Cask Ale Week: 41 real ale pubs to visit in Birmingham, according to CAMRA guide

By Asmita Sarkar

Digital Journalist

Published 20th Sep 2023, 16:57 BST

It’s Cask Ale Week and it’s time to celebrate the real ales of Birmingham. Here are 41 pubs and bars in Birmingham serving real ale

It’s Cask Ale Week from tomorrow (September 21) and it the annual celebration of Britain’s national drink – cask beer! It is the best time to celebrate the local breweries and pubs in Birmingham - and there are dozens to pick from.

Whether you are in the city centre or in the neighbourhoods of Birmingham - you will find a place to try out cask ale. Several pubs are facing closure all over the country, including Birmingham and one of the best ways to support them is by visiting them.

Cask Ale Week is supported by the major trade organisations, brewers & pub groups as well as The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). So, we took a look at CAMRA’s Birmingham guide of where to find the real ales. From Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham city centre to Northfield and Moseley - there’s a real ale pub or bar that is worth visiting.

We could recommend to drink wisely even if you want to pub hop to all the real ale pubs that Birmingham has to offer. Here are 41 pubs in Birmingham where you will find real ale:

1. Bacchus Bar, city centre

Situated below the Burlington Hotel, this is part of Mitchells and Butlers Nicholson’s brand. The CAMRA guide says it offers up to six real ales (three regular and three changing). Some craft beers are also on tap. (Photo - Google Maps) | Google

It is situated in a Grade II listed building. The CAMRA guide says: “The multi-room pub serves up to four hand-pulled ales and one key-keg ale at any one time. Supports local breweries.” (Photo - Google Maps)

2. The Anchor, Digbeth

It is situated in a Grade II listed building. The CAMRA guide says: “The multi-room pub serves up to four hand-pulled ales and one key-keg ale at any one time. Supports local breweries.” (Photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps

This is a Grade II listed Brewer’s Tudor pub. It was refurbished and reopened by J D Wetherspoon in 2010. The CAMRA guide says: “Built in 1929 to the a Bateman & Bateman design, this Midland roadhouse replaced an earlier, smaller pub that had been on the site.” (Photo - Google Maps)

3. The Black Horse, Northfield

This is a Grade II listed Brewer’s Tudor pub. It was refurbished and reopened by J D Wetherspoon in 2010. The CAMRA guide says: “Built in 1929 to the a Bateman & Bateman design, this Midland roadhouse replaced an earlier, smaller pub that had been on the site.” (Photo - Google Maps) | Google

This is a Victorian pub that has retained much of its original features. The CAMRA guide says: “It has a number of different rooms starting with a tap room on the left and a lounge on the right when entering. At the rear is a restaurant area.“(photo - Google Maps)

4. Black Eagle, Hockley

This is a Victorian pub that has retained much of its original features. The CAMRA guide says: “It has a number of different rooms starting with a tap room on the left and a lounge on the right when entering. At the rear is a restaurant area.“(photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps

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