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Olde Swan Brewery

Netherton, Dudley, England, England, United Kingdom

ClosedIndependentHistorical brewery
Founded
1863
Closed
Year unknown
Archive ID
TB-Z2P339JQ
Last checked
2026-09-10
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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

Famous Ma Pardoe's brewpub. Present brewery/pub built 1863; brewing continued until 1988 and restarted in 2001. Current CAMRA pub evidence confirms house beers are still served.

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

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The Beer Library

Beers

Bumble Hole Bitter

Historical

Premium Bitter

ABV5.2%
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Dark Swan

Historical

Strong Mild

ABV4.2%
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Entire

Historical

Premium Bitter

ABV4.4%
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Netherton Pale Ale (N.P.A.)

Historical

Premium Pale Ale

ABV4.8%
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Black Widow

Historical

Strong Ale

ABV6.7%
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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record from Tally's UK master, Pass 147. Famous Ma Pardoe's brewpub. Present brewery/pub built 1863; brewing continued until 1988 and restarted in 2001. Current CAMRA pub evidence confirms house beers are still served.

    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 Olde Swan Brewery

Who owns Olde Swan Brewery?
Olde Swan Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Netherton, Dudley, England, United Kingdom.
Is Olde Swan Brewery independent?
Yes. Olde Swan 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.
Is Olde Swan Brewery still open?
No. Olde Swan Brewery has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Famous Ma Pardoe's brewpub. Present brewery/pub built 1863; brewing continued until 1988 and restarted in 2001. Current CAMRA pub evidence confirms house beers are still served.
When was Olde Swan Brewery founded?
Olde Swan Brewery was founded in 1863 in Netherton, Dudley, England, United Kingdom.
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