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Holden's Brewery

Woodsetton, Dudley, England, England, United Kingdom

ActiveIndependentMicrobrewery
Founded
1915
Archive ID
TB-HDCPD8XE
Last checked
2026-08-23
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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

Independent family Black Country brewery at Hopden Brewery/Park Inn site. Brewing began at the Park Inn in 1915; current company active. Traditional open fermentation, gravity mill and original copper remain part of production.

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

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The People

Behind the beer

Edwin Holden
Founder

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The Beer Library

Beers

Mild

Year-Round

Black Country Mild

ABV3.7%
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Bitter

Year-Round

Bitter

ABV3.9%
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Golden Glow

Year-Round

Golden Ale

ABV4.4%
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Special

Year-Round

Premium Bitter

ABV5.1%
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Woodsetton Pale Ale

Year-Round

Bitter / Pale Ale

ABV4.5%
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Summer Buzz

Year-Round

Golden Ale with Honey

ABV4.2%
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Dragon's Blood

Year-Round

Premium Bitter

ABV5.6%
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Noddy Holden's

Year-Round

Premium Bitter

ABV4.2%
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On the record

Awards

  • 2018

    Gold — Bitter — Bitter

    CAMRA West Midlands Regional Champion Beer of Britain

  • 2011

    Bronze — Golden Ale — Golden Glow

    CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

  • 2006

    Bronze — Golden Ale — Golden Glow

    CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

  • 2005

    Silver — Bitter — Bitter

    CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain

Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record from Tally's UK master, Pass 147. Independent family Black Country brewery at Hopden Brewery/Park Inn site. Brewing began at the Park Inn in 1915; current company active. Traditional open fermentation, gravity mill and original copper remain part of production.

    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 Holden's Brewery

Who owns Holden's Brewery?
Holden's Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Woodsetton, Dudley, England, United Kingdom.
Is Holden's Brewery independent?
Yes. Holden's 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 Holden's Brewery founded?
Holden's Brewery was founded in 1915 in Woodsetton, Dudley, England, United Kingdom.
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