Edwin Holden took over the Park Inn on George Street, Woodsetton, in 1915, and the pub is still owned by the Holden family.[1]
The Park Inn was a pub and brewhouse. Soon after acquisition, the brewing equipment was enlarged from within the cellar to adjoining buildings, which had been previously used as a malt store.[2]
The 1940s saw the company's expansion and the establishment of Edwin Holden's Bottling Company. The 1960s saw the purchase of additional pubs around the Black Country, a practice that continued through the 1980s and to the present day. [2][3]
In 2012 work began on a major expansion of the brewery to increase production capacity,[4] with further plans to open up a visitor's centre in the near future.[5]
The brewery, which supplies to several local pubs and sells its products in local shops, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015.[6]
There are four regular beers; Black Country Bitter, Black Country Special Bitter, Black Country Mild, and Golden Glow, as well as a stout and winter warmer.[8] In 2017, the brewery also launched a beer to celebrate the life of industrialist Abraham Darby.[9]
