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The Barrel Store, Birmingham
Birmingham
B3 1HL
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Barrel Store
A good addition to this part of the city, as it's only a short walk to Wolf on the corner and Burning Soul up the road. The barman on our visit was very hip and a very easygoing character. Twelve Attic beers, plus two guest on our visit. I went for their Moorings Robust Stout and Vault City Strawberry Sundae.
On 8th March 2025
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3645 recommendations about 3645 pubs]
Delboy 20 left this review about The Barrel Store
Decent sized taproom well described below. Good range of Attic beers and my Intuition was in good shape. Card only.
I didn't really warm to this place - it felt a bit like drinking a freezing cold beer in a large garage!
On 31st January 2025
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 1821 recommendations about 1692 pubs]
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Barrel Store
Situated in a railway arch for Snow Hill station, this is a reasonable size taproom with a good selection of their own keg beers, along with some collaborations and some guests.
Seating is on bench tables and there are pizza menus on each table. The full beer range was Attic Lucid, Elevate, Long Ridge, Union, Rollin' Waves, Calypso, Orders, Intuition, Signals & Ten Acres, Attic/New Bristol Suds, Attic/Titanic 23 Knots, Campervan South Island & NoFo Forest Explorer. The cider was Attic/Hogan's Quench.
Bar staff seemed a bit eccentric.
On 16th September 2024
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Barrel Store
Attic Brew Co taphouse located right under a wide railway bridge rather than in the usual viaduct side arches, although the look and feel once inside is much the same. Apart from the eponymous wooden casks ageing some special small-batch brews to your left as you enter, the remaining furniture and minimalist décor is much as you would expect. Limited pizza-based menu available. With two hooped founts of eight taps each, I found a wide selection of their own beers and a couple of collaborations - including the Life Raft session Pale with McColl's (£5.50) - plus four ciders being poured.
On 16th June 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 8679 recommendations about 8678 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Barrel Store
Latest arrival on the Birmingham drinking scene. This is under a railway arch - which probably explains why I didnt take an external photo - and is used as a space for Attic's barrel aging. A long rack, four high, with wooden casks doing their thing over time.
Of course, with the space, they have introduced a bar at the end - with Bench Seating. The range of their beers (and others) was impressive but a soulless atmosphere (few other punters not helping) and with not much else to look at, apart from barrels.
Their Tap Room at Bournville was far more impressive.
Would no doubt me better when with more punters.
On 12th June 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1563 recommendations about 1543 pubs]