Brewery with generations of history behind it still looking to the future
It's a brewery where six generations of the same family have worked to produce a beer which is much loved across the Black Country.
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The Black Country has a long-standing tradition of brewing and beer making.
Breweries have been a part of the region for centuries, providing the welcoming aroma of hops and yeast in the air across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton and many different types of beer loved by thousands.
In the wake of the news of the planned closure of Banks's Brewery in Wolverhampton, the Express & Star wants to support our local breweries and show that there are still many out there producing quality beers to be enjoyed in pubs from Aldridge down to Smethwick.
As part of our Backing Our Breweries campaign, we are going to look at what different breweries do, how they grew and built up their reputation, what their products are, how they continue to run in what are difficult financial times and what makes them special.
The Bathams have become a family born to brew, with the sixth generation now involved in creating and serving a beer which has become legendary across the Black Country.
The beers produced by the brewery have gained respect among drinkers who have visited any of the Bathams 11 pubs over the past thirty years, spread across the Black Country and into Kidderminster.
