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.
15/03/2018. KING CHARLES II, 29 New Street, WORCESTER, Worcestershire, England
Tried
on 21 Nov 2022
at 15:23
26/01/2019. KING CHARLES II, 29 New Street, WORCESTER, Worcestershire, England
Tried
on 21 Nov 2022
at 15:22
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Handpull cask at King Charles II, Worcester. Light to mid-gold, clear with very little head. Malty, buttery aroma with a touch of vinegar. Sweet taste with a harsh vegetable/plastic off note at the finish. Could be past its best or just a bad beer. An unfortunate experience.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2022
at 15:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Good Intent, Birmingham. Hazy deep copper-amber with a creamy-frothy head. It has a stewed fruity taste combined with winter spices and also a clear strength about it. This is certainly a seasonal winter-warmer.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2022
at 01:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge. Pours slightly hazy dark orange with a small head. Aroma is yeasty peach. Taste has yeasty peach, apricot and lemon. Soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2022
at 20:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge. Pours dark gold with a small head. Aroma is acrid toffee and lemon. Taste has toffee throughout with bready lemon on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2021
at 16:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge. Pours pale gold with a slight hazeand a thin head. Aroma is sharp tropical fruit. Taste is sweet and sharp straw with some stone fruit.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2021
at 10:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
9/2/2020. Cask at the King Charles II, Worcester. Pours golden amber with a bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, hops, fruit and veg, but starchy too. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Not today’s best beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2020
at 21:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Good Intent during SHNup: Poured a hazy yellow with white head. Aroma is light fruit. Taste is jammy with some grain.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2020
at 19:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Good Intent during SHNup: Poured a golden with white lacing head. Aroma is light malts. Taste is nice grain.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2020
at 19:42