Holden's Brewery is a family-run

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. It was founded in 1915 at the Park Inn in

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, in the West Midlands.

History

Edwin Holden took over the Park Inn on George Street,

, in 1915, and the pub is still owned by the Holden family. The Park Inn was a pub and brewhouse. Soon after acquisition, the brewing equipment was enlarged from within the cellar to adjoining buildings, which had been previously used as a malt store. The 1940s saw the company's expansion and the establishment of Edwin Holden's Bottling Company. The 1960s saw the purchase of additional pubs around the Black Country, a practice that continued through the 1980s and to the present day. In 2012 work began on a major expansion of the brewery to increase production capacity, with further plans to open up a visitor's centre in the near future. The brewery, which supplies to several local pubs and sells its products in local shops, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015. During the

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in 2020, Holdens began a home delivery service.

Beers

Holden's

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supplies

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to its twenty-two

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ales are also available. There are four regular beers; Black Country Bitter, Black Country Special Bitter, Black Country Mild, and Golden Glow, as well as a stout and winter warmer. In 2017, the brewery also launched a beer to celebrate the life of industrialist

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Pubs

References

External links

Official Holden's Brewery websiteQuaffale's brewery informationRateBeer's brewery informationBeerMad's brewery information
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