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:
9. The Country Girl, Selly Oak
This pub recently had a refurbishment and looks new and shiny from the inside. The CAMRA guide says: “Typical Ember Inns pub, which is no bad thing as the beer range tend to be interesting.” (Photo - Mitchells & Butlers) | Country Girl
10. Craven Arms, Birmingham city centre
This pub is from the early 19th-century and is a former Holder’s outlet. It was refurbished last year. The CAMRA guide says: “Handpulls take prominence on the bar and, in addition to three permanent Black Country beers, six changing guest casks come from breweries across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Three changing craft keg lines. Cider available.” (Photo - Google Maps) | Google Maps
11. The Elizabeth of York, Moseley
This is a Wetherspoons pub on St Marys Row. The CAMRA guide says: “There is a regular Locale rotation of its beer. These are alongside the usual Wetherspoons ales.” (Photo - Google Maps) | Google
12. Figure of Eight
This is a Wetherspoons pub which recently underwent a refurb. The CAMRA guide says: “Very popular with after work drinkers and is on the city centre drinking circuit so gets busy early evenings, Fridays and Saturdays.” (Photo - Google Maps) | google maps screengrab