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Hop House, Tamworth
Tamworth
B79 7NB
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Reviews of Hop House (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Hop House
The Hop House is part of the Castle Hotel. It was easy to miss at first, as the entrance was covered by scaffolding. The interior is fairly dark and probably not helped by the scaffolding. Our visit was poorly timed, as a wedding party had arrived and there was a large queue at the bar. The solitary barman did his best but warned us he would be serving the party first and that we'd have to wait around 15 minutes. This turned out to be just under 10 minutes.
Beers are all keg but there are 2 boxed ciders - Pulp Mango Daiquiri & Sandford Orchards Devon Red. Craft ales were Brew York Intervention, Wye Valley Nightjar, Drop Project Razza, Signature Hazy Machine, Bristol Beer Factory Laser Juice, Colbier Mansori, Stardust Zestar & Purity Everday. I opted for a keg French cider called Session Cider from Maison Sassy, which was very drinkable.
If you like craft beers, this may be for you. However, I'd be happy to skip this place if back in Tamworth again.
On 7th June 2026
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3511 recommendations about 3509 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Al Bundy left this review about Bow Street Runner at The Castle Hotel
Didn't open until 5 on this Wednesday and to be honest it wasn't really worth the wait. Its ok at best.
On 23rd July 2015
- rating: 5
[User has posted 3487 recommendations about 3390 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Alan Winfield left this review about Bow Street Runner at The Castle Hotel
The Bow Street Runner is the public bar for the Castle Hotel,the entrance to this bar is on market street and not through the main entrance.
Once inside when me and the wife did this pub there was a decent sized single room,the beers on the bar were from Whitbread and the drink was pretty poor.
This pub caters for younger drinkers,i passed the pub very recently and the pub was very busy with younger drinkers,i doubt if there are any real ales on the bar,but i am not sure about this as i did not go in to see.
Pub first visited 3/1/1987
Photo taken 25/10/2014
On 8th December 2014
- rating: 5
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: Hop House - whatpub.com
Tamworth, 0.59 miles, 11 min walk (show)
Wilnecote (Staffs), 2.16 miles, 41 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Darts : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Hot Food : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Karaoke : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live Music : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Ale : No last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 03 March 2026 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- WiFi : No last updated 07 June 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
