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Waterside Tap, Birmingham
Birmingham
B1 2JT
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Waterside Tap
We entered this new Joule's pub from the lower canal level. You enter through a small outdoor courtyard. The whole of the ground floor was sealed off on our Sunday afternoon visit with a cleaner making it spotless. Presumably this only becomes busy on Friday and Saturday evenings.
The bar can be found on the upper Gas Street level. The 3 cask ales (all Joule's) are Pale Ale, Slumbering Monk & Citra Blonde. Keg options were Bodega Bay & Stone Haze. The building is large and impressive. Its canalside location adds to its appeal but the beer range was fairly mundane. My Slumbering Monk was in a good condition. I suspect I'll be back at some time but I doubt this will become a regular haunt and the lack of customers on a Sunday afternoon must be a cause for concern.
On 19th January 2026
- rating: 5
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Waterside Tap
Beautiful building which was formerly the headquarters of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal Company. Multi-room layout and very nicely refurbished interior. Not a fan of Joules beers, so I left it to Real Ale Ray to sample one. 3 handpumps all on, serving Monk, Pale and Blonde, all £4.60 a pint. Visited Aug 2025.
On 5th December 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3733 recommendations about 3733 pubs]
Delboy 20 left this review about Waterside Tap
Nice addition to the area. Much rather see a Joule's pub than a Bistro Pierre! Choice of 3 ales when I called - Pale, Blonde and Slumbering Monk. The Monk was excellent. Worth a visit.
On 8th November 2025
- no rating submitted
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Waterside Tap
New Joule's pub in the former Worcester & Birmingham Canal Company offices, and more recently the Bistro Pierre restaurant. Multi-room, townhouse-style layout on two floors, refurbished in the expected semi-traditional style. Disappointingly, just Slumbering Monk and Pale (£4.60) available from the three handpumps, with Citra Blonde temporarily off.
On 21st September 2025
- rating: 6
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