The Posada, Wolverhampton

After gazing at the yellow glazing and the curved lead lined bay window there was no way I wasn’t popping into Posada for a pint. Brown banquettes in the front window face the L-shaped serving counter that runs up the right. Standard and premium keg were available and four of the six hand pumps were in use drawing Ossett’s Yorkshire Blonde (decent), Salopian’s Shropshire Gold, Bath Ales’ Gem and Wye Valley’s HPA. The service was polite, but I was one of only three customers early on a recent Thursday evening. The bare board floor from the bar runs through to a rear seating area with a fireplace and a very interesting two person snug in the right-hand wall. At the very rear is a raised tile floored seating area. To the left of the entrance is a large old style jukebox. I’m partial to a bit of Wham, but listening to George Michael’s greatest hits one after the other isn’t my idea of a fun time. I liked it in here and will return, just hopefully when the music is a little more upbeat.

Always worth a visit to this cracking Victorian pub, which has some superb tiling and woodwork and a nicely jumbled layout following changes over the years - look for the extra-snug snug! Cask ales on this visit were Banks's Amber, Wye Valley HPA, Shropshire Gold and Ossett Blonde.