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Post Office Vaults, Birmingham
Birmingham
B2 4BA
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Malden man left this review about Post Office Vaults
Handily located for the station, this made for a decent last drink before my train home. Down a few stairs to a kind of semi-basement room with a boarded floor, hops running along the ceiling beams and a picture rail height shelf has literally scores of beer bottles on display. A free to play bar billiards table is located in a rear corner while decor includes mainly Belgian and German beer paraphernalia. A blocked up fireplace has a drinking ledge in front of it.
Beer "bibles" on the tables list the extensive range of bottles on offer while on the bar there were a range of eight completely eclectic beers, several of which I had never heard of. I went for Kelham Island Riders of the Storm. There are also twelve proper ciders, all listed on a board.
There was a bit of a damp musty smell that you can get in these subterranean places but that did not distract from what is a cracking little pub.
On 19th April 2017
- rating: 8
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Ian Mapp left this review about Post Office Vaults
This takes some finding. I thought I knew BRM pretty well, but I've never noticed this pub. A good look on Google Street View revealed its hiding place.
More ciders than ales but a serious drinking den. Worth seeking out.
Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2id5KV
On 24th December 2016
- rating: 8
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Black Country Mike from Chesterfield left this review about Post Office Vaults
Not mentioned in the previous reviews is the fact that on the tables is a rather impressive Belgian beer menu, including the limited edition dry hopped Duvel (£9 a bottle, mind you!)
On 30th May 2016
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Oggwyn Great left this review about Post Office Vaults
As pointed out in previous reviews a slightly ackward to find cellar bar , to me it had a slight 70s feel to the decor , plenty of beer available and the staff were friendly and knowlegable , my pint of Froth Blowers Midland Red was spot on .
A note for any ladies drinking here , you need a code to gain access to the toilets .
On 8th May 2016
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Aqualung . left this review about Post Office Vaults
This is a cellar bar which it has been suggested is under the same ownership as the Wellington nearby. I rather doubt this as the Wellington is a Black Country Ales house that sells at least three of their beers whereas this place is not listed on their site and didn't have any of their beers on when I visited.
It came as a relief to visit here after the Briar Rose which was rammed with raucous students and other assorted idiots. On a Saturday evening this place was busy but not impossibly so. It was too busy to note all the beers but I did see Salopian, Hobson's and XT represented. I went for a RAT beer called Rat In The Kitchen (£3.40) which was a superb last pint of the day before getting the train back to London.
The Wellington is bigger and has more beers but I thought this place was almost as good.
On 15th October 2015
- rating: 8
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Al Bundy left this review about Post Office Vaults
I liked this place. A quite decent selection of beers and as others have said easy to miss.
On 23rd September 2015
- rating: 7
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hondo . left this review about Post Office Vaults
Cellar bar with 2 entrances. 8 real ales.
On 29th July 2015
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Old Boots left this review about Post Office Vaults
A cellar bar, more apparently so if entering from the single narrow door way and staircase in New Street rather than the wider frontage in Pinfold Street where I was greeted with a faint whiff of toilet cleaner. It's a long thin place opening out a bit at one end with the counter in the middle to one side. There is a lot of cider and bottles plus 8 handpumps of cask beers from micros. Decor is from bottles and hop flowers, some European enamel beer advertising signs and old photos of Birmingham. There is a bar billiards table tucked against the wall by the stairs which might make an interesting game, the rules hang on the wall above but there is no backboard. Clientèle was a mix of yoghurt knitters presumably attracted by the cider, some middle aged beer geeks, a group of suits and a few normal people. The ciders and bottled beers but not the draught beers are listed on blackboards. My beer was fine in all respects so I wouldn't argue with its GBG2013 listing.
On 25th June 2013
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Alan Stobbs left this review about Post Office Vaults
Passing the door on New Street about five times before finding the entrance felt it was well worth the visit after finding a very good selection of real ale on the bar along with ciders and keg beers. It was early evening and quite full but pleasent. Will be looking for this bar again when in Birmingham.
On 19th June 2013
- rating: 8
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Chris Kilmister left this review about Post Office Vaults
Another real ale pub in Brum. A little gem.
On 15th February 2013
- rating: 9
[User has posted 12 recommendations about 10 pubs]