ciders and more in cans, bottles and growlers all inspired by our passion for music, art and travel.

Mother Kelly’s

Mother Kelly’s is housed in a converted railway arch, It is a New York-inspired taproom and bottle shop in the heart of Bethnal Green. They deal with independent breweries from all over the world and have every style of beer you can imagine from the affordable and familiar to the more esoteric, limited editions.

Amathus City

Amathus Drinks Plc is a fast-growing family-owned drinks Importer, distributor and specialist retailer with a £60m turnover established in 1978. Direct serviced distribution area covers most parts of England and Wales with centres in London, Bristol and Coventry.

Along with supplying a comprehensive range of global brands, they also have a portfolio of exclusive agency brands with provenance and distinction, which are best in class, often unique and sourced from all corners of the world.

Hop Burns and Black

Hop Burns and Black is shops/tasting rooms in sunny Peckham and Deptford which showcases 350+ of the finest bottled & canned beers from all over the world. They also have London’s best selection of hot sauces (the 'Burns') and, in Peckham, a small but perfectly formed collection of new and vintage vinyl (the 'Black'), as well as craft cider, mead, organic and natural wine and small-batch spirits.

Beer Gonzo

Established in 2010 Beer Gonzo opened their first shop to sell artisan, small-batch, foreign and craft We pride ourselves on our extensive knowledge and we go off the beaten track to bring you the very best beers from some of the country's most exciting independent, and small breweries. It's this quest for perfection that means our shelves now hold over 850 different beers...and we've sampled them all.