The Phoenix, Tamworth

This looks like a shop conversion and is a Stonegate pub. It's set on three levels with the bar on the middle level. The whole place is divided up into smaller areas although it is a single room. I noticed they do food here at very similar prices to Wetherspoon but the Full English is actually cheaper than the JDW large breakfast. I spotted a few TVs one of which was playing music videos with the sound on and the others were muted which was just as well as they were on different channels. The three hand pumps have the largest swan necks I've ever seen standing almost as tall as the handles. Sadly the beer choice was mainstream, Pedigree, Hobgoblin or Old Speckled Hen. I went for the Pedigree (£2.30) a beer I haven't tried for years and thought it was quite dull compared to what I remembered. If I had noticed the CAMRA discount it would have become cheaper than the two Spoons and this place is a bit like a small JDW. Sadly the limited and dull beer choice lets it down and I wouldn't bother returning.