BBNo

Depending on who you ask and what brewing tradition they’re coming from, the importance of having a taproom ranges from being essential to a privilege, but in either instance factors including location, design, and accessibility all contribute to making the space a notable success. This year, instead of focusing purely on these criteria and naming a ‘best taproom’, we wanted to consider what breweries do with the space they have, to think about how a taproom can function. Our pick for Best Taproom Event therefore goes to BBNo, for its work hosting the Riverside Festival in its Modern Warf taproom. 

BBNo’s Morden Wharf site in Greenwich opened in 2021 and is the location of its new brewery in a mid-century warehouse with incredible views across the Thames of the City of London. Speaking to Tom Ravey, BBNo’s marketing and events coordinator, he tells me that, now in its second year, a priority for Riverside remains “creating equal footing for breweries that attend, and focusing on integrating bars and stands so that no matter a brewery’s reputation, everyone has a good time and no one feels forgotten or left out”.