Ledbury Real Ales

25/05/2026

Check out Ant’s interview on the state of the brewing industry on BBC Hereford & Worcester this morning. Go to 2:23:12 to listen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002wxb8?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

25/05/2026

BBC Hereford & Worcester had a chat with Ant this morning about the current status of the brewing industry. Go to 2:23:12 to hear his thoughts.

Malcolm starts the bank holiday with all you need to know and all the music you love.

06/05/2026

Looking for a chance to try some local beer? Head to the WR5 Ale & Cider Festival on 29th and 30th May. Sample our new 3.4% Cardinal Blanc Summer Ale and enjoy the day

30/04/2026

A lovely pub and well worth a visit.

17/04/2026

A small batch release, we do not brew this one very often, so get it while you can.

🍺 NEW BEER 🍺

Our guest ale at the moment is Dr Rudi’s Extra Pale from

Come and give it a try and let us know what you think!

14/02/2026

Love an unexpected tap takeover.

25/01/2026

On now at the Prince of Wales, Ledbury is our Phoenix Porter. Brewed with Phoenix hop that are grown by Ali and Richard Capper at Stocks Farm in Suckley. The beers uses 7 different grains to get a complex flavour that we want from our porters. Sent out to the pubs in a cask made 5 miles from the brewery.

Ah, the smell of Roast Beef in the pub!!!

Let's get another Sunday guest beer on that will compliment it! This is a 4.5% porter from Ledbury Real Ales called Phoenix. Great notes of coffee with a smooth bitter finish.

07/01/2026

Some interesting stats on the real ales sales from the Prince of Wales, Ledbury . Amazing to see our Ledbury Bitter as the best selling cask ale over the full year of 2025. The support for this locally made beer from locally grown hops is wonderful to see. Thank you for all your support. We very much appreciate all you do for us.

Our 2025 draught sales stats are in!

What a great year for beer, thanks to everyone who came in.

We were able to offer you a total of 225 different draught beers and ciders during 2025. These came from a total of 90 different great breweries and cider makers.

Cask sales were still the majority of our sales. Ledbury Real Ales with their Bitter was the most popular beer making up 29% of all our cask sales. Although out other two regular beers, Otter Brewery Amber and Butcombe Gold put up some close competition. Wye Valley Brewery was our most prolific brewery showcasing 25 different beers during 2025.

Our most popular lager? Estrella Damm won closly followed by 1985. Let's see what 2026 brings with The Original Budweiser Budvar now available regularly.

Cider had a great year with over 28 cider makers showcased on our traditional still lines. Our most popular cider overall was Robinsons Cider on the sparkling lines and new entrant Wilce's Cider on the still lines put up a good performance after Westons Cider delisted their Cloudy and British Vintage still versons. Keep an eye out for developments in 2026 in that direction!

Here's to another great year in 2026. Government and Council policies are going to make it challanging for us all but we'll try to keep offering you all what you seem to enjoy!

31/12/2025

Lovely to see 2 of our core beers together on the bar at the Prince of Wales, Ledbury - both 100% brewed using locally grown Herefordshire hops.

19/11/2025

We have a vacancy for a delivery driver from January 2026. This role is 3 days a week (Tues to Thurs) and involves delivering casks and cases of beer to pubs, shops and direct to our online customers. Our delivery area is approx 30 mile radius from the brewery.
Casks are heavy so we need someone physically fit and strong!
As the face of the Hop Shed to our trade customers, we're looking for someone who is friendly, helpful and personable!
Contact Sarah for more details or to express your interest.