Local craft beer & real ale

Breweries in Midlands

Burton upon Trent made the Midlands the historic capital of British brewing, and from Nottingham to Birmingham a new generation keeps the region pouring. Meet them, then find the festivals they attend.

In Midlands
200 breweries
They pour at
39 festivals
Across
3 cities

The Midlands brewing scene

Local breweries across Midlands

No region wears its brewing history like the Midlands. Burton upon Trent built the modern beer trade on its mineral-rich water, and the pale ales brewed there were once shipped around the world. That heritage still runs through the region, from Marston's and the cask classics to Thornbridge over the Derbyshire border, whose Jaipur helped define modern British IPA.

The cities have caught up fast. Nottingham has Castle Rock and a busy independent scene, Birmingham has Dig Brew, GlassHouse and a wave of railway-arch taprooms, and Derby and Leicester keep their own loyal followings. Most of these breweries pour from their own bar, and they form the backbone of the Midlands' festivals, so a brewery you like is an easy route to a weekend out.

The directory

Every brewery in Midlands

The full local listing, not a teaser. Each card links to the brewery and the festivals it pours at.

10am Brewhouse Ltd

Derby

A nano brewery, 500L to start, established by Simon Odell and Scott Wood.

3P's Brewery

Swadlincote

3P'S is a small microbrewery, set in the South Derbyshire village of Woodville Swadlincote. Woodville was once renowned for its, "Pits Pots & Pipes" hence the name 3P'S was born. Incorporating the freshest English malts & hops and never far from an experiment or two, our aim is to create something just that little bit different, yet still retaining that cask ale tradition. Occasionally, we do produce one-off keg beers throughout the year, and small batch cans.

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8 Sail Brewery

Sleaford

Our character taproom and spacious, dog-friendly beer garden with seating for 150 people is the perfect place to drink our beer, and if you’re lucky, we might be brewing when you visit, for a multi-sensory experience. We handle our beers with great care and ensure that they are served exactly as they were brewed to be, ideally accompanied by some savouries from the local butcher or pork scratchings served with Damson Porter jam. We aim to have at least five different beers on the bar, in order to cater for a range of tastes but may have up to eight on tap at any one time. Anything on the bar can also be purchased to take home in a four-on-pint growler. We hold three beer festivals a year at the brewery tap and host regular events showcasing local food producers and musicians. We also support the charity work of local steam punk group, Singing Windmill Steampunk Society.

Aither Brewery

Mansfield

Traditional brewing with a modern intake to create new and exciting beers.

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AJ's Ales Brewery

Walsall

A family-run business with a passion for real traditional ales. Smooth, pale ale with a tropical fruity flavour. We home-deliver our ales locally and have a brewery shop and Tap room.

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All Nations

Telford

We brew a range of ales on-site to fit each season, in-fact we’ve never brewed more variety! We offer the classic All Nations (3.8%), Baguley’s Old Ale (5%), Brough’s Mild (4.3%), Eliza Lewis Pale Ale (4.3%), Dabley Gold (4.5%) and Birt’s Bitter (4.3%) just to name a few.

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Ashover Brewery

Chesterfield

Ashover Brewery, established in 2007 by Roy Shorrock and Kim Beresford, began its journey at the Old Poets' Corner public house in Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The brewery quickly gained popularity among local real ale enthusiasts, leading to an expansion in 2015 to a larger facility in Clay Cross to meet increasing demand. In 2020, ownership transitioned to David Neale, a Sheffield-based entrepreneur with a passion for real ales. The brewery is renowned for producing high-quality ales using locally sourced ingredients, including those from local suppliers, home growers, farms, and their own foraging efforts. Their commitment to quality and innovation has earned them numerous awards from CAMRA, SIBA, and various beer festivals.

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Attic Brew Co

Birmingham

​Attic Brew Co., founded in 2018 by university friends Sam Back and Oli Hurlow, is a Birmingham-based microbrewery and taproom located in Stirchley. Known for producing a diverse range of vegan-friendly, full-flavored, and easy-drinking craft beers, their offerings include the award-winning pale ale "Intuition" and the IPA "Signals". The brewery has been recognized with accolades such as the UK Champion award from Beer52 in 2024. Committed to sustainability, Attic Brew Co. received a net zero grant in 2024 to invest in energy-efficient brewing equipment, significantly reducing their carbon emissions and fuel costs. Their taproom serves as a community hub, regularly hosting local street food vendors and events to foster social engagement.

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Good to know

Breweries in Midlands, answered

Use the browse-by-city block to jump to a local area, or scroll the full directory and check the location under each brewery name. Every brewery links through to its own page with a map and the festivals it pours at.

Many do. Where a brewery runs its own tap or an online shop you will find the link on its page. We do not sell beer ourselves, we point you to the brewery.

Closely. The breweries in this directory pour at the region's festivals through the year. Each brewery page lists its upcoming appearances, so a brewery you like is an easy route into a weekend out.

Many breweries are already listed through the festivals they attend. If yours is missing, or you want to manage how it looks, you can list a new brewery or claim an existing one in a couple of minutes. It is free to be listed.

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Add your brewery, upload a banner and logo, and link it to the festivals you pour at. It is free to be listed, and claiming an existing page takes a couple of minutes.