Ale Rooms, Kenilworth

GBG 2022 entry. A real ale micro and gin room. Smart decor and friendly staff. The beer offering were a bit pedestrian for a micro - standard cask offerings - Bombardier noticed. Purity Mad Goose Chosen. A handful of ladies on Gin and Lads on Euro Lagers on a Saturday Lunch. Can they justify 5 casks? Can't imagine Bombardier generated much interest. Music on at a comfortable level. A collection of tables and chairs in groups of 4.

Probably a bit large for a micro-pub, given that another seating area is available upstairs, and the furniture / decor are also more modern than one might expect and background music was playing. However, it was unaccountably empty when I called by on a Wednesday evening (when a number of other Kenilworth pubs were doing good business). Anyway, the real ale choice and quality is certainly not an issue, and I enjoyed my pint of XT 4 (£3.20) one of five different beers available from the six handpumps.

This is the sister pub to the Ale Rooms in Knowle and is equally good. Great choice of beers including Sadler's Pale Ale Rooms, Flipside Farthing mild, Silhill Wow Zesty IPA, Church Farm IPA and Warwickshire Duck Soup. The ones we tried were excellent. A must visit if you are in the area.