# Sarah Hughes Brewery — Dudley, West Midlands

> Sarah Hughes Brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England scores 3.87 out of 5 — Fine, #3 in West Midlands. 31 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Sarah Hughes Brewery is a brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.87 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #3 in West Midlands. Of the 31 beers we track, 56% are Amber Ale and 29% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.87 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #3 in West Midlands · #83 in England · #4,148 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 31

## About

Take a step back in time to a traditional Victorian public house and brewery!

The Beacon Hotel & Brewery was built about 1850. The first licence was granted in 1852. It has sat virtually unchanged for decades. It is an English Heritage listed building with a nationally-important historic pub interior, where time has stood still.

The traditional Black Country Victorian tower brewery and pub was bought at auction in 1921 by Sarah Hughes.

The brewery flourished, brewing home-brewed ales until 1957 when the brewery closed. After 30 years lapse, the grandson, John Hughes, lovingly restored the brewery in 1987, keeping the traditional art of brewing alive.

Still going strong, we’ve now been brewing on the premises for over 150 years.

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 56% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 29% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 129 Bilston Street, Dudley, West Midlands, England
- Coordinates: 52.5435779, -2.1144611
- Website: https://sarahhughesbrewery.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Holdens Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/holdens-brewery-9661.md) — 3.00, Limited — Dudley, West Midlands — 1.3 mi away
- [The Fountain Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-fountain-ales-30547.md) — 3.42, Poor — Dudley, West Midlands — 1.5 mi away
- [Black Country Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-country-ales-10306.md) — 3.44, Poor — Dudley, West Midlands — 1.6 mi away
- [Newbridge](https://finding.beer/brewery/newbridge-11137.md) — 2.84, Limited — Bilston, West Midlands — 2.3 mi away
- [Banks's Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/bankss-beer-8925.md) — 2.75, Limited — Wolverhampton, West Midlands — 3 mi away
- [Wainwright](https://finding.beer/brewery/wainwright-36105.md) — 2.96, Poor — Wolverhampton, West Midlands — 3 mi away
- [Toll End Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/toll-end-brewery-15419.md) — 2.68, Limited — Tipton, West Midlands — 3.1 mi away
- [The Olde Swan Inn Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-olde-swan-inn-brewery-15219.md) — 3.48, Poor — Dudley, West Midlands — 3.9 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)

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