From the brewhouse to the bar, we look at the award-winning Codsall brewery based inside its own pub
Sometimes, you can wonder where the beer served at a pub came from, but not in the case of the Firs, which is brewed just six yards away from where it's served.
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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.
It's not often that a pub can actually tell people directly where the beer came from, with most bringing in kegs of beer from across the local area and further afield.
However, in the case of the Firs in Codsall, it has beer which is very much home-brewed, coming from its own micro-brewery fresh and ready to be drunk since the Brewery at the Firs was established in 2017.
The brewery is based at the back of the club on Station Road, with Kevin McElduff from the club running the brewery and seeing the process from mash tun to handpull.
