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Bathams Brewery

Brierley Hill, England, England, United Kingdom

ActiveIndependentMicrobrewery
Founded
1877
Archive ID
TB-ACECVVAA
Last checked
2026-08-21
#England#UnitedKingdom#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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From the record

Summary

Family brewery dating to 1877; six generations. Still brews traditional Black Country Bitter and Mild and seasonal XXX; brewery tap is the Bull & Bladder.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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The People

Behind the beer

Daniel Batham Sr.
Founder

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The Beer Library

Beers

Best Bitter

Year-Round

Black Country Bitter

ABV4.3%
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Mild Ale

Year-Round

Dark Mild

ABV3.5%
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XXX

Year-Round

Strong Christmas Ale

ABV6.3%
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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record from Tally's UK master, Pass 147. Family brewery dating to 1877; six generations. Still brews traditional Black Country Bitter and Mild and seasonal XXX; brewery tap is the Bull & Bladder.

    Tally's UK master, Pass 147 — Wales public lists, thin beers, photo rights · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-21
    Claim last checked 2026-08-21

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Bathams Brewery

Who owns Bathams Brewery?
Bathams Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Brierley Hill, England, United Kingdom.
Is Bathams Brewery independent?
Yes. Bathams Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
When was Bathams Brewery founded?
Bathams Brewery was founded in 1877 in Brierley Hill, England, United Kingdom.
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