List of breweries in Birmingham

This is a list of breweries in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

Operational breweries

Name	Area	Opened
Aston Manor Brewery Company Ltd	Nechells	1983
Attic Brew Co	Stirchley	2018
Birmingham Brewing Company^[1]	Stirchley	2016
Brewhouse & Kitchen^[2]	Sutton Coldfield	2015
Burning Soul Brewing Ltd ^[3]	Jewellery Quarter	2016
Froth Blowers Brewing Company Ltd^[4]	Erdington	2013
GlassHouse Beer Co	Stirchley	2016
Halton Turner Brewing Company	Digbeth	2018
Indian Brewery Company ^[5]	Great Barr	2015
Infinity ^[6]	Maypole	2020
Leviathan Brewing Ltd^[7]	Sutton Coldfield	2019
Moseley Beer Company Ltd^[8]	Moseley	2015
Ostlers Ales Ltd^[9]	Harborne	2013
Rock & Roll Brewhouse Ltd^[10]	Jewellery Quarter	2013
Sommar Brewing Company ^[11]	Birmingham City Centre	2019
The Two Towers Brewery Ltd^[12]	Gun Quarter	2010

Defunct breweries

Name	Area	Opened	Closed
ABC (The Pride Of Aston) Ltd^[13]	Aston	2008	2012
Ansells Brewery Ltd	Aston	1857	1981^[14]
Beer Geek Brewery Limited	Nechells	2011	2013
Birmingham Brewery Ltd	Nechells	2008	2010
The Birmingham Old Brewery		1782	Unknown
Davenport's Brewery Ltd^[15]^[16]	City Centre	1896	1998
Dig Brew Co ^[17] ^[18]	Digbeth	2017	2023
Faculty & Firkin	Nechells	1997	1999
Fiddle and Bone Brewing Company	Ladywood	1999	Unknown
Fieldmouse & Firkin at the Fighting Cocks	Moseley	1996	1999
The Holt Brewery Co Ltd^[19]	Nechells	1872	1934
Edmunds Brewhouse	City Centre	2015	2018
Ivybush Brewery^[20]	Edgbaston	1994	1998
Mitchells & Butlers Brewery	Cape Hill	1898	2002
Original Brewing Company Birmingham^[21]	Rubery	1998	2000
Thousand Trades Brewing Co.	Hall Green	2016	2017
Urban Brewery^[22]	Jewellery Quarter	2009	2015
Warstone Brewery	Jewellery Quarter	fl. 1808
Wellhead Brewery^[23]^[24]	Perry Barr	fl. 1890

References

^ "New Birmingham brewery opens making special Brummie beer". Birmingham Mail. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
^ "Brewhouse and Kitchen in Sutton Coldfield: What's the food like at Sutton's newest brew pub?". Birmingham Mail. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ "Burning Soul Brewing". Burning Soul Brewing Company. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ "Good Beer Guide features West Midlands microbreweries". Birmingham Post. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Brewsmiths to reopen as Indian street food cafe and bar". Birmingham Mail. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ "Infinity Brewing".
^ "Leviathan Brew Co". Leviathan Brewing.
^ "Moseley Beer Company". Moseley Beer Company. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^ "White Horse Harborne". White Horse Harborne. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Instagram".
^ "A new taproom and cocktail lounge is opening in the city centre". Birmingham Mail. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Birmingham beer named after famous nookie spot at the 'Bhacker Ackhams'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Aston's ABC Brewery to open new bar in Birmingham". Birmingham Mail. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Birmingham beer drinkers bitter over brewery plans to axe Ansells Mild". Birmingham Mail. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "End of the road for Davenports beer". Birmingham Mail. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Directory of UK Real Ale Brewery / Davenport's Brewery". Quaffle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Famous pie factory opens brewery in Digbeth". Birmingham Mail. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ "Birmingham brewery Dig Brew collapses in terrible loss to city". Birmingham Mail. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton, ed. (1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-7190-3032-3. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Ivybush Brewery". Quaffle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Original Brewing Company Birmingham". Quaffle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Further blow for brewing industry". Birmingham Mail. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "Side by side georeferenced maps viewer". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ "Our Picture Gallery. No 70. – Councillor Edgar Evans". Handsworth. Vol. VI, no. 70. April 1900.

External links

[1] "New Birmingham brewery opens making special Brummie beer". Birmingham Mail. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

[2] "Brewhouse and Kitchen in Sutton Coldfield: What's the food like at Sutton's newest brew pub?". Birmingham Mail. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[3] "Burning Soul Brewing". Burning Soul Brewing Company. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[4] "Good Beer Guide features West Midlands microbreweries". Birmingham Post. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[5] "Brewsmiths to reopen as Indian street food cafe and bar". Birmingham Mail. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[6] "Infinity Brewing".

[7] "Leviathan Brew Co". Leviathan Brewing.

[8] "Moseley Beer Company". Moseley Beer Company. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

[9] "White Horse Harborne". White Horse Harborne. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[10] "Instagram".

[11] "A new taproom and cocktail lounge is opening in the city centre". Birmingham Mail. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[12] "Birmingham beer named after famous nookie spot at the 'Bhacker Ackhams'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[13] "Aston's ABC Brewery to open new bar in Birmingham". Birmingham Mail. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[14] "Birmingham beer drinkers bitter over brewery plans to axe Ansells Mild". Birmingham Mail. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[15] "End of the road for Davenports beer". Birmingham Mail. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[16] "Directory of UK Real Ale Brewery / Davenport's Brewery". Quaffle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[17] "Famous pie factory opens brewery in Digbeth". Birmingham Mail. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[18] "Birmingham brewery Dig Brew collapses in terrible loss to city". Birmingham Mail. 21 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[19] Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton, ed. (1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-7190-3032-3. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[20] "Ivybush Brewery". Quaffle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[21] "Original Brewing Company Birmingham". Quaffle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[22] "Further blow for brewing industry". Birmingham Mail. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[23] "Side by side georeferenced maps viewer". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

[24] "Our Picture Gallery. No 70. – Councillor Edgar Evans". Handsworth. Vol. VI, no. 70. April 1900.

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