Another night in the exciting suburbs of Dudley, another chance to discover the hidden charms of pre-emptive Black Country pubs.
Not this one, sadly.
Or this one.
And what looked like a Rowley Regis Guide cert with its giraffe and guardsmen theme turns out to be a children’s play area with Carling.
No, the possible future tick is, of course, a micropub with a contrived name.
What’s wrong with proper pub names like Wetherspoons?
This one has bright lighting, Prosecco offers, and a table of ladies enjoying fancy cakes from one of those carousels you see in the Ritz.
In short, neighbourhood cafe bar but with decent beer, including a pretty good Salopian.
“I Should Be So Lucky”, San Miguel and fondant fancies. Just like being in Torremelinos.
Probably.
retiredmartin 
“Not this one, sadly.”
And they have the nerve to advertise Mansfield Bitter by showing a Mansfield Smooth Cream Ale glass?*
“And what looked like a Rowley Regis Guide cert with its giraffe and guardsmen theme turns out to be a children’s play area with Carling.”
Don’t forget the polar bear. 🙂
“a micropub with a contrived name.”
Oh good lord.
“Just like being in Torremelinos.”
Here’s me not making a reference to immigration. 😉
And with that, I’m off to bed!
Cheers
* – Still a bit miffed from going to a new bar/restaurant in town that has 17 keg beers on tap and I was the only one, from what I could see, who didn’t get the right bloody glass with my beer. (sigh)
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Nice to see lifeafterfootball839 captured in his pomp on the pub sign.
I bet Lionel Messi doesn’t share that honour.
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A remarkable likeness….although my shorts were in fact shorter!
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Is it a lined glass? It seems to be a seriously generous head on the (settling & no sign of barperson waiting to top up) ale!
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I am loving these Black Country posts!!! Great lacings and I reckon most micros are no longer micros but the new estate pubs in places like Tividale…
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