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

Operational breweries

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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

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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
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

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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. ^ https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/819940218147852/rock-and-roll-brewhouse-bar/?hl=en
  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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