Birmingham City Centre:
We dropped in here on the way from Birmingham Art Gallery & Museum. Pleasant enough; limited cask but some good keg craft-ish beer, and as we were there before work-kicking-out time, only a few students present (all paying individually, with debit cards or Apple pay). The barman was in good humour despite this, beer and wine fine, not too bad a place to sit, but it rapidly gets busy post work and evening, with it’s location, though it was positively empty compared to the OCs.
Birmingham:
I wasn’t entirely expecting to like this- I was looking for a nearby pub I used to drink in occasionally years ago (that I think may have become this). It’s got a few warning signs- it is themed, and there’s a dedicated Gin Palace- but it was actually pleasant, despite being rammed, though we chose to sit outside (in December!!). Decent beer, pleasant staff.
[edit 2022: It’s now The Queens Head again.]
Dale End, Birmingham:
Odd place, with an attempt to theme after the TV series- and some evidence of punters dressing accordingly- we only went in because it was handy.
No ale, and even the one decent lager was off, so bottled lager it was. Not actually unpleasant, but nothing special by a long shot either.
In Ur Pubz, Drinkin Ur Beerz