The Colebrook, Solihull

Large Ember Inn with plenty people in just for a drink. 5 ales on - Doom Bar, Tribute, Ubu, Twilighter IPA and a Christmas beer. We went for the Twilighter which was fine. We had just got soaked walking from the train station so the fire was very welcome! Happy to call in again.

Imposing suburban inn, with a bold but appealing brick façade. As an Ember Inn, the partially opened-out interior has a mixture of seating / dining areas, all with tidy, semi-modern furniture and generally light decor. There are a number of wooden tables out front plus a fair-sized beer garden on the low patio terrace at the back. I found five real ales - Ember (Black Sheep) Pale (£3.00), Sharp's Atlantic, London Pride, Tribute and Purity Pure UBU - and Old Rosie cider available from the two banks of five handpumps.