Six of the Best from Black Country Ales, the Antic of the West Midlands. Well, perhaps not quite Antic, but BCA’s combination of smart community pub with lots of beers does have some similarities. Because Brum gets a kicking sometimes, let’s start in the heart of the second city (after Manchester). Jewellers Arms, Birmingham Lovely… Continue reading A BLACK COUNTRY SIX
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A JEWEL IN THE JEWELLERY QUARTER
Only one more post then it’s the big trip to Aberdeen, which is more than a succession of Brew Dogs. The Jewellers Arms has generous opening hours, but being a few minutes from Burning Soul, which doesn’t, I’d been saving it up. I didn’t have high expectations, having had my share of disappointments with Black… Continue reading A JEWEL IN THE JEWELLERY QUARTER
THE PROBLEM WITH CHOICE – PART 72
I’d been considering a night in Halesowen, but Stourbridge beckons in a couple of weeks, and you can have too much Black Country fun. The appeal of the former rests on a couple of famed free houses, and a couple of social clubs, one of which (Somers) was always an exhibition of Black Country bitters. Like all… Continue reading THE PROBLEM WITH CHOICE – PART 72
BORN PIPPY -A MONDAY NIGHT IN WORCESTER
There has to be a Top 100 pub in Worcester really. A year ago it would probably have been the Paul Pry, never the most predictable pub and apparently closed again. My visit on General election night was a year’s highlight, this pint of Hobsons a classic. On Monday night I met a couple of… Continue reading BORN PIPPY -A MONDAY NIGHT IN WORCESTER
THE LITTLE NIBBLE
Somehow I’ve managed to resist the charms of Bearwood over the years, while walking pretty much all of the neighbouring honeypots of Harborne and Oldbury, and knowing every inch of the A456. Hagley Road is the home of one of my regular curry nights with former colleagues, and I can recommend Bengal Delight for a… Continue reading THE LITTLE NIBBLE
TOP 100 PUBS – BLACK COUNTRY ARMS, WALSALL
I regularly get asked what the best pub(s) are, generally be people who have no intention of ever going in a pub, let alone one outside Cambridge. I always reply “The Dead Poets Inn in Holbrook“, without qualification, so as to appear authoritative on the matter. The truth is, great pubs need to be revisited… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BLACK COUNTRY ARMS, WALSALL
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