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Based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, we have a range of 5 core cask beers, as well as producing monthly specials and a selection of keg beers.

Our own bar operates within the brewery itself, separated by a glass partition, so you can enjoy your pint whilst seeing exactly where it was brewed!
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6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Cherry Reds, Birmingham. Poured a murky dark brown with a thin light tan head. The aroma is light sweet malt, chocolate, coffee. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter with a dry coffee, smokey malt, light aromatic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 27 Dec 2015 at 12:36

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask @ Bear and Billet, Chester [011215]
Black ruby edges, beige head
Aroma of sweet dark fruits, bit spicy, jammy dark fruits
Taste of jammy dark fruits, some blackcurrant, sweet dark malts, dab of chocolate, bit too jammy for me, some sour dark fruit
Palate - Medium body, sweet, bit sticky, touch of sourness. Finish - more chocolate comes through
Overall - Plenty of flavour in this but seemed rather old
Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2015 at 17:32

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Birmingham CAMRA Beer Festival 2015. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a round white head. The aroma is creamy yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth creamy Sorachi hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2015 at 03:28

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Birmingham CAMRA Beer Festival 2015. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is yeast, big grassy hop, light medicinal. The flavour is moderate bitter with a creamy yeast, zesty citrus, light pepper spice palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2015 at 03:27

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Birmingham CAMRA Beer Festival 2015. Poured a murky dark brown with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is yeast, spicy citrus fruit. The flavour is moderate sweet with a soft liqourice sweet fruit palate. It really does taste like the pop of a bygone era tho! Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2015 at 03:25

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the Birmingham CAMRA Beer Festival 2015. Poured almost black with little life. The aroma is creamy coconut, light spice. The flavour is light bitter with a smooth creamy big Sorachi hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2015 at 03:24

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Keg at the Guildford arms... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Dark chocolate.. Big licorice.. Dark sweet malts.. Big chocolate roast
Tried on 29 Nov 2015 at 06:02

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours black, nose is liquorice, toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, chocolate, fruity blackcurrant, light liquorice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Quackcurrant & Liquorice on 09 Nov 2015 at 09:31 - Score: 7. Original review text: Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours black, nose is liquorice, toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, chocolate, fruity blackcurrant, liquorice
Tried from Cask on 07 Nov 2015 at 14:55

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at 2015 Birmingham Beer Festival; clear golden yellow pour with a frothy white head, aroma has sharp lemon, taste has lemon, some grassy action, bitter grapefruit.
Tried from Cask on 29 Oct 2015 at 11:25

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at 2015 Birmingham Beer Festival; dark coca cola pour with a bubbly light tan head, aroma has anise and dark chocolate, taste has liquorice, burnt malts, ok.
Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2015 at 16:43