22nd October - around Walsall's Backyard.

BJ's selection this evening as I join the lads at the Red Lion for a steady start via Banks's Original.

"Pretty Bricks" next was the proclamation and so we headed though various bits of the town that possibly need a regeneration grant to find "It's shut" and so we continue our 30 minute tour of industrial wastelands to finally reach the Fountain where The Hoard from Backyard went down well.

Next up to the Victoria for D&B Porter (another Backyard beer and nothing to do with Dunn and Bradstreet GP and DP!)

Lyndon House Hotel and I thought trying the house beer (Lyndon House Bitter) would be a good idea - one lives and learns. At this point TH mentions Lotus Notes - 'nough said!"

We then kicked leaves and hummed hovis theme music as we struggle up the steep cobble infested pathway past the church to the Wheatsheaf, where we samply Timothy Taylor Landlord and proved to be rubbish on the quiz machine before leaving for the Black Country Arms. Salopian Choir Porter was my personal favourite of the evening.

Time to head towards Birmingham and we finished in Bacchus Bar with Purity UBU.