The Brasshouse, Birmingham

As described elsewhere. Its a nice pub and not as expensive as some in the city centre.

Large canal side pub serving 6 six real ales and food. Live music on during my Sunday afternoon visit.

Pub is as described in the previous reviews with seemingly no changes in decor . Fairly busy on my Saturday lunchtime visit with a more up-market feel than some of the nearby pubs . Five handpulls with all the beers from the Marstons stable , my Banks Sunbeam was pretty good . I enjoyed my visit here , a friendly comfortable pub with good service .

The Brasshouse is a pub/eatery with patio area. The front part of the building and Brasshouse passage are all that are left of the foundry built in 1781 by the newly formed Birmingham Metal Company to produce the alloy in the town. The works had disappeared by the time of the first OS maps, although the area remained industrial (pin, button and other works). By 1885 it was a Water Works office. It is in brick, with moulded stone door and window surrounds, and a balustrade. I frequented this place quite a lot in the late 80s/early 90s, when i worked on Broad St - then it was a bit of a place-to-be (so not sure how i got in). Anyhow, it is broadly speaking an L-shaped place, although it has lots of side areas, such as 'the boardroom'. The decor is one of exposed brick and varios coloured patterned wallpapers (red and wood panel in the boardroom!) and old prints and photos adorn the walls. They do food, but i haven't eaten here yet. There are TVs, which had various things on and the music was very soft. The service was fine and the place was pretty busy with a mixed clientele. Beer; usual tap stuff with Brakspear Oxford Gold, UBU Gold, Backyard Bitter and Hoard and a decent enough Timothy Taylor Landlord on handpull. It is the kind of place you will always be happy enough to nip into for one, especially to look at an 18th century industrial building - and one that has lasted longer than most around the area.

Official site of the Brasshouse - www.brasshousebirmingham.co.uk