The Midlands

UK Pass 147. Phillips Bros. established brewery between 1860 and 1865. Truman acquired it in 1873 and rebuilt it as the Burton Black Eagle Brewery. Closed 1971; demolished 1972-73.

The red triangle is the oldest registered trademark in Britain, and a man queued overnight to be first to file it. Bass was the beer of the empire — Burton water made pale ale possible and Bass sent…

A heritage staple that merged its massive brewing operations into a mega joint-venture with Carlsberg.

UK Pass 147. Family brewing lineage dates to 1730; Samuel Allsopp took over in 1807. Allsopp developed Burton pale ale for India in 1822-23, built a vast New Brewery in 1859-60, merged into Ind Coope…

One of the original modern UK craft pioneers, famous for Jaipur—the IPA that fundamentally changed the British scene.

UK Pass 147. Independent Stirchley brewery. First-party site says all beers are gluten-free and vegan and brewed with 100% renewable energy.

Family-run in Leicestershire since 1849, and unusual for building a brewery village where it hosts other small brewers on its own site — a landlord model rather than an acquisition one.

UK Pass 147. Established 2018; moved from Hall Green to larger Digbeth plant in 2021. CAMRA records brewery closed since 21 Feb 2024. Historical catalogue preserved in CAMRA.

Shropshire's most respected brewery, quietly excellent for thirty years and never especially interested in being famous for it.

Named for Captain Smith of the Titanic, who was born in Stoke. Plum Porter became one of the most ordered dark beers in Britain, which is a strange fate for a tribute to a shipwreck.

UK Pass 147. Burton brewing concern founded 1761. Became a major pale-ale/export house and later combined with Bass; detailed corporate and beer lineage requires dedicated follow-up.

The absolutely dominant modern craft force in Birmingham, built solidly on approachability and community-driven independence.

An absolute essential visit for hop-heads in the Midlands, producing high-end, heavily dry-hopped independent ales.

UK Pass 147. Lineage begins as Tunnel Brewery in 2005; renamed Indian Brewery after owners separated in 2015. CAMRA records relocation in 2024 to a purpose-built brewery/taproom at 1 Mary Ann Street.

UK Pass 147. Founded 1854 at Cross Street. Registered 1893 with 308 houses; reconstructed after 1896 liquidation. Acquired by Bass in 1933 and brewing ceased. Park Street maltings demolished 1981.

UK Pass 147. Historic Shobnall brewery complex dates to 1875 and was originally known as the Albion Brewery. Famous for Burton Union fermentation; original commercial Union use for Pedigree was…

The monks were dairy farmers until milk stopped paying, so they became brewers instead. That is the Trappist model working exactly as intended — the abbey needs an income, and the beer is the means…

A tiny farm-based brewery boasting a massive national reputation for thick, hazy IPAs and intense pastry stouts.

A small rural operation consistently punching far above its weight to deliver world-class dark beers and hop bombs.

An incredible eco-friendly regional powerhouse that uses a wetland nature reserve to naturally filter its wastewater.

UK Pass 147. Active Birmingham brewery and taproom. Current first-party shop lists packaged beers and Saturday brewery tours.

UK Pass 147. Founded by Thomas and Henry Wilders by 1842; registered 1846. Receiver appointed 1907. Brewery sold to Worthington in 1915; trade/houses later acquired by Ind Coope in 1927. Site cleared…

UK Pass 147. Ind Coope opened its Burton brewery in 1856 to exploit Burton water for pale ales. Merged with Allsopp in 1934, later became part of Allied Breweries. Burton brewery sold to Bass in…

UK Pass 147. Salt began as a maltster in Burton and established his own High Street brewery around 1800. Acquired by Bass in 1927 and brewing ceased; Walsitch Maltings survived into later use.

UK Pass 147. Joseph Ansell began as a home brewer in 1838 and opened brewery/maltings in Park Road in 1857. Major Aston brewery expanded repeatedly and became a major Birmingham brewing concern;…

UK Pass 147. Foundational Burton brewing concern; William Bass founded his brewery in Burton in 1777.

UK Pass 147. Midland Brewery, Nova Scotia Street. Founded about 1869-70; over 200 pubs acquired with the brewery by Mitchells & Butlers in 1919. Brewery closed 1923.

UK Pass 147. Burton brewery acquired by Ind Coope in 1914. Exact founding year and beer catalogue remain unresolved; entity accepted because company/site lineage is independently documented.

UK Pass 147. One-barrel Birmingham nanobrewery established in 2020, producing small-batch experimental craft beer. Current CAMRA Birmingham census confirms active status.

UK Pass 147. Historic Burton concern identified in brewery-history records. Accepted as a historical entity only; beer-level depth remains thin and is explicitly held for later source work.

UK Pass 147. Started 2015 by two friends. CAMRA says it currently brews only occasionally for specific events, with most production bottled historically. Distinct from Fosse Way, although a former…