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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Good Intent on 8th November 2024. Golden body, white topping. Light citrus nose and taste, some malt action but it's all a bit too subtle and weak, surprised it held 5.4% ABV to be honest.
Tried on 09 Nov 2024 at 04:35

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at The Good Intent, Brum. Aroma grainy, slightly sour. Clear light brown. Thick foamy white head. Grainy and malty before developing a sugary streak. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long slightly astringent finish. Pleasant enough twiggy bitter.
Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2024 at 16:32

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at King Charles II House, Worcester on 6th April 2024. Pale gold with shallow, dull foam and pattern lacing. Biscuit malts and tangy fruits in aroma. Sweet and tart fruitiness in-mouth, and a finish of caramel malt and tangy fruits. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2024 at 14:28

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Hand-pulled half-pint in The Good Intent on 4th March 2024. Pale golden body, white affair on top. Citrus leaning in the nose and taste, no sheep.
Tried on 04 Mar 2024 at 22:09

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Hand-pulled half-pint in The Good Intent on 4th March 2024. Amber body, off-white crust. More malty than hoppy with a semi-sweet caramel flavour.
Tried on 04 Mar 2024 at 22:09

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 7
Casknat Good Intent. Aroma had sweet citrus and pineapple. A light haze to the gold.body. Light foamy white head. Sweet and syrupy fruit. Citrus hints. Underlying butter. Vaguenwoody bitterness in the undertow. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Another butter sweet beer. Not great.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2023 at 17:21

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask at Good Intent. Aroma had malts and honey. Clear gold. Foamy white head with decent lacing. Medium bitter. Resin. Sour citrus. Underlying buttery streak. Spice. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Sweet and boozy. Not particularly exciting. On second thoughts , the sweet buttery booze is a bit 'meh'.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2023 at 17:15

Tried on 07 Dec 2022 at 12:00

26/01/2019. KING CHARLES II, 29 New Street, WORCESTER, Worcestershire, England
Tried on 21 Nov 2022 at 15:25

15/03/2018. KING CHARLES II, 29 New Street, WORCESTER, Worcestershire, England
Tried on 21 Nov 2022 at 15:24