40FT Brewery is an independent London brewery founded in a Dalston car park in 2015 using repurposed shipping containers. Now brewing fresh, modern beer on the Blackhorse Beer Mile in Walthamstow, the B Corp certified brewery produces a core range alongside limited releases, collaborations and experimental brews.
Brewery story
40FT Brewery was founded in 2015, beginning life in a Dalston car park with a brewery built from just two 20-foot shipping containers. From those unconventional beginnings, the independent London brewery grew one shipping container at a time, developing a reputation for fresh, modern beer and creating a distinctive home within the local community.
Sustainability has been part of 40FT's approach from the outset, from repurposing shipping containers for its original brewery to making conscious choices around how its beer is produced and distributed. That commitment has since seen 40FT become a Certified B Corporation, recognising its wider approach to environmental and social responsibility.
Today, 40FT produces its beer on the Blackhorse Beer Mile in Walthamstow, while maintaining strong roots in Dalston through its original taproom on Abbot Street. Its beers are poured at more than 150 venues, alongside a core range, limited releases, collaborations and experimental beers developed on its small 40-inch pilot brewing kit.
Taprooms
40ft has 2 taprooms to visit. Explore each location for addresses, directions and opening-time information.
Taproom 1
Abbot Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DP
Known as 'Dalston's Backyard', 40FT's original taproom is an inclusive neighbourhood space built around the brewery's shipping-container beginnings. Ten taps pour fresh 40FT beer brewed on site, including the core range and special releases, alongside wine, guest cider, cocktails and spirits. The award-winning taproom has cosy indoor seating and heated, covered decking with space for more than 150 guests, and was named the UK's Best Independent Craft Beer Taproom by SIBA in 2021.
Taproom 2
Blackhorse Road, London
40FT's Blackhorse Road brewery and taproom is the brewery's second home, joining the community of independent breweries and venues along the Blackhorse Beer Mile. The taproom serves fresh 40FT beers directly from its new brewery, providing another place to drink the brewery's latest releases in East London.
