Brewery with family history, green ambition and excellent beer right in the heart of Shropshire countryside

The West Midlands 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 the region 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 across the region.

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.

What started as a family idea to brew a beer which represented the local community has become a beacon for sustainability and green energy, as well as a brewery well known across the local area as one with drinkable and tasty beer.

Hobsons Brewery sits on the edge of Cleobury Mortimer on the Shropshire and Wyre Forest border and has been a working and productive brewery since 1993, when Nick Davis and his parents Jim and Kate put together a plan for the brewery.

Mr Davis said the idea had been to produce a product where everything was locally sourced and was by the local people, for the local people.

He said: "The inspiration for wanting our own brewery was that I'm a trained surveyor and had done pubs and licensed premises, so I understood the pub side, so we talked about it as my dad and I had done home brewing and he had worked for Courage, so it's in the blood a little bit.