Wheelie Thirsty, Stourbridge

Fixed Wheel micro-pub, with light wooden furniture and decoration comprising some modern prints rather than the expected breweriana. Four handpumps, with three of the brewery's own real ales - Through and Off session IPA (£3.20), The Black Cyclone coffee milk stout and Mellow Johnny, plus Oakham Citra as a guest. Also has four craft keg beers, with a couple from Wild Card and one from Burning Soul and its own Saline Drip.

This is a fairly typical brewery micropub that looks like it could become a small chain with the imminent opening of the Old Hill outlet. It's a small rectangular room with chunky wooden tables and chairs, a small servery at the rear right and cycling themed posters on the walls. There is a chill cabinet to the rear left with a few boxes of cider, bottles and cans. They have a limited choice of gins and keg options some from Fixed Wheel. The landlady had rigged up some music to play from a laptop behind the bar but this wasn't loud and was quite unobtrusive. I got here at midday on a Saturday when I was the only punter for a while. The four hand pumps had Fixed Wheel offerings, Wheelie Pale, Wheelie Hazy, Sheriff and Blackheath Stout. I went for the Blackheath Stout (£3.50) which was in great nick but got a bit heavy after a few pints so had the Sheriff (£3.30). I'd tried this the day before in Stourbridge. Although in good nick it's an attempt to include white grape juice with a pale ale; it certainly wasn't unpleasant but I've had much better from this brewery. I didn't rate this one as highly as the previous review but it's a decent micropub and I don't have anything bad to say about it.