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The Head of Steam, Birmingham
Birmingham
B2 5DP
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Reviews of The Head of Steam (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Head of Steam
Modern bar featuring a sizeable split-level layout with a games area as you enter, an island bar up a half-flight of stairs and a further seating / dining area up the second half-flight overlooking the interior and street. Variable lighting levels, with a mix of traditional, modern and industrial elements. With all seven handpumps in use on this latest visit, I found the 'house' Gold and Best Bitter from Camerons, Nimbus (£5.60) and Vanilla Gorilla from Green Duck, Hobson's Town Crier, Quencher from Theakston and Thistly Cross cider being served. Reasonable choice from craft keg taps too, and plenty of bottled and canned beers too.
On 11th September 2026
- rating: 8
[User has posted 9226 recommendations about 9226 pubs]
Strongers . left this review about The Head of Steam
The Head of Steam has seating, televisions, two dartboards, a pool table, two pinball machines and a shuffleboard table past the entrance at street level before steps that climb to the bar area where there’s an island bar with a tile floored apron that edges onto the wooden flooring that runs throughout. More televisions with live sports are found throughout and beer shelves run up the right-hand wall. Behind the island bar are a couple of rows of thick wooden tables with padded benches and booths run along the rear wall. In the front right corner is a separate raised seating area that had been hired out for a private party during a recent Wednesday evening visit. Premium and mainstream craft keg options are available from the counter that was also supporting cask options of Green Duck Beer Co’s Shore Line and Meltdown, Titanic’s Steerage, Northern Monk’s Mills Hills and SUP, Vocation Brewery’s Naughty & Nice Honeycomb Crunch Chocolate Stout and the Head of Steam Gold. I’d had a few lagers so decided to have a Jubel which set me back nearly £8, that’ll learn me! I thought the service was miserable and there was no atmosphere even though there were a few people in. There are better, and cheaper, options nearby.
On 22nd July 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 6826 recommendations about 6787 pubs]
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Head of Steam
A terraced town centre pub with a lower patio area to inhale car exhausts. This is a multi level pub and eatery, with some large TVs for sport, music at a reasonable level and some trainy stuff on the walls - other than a townscape feature wall. A central island bar serves several real ales as well as interesting craft stuff. Good service and a good, mixed clientele. Had a Green Duck Coco Motion Stout that was decent -despite, forgive the pun, losing its head pretty quickly. I have been a few times and will happily go back.
On 16th June 2025
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3175 recommendations about 3170 pubs]
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Birmingham Snow Hill, 0.33 miles, 6 min walk (show)
Birmingham Moor Street, 0.39 miles, 7 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - Discount amount not stated by Birmingham CAMRA - last updated 10 January 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 10 January 2019 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 07 June 2018 by hondo .
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 10 January 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 10 January 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
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