From The Beer Orders to Last Orders –Legislation, Taxation and The Modern Beer Landscape of London

This paper charts the impact of the transformative progressive beer duty tax introduced in 2002 on the brewing geography of London. We do this through an analysis of the beer itself, analysing data on over 9000 different beers brewed in the city by almost 300 different brewers. Through a careful spatial and temporal analysis of beer brewed in the city, we document the evolving new beer scene unleashed by this small stroke of fiscal creativity; a scene which reflects London’s global status and showcases the planetary influences shaping one of the most exciting contemporary beer landscapes in the world.