The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham

The Jewellers Arms is a Black Country Ales pub, so you know what you're going to get - up to 12 pumps, mostly ale with a cider or two. These include the usual 3 from the host brewery, plus well-chosen guests from independent breweries (Mallinson's & Sussex's Three Acre featured recently). All are listed on screens, though as Hockley sees fewer visitors than Central Birmingham, it didn't seem to be mandatory to order by number as is the case in The Wellington. Ample comfortable seating as usual with BCA, along with background chatter from the busy tables made for a pleasant few hours sampling the beers.

A first ever visit here and I wasn't disappointed, a trad old school pub with 12 handpumps, the Branscome Golden Fiddle was ok if not memorable but plenty of choice to be had.

A previous visit to the Jewellers Arms several years ago filed this as one not to bother with, but that’s now not the case after Black Country Ales took it over in 2017 and refurbished the place. They have done a very good job and it is now an excellent ale house in a traditional street corner pub as mentioned below. I went for the house mild , the Pig on the Wall and very good it was too, especially as it was a London wallet pleasing £3.75 a pint.

Official site of The Jewellers Arms - www.blackcountryales.co.uk

Carpeted, traditional furniture, floral wallpaper, Victorian-style lighting and banquette seating. All this and a total of 12 pumps, I went for the Weller Weal which was good, price forgotten.

Official site of The Jewellers Arms - www.blackcountryales.co.uk