Railway Inn, Hinckley

This is a Steamin`Billy pub close to the railway station and there was a packed house here at around 1-30 yesterday with plenty of diners,drinkers and surprisingly a 5 piece jazz band giving it plenty, although not sure if this is a regular feature or it was someone's party. As it was so crowded could not say what the number of cask beers was but i did see 3 from Steamin` Billy and one the Blue Monkey Brewery.

This is no longer a Marston's pub but a Steamin' Billy outlet. It retains two completely separate bars and I chose the "public" side. This is a long room with laminate tile flooring and benches along the walls. The whole place seems to have been renovated without trashing it. There is a new looking conservatory at the rear. Each side of the bar has four hand pumps which on my visit had the three Steamin' Billy beers, Charnwood Vardy's Volley & one I couldn't read and Belvoir Dark Horse Mild. Due to the two town micropubs not opening until 14:00 I had time to try the three Steamin' Billy beers Thirsty Fisherman (£3.10), Bitter (£3.20) and 1485 (£3.40) all of which were first class. Steamin' Billy don't brew their beer any more but their pubs seems to be good places and this is no exception.