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The Head of Steam, Birmingham
Birmingham
B2 5DP
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The Head of Steam Birmingham
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Reviews of The Head of Steam (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Head of Steam
Head of Steam pubs are always fairly reliable and this one was no exception.
The only drawback was a queue to get in on Saturday evening. With only 5 people ahead of us in the queue, it was still a good 15-minute wait, despite around 20 people having left during that time.
We were seated at the table nearest the door, which had been free since the time we'd arrived! Nevertheless, the ale range here is as good as in other branches I've visited. Cameron's Sanctuary is the regular real ale. Guests were Vocation Bread & Butter, Shiny Moa & Halton Turner Whiplash. Snail's Bank Raspberry Ripple was the real cider.
Craft beers included Lervig House Party, Northern Monk Eternal, Halton Turner Beverly Hills Hop 2, Gweilo East & West Pale Ale, Deya Steady Rolling Man, Tooth & Claw Squeeze Please & Pilsner, Huyghe Delirium Red, La Chouffe Blonde, Vocation Sweet Temptation & Neon Raptor Abandoned Dragons.
The pub is split over 2 levels, with the bar itself on the upper level and the majority of seating spread around it. With plenty of food also being consumed, it is easy to see why this place is so popular. However, with this the last of the city centre pubs to complete the Good Beer Guide entries again, we moved on to further conquests.
On 24th May 2021
- rating: 7
[User has posted 782 recommendations about 782 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Head of Steam
Like going on holiday, without the hassle of travel.
Fine collection of Belgian Beers (including the large 75cl Chimay Blue bottles for just shy of £20) - far too many handpulls to record - not that I could get to them, due to the bar hangers. Both Chouffe and Deliriums on tap. No end of craft.
The Good Beer Guide describes it as "Cyperpunk" - so if you won't like it if you don't like exposed ducting. Or afternoon bouncers.
However, a world of experimentation awaits, so well worth throwing caution to the wing and see where a beer topped with a pink elephant will take you.
On 27th October 2019
- rating: 8
[User has posted 809 recommendations about 801 pubs]
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Al Bundy left this review about The Head of Steam
Another excellent Head Of Steam pub. Up a few steps and you get to the main part. Open plan with an island bar. 10 handpulls greet you as you enter plus several taps for crafty fizzpops on either side of the bar. Well worth a visit.
On 10th August 2019
- rating: 9
[User has posted 3429 recommendations about 3341 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)
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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 _
