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The Shaking Hand, Solihull
Shirley
Postal town: Solihull
B90 3GG
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Shaking Hand
A decent micropub with three quality beers to choose from on our Thursday evening visit. The three handpumps on were Black Jack Jack in the Box Blonde, Bexley Brewery Spike Island and Copper Beach Birdie. I went for the Black Jack Blonde, a very decent 4% session ale at £4.20 a pint. There was also a blackboard near the bar area displaying a list of 40 tinned beers from the fridges, 20% off on 'Tinnie Thursday'.
On 29th May 2023
- rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Shaking Hand
Modern light and airy one room micropub that opened in March 2019, just in time for Covid, located in the Shirley Parkgate shopping centre. However they seem to have survived well and had a few in on this Saturday evening.
The small bar has four hand pumps for cask and five keg taps for craft which I was told regularly rotate. Then fridges with a good collection of bottles and cans.
There’s a lot of glass frontage here and I prefer micropubs without the distraction of TV screens. However it’s the locals that count and if it attracts them all well and good. But for sure this is a very good addition for ale choice in Shirley and I wish it well.
On 11th August 2022
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Shaking Hand
As stated below, an odd spot for a micropub but it works. A good choice of beers on when I called and the 2 we tried were excellent. Well worth a visit.
On 10th December 2021
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Shaking Hand
Unusually for a micro-pub, this one is housed in a modern shopping centre unit with mostly national names for neighbours. The ceiling is also very high and the full-height windows on two sides (normally a plus) don't really help here. However, that said, this is a decent spot for a pint, with a friendly landlord and amiable chatter from the various customers around the small tables (with another outside in the precinct for the braver souls). Four real ales on handpump: three from Green Duck - Aurora, Velvet Thunder and Pandemonium (£3.50) - plus 'For Real, Dave Loves Real Ale' (or something to that effect) from DigBrew.
On 26th January 2020
- rating: 7
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