Born in a Clarendon Yard warehouse in 2018, The Goodness Brewing Company is the kind of neighbourhood taproom that makes North London weekends worth the trek. Five mates turned a passion project into a proper brewery, and today head brewer Josh Billington is churning out small-batch beers that locals genuinely rate — the YES! IPA has a cult following for a reason. With a beer garden, rotating street food vendors, and regular DJs, it's less a quiet pint and more a full-on evening out.
A neighbourhood brewery taproom in Wood Green where the YES! IPA flows, DJs spin on weekends, and street food keeps the beer garden buzzing.
Arrive early on weekend evenings if you want a table in the beer garden — it fills up fast once the DJs start.
North London's friendliest brewery taproom with a beer garden that actually delivers
If you're looking for a no-nonsense brewery taproom in North London, The Goodness Brewing Company delivers exactly what it promises — fresh beer, good vibes, and zero pretension. Tucked away in Clarendon Yard off Wood Green, this is the kind of place where you rock up in trainers, grab a flight of whatever's just been brewed, and end up staying far longer than planned. The YES! IPA is the one everyone talks about — fruity, distinctive, and genuinely unlike anything you'll find in a Wetherspoons. But the rotating lineup means there's always something new on the taps, and the head brewer Josh Billington clearly knows his stuff.
What sets Goodness apart from other London brewery taprooms is the atmosphere. This isn't a sterile warehouse with a bar plonked in it — there's a proper beer garden, regular DJs spinning on weekends, and a rotating cast of street food vendors so you're never stuck for a bite. The crowd is a great mix of locals, craft beer nerds, and people who just stumbled in and decided to stay. It gets busy on weekend evenings, so if you want a table in the beer garden, arrive early or be prepared to stand with your pint. At 4.6 stars across nearly 600 Google reviews, it's clearly doing something right — and honestly, it's one of the few places in Haringey where you can drink beer literally metres from where it was brewed.