Black Country Ales

Name: Black Country Ales
Address: 69 Third Avenue, Pensnett Trading Estate, Kingswinford, DY67FD, GB
Telephone: +441384401820
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Proudly Brewing in the Black Country
Serving our Specialist Real Ale Pubs

The Black Country Ales Brewery has been established through a genuine love of traditional ales. We brew our outstanding selection of beers using only the finest ingredients to the highest possible standards. Our acclaimed master brewer believes that the way to make the perfect pint is a no compromise combination of time, passion and dedication to the art. Brewing started on the site around 1834 by Edward Guest (a butcher by trade) as a side line for his local customers. The Guest family brewed for many years before passing the business on to Eli Bradley in 1870. The Bradleys carried on the tradition of producing hand-crafted real ales of quality for six generations but this finally ceased just after World War II and the brewery was moth balled. Today much of the original equipment remains on view alongside all new micro brewery plant, and so, once again, this gem of West Midlands brewing heritage is serving up the finest hand crafted Black Country Ales to discerning drinkers all over the county. Our estate of Black Country Traditional Inns stretches across the West Midlands and Warwickshire providing communities with our renowned welcome and warmth.

12/10/2026

A well-deserved recognition for Holly Langford at The Pretty Bricks in Walsall.

Holly has been named Best Newcomer by Walsall CAMRA, around a year after taking on the pub.

The award comes at a particularly fitting point in Holly’s story with The Pretty Bricks. Her parents, Kim and Roy, previously managed the pub, and Holly herself lived there as a teenager before later working at the Black Country Arms in Walsall.

The Pretty Bricks also has an important place in local real ale history, being one of the pubs associated with CAMRA’s early development in Walsall.

Congratulations to Holly on a well-deserved award, and on her first year behind the bar at The Pretty Bricks.

09/10/2026

Few names in British brewing carry quite the history of Samuel Allsopp & Sons

The family’s brewing roots in Burton upon Trent stretch back to 1730, while Samuel Allsopp became closely associated with the development of pale ale for export to India during the early 19th century.

After disappearing for many years, Samuel Allsopp & Sons was revived in 2023 by ninth-generation descendant Jamie Allsopp, bringing the historic name and recipes back into production.

We recently brought 18 casks of Allsopp’s Pale Ale into the Black Country Ales estate, giving customers across a number of our pubs the chance to try a b**r carrying one of British brewing’s oldest names.

Historic image: Samuel Allsopp & Sons India Pale Ale advertisement, 1862. Mary Evans Picture Library.

08/10/2026

From tomorrow and into the weekend, The Orange Tree in Hereford will be holding its Autumn B**r & C***r Festival.

Just a stone’s throw from Hereford Cathedral, The Orange Tree was named runner-up in CAMRA’s Herefordshire Pub of the Year earlier this year and remains a well-established part of the local community.

More than 20 real ales and ciders will be available across the weekend, with an outside bar set up in the garden.

The opening line-up includes b**rs from Mŵs Piws / Purple Moose, Kelham Island Brewery an Three Tuns Brewery alongside further guest ales as the festival continues.

The festival will bring together a broad range of cask b**r from independent breweries alongside our own Black Country Ales range.

07/10/2026

The Black Country Ales Licensee Recruitment Day is being held at The Wellington for anyone interested in running a pub with us.

We are currently looking for new licensees across the estate, with an immediate opportunity at our new site in Droitwich.

The day is a chance to learn more about how our pubs operate, what is involved in running a Black Country Ales house, and the support provided by the company.

Our pubs are well maintained and real ale focused, with an emphasis on consistency, day to day standards and traditional pub snacks, including cobs, pork pies and scotch eggs.

Licensees have the independence to run their own pub, alongside the backing of Black Country Ales, with ongoing support, covered running costs and accommodation provided.

📅 Thursday 22 October
🕚 11am to 5pm
📍 The Wellington, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5SN

Join us for an informal coffee and chat to find out more.

06/10/2026

Three Fishes, Bayston Hill has now completed its first weekend as a Black Country Ales pub.

Following an extensive programme of rebuilding and refurbishment, the pub reopened last Thursday for the first time since the serious damage caused in November 2024.

New licensees Jon and Anna welcomed customers throughout the weekend, with local residents calling in for a drink, a cob and a look around the newly reopened pub.

Thank you to everyone who has called in so far. We look forward to welcoming many more customers in the weeks ahead.

30/09/2026

It's one day until the reopening of the Three Fishes, Bayston Hill.

The final touches are being made ahead of opening, following an extensive programme of rebuilding and refurbishment after the serious damage caused in November 2024.

New licensees Jon and Anna are ready to welcome customers back through the doors, and we wish them every success as Three Fishes begins its next chapter as a Black Country Ales pub.

We look forward to opening tomorrow, Thursday 1 October.

29/09/2026

The 2027 edition of the CAMRA Good B**r Guide has arrived at the brewery, and copies will soon be making their way out to our pubs.

Congratulations to all 39 of our pubs included in this year’s Guide, a credit to the licensees and their teams for the care they put into keeping and serving real ale.

New to this year’s Guide are:
The Anvil, Shifnal; Bridge Tavern, Lichfield; Hanbury Turn, Stoke Heath; Old Royal Library, Malvern; Raglan Arms, Rugby; The Dog, Burton; The Whitley, Halesowen; Unicorn, Ludlow; and White Hart, Shifnal.

Also included are:
Black Country Arms, Walsall; Bridge Inn, Kingswinford; Craven Arms, Birmingham; Cross Inn, Finstall; Cross Inn, Kinver; Duke of Cambridge, Short Heath; Hollybush, Stourport; Imperial Tavern, Worcester; Jewellers Arms, Birmingham; King’s Head, Leicester; Lych Gate Tavern, Wolverhampton; New Inn, Tutbury; Old Bull’s Head, Lower Gornal; Old Bush, Wombourne; Orange Tree, Hereford; Pretty Bricks, Walsall; Prince of Wales, Birmingham; Queen’s Head, Stourbridge; Real Ale Tavern, Bewdley; Rising Sun, Tipton; Robin Hood, Willenhall; Salmon Inn, Leicester; Seven Stars, Oldswinford; Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford; Swan, Blackheath; Swan, Brownhills; Three Horseshoes, West Bromwich; Vine, Wednesfield; Wellington, Birmingham; and Windmill Inn, Rugby.

The listings reflect the importance of cask ale across Black Country Ales, both the b**rs we brew ourselves and the wide range of guest ales served throughout the estate.

28/09/2026

Local pub meets local brewery.

From Thursday 1 October and into the weekend, The Uxbridge Arms will be featuring ales from Beowulf Brewing Company, brewed just a short distance away on the shores of Chasewater.

A selection of Beowulf cask ales will be available alongside our own Black Country Ales range, bringing more locally brewed b**r onto the bar for the weekend.

Pictured is Joe, owner and brewer at Beowulf Brewing Company.

25/09/2026

Just one week to go until Three Fishes, Bayston Hill reopens as a Black Country Ales pub on Thursday 1 October.

Following the serious damage caused when a lorry struck the building in November 2024, the rebuild has been a substantial one, and the pub is now beginning to take shape again.

Inside, the wallpaper is up and the rooms are coming together, while outside the new signwriting is complete and work continues around the building ahead of reopening.

New licensees Jon and Anna are getting ready to welcome customers back through the doors next Thursday.

21/09/2026

This Thursday, The Why Not Inn hosts the next Titanic Brewery tap takeover, the latest stop in our monthly series visiting a different Black Country Ales pub each month.

Tucked away on Why Not Street in the Colley Gate area of Halesowen, The Why Not became a Black Country Ales pub in December last year, reopening after a period of closure and bringing a traditional local back into use.

A selection of Titanic cask ales will be available at the bar alongside our own range, bringing together familiar favourites and some of the brewery’s darker styles.

A representative from Titanic Brewery will also be there during the early evening to talk about the brewery and its b**rs.

Address

69 Third Avenue, Pensnett Trading Estate
Kingswinford
DY67FD

Telephone

+441384401820

Website

http://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/, http://shopblackcountryales.com/

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