01 6.4%
Forks & Founders
West Coast IPAPine, grapefruit pith, and a dry cedar finish. Our flagship and our handshake.
Est. 2011 . London . Ontario
Commons & Crown Brewing Co.
Brewed for the city that raised us.
A heritage craft brewery on the bend of the Thames, London Ontario. Founded 2011.
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Chapitre I The City
Where the river bends, a town gathered
Long before the first kettle steamed, this was a place of meeting. Wagons crossed the forks of the Thames, mills turned along the water, and a square of red brick rose where neighbours traded grain, news, and good company.
Commons & Crown began in a corner of that same square, in a tannery building left dark for thirty years. We swept the floors by hand. We kept the iron beams. We named the brewery for the two things every honest town keeps close: the common ground where people meet, and the small crown of pride they share when they build something together.
Chapitre II The Craft
Patience, water, fire, and time
We brew slowly and we brew small. Every batch begins with soft river-valley water, two-row barley malted within the county, and hops we pick by name. Nothing is rushed to meet a season it was never meant for.
Our brewers learned the old way first, by feel and by failure, before they trusted a single gauge. The result is beer with a backbone. Clean, generous, and unmistakably ours. We would rather pour one honest pint than a thousand forgettable ones.
Chapitre III The Commons
A taproom is a table the whole town can reach
On any given evening the long oak bar fills with the people who make a city work. Trades and teachers, students and grandparents, the night shift heading home and the early crowd just arriving. No velvet rope. No quiet corner reserved for the few.
That is the whole idea. A brewery should give a town somewhere to be itself. We poured the foundation for a place that belongs to everyone, and we have spent every year since trying to be worthy of it.
The Lineup
Six beers we are proud to put our name on
Poured fresh at the taproom and canned for the road. The list turns with the seasons, but these are the ones that built the house.
02 5.1%
Tannery Brown
English Brown AleToasted hazelnut, dark toffee, and soft cocoa. Built for the long table.
03 4.7%
Common Ground
Helles LagerBread crust, fresh hay, and a clean snap. The first round and the last.
04 5.8%
Square Bell Stout
Oatmeal StoutEspresso, bittersweet chocolate, and a velvet roll across the tongue.
05 6.2%
River Valley Saison
Farmhouse SaisonWhite pepper, lemon zest, and a stony, crackling dryness.
06 10.3%
Crown & Anchor
Barrel Aged BarleywineDried fig, oak, brown sugar, and a slow, warming close. Released once a year.
I have sat at that bar through a wedding, a wake, and four playoff runs. Some places sell you a drink. Commons & Crown gives you a seat at the table.
Marie Doucette, regular since opening night
Visit the taproom
519-555-0148
Pull up a stool
Find us in the old tannery on the square. Walk-ins always welcome, growlers always filled, dogs and grandparents equally adored.
- MondayClosed
- Tuesday to Thursday3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
- Friday12:00 pm to 1:00 am
- Saturday11:00 am to 1:00 am
- Sunday11:00 am to 9:00 pm
519-555-0148