List of breweries in Birmingham explained

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

External links

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Birmingham brewery opens making special Brummie beer . . 22 February 2017 . 4 April 2017 .
2. Web site: Brewhouse and Kitchen in Sutton Coldfield: What's the food like at Sutton's newest brew pub? . 21 December 2015 . . 9 September 2016 .
3. Web site: Burning Soul Brewing . Burning Soul Brewing Company . 9 September 2016 .
4. Web site: Good Beer Guide features West Midlands microbreweries . . 11 September 2014 . 14 February 2015 .
5. Web site: Brewsmiths to reopen as Indian street food cafe and bar . 11 July 2016 . . 9 September 2016 .
6. Web site: Infinity Brewing .
7. Web site: Leviathan Brew Co . Leviathan Brewing .
8. Web site: Moseley Beer Company . Moseley Beer Company . 11 April 2016 .
9. Web site: White Horse Harborne . White Horse Harborne . 14 February 2015 .
10. https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/819940218147852/rock-and-roll-brewhouse-bar/?hl=en
11. Web site: A new taproom and cocktail lounge is opening in the city centre . 19 October 2021 . . 19 October 2021 .
12. Web site: Birmingham beer named after famous nookie spot at the 'Bhacker Ackhams' . . 14 February 2015 .
13. Web site: Aston's ABC Brewery to open new bar in Birmingham . 26 November 2010 . Birmingham Mail . 14 February 2015 .
14. Web site: Birmingham beer drinkers bitter over brewery plans to axe Ansells Mild . 18 June 2012 . Birmingham Mail . 14 February 2015 .
15. Web site: End of the road for Davenports beer . 15 June 2010 . Birmingham Mail . 14 February 2015 .
16. Web site: Directory of UK Real Ale Brewery / Davenport's Brewery . Quaffle . 14 February 2015 .
17. Web site: Famous pie factory opens brewery in Digbeth . 29 September 2017 . . 16 January 2018 .
18. Web site: Birmingham brewery Dig Brew collapses in terrible loss to city . 21 Jan 2023 . . 7 January 2024.
19. Book: The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records . Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton . Manchester University Press . 0-7190-3032-3 . 1990 . 185 . 14 February 2015.
20. Web site: Ivybush Brewery . Quaffle . 14 February 2015 .
21. Web site: Original Brewing Company Birmingham . Quaffle . 14 February 2015 .
22. Web site: Further blow for brewing industry . 16 June 2010 . Birmingham Mail . 14 February 2015 .
23. Web site: Side by side georeferenced maps viewer . National Library of Scotland . 1 March 2021.
24. Our Picture Gallery. No 70. – Councillor Edgar Evans. . Handsworth . April 1900 . VI . 70 .