Birmingham craft beer venues
1000 Trades
16 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham B1 3HE
Independent Jewellery Quarter pub over three floors of a 19th-century jewellery workshop turned badge factory: four real ales, seven craft keg lines and eleven natural wines on tap, rotating guest chefs, and live jazz, DJs and comedy. Opens noon Tuesday to Sunday and 4pm on Monday, until 11pm most nights and midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Attic Brew Co. Taproom
29B Mary Vale Road, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2DA
Big, busy taproom beside Attic's brewery, 20 metres from Bournville station: a rotating range of Attic beers on keg and cask (Intuition and Signals are the best known), alcohol-free and gluten-free options, Deathrow Pizza from a window in the garden, and regular comedy, quizzes and markets. Open Tuesday to Thursday 4pm–11pm, Friday 1pm–11pm, Saturday noon–11pm, Sunday noon–10pm.
Birmingham Brewing Company Taproom
Unit 17, Stirchley Trading Estate, Hazelwell Road, Birmingham B30 2PF
Stirchley brewery whose beers are all vegan and gluten-free. Drink up to four cask and four keg beers (Stirchley Lager among them) overlooking the brewkit, or outside in the beer garden by the River Rea. Live music on Fridays and street food at weekends. Open Thursday and Friday 4pm–10pm, Saturday noon–10pm, Sunday noon–7pm.
Brew Export Beer Cave & Taproom
Unit 4B, Waterside Business Park, 1649 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 3DR
A US craft-beer importer's beer cave and taproom on the same canal-side business park as GlassHouse: 14 rotating taps of hard-to-find American beer and a walk-in cold store of 150-plus cans from breweries such as Fidens, Mortalis and Hop Butcher for the World. Open Thursday and Friday 3pm–10pm, Saturday noon–10pm, Sunday noon–8pm.
Burning Soul Brewing
Unit 1, 51 Mott Street, Hockley, Birmingham B19 3HE
Brewery taproom on a small industrial estate just off Great Hampton Street: 11 KeyKeg lines and one handpump, all unfined and unfiltered live beer, with small pilot brews you won't find elsewhere, a pool table and outdoor decking. Brewery tours on Saturdays at 3pm. Open Friday 4pm–9pm and Saturday 1pm–8pm.
GlassHouse Beer Co. Taproom
Unit 6B, Waterside Business Park, 1649–1652 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 3DR
On-site brewery taproom (open since 2019) pouring fresh GlassHouse beer across ten draught lines, plus cans, natural wine and cider. Open Friday 4pm–9pm and Saturday 1pm–9pm.
Indian Brewery Taproom
1 Mary Ann Street, Birmingham B3 1RL
Big beer hall in a converted engineering works on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter, opened in late 2024 with the brewhouse on view behind the bar. Up to four cask beers (Indian IPA, Bombay Honey, Peacock) plus keg, Indian-topped pizzas and big-screen sport. New to CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2027. Open Tuesday to Thursday 4:30pm–11pm, Friday and Saturday noon–11pm, Sunday noon–8pm.
Purecraft Bar & Kitchen
30 Waterloo Street, Birmingham B2 5TJ
Purity Brewing's first bar (opened 2014), in the business district: Purity beers on cask plus 14 keg lines including guests from smaller breweries, with a beer-led food menu. Open Monday to Saturday 11am–11pm, Sunday 11am–8pm.
The Barrel Store
Arch 32, Water Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham B3 1HL
Stirchley brewery Attic's second bar, in a railway arch beneath Snow Hill station: the Attic range on keg (Intuition pale ale is the flagship), guest beers, cocktails and build-your-own Deathrow pizza. Open Tuesday to Friday 4pm–11pm, Saturday 1pm–11pm; Attic's own site now also lists Sunday 1pm–8pm.
The Wellington
37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5SN
Birmingham's best-known specialist real-ale pub, run by the same landlord for more than 20 years under Black Country Ales: around 27 handpumps over two floors (eight regulars and nine-plus guests, listed on its famous beer board), real cider, and big gin and whisky ranges, plus a roof terrace. Open 10am–midnight every day.