Turf Tavern, Walsall

Very difficult to spot from a distance as the faded signage on this terraced pub does little to distinguish it from the adjoining houses. The bar is as simple as it gets too, with slatted wooden benches along the walls plus plain tables and little in the way of decor. Four of five handpumps in operation, offering HPA and Butty Bach from Wye Valley and Old Prickly (£2.70) and Shropshire Stout from Holden's. Amusingly, there is a solitary keg tap for Carling but it's difficult to see that getting much use here. Multiple local Camra award winner, but sadly no photographs allowed inside, and (apart from the bar) all appears to be rotting away...