The Hawne Tavern, Hawne, Halesowen

Excellent side-street pub with signage highlighting the local mining heritage. Retains two separate bars, with the larger one having the pool table and another partly opened-out room at the back (with a tidy patio beer garden beyond). Relatively light inside, with refurbished furniture and plenty of old photographs and ephemera on the walls. Good choice of real ales from a total of ten handpumps: HPA, Three Tuns XXX, Hobson's Shropstar (£3.50), Salopian Lemon Dream, Oakham Citra and Abbeydale's Moonshine. Also has Old Rosie cider on draught in the smaller, darker lounge.

A really good backstreet boozer. I hadn't visited the Hawne Tavern for over 30 years. I was a student at the time at the college up the road. Good selection of ales on with Salopian Prohibition, Abbeydale Deception, HPA, 3 Tuns XXX, Oakham Below Zero and Elland 1872 Porter. The 2 we tried were in fine shape. I won't leave it as long to visit again!