Holdens Brewery

Microbrewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 8 Venues

Established in 1915

Contact
George Street, Woodsetton, Dudley, DY1 4LW, England
Description
We are an Independent Family Brewer based in Dudley which has brewing on the same site since 1915.

The Brewery is still run by the fourth generation of The Holden Family and whilst they all enjoy a very much hands on approach to the business, they are still just as committed to their proud history and heritage and to the generations to come.

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5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
275ml bottle. Pours dark gold with a thin head. Aroma is medium sweet apples, earthy. Taste is a bit sweet to start. Apple juice finish. Nothing outstanding.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2011 at 13:03

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
14th April 2009
Distinctly appleish beer. Sweet with some butterscotch as well. Semi dry palate. Depsite the possible brewing flaws it was refreshing!
Tried on 21 May 2011 at 10:23

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
30th March 2011
JDW Fest. Clear gold beer, residual white head. Light palate, very moderate carbonation. Slightly dry. A little pale malt. Reasonable hops, trace of citrus with an ok bitter kick. Fairly well balanced. Finishes dry. Alright.
Tried on 21 May 2011 at 08:06

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask handpull at Society Rooms JDW Maidstone. Gold lasting white head. Some minerality on this. Some decent character. Likeable session bitter. Not too bitter on finish but enough there. Good for an 8 pint session.
Tried from Cask on 19 May 2011 at 04:03

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. A clear, golden cider with a small, off-white head. Pleasant apple aroma, but a bit sweetish. The flavor has a good dose of apples, but also a bit too much sweetness. Apple cores and some orchard notes too. Medium body, semi dry. A quenching and easy drinking cider, but I would like a tad drier. 110129
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2011 at 15:00

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Shovel, Lye. Pours orange gold with a small head. Aroma is faint, a little citrus and bread. Taste is watery to start and has a bready malt finish.
Tried from Cask on 16 May 2011 at 10:55

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle at 3.7%. Pours pale orange with a large head. Aroma is grainy, a little dusty and metallic. Taste starts with some watery orange and has a grainy, medium bitter finish. A bit thin but it’s low abv.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2011 at 12:24

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask, handpump at Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford, with Baz 30.04.11 Pours gold with a white head. Nicely hoppy, solid but sweet malty base, some bitterness remains, its fine. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried from Cask on 01 May 2011 at 23:11

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Jolly Sailor (JDW), Hanham, S Gloucestershire 5/04/2011. Golden in colour with a slight white head. Sweetish caramel with a touch of citrus and hint of sulphur. Ok.
Tried from Cask on 07 Apr 2011 at 12:25

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at the Gig House (JDW), Wokingham. Hazy amber with a loose white head; fruity aroma; fruity taste - but also chalky and with a hint of iodine; then a woody bitterness to finish. Not sure about this one.
Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2011 at 13:31