George Hotel (JD Wetherspoon), Bewdley

An old hotel with typically Wetherspoons weird attempts at making it open plan. Bits of old pub remain, mostly old (?) panelling but it's an incoherent mess which some have called "rambling", presumably in the mental health meaning of the word. Two banks of pumps as usual with the rear-most group having the interesting beers, the front bank the usual suspects. My pint of Oakham was decidedly green and probably responsible for my feeling a bit liverish the next day. On the plus side the service was pretty snappy.

The George is one of JDW's hotels. As noted below it's a rambling old building with the bar roughly in the middle and a makeshift conservatory next to it. The bar has ten hand pumps but as is becoming depressingly common the choice was poor with the JDW Trio Of Doom doubled up, a festival ale from the beer festival well over a month ago, Shepherd Neame Todd the Axeman, Otter Ale and Mauldon's Blackadder. I went for the Blackadder (£2.75) which was expensive by Spoons standards but in good nick. The standard guest ale price here is £2.59 and most of the food is more expensive than average. I wasn't impressed with this one and wouldn't return.

Decent enough spoons with a rambling interior , very busy on my late Sunday afternoon visit but service was quick and friendly , the two beers i tried were in good nick . For some reason the female staff were all dressed as sexy pirates ........ extra points from me there .

Ten handpumps on the bar with one out of action and two displaying coming soon. We were ok though as there was a Tom Woods beer on one of the handpumps. An impressive building, so defo worth a visit.

Historic inn, given the makeover as a Wetherlodge hotel but quite a decent job done. The exterior was hidden under scaffolding due to refurbishment when I visited, but as the signs made clear it was open for business as usual. Additional dining area beyond the bar, and also extended via a side conservatory. Not all of the eight handpumps were working (despite the annoying impression given by unreserved clips) but the cask Sir Ruan from the current American craft brewer range (£2.50) was in good form.