Bianca Road Brew Co.
2026-10-19T04:08:48.000Z
The brewery, also known by its acronym BRBC, has found its home 🏠 under London’s railway arches 🚇 on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Here, beer is brewed, tapped and drunk right where it’s made. It’s an independent brewery that started in Peckham, and its story 📝 is also the story of how London’s craft beer scene is changing.
The story of Bianca Road Brew Co. began in 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ in Peckham, another London neighborhood that has been greatly influenced by the growing culture of independent businesses and craft brewing in recent years. The brewery has gradually grown and looked for 🕵♂️ a space that would match its ambitions. In 2017, it moved to a larger location in Bermondsey, and in 2019, it settled on Enid Street, where it combined its brewing facilities with its own taproom. It is here that its story intersects with the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Another significant change came in 2025. The brewery was taken over by a group of five friends and long-time colleagues who decided to continue the work they had done and further develop the business. Thanks to a community crowdfunding campaign 💰, the taproom and outdoor seating were subsequently expanded.
Today, the brewery uses three railway 🛤 arches and its facilities are larger than in the beginning. Two worlds meet in the BRBC taproom. On one side is the brewery with its production facilities, on the other is a space for people who want to sit down 🪑, order a beer and spend that part of the day. The industrial environment here is not a stylized decoration that someone would add to an ordinary bar. The railway arches are part of the local character and the spacious interior is complemented by outdoor seating. It's just a shame that the brewery doesn't present itself here with its own glasses and beer coasters, it detracts from the overall impression of the place.
Bianca Road Brew Co. operates in the world of modern craft brewing, in which lagers, pale ales, porters, fruit sours 🥝 and more pronounced hoppy beers have their place. The menu changes constantly ♻️, so the specific selection depends on the current production. You can find about a dozen types of beers on tap here, and after not very good experiences with English lagers, this time I chose dark beers ✔️. However, the Coffee Porter ☕️ did not dazzle in terms of sensory evaluation with a harmonious taste profile, which lacked sufficient fullness and was negatively affected by undesirable acidity. I do not have very positive memories of the Sweet Tooth stout 🦷 either, as its sensory presentation was characterized by excessive sweetness accompanied by hypothermia. Here I sensed that neither I nor the brewery were having a particularly lucky day 🎊, so I decided to give it a second chance some other time.
Bianca Road Brew Co. is further proof of how significantly London's beer culture has changed and what role independent breweries play in it. Its connection with the Bermondsey Beer Mile offers the opportunity to experience craft brewing directly in the environment where beer is produced and tapped. Although the beers I visited this time didn't convince me much, the establishment itself has a lot to offer thanks to its industrial environment 🧱 and the connection of production with the taproom. So I take away from the visit more embarrassed taste impressions than a significant beer experience. But I definitely won't write off Bianca Road Brew Co. and on my next visit 👣 Bermondsey I'll gladly give it another chance. Maybe next time not only the brewery will improve its taste, but also I.