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The Swan, Halesowen

Pub added by elizabeth mcgraw
Long Lane
Shell Corner
Postal town: Halesowen
B62 9JY

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Swan

Black Country Ales pub that follows the chain's successful formula of creating cosy pubs with a good real ale and cider selection.

This one had a few punters in on our Thursday afternoon visit. The room is carpeted and curves around a central and prominent bar. The real ale range is excellent for the area. Regular beers from Black Country Ales are Bradley's Finest Golden, Fireside & Pig On the Wall. Citra Sublime was another beer from the brewery. Guests were Sharp's Atlantic, Beartown Lit, Hartlebury Rambo Mango, Wantsum SS Montgomery, Mallinson's Calypso & Salopian Port In A Storm. Ciders were Thistly Cross Whisky Cask, Lilley's Pineapple Cider & Bee Sting Perry & Weston's Rosie's Pig Raspberry Cider.

After some deliberation, I opted for the Rambo Mango accompanied by a Cheese & Onion Cob with which you can get black pudding added at no extra charge. With a wait for the black pudding to be heated, I settled down to enjoy my beer, but unfortunately it wasn't in the best condition. Unfortunately, I've often found this with Black Country Ales pubs. The real ale choice is excellent, but this comes to the detriment of beer quality. They are simply trying to keep too many beers.

In addition, with the chef on a break, the black pudding never did arrive during our visit. So, the cheese and onion cob was consumed on it's tod! Why offer it, if it's not available?!

On 9th November 2023 - rating: 6
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Swan

A good traditional Black Country ales pub, with a varied selection of ales across 11 handpumps, plus four ciders. The interior had a fairly compact and central bar area as you entered, with banquette seting along the front windows and an open fire along the opposite wall, which was lit on our Monday afternoon visit. The lounge area then narrowed and continued along the right hand side of the building.
The pub had a good atmosphere on our visit and a group of retired locals were having good banter sitting opposite the bar. They were also helpful with the No 8 bus timetable and told us to forget the bus and have another few pints. We went for the Salopian Echoes of Symmetry and the Salopian Golden Thread, which were in good shape.

On 2nd April 2020 - rating: 8
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Gill Smith left this review about The Swan

Good selection of ales on today. We had to take the Milestone Azacca Gold back as it was at the end of the barrel, but exchanged no problem. The Yorkshire Heart Platinum EPA and Battledown Original were fine.

On 6th April 2019 - rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Swan Inn

Black Country Ales pub doing a roaring trade on a Wednesday evening, with a charity quiz night in full swing (and the compere bellowing out the questions and answers without the benefit of any amplification). Partly opened-out at some stage to leave a staple-shaped main bar and a further bar / seating / dining area off to one side at the back. Traditional furniture and decor, with some tiled panels on the lower parts of most walls. Features a very impressive selection of up to 11 real ales and six ciders in a wide variety of styles from various banks of handpumps scattered about the counter. Went from the Salopian Sixth Mass (£3.20), but would have happily gone for almost anything on offer.

On 7th October 2017 - rating: 9
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Black Country Mike from Chesterfield left this review about The Swan Inn

Now a Black Country Ales pub.

8 real ales on offer and all those I tried were excellent.

Please note: Kids & dogs are not welcome by the look of it - there was a notice on the entrance stating that this was the consensus of the regulars.

On 8th August 2015 - rating: 8
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Swan Inn

A detached cream rendered Victorian pub with beer garden at the back. The pub is in a cream render. Despite new windows and an added front porch some of the Victorian features can still be seen; small gables with gothic finials, rusticated endstones and an etched door window informing the the ddor was for the 'outdoor department'.

The interior has an open plan room the nearly encompasses the serving bar that faces you on entry. The walls are a split coffe and cream colour (i think) with a cream ceiling. It has a red patterned carpet floor, apart from around the bar and the dart area, where it is wood. There is a small annex, which has been converted from something into a seating area that is in green and white, with Victorian prints on the walls. Elsewhere, boxing pictures seemed to dominate. There is an eclectic mix of furniture, from stools to flowery sofas. There is a big pull-down screen TV, but this wasn't on and a TV around the other side, which had some programme on. The background music was a little on the loud side. The service was OK and a few mixed locals were in.

Beer; there was one handpull with Banks's MILD however this had ran out. Usual tap stuff, i had half of Worthington.

A run-of-the-mill kind of place - it may have been better for me personally if the MILD had been on.

On 16th March 2012 - no rating submitted
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