Dead Wax Digbeth, Birmingham

Rough-and-ready old boozer entirely in keeping with the neighbourhood, with something of a reputation as a music pub. That said, the interior has some residual features harking back to better days, including a moulded counter frontage in the main bar. There is also a back room with a further small servery. Basic furniture and decor throughout. Slater's Top Totty (£3.00) available from one of four handpumps, with a reversed Doom Bar clip noted on another.

Very basic boozer, in industrial Digbeth, and not comfortable at all and has a locals feel. But its a lovely building from the outside and the one real ale - Wye Valley HPA - is excellent. One to do if you're local or on a crawl around Digbeth.

A lovely old pub in Digbeth, dating from the early part of the nineteenth century. It has two rooms, a rear lounge and a front bar. The lounge had a big screen showing the football, on silent, when I visited. There are fake wooden beams screwed to the wall, painted cream or 'off white'. Beerwise, it does the usual suspects, with M&B Mild on smooth, and two real ales, Wye Valley HPA and Sharp's Doom Bar. I had the HPA, which was delicious. However, I have heard rumours that the ales are not always on by mid-week. There were only about four other punters in when I was there. There was an old boy behind the bar who, for me added to the atmosphere. This felt like a pub that should have been in the middle of a country village rather than post-industrial Digbeth. I really liked the Wagon and Horses and would definitely be back.