The brewery is founded by Time Out journalist David Clack and experienced homebrewing brothers Will and Adam O’Neale.

The trio call are influenced and inspired by their London surroundings, recognising the local area through its first beers.

This core range includes ‘Heygate Pale’, which is named after the recently demolished Heygate Estate; ‘Asylum Black’, inspired by the local ruined chapel in Peckham that was once an asylum for retired landlords; and also ‘Astoria Saison’.

The latter takes its name from the Astoria Theatre that stood on Old Kent Road itself in the early 20th century.

Co-founder David Clack explained: ‘In my day job, working for Time Out, I’m lucky enough to try loads of great new food and drink coming out of London, particularly beer, so I’m more aware than most of the standard of what’s already out there.

“In the beginning we were really just brewing for our own pleasure, but as soon as we bottled our first batch together, we could see the potential.

“We shared some samples with our local barman in Peckham, who was bowled over and said he’d take as much as we could produce.”

Co-founder Will O’Neale added: “We wanted to celebrate the south east London area, where all three of us were born and all three of us call home.

“There’s such a rich history and cultural mix here, it’s the perfect place for a brewery like ours to take root and grow.”

The brewery’s full range of beers will be available exclusively at The Beer Shop in Nunhead from early April, with a roll-out after at other stockists in London.

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