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<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="no-js" lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title>History | Black Country Ales</title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#000000"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="167x167" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/apple-touch-icon-167x167.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon.ico"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon-128x128.png" sizes="128x128"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon-144x144.png" sizes="144x144"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/favicon-196x196.png" sizes="196x196"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Rokkitt:400,700" rel="stylesheet"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.typekit.net/keq0vra.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/css/main.css?i=579"> </head> <body>  <div id="site-background"></div> <div style="background-color:#164184;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;z-index: 999;"> <div class="wrapper"> <marquee behavior="scroll" scrollamount="5" direction="left" width="100%"> <p style="margin: 10px 0 10px 0;"> * - Free Click & Collect available from Pensnett Trading Estate* | </p> </marquee> </div> </div> <div class="header-container" style="margin-top:40px;" > <header> <div class="wrapper"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/" id="logo"> <h1>Black Country Ales</h1> </a> <nav> <ul id="menu"> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/" title="home">Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://shopblackcountryales.com/" target="_blank" title="Shop">Shop</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/beer" title="beer">Beer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs" title="pubs">Pubs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/accommodation" title="Stay with us">Stay with us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/brewery" title="brewery">Brewery</a></li>  <li><a class="active" href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/history" title="history">History</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/events" title="events">Events</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/careers" title="careers">Careers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/contact" title="contact">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="main-container"> <main> <div id="history-timeline-container" class="padding first"> <img data-src="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-750.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-750.jpg 750w, https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-1000.jpg 1000w, https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-1500.jpg 1500w, https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-2000.jpg 2000w" data-sizes="auto" class="lazyload object-fit" alt="blackboard background"> <img data-src="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-750.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-750.jpg 750w, https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-1000.jpg 1000w, https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-1500.jpg 1500w, https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/assets/img/blackboard-background-fade-2000.jpg 2000w" data-sizes="auto" class="lazyload object-fit" alt="blackboard background"> <div class="gradient"></div> <div id="angus-introduction"> <div class="wrapper"> <blockquote> <p>When we bought The Old Bull’s Head pub in 1999 it came with a boarded up brick building at the rear that was referred to by the estate agents as “a two storey outhouse”. Imagine our amazement after the purchase when we finally entered the building to find three magnificent wooden fermenting vessels and other brewing equipment going back years. We love running pubs but there had never been any plan to brew our own beer until this great find. It took a few years to set up and we have had a lot of mistakes to learn from too but in 2004 beer started flowing again from the Gornal brewery.</p> <p>Whilst most of our brewing kit is brand new, to give us the quality required in modern times, the building still retains a very special heritage and it is the driving spirit behind our brewery – established 1834, reformed in 2004 and good for brewing great Black Country beers for many years to come.</p> <cite>Angus McMeeking<br> Company Chairman <span>–</span> Black Country Ales</cite> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper"> <div id="timeline-container"> <span id="timeline"></span> <span class="year">1992</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="javascript:;" title="pub link"> <p>Lawford Arms</p> <p>Rugby</p> <p>10/04/1992</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2002</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/old-bulls-head" title="pub link"> <p>The Old Bull’s Head</p> <p>Dudley</p> <p>31/07/2002</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-three-horseshoes" title="pub link"> <p>Three Horseshoes</p> <p>West Bromwich</p> <p>31/07/2002</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2005</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-wellington" title="pub link"> <p>The Wellington</p> <p>Birmingham</p> <p>18/12/2005</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2006</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-vine-inn" title="pub link"> <p>The Vine Inn</p> <p>Wednesfield</p> <p>11/12/2006</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2008</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-black-country-arms" title="pub link"> <p>The Black Country Arms</p> <p>Walsall</p> <p>11/08/2008</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-court-house" title="pub link"> <p>The Courthouse</p> <p>Dudley</p> <p>19/08/2008</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2009</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-duke-of-cambridge" title="pub link"> <p>The Duke of Cambridge</p> <p>Willenhall</p> <p>11/06/2009</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-hollybush" title="pub link"> <p>The Hollybush</p> <p>Stourport-on-Severn</p> <p>01/12/2009</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-cross-at-kinver" title="pub link"> <p>The Cross Inn</p> <p>Kinver</p> <p>15/12/2009</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2010</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-robin-hood" title="pub link"> <p>The Robin Hood</p> <p>Willenhall</p> <p>11/03/2010</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-whitley" title="pub link"> <p>The Whitley</p> <p>Halesowen</p> <p>02/11/2010</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2011</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-lych-gate-tavern" title="pub link"> <p>The Lych Gate Tavern</p> <p>Wolverhampton</p> <p>11/08/2011</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-pretty-bricks" title="pub link"> <p>The Pretty Bricks</p> <p>Walsall</p> <p>18/10/2011</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2012</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-cottage-spring-woodsetton" title="pub link"> <p>The Cottage Spring</p> <p>Woodsetton</p> <p>15/02/2012</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-kings-head" title="pub link"> <p>The Kings Head</p> <p>Leicester</p> <p>26/03/2012</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2013</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-craven-arms" title="pub link"> <p>The Craven Arms</p> <p>Birmingham</p> <p>15/01/2013</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-rising-sun" title="pub link"> <p>The Rising Sun</p> <p>Tipton</p> <p>18/01/2013</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-queens-head-wordsley" title="pub link"> <p>The Queens Head</p> <p>Wordsley</p> <p>04/10/2013</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-midland" title="pub link"> <p>The Midland</p> <p>Bearwood</p> <p>02/12/2013</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2014</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-swan" title="pub link"> <p>The Swan</p> <p>Halesowen</p> <p>02/06/2014</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2015</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-dog-inn" title="pub link"> <p>The Dog</p> <p>Burton-on-Trent</p> <p>20/02/2015</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-imperial-tavern" title="pub link"> <p>The Imperial Tavern</p> <p>Worcester</p> <p>05/06/2015</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/waggon-and-horses" title="pub link"> <p>The Waggon & Horses</p> <p>Halesowen</p> <p>12/10/2015</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2016</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-salmon" title="pub link"> <p>The Salmon</p> <p>Leicester</p> <p>26/01/2016</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-shrewsbury-arms" title="pub link"> <p>The Shrewsbury Arms</p> <p>Stafford</p> <p>22/11/2016</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2017</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-bird-in-hand" title="pub link"> <p>The Bird in Hand</p> <p>Stafford</p> <p>24/03/2017</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-royal-oak" title="pub link"> <p>The Royal Oak</p> <p>Shrewsbury</p> <p>03/05/2017</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-queens-head-stourbridge" title="pub link"> <p>The Queens Head Inn</p> <p>Stourbridge</p> <p>11/07/2017</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-jewellers-arms" title="pub link"> <p>The Jewellers Arms</p> <p>Birmingham</p> <p>17/08/2017</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-real-ale-tavern" title="pub link"> <p>The Real Ale Tavern</p> <p>Bewdley</p> <p>15/11/2017</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2018</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-cross-inn" title="pub link"> <p>The Cross Inn</p> <p>Bromsgrove</p> <p>25/03/2018</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-anvil" title="pub link"> <p>The Anvil</p> <p>Shifnal</p> <p>10/10/2018</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2019</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-raglan-arms" title="pub link"> <p>Raglan Arms</p> <p>Rugby</p> <p>23/05/2019</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-windmill-inn" title="pub link"> <p>The Windmill Inn</p> <p>Rugby</p> <p>25/07/2019</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-seven-stars" title="pub link"> <p>The Seven Stars</p> <p>Stourbridge</p> <p>29/08/2019</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2020</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/hanbury-turn" title="pub link"> <p>Hanbury Turn</p> <p>Bromsgrove</p> <p>17/01/2020</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-railway-tavern" title="pub link"> <p>The Railway Tavern</p> <p>Newport</p> <p>22/07/2020</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/starving-rascal" title="pub link"> <p>The Starving Rascal</p> <p>Ambelcote</p> <p>19/10/2020</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-harp" title="pub link"> <p>Harp Hotel</p> <p>Albrighton</p> <p>02/12/2020</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2021</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-uxbridge-arms" title="pub link"> <p>The Uxbridge Arms</p> <p>Chasetown</p> <p>26/04/2021</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-bridge-inn" title="pub link"> <p>The Bridge Inn</p> <p>Kingswinford</p> <p>12/05/2021</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-horse-and-jockey" title="pub link"> <p>The Horse and Jockey</p> <p>Penkridge</p> <p>16/09/2021</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="javascript:;" title="pub link"> <p>The Prince of Wales</p> <p>Birmingham</p> <p>15/11/2021</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2022</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="javascript:;" title="pub link"> <p>Orange Tree</p> <p>Hereford</p> <p>21/02/2022</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="javascript:;" title="pub link"> <p>Market Tavern</p> <p>Tenbury Wells</p> <p>05/04/2022</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://bca.charlesdesign.co.uk/pubs/the-old-bush-revived" title="pub link"> <p>Old Bush Revived</p> <p>Rowley Regis</p> <p>21/12/2022</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2023</span> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="https://bca.charlesdesign.co.uk/pubs/the-swan-pelsall-road" title="pub link"> <p>The Swan</p> <p>Pelsall Road</p> <p>15/03/2023</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="https://bca.charlesdesign.co.uk/pubs/the-old-bush-wombourne" title="pub link"> <p>Old Bush</p> <p>Wombourne</p> <p>31/05/2023</p> </a> </div> <div class="pub-container left"> <a href="javascript:;" title="pub link"> <p>New Inn</p> <p>Tutbury</p> <p>16/08/2023</p> </a> </div> <span class="year">2024</span> <div class="pub-container right"> <a href="javascript:;" title="pub link"> <p>The Saracen's Head</p> <p>Worcester</p> <p>16/05/2024</p> </a> </div> </div> </main> </div>  <div class="footer-container">  </div> <button class="material-scrolltop" type="button"></button> <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> 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