Ironbridge Brewery

The Old Fighting Cocks has been open 9 weeks and we’re really pleased with the response. The “Bring Your Own Food” is quite popular but more importantly the real ales are flying out! We’ve currently got 8 handpulls and plan to commission another two soon. Currently we’ve got 7 real ales and a real cider permanently . . . → Read More: Pub news

Work is progressing really nicely on The Old Fighting Cocks; restoring the pub to its Victorian splendour. It looks like we’re on target to open the doors on Monday March 15th. That’s just 4 weeks from today!

We’re brewing a new beer to mark the reopening of the pub. We’ve managed to get access to brewing archives . . . → Read More: Latest pub news

Forget Facebook, Twitter and all the other so called social networking venues. The only real place to socially network is down the pub! In fact the traditional English pub is the original social networking site and it’s real.
You don’t need the web or any high tech browser enabled gizmo. You just need to put your shoes . . . → Read More: The pub – the original social network site

Work has started on refurbishing our first pub. We’re converting a tired, tatty, run-down and boarded up pub back into a quality, no-frills, real ale drinking house.
The Old Fighting Cocks in Oakengates is due to open mid March.
We guarantee a fantastic selection of real ales, no karaoke (or open mic nights as they’re called these days), . . . → Read More: Pub update

We’re about to start the hunt for a manager for our new pub. The pub is due to open in March, in Telford. If you think you’ve got what it takes then I’d love to hear . . . → Read More: The hunt begins

Yes it’s true. We’re opening our first pub in the Spring. Rumours have been floating and there have been a couple of items in the press and I can confirm that the first Ironbridge Brewery pub will be open around mid March 2010. Watch this space for more details and . . . → Read More: A pub!

Having a party? Forget the girly party 7, show them you mean business and take a party 36 or party 18 instead! We’ve got polypins of our real ale available in 20L or 10L sizes. That’s about 36 pints or 18 pints in old money. We normally need 48 hours notice though so don’t leave it . . . → Read More: Polypins available – party 36 or party 18.

A special beer we brewed (several times) just for The Maverick Drinking House in Stourbridge has received such high acclaim at beer festivals this Autumn that we’re going to make it one of our regular beers. Hickok Gold is named after Wild Bill Hickok of Wild West fame as the Maverick has a western theme. Hickok . . . → Read More: The Hickok story

Had some good news this evening. Ironbridge Pale Ale has won this year’s Shropshire Brewers Challenge Cup organised by Shrewsbury CAMRA. Yaaahoo!! Thank heavens I managed to find some more Brewers Gold hops this week! We should have enough now to see us through to this year’s harvest . . . → Read More: I told you it was good