My turn this month to organize the monthly boys outing and so I took the opportunity to visit Harbourne, a place that had certainly been attracting my attention in recent months via its mentions in various local real ale leaflets. With the German Christmas market having opened the day before I took the opportunity to pop over early and ended up for my first beer in the Wellington in the shape of RCH Hewish Mild (most enjoyable.)
Time to move o to our meeting point, the Old Contemptables where there was something of a festival on wit several new beers for me. I opted for Sambrooks Junction. Most of the others soon joined me and it was off to catch the 22 bus to take us to Harbourne. We alighted in War Lane and headed over to the Bell, a nice olde worlde pub close to the golf course. Wye Valley Butty Bach was my selection and shortly after our final member appeared in the pub.
Our route took us next the the New Inns via an under lit pathway and although for of a food type pub maybe, the bar was a pleasant enough place to sip Bath Ales SPA.
Up to the White horse next and some 1779 Porter from Greene King.
The Harbourne Stores had seemed promising so that was out next port of call but we found it to be disappointing. Marston's EPA drunk here.
Time was pressing so time for one more before heading back to Birmingham so we went to the Junction and some Timothy Taylor Landlord.
As we left it was raining heavily but fortunately the bus shelter was only a few minutes away and only a few minutes.
We ended up at the Wellington (having tried the Joint Stock but it was quite busy) and I again went for RCH Hewish Mild which this time was not quite as good (probably due to the other beers we had been drinking.)
We had time for one more and so over to the post Office Vaults and being short on time I went for the first thing I saw - Freedom Stout.
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