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Craven Arms (Black Country Ales)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Grain - Oak |  | 1 |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Going to Australia |  | 1 |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Old London Victorian Stout | | 1 |
| Keltek - Lance | | 1 |
| Long Itch - Seven Year Itch | | 1 |
| Magic Rock - Dark Arts | | 1 |
| Pixie Spring - Tidy - Bang 3 | | 1 |
| Tiny Rebel - Stay Puft | | 1 |
| Wood Street - Golden Larch | | 1 |
| Black Country - BFG Bradley's Finest Golden | Not Tried | 0 |
| Black Country - Fireside Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Black Country - Pig on the Wall Mild | Not Tried | 0 |
| Colchester - Drizzle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Grainstore - Ten Fifty (1050) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Magic Rock - Punch Line: Chocolate & Chipotle Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mulberry Duck - Copper Bottom | Not Tried | 0 |
| Plain Ales - Inncognito | Not Tried | 0 |
| Quartz - Inaugural | Not Tried | 0 |
| Revolutions - Into Your Arms | Not Tried | 0 |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| XT Brewing - No. 9 Black Velvet | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
17 May 2016 (Blair)
Great little pub, and we were especially happy to find a dark beer festival going on. Great line-up of beer available. Disappointed there were no cheese cobs left though!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Rock - Dark Arts | 6.00 | | Fantastic stout from what is probably my favourite brewery. |
| Tiny Rebel - Stay Puft | 5.20 | | Very enjoyable, but obviously a bit on the sweet side. One is enough for me. |
| Howling Hops (Former brewery at Cock Tavern) - Old London Victorian Stout | 6.50 | | Slightly warm but pleasant with intense roasted flavour. |
14 Oct 2015 (Mitch)
Fairly busy, nice range of customers young, old, male female. Staff frosty to say the least, but I am not local. 9 beers on. 1 stout, 1 dark, 6 pale even described as lagerish! God help us. Only 1 Amber trad bitter, so I only stayed for 1. That 1 was good. Well kept, good flavour, nice colour so that drags the score up a point. When will pubs and Brewers realise that there is still a need to provide decent English bitters and not an overwhelming flood of American pale, citrus lagerish ale?
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grain - Oak | 3.80 | | Nice pint of English traditional bitter, |
22 Mar 2014 (Stephen Harris)
I was first through the door after noon opening, shortly to be followed by some serious local beer-spotter types. Very nice pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pixie Spring - Tidy - Bang 3 | 4.10 | | Interesting. A regular, brown-coloured bitter, boosted by a big pile of Cascade hops. It works well. |
| Hopcraft (experimental side of Pixie Spring) - Going to Australia | 4.90 | | Lovely, as you might expect from this brewery. Full of down-under hop tastes. |
| Long Itch - Seven Year Itch | 4.00 | | Amber-coloured. Quite hoppy, with citrus tastes. Not as full-blown as I really like though. |
| Black Country - BFG Bradley's Finest Golden | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Black Country - Fireside Bitter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Black Country - Pig on the Wall Mild | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Swannay (formerly Highland) - Pale Ale | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| XT Brewing - No. 9 Black Velvet | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Magic Rock - Punch Line: Chocolate & Chipotle Porter | 5.40 | Not Tried | |
| Revolutions - Into Your Arms | 6.90 | Not Tried | |
| Mulberry Duck - Copper Bottom | 4.60 | Not Tried |
07 Sep 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Instantly my new favourite Birmingham pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Street - Golden Larch | 4.50 | | Golden in colour. Initially a little sweet, but then reveals a depth of flavour. |
| Keltek - Lance | 4.00 | | Amber/gold in colour. Nicely rounded and balanced. |
| Black Country - BFG Bradley's Finest Golden | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Black Country - Fireside Bitter | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Black Country - Pig on the Wall Mild | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Grainstore - Ten Fifty (1050) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Plain Ales - Inncognito | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Colchester - Drizzle | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Quartz - Inaugural | 4.80 | Not Tried |
About the Craven Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 5 |
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The pub is found in Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1JL.
A beautifully-preserved exterior to this pub, the extensive tiling displaying its former ownership by Holders Brewery. It is a fairly small, street-corner pub with a single bar area. Typically sells the three Black Country Ales beers, plus a free choice of up to six guest beers. Quite handy for New Street Railway Station.
We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 21 different beers and tried 9 of them.
Postcode: B1 1JL