Cider Pub Guide to West Midlands

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The guide to pubs selling cider in the West Midlands.
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Birmingham

Gas Street Basin

  • Canalside Cafe, 35 Worcester Bar, Gas Street, Birmingham, B1 2JU. Tel: (0121) 248 7979.

Former lock-keeper's cottage serving homecooked food. Serves Thatchers Gold on draught, Thatchers Pear Cider and Westons Organic in bottles. Located in the famous Canalside Gas Street.

  • Tap & Spile, Gas Street, Birmingham, B1 2JT. Tel: (0121) 632 5602.

Canalside at Gas Street Basin. Serves Addlestones. A little grubby!

Central Birmingham

  • The Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5SN. Tel: (0121) 200 3115.

Run by the former landlord of The Stag at Bloxwich. 2 guest real ciders or perry offered on handpump behind the bar, these are usually from Worcestershire maker Barbourne Cider or the Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co, however from time to time they stock Barkers, Thatchers, Knights and Newtons (plus Saxons). Cider board to right of bar lists those available. Bottled ciders are Thatchers Coxs, Katy and Old Rascal aswell as Westons.

  • The Figure Of Eight, 236 - 238 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2HG. Tel: (0121) 6330917.

A Wetherspoon pub in Birmingham's entertainments centre. Weston's Old Rosie and Organic Vintage always available along with Sheppy's Oakwood and Thatcher's Perry in botles for the summer. Possible inclusion of guest ciders/perries on handpumps if popularity continues.

  • Paradise Forum, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3JH. Tel: (0121) 214 8970.

Small Wetherspoon in shopping centre beneath Central Library. Westons Organic and Old Rosie served from the fridge.

  • The Old Contemptibles, 176 Edmund Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 2HB. Tel: (0121) 2003310.

Located at Edmund St/Livery Street junction. Old Rosie on tap (Oct 2009)

Other Birmingham

  • The Anchor, Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6ET. Tel: (0121) 622 4516.

Sells Thatchers Gold and Cheddar Valley on draught, plus 500ml bottles of Gwatkins Golden Valley and Yarlington Mill, and bottled Thatchers Katy and Cox. Guest cider or perry also now stocked, from smaller producers, with increased range during their beer festivals.

  • Bartons Arms, 144 High Street, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UP. Tel: (0121) 333 5988.

Fantastic Victorian tiled interior - Birmingham CAMRA POTY 2005. Now stocking Westons Organic Vintage in 500ml bottles, Westons Perry in 1l bottles, and draught Westons Old Rosie or First Quality, served on handpump. Draught cider has become a permanent fixture.

  • The Briar Rose, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RE. Tel: (0121) 634 8100.

Popular Wetherspoon pub now serving Westons Old Rosie and Westons Vintage from the fridge. Also range of Westons bottled ciders, including Organic, and Thatchers Perry.

  • The Highbury, Dads Lane, Birmingham, B13 8PG. Tel: (0121) 414 1525.

Westons Old Rosie.

  • Island Bar, 14 - 16 Suffolk Street, Birmingham, B1 1LT. Tel: (0121) 632 5296.

"Rock'n'roll cocktail bar" - opens 5pm to late every day, with DJs, live music nights, and student/young professional clientele. Stocks Westons Organic 50cl bottles @ £3, possible plans to stock a second traditional bottled cider.

  • Rooty Frooty, Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA. Tel: (0121) 604 7777.

Juice bar & vegetarian/organic cafe. Stocks Sheppys Organic, Westons Organic and Dunkertons Organic in 500ml bottles for £3.50 each.

  • The White Horse, 2 York Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0HG. Tel: (0121) 4276023.

Small traditional pub in suburb of Birmingham. Regularly featured a draught cider (often Westons Old Rosie kept in very good condition, but also Westons Scrumpy or Cheddar Valley). *cider temporarily unavailable due to delisting by Spirit Group who own the pub, but landlord & staff are keen to see this returned*

Excellent gastropub with nice food and eclectic drinks - serves bottled Aspall's Cyder.

Coventry

  • The Town Wall Tavern, Bond Street, Coventry, CV1 4AH. Tel: 024 7622 0963.

Excellent locals' pub with tiny 'snug' bar and a friendly welcome. Two Westons bag-in-a-box on the bar.

  • Nursery Tavern, 38 Lord Street, Chapel Fields, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 8DA Tel: 024 76674530.

Normally has a cider on (March 2006)

Dudley

  • The Waggon and Horses, 131 Toll End Road, Ocker Hill, Tipton. Tel: (0121) 5026453.

Thatchers Cider

  • DELIST: Fountain Inn, 8 Temple Street, off A459, Lower Gornal, West Midlands. Tel: (01384) 242777.

Doesn't sell thatchers anymore! they didnt sell enough bar maids to lazy to pour you one from the cellar & now they've stopped serving it!

Hockley Heath

  • Blue Bell, Warings Green Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 6BP. Tel: (01564) 702328

The Bluebell or Blue Bell hasn't changed a bit since then, and that's the real beauty of it; a tranquil oasis with a friendly, if no-nonsense gaffer, it remains untouched by the ravages of 'theme-pub-itis'. Large canalside pub, a true Bulmers cider house not so long ago, still serving a range of "Bulmers" products (plus Westons and the Blue Bell's special ciders) on handpumps (and a very good selection of constantly changing guest real-ales).

Visited in August 2008: Bulmers Traditional (Med) and Inch's (Bulmers) Stonehouse Cider (Dry) on handpump. Several empty Thatchers barrels suggest their Trad and Heritage have been available recently. Nice traditional bar with darts and locals cider mugs hanging up. The rest of the pub is less interesting. Good outside seating by the canal. Worth a visit, but the beer may be a better choice than the rather average range of ciders.

Nice traditional bar with darts and locals cider mugs hanging up. The rest of the pub is less interesting. Good outside seating by the canal. Worth a visit, but the beer may be a better choice than the rather average range of ciders.

Since October '08 The main traditional ciders served here now are Thatchers Heritage and Traditional dry, no Bulmers (other than the draught original) anymore.


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