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.

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6.4/10 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

6.8/10 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

7.1/10 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

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
6th July 2013
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Duke William. Light haze on this gold beer. Small off white head. Light creamy malt. A little floral note. Mild marmalade hops. Finishes slight lemon and floral. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 07:15

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
6th July 2013
Black Country Beano. Cask at the Duke William. 4.5%. Light haze on this pale gold beer, good pale cream coloured head. Light palate, a little soft with fine carbonation. Good hops, taste US. Decent but light orange and grapefruit. Light peel and pith. Finishes light and dry with a good bitter linger. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 07:08

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Duke William on the Taux Biere Pays Noir Parti De Autoubus, 06/07/13. Very lightly hazed blonde with a thin slip of a white head. Nose is lemon sherbet, light hop aroma, grass. Taste comprises pale malts, light citrus, grass, faint hops. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light mineral notes in the finish. Another drinkable beer from Craddocks but again fails to excite. Adequate.
Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 00:39

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Duke William on that there bus thang, 06/07/13. Clear pale golden/blonde. Nose is bready malt, light Burton snatch tones, fruits. Taste comprises orange sherbet, fruits, toasted malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish with light bitterness. Average affair - not taken by the Craddocks range.
Tried from Cask on 12 Jul 2013 at 11:44

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Duke William on the RB Black Country Bus Burpathon - 06/07/13. Very lightly hazed golden with a medium sized white head. Nose is biscuity malt, fruits, light strains of diacetyl. Taste follows, bitter fruits, caramel, bready malt, not picking up too much Bscotch but perhaps a trace. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light bitter fruit notes in the finihs, Average ESB, average summed up the beers I tried from Craddocks.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2013 at 13:59

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge on the Rate Beer Black Country Bash - 06/07/13. Clear golden with a decent sized off white cap. Nose is toasty malts, light fruit, hint of yeast, orange notes. Taste comprises bread dough, summer fruits, bready malt, light sugars. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, bitter notes in the finish. Ok drinkable affair but doesn’t carry much depth of flavour for a 5.4% number. I wouldn’t look to revisit this one - as with all of the Craddocks offerings I sampled - just a bit too basic and this one scored highest!
Tried from Cask on 10 Jul 2013 at 13:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge. Poured a light amber with a round white head. The aroma is creamy malt, leading to a big malty, weak bitter flavour with a watery palate.
Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2013 at 02:57