The Good Beer Guide is the definitive guidebook to pubs that serve great cask beer across the country, and uses an independent, volunteer-led selection process that makes it the authoritative and trusted voice of cask beer drinkers. According to CAMRA, 149 breweries have closed, and only 71 new breweries have opened. Several breweries across North Worcestershire, including Bewdley, Stourport and Bromsgrove, have featured in this year's guide, naming some of the best real ale breweries across the UK. Here is a list of the top real ale breweries in North Worcestershire in the Good Beer Guide 2026:Bewdley Brewery, BewdleyBewdley began brewing in 2008 on a six-barrel plant in an old school. The CAMRA website said the taproom is open at weekends as an event space and can be hired for private use.