Craddock's Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Stourbridge,
West Midlands,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2011
Contact
The Duke William, 25 Coventry Street, Stourbridge, DY28 1EP, England
Description
Reported by CAMRA in March 2025 that beers are now being brewed at Birmingham Brewing Co.
Please check when adding new beers but it would seem to appear best practice to add them as brewed there going forwards.
Before there was the brewery, there were pubs. The Plough and Harrow was the first, 2006. Then the Duke William 2009. These two beautiful and popular pubs are a short distance apart and are the reason that Craddock’s Brewery is rooted in Stourbridge.
The brewery was installed at the Duke William in March 2011. The next two years the focus of the company was on perfecting the beers and remaining traditional and true to the local heritage of small, family-run pub and brewery companies. This was when Dottie the Dray horse would work every Sunday delivering the beer to the Plough and Harrow.
Please check when adding new beers but it would seem to appear best practice to add them as brewed there going forwards.
Before there was the brewery, there were pubs. The Plough and Harrow was the first, 2006. Then the Duke William 2009. These two beautiful and popular pubs are a short distance apart and are the reason that Craddock’s Brewery is rooted in Stourbridge.
The brewery was installed at the Duke William in March 2011. The next two years the focus of the company was on perfecting the beers and remaining traditional and true to the local heritage of small, family-run pub and brewery companies. This was when Dottie the Dray horse would work every Sunday delivering the beer to the Plough and Harrow.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pale gold with a frothy / creamy white head and a soft lemon biscuits aroma. Light bodied and smooth, lemony with soft cereal malt, a touch of bitterness and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Duke William
on 22 Jan 2026
at 12:35
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Dark brown with a tinge of red, a small creamy tan head and a chocolate and roasted malt aroma. Smooth and a touch creamy, milk chocolate, roasted malt, a hint of floral hops and a very soft bitterness finishing things off.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Duke William
on 22 Jan 2026
at 12:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pale gold with a slight haze, a frothy white head and a soft cereal malt aroma. Light bodied, fresh with mellow fruit vibes, some floral hops, mild bitterness and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Duke William
on 22 Jan 2026
at 12:15
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear pale gold with a frothy white head an not much aroma to write home about. Light bodied, some mellow fruity notes and a very mild, slightly dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Good Intent
on 06 Dec 2025
at 18:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can bought at The Good Intent. Clear copper gold. Thick foamy white head which is verging on translucent. Aroma has doughy malts and grains. Flavourwise there's a tangy citrus intro followed by tge aforementioned dough and grains. A slightly off sourness. Light-medium bodied. Thin to slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Had worse or more boring gs.
Tried
from Can
at
The Good Intent
on 18 Nov 2025
at 19:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is light tropical fruit. Taste has sweet tropical fruit and lemon.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2025
at 20:27
6.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Good Intent, Brum. Dull opaque gold. Thinest of scant white heads. Aroma is fruity with sugar and a light bitter edge. Flavourwise it has sugary fruity citrus. Light-medium bodied. Lazy Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice enough.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Good Intent
on 10 Oct 2025
at 06:11
6.5/10
Cask at the Good Intent Tamworth beer festival
Tried
from Cask
at
The Good Intent
on 30 Sep 2025
at 13:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Good Intent, Bingohame, 05/09/2025.
Black topped with a khaki head that retains as a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, charr, roast malts, brown bread.
Taste comprises burnt toffee, roasted bite, chocolate, dried fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Solid roasty cask stout.
Black topped with a khaki head that retains as a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, charr, roast malts, brown bread.
Taste comprises burnt toffee, roasted bite, chocolate, dried fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Solid roasty cask stout.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2025
at 23:00
6/10
Magus, linnaseline, karamelline, nats happeline. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2025
at 20:22