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
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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.
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Leighton

7.1
Leighton (34941) reviewed Saxon Gold from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Duke William during the RateBeer Black Country Bus Bash. Pours clear, light yellow with a tight, white foam head. Lovely golden ale with nice balance, sweet dough, light straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Great condition. Sweet finish with doughy pale malts, white bread and subtle bitter straw. Good one.

Tried from Cask on 06 Nov 2013 at 04:59

Leighton

7.1
Leighton (34941) reviewed Troll from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Duke William during the RateBeer Black Country Bus Bash. Pours clear yellow with a light, creamy white head. Nice citrus hop aroma with lemon and tangerine especially. Light sweet flavor with moderate dry dough, more lemon, more tangerines. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly sweet on the finish with decent sugary dough malts and lemon meringue. Good one.

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2013 at 03:04

Fergus

6.5
Fergus (31329) reviewed Capra from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Black country beer bash. Cask at the Duke William. Slight haze, golden colour. Whitea head. Peppery hop aroma. Some berry fruit esters. Some bready malt and grapefruit.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2013 at 15:06

Fergus

5
Fergus (31329) reviewed Saxon Gold from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Black country beer bash. Cask at the Duke William. Light yellow with a small white head. Grainy stale malt aroma and flavour. Light body, some hay.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2013 at 15:03

Fergus

7
Fergus (31329) reviewed Crazy Sheep from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Black country bus bash. Cask at the Duke William. Fruity berry hop nose. Clear light gold colour. Some lace and a nice white head. Flavour is hay and strsw grainy malt. and a dirty bitter hop finish. Good stuff.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2013 at 15:01

Fergus

6.5
Fergus (31329) reviewed Troll from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Black country beer bash. Cask at the Duke William. Light golden colour with a persistent white head. Light citrus nose, bready malt. Nice clean grassy hop bitterness. Drinkable enough, but lack depth.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2013 at 14:59

Theydon_Bois

5.6
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Lions Pride from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge, on the RB Black Country Bus Bash - 06/07/13. Clear golden with a thin off white head. Nose is malty, bready, dark fruit. Taste comprieses sugars, bready malt, light yeasty tones, orange. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry bitter finale. Mediocre stuff which is how I found most of Craddocks beers at this session.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jul 2013 at 13:15

madmitch76

6.4
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Lions Pride from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

6th July 2013
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Duke William. Light haze on this gold beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Fine carbonation. Tangy marmalade with a touch of lemon. Overall pretty tangy. Dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 07:24

madmitch76

6.8
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Saxon Gold from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

6th July 2013
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Duke William. Light haze on this pale gold beer. Little white head. Light palate, semi soft and semi dry. Fine carbonation. Elderflower. Touch of sulphur. Good but mild marmalade citrus. Light dry finish.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 07:20

madmitch76

7.1
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Troll from Craddock's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

6th July 2013
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Duke William. Almost clear gold beer. Little white head. Light and softish palate. Light dried fruits. Elderflower. Tangy orange. Dry finish. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 07:17

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