# Black Country Ales — Dudley, West Midlands > Black Country Ales in Dudley, West Midlands, England scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #18 in West Midlands. 22 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale. *Canonical page: · data updated 2026-09-02* Breadcrumb: Breweries → England → Birmingham → Black Country Ales Black Country Ales is a brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #18 in West Midlands. Of the 22 beers we track, 44% are Pale Ale and 41% Amber Ale. ## Rating - Score: 3.44 out of 5 - Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer. - Ranked: #18 in West Midlands · #584 in England · #13,139 worldwide - Popularity: Modestly rated - Beers tracked: 22 ## About The Black Country Ales Brewery has been established through a genuine love of traditional ales. We brew our outstanding selection of beers using only the finest ingredients to the highest possible standards. Brewing started on the site around 1834 by Edward Guest (a butcher by trade) as a side line for his local customers. The Guest family brewed for many years before passing the business on to Eli Bradley in 1870. The Bradleys carried on the tradition of producing hand-crafted real ales of quality for six generations but this finally ceased just after World War II and the brewery was moth balled. Robin Shields is our master brewer, and has a long and varied career in the industry. Highly qualified and having worked at senior levels in large organisations, Robin is now keen to make his own mark in a more individual organisation offering quality real ale products. Having now created a superb brewing environment in limited space, and having refined our classics, he is turning his mind to visions of the future, and would welcome any feedback and suggestions from our customers. Today much of the original equipment remains on view alongside all new micro brewery plant, and so, once again, this gem of West Midlands brewing heritage is serving up the finest hand crafted Black Country Ales to discerning drinkers all over the county. ## What they brew - Pale Ale — 44% of the beers we track - Amber Ale — 41% of the beers we track - Brown Ale — 8% of the beers we track - IPA — 6% of the beers we track - Other — 1% of the beers we track ## Find them - Address: 5 Turners Hill Road, Dudley, West Midlands, England - Coordinates: 52.5240996, -2.1330924 - Website: https://www.blackcountryales.co.uk/ ## Breweries nearby - [The Fountain Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-fountain-ales-30547.md) — 3.42, Poor — Dudley, West Midlands — 0 mi away - [Sarah Hughes Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sarah-hughes-brewery-15098.md) — 3.87, Fine — Dudley, West Midlands — 1.6 mi away - [Holdens Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/holdens-brewery-9661.md) — 3.00, Limited — Dudley, West Midlands — 1.8 mi away - [Raaj Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/raaj-brewery-28666.md) — 2.58, Limited — Kingswinford, West Midlands — 2.7 mi away - [The Olde Swan Inn Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-olde-swan-inn-brewery-15219.md) — 3.48, Poor — Dudley, West Midlands — 3.1 mi away - [Bathams Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bathams-brewery-15102.md) — 3.72, Fine — Brierley Hill, West Midlands — 3.5 mi away - [Newbridge](https://finding.beer/brewery/newbridge-11137.md) — 2.84, Limited — Bilston, West Midlands — 3.8 mi away - [Cult Of Oak](https://finding.beer/brewery/cult-of-oak-22892.md) — 4.33, Great — Dudley, West Midlands — 3.9 mi away ## Rankings this brewery appears in - [Best breweries in Birmingham, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/birmingham.md) - [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md) --- Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: . Rankings by place: . The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126