The Cardinals Hat, Worcester

Lovely, ancient multi roomer dating from the 1700s. A corridor leads to the front bar, a tiny and sparsely populated snug but aim for the rear room. Log Burner and wooden pannelling. The beer - My local is a Wye Valley GBG House and the Butty Bach here was as good as it ever gets. Seemed popular for cider drinkers, although the chap in front of me was disappointed they no longer stocked hogans. Defintely worth checking out.... history, conviviality and very good beer. Oh, and Seabrooks crisps.

Our 4th stop in Worcester and the best one of the first 4, was the Cardinal's Hat. As the city's oldest pub, it has plenty of character with a number of different rooms. Purity Mad Goose is the regular ale here. Guests were Gloucester Cascade, Wye Valley Butty Bach & The Hop Shed Sebright. Ciders were Weston's Old Rosie, Thatcher's Cheddar Valley & Hogan's Panking Pole, Hazy Rays, Lonely Partridge & Libertine. There may have been one other cider. They were all listed on a blackboard behind the bar, with only the Old Rosie on handpull. The young female staff were all very friendly. Apparently they accept CAMRA 50p off vouchers. But we missed out on that. Certainly a pub that I would return to next time I'm in Worcester.

Enjoyed my visit here , its a lovely old pub with friendly staff and locals , 6 handpulls , 1 given over to Old Rosie Cider , the other 5 to ale , Purity Mad Goose , North Cotswold Hung Drawn and Portered , Malvern Tighthead , Woods Shropshire Lass and a decent Malvern Berties . Bar snacks available , we tried the mixed Meat and Cheese platter which was very good if a bit pricey at £15.