List of breweries in Birmingham

Birmingham shown within the West Midlands county

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

## Operational breweries

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Name  | Area  | Opened

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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

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Alex Forrest and Sons' Warstone Brewery, as depicted in 'Bisset's Magnificent Guide' in 1808  Wellhead Brewery, seen in 1950  Name  | Area  | Opened  | Closed

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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  |

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## References

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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.

## External links

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* Aston Manor Brewery Company Ltd
* Birmingham Brewing Company
* Brewhouse & Kitchen
* Burning Soul Brewing
* Froth Blowers Brewing Company Ltd
* GlassHouse Beer Co
* Glassjaw Brewing Company
* Halton Turner Brewing Company
* Indian Brewery Company
* Leviathan Brewing Ltd
* Moseley Beer Company
* Sommar Brewing Company
* Rock & Roll Brewhouse Ltd
* Thousand Trades Brewing Company
* Two Towers Brewery Ltd
* Beer Geek Brewery Limited
* Davenport's Brewery Ltd

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