30th January 2020 A couple of days in lovely Wolverhampton to finish the West Midlands GBG. A quieter year for WM with less new micros, but I won’t gloat. Tonight’s budget (well, £33) accommodation comes courtesy of Barons Court, which is a bit of a national treasure. Still takes forever to get down to Stourbridge,… Continue reading STAGGERING COINCIDENCES IN STOURBRIDGE
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STOURBRIDGE TAKES IT TO THE BANK
You can bank on Stourbridge. Another year, another excellent new GBG entry to add to the classic Batham’s pubs in the town’s suburbs. Perhaps it lacks an absolute classic like the Cooper’s or Great Western, but I can’t think of many towns with the same consistency. Just pray it doesn’t get completely overrun by brewery… Continue reading STOURBRIDGE TAKES IT TO THE BANK
HALLOWEEN PARTIES AT STOURBRIDGE’S GREEN DUCK
I never forget how lucky I am to be able to go round the country, finding pubs closed, motorways jammed and Starbucks running out of Pike Place (or worse, replaced with Christmas Blend). Richard Coldwell was quizzing Simon and I last week about the downside of GBG ticking; how’d we feel about having to… Continue reading HALLOWEEN PARTIES AT STOURBRIDGE’S GREEN DUCK
WORD(SLEY) UP
We left the last post with my drinking buddy already two pints of 6%+ beer up, before the 6pm witching hour, and with two ticks left. Not a good place to start the a walk up the A491 to Wordsley. This is where geography gets complicated. I put Wordsley in the box marked “Greater Stourbridge”,… Continue reading WORD(SLEY) UP
STOURBRIDGE – BOSTIN’ BUT NO BATHAMS
Sorry for Black Country cliches, but they were all present and correct on Friday night. Friendly folk, cheap good quality beer and curry, “Noice”. There were a couple of Beer Guide newbies to visit, but the real reason to visit was a new indoor skatepark for my son to tick off (ticking starts young). We… Continue reading STOURBRIDGE – BOSTIN’ BUT NO BATHAMS
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