Stourbridge - Day 3 June 2024 (Tamworth)

 13/6/24

My first visit to pubs in Tamworth today. Trains to Birmingham Moor St, then a ahort walk for a train from New St to Tamworth.

 First pub was the Market Inn

Then the Bole Bridge (Wetherspoons\) no photos

Next, Sheriff of Tamworth

Sir Robert Peel

The King's Ditch

Final pub in Tamworth was the excellent Tamworth Tap

Ozzy the Bull at New St station. More about Ozzy is here.

Back in Stourbridge my final pub was the Hop Vault, my favourite pub in Stourbridge.

Beers:

13/06/2024	Joule's Brewery	Born To Be Mild: Batch #1020	3.3	Market Vaults	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Silhill Brewery	WOW	4.0	The Bole Bridge (Wetherspoon)	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Deeply Vale Brewery	DV US	3.8	Sheriff Of Tamworth	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Church End Brewery	Irish Coffee	4.6	Sheriff Of Tamworth	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Mallinsons	Taking Photos of Rainbows	4.4	The Sir Robert Peel	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Castle Rock Brewery	Timelapse	4.4	The Sir Robert Peel	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Leatherbritches	Berry Dangerous	5.2	The King's Ditch	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Rowton Brewery	Orbit	3.9	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Pomona Island Brew Co.	Papyrus	4.1	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Luda Brewing Co	Luda Black Mass	4.0	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Tamworth Brewing Co	Tamworth Lager	4.0	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Draft
13/06/2024	Three Hills Brewing	Forbidden Florum	6.0	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Draft
13/06/2024	Yonder Brewing	Watermelon Crush	4.0	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Cask
13/06/2024	Brew York	Sureshot Mr Burns	5.5	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Draft
13/06/2024	G3	Alpha Pale	5.6	The Tamworth Tap	Tamworth	Draft
13/06/2024	Green Duck Beer Co.	Pacifico Pilsner	4.5	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft
13/06/2024	Pomona Island Brew Co.	GLEAMING THE CUBE	6.8	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft
13/06/2024	Fixed Wheel Brewery	Neo Pro NEIPA	4.8	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft

Stourbridge - Day 2 June 2024

 12/6/24

A visit to the Severn Valley Railway today.

The day started with a train from Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction.

 At Stourbridge Junction

train to Kiddderminster and a short walk to the SVR station.

This was not in use.

This was my train to Bridgnorth hauled by Class 17 number D8568

More info about the loco is here

At Bewdley we were late departing due to alpacas on the line, I took these photos waiting for departure.

At Hampton Loade we had to wait for the steam service to pass us

Arrived at Bridgnorth

After some beer in the Railwaymans Arms on the platfoorm at Bridgnorth it was eventually time to depart back to Kidderminster.

And some photos taken upon arrival at Kidderminster.

The days timetable:

Before leaving Kidderminster I visited Weavers micropub 

I then got the trian from Kidderminster to Stourbridge Juction. A shor walk took me to the Seven Stars

 then Waggon & Horses

Weavers

 And finally the Duke William

Beers:

Bewdley Brewery	Worcestershire Way	3.6	Railwaymans Arms	Bridgnorth	Cask
Hobsons Brewery	Town Crier	4.5	Railwaymans Arms	Bridgnorth	Cask
Bewdley Brewery	Baldwin IPA	4.2	Railwaymans Arms	Bridgnorth	Cask
Bewdley Brewery	Station Porter	6.0	Railwaymans Arms	Bridgnorth	Cask
Fownd Brewing Company	Gold	4.2	The Weavers Real Ale House	Kidderminster	Cask
Fownd Brewing Company	The Oort Cloud Mariner	4.2	The Weavers Real Ale House	Kidderminster	Cask
Oakham Ales	Wanted	4.2	Seven Stars	Stourbridge	Cask
Wantsum Brewery	Ravening Wolf	5.9	Waggon and Horses	Stourbridge	Cask
Holy Goat Brewing	Crimson King	7.0	Waggon and Horses	Stourbridge	Draft
Fownd Brewing Company	Mermaids Tale	4.8	Weavers of Stourbridge	Stourbridge	Cask
Fownd Brewing Company	King Korvak's	5.4	Weavers of Stourbridge	Stourbridge	Cask
Craddock's Brewery	Monarchs Way	4.5	The Duke William	Stourbridge	Cask
Hobsons Brewery	Bootiful	3.9	The Duke William	Stourbridge	Cask
Attic Brew Co.	Signals	5.6	The Duke William	Stourbridge	Draft

Stourbridge - Day 1 June 2024

11/6/24 

Conference finished at lunchtime and after I had completed my duties I got a train to Stourbridge Town.

After checking in at my hotel, I headed out for a few beers.

Fist was the Crafty Jar:

then the Queens Head

Red House Boutique

And finally the Hop Vault

Beers:

Green Duck Beer Co.	Zesty	3.8	The Crafty Jar	Stourbridge	Cask
Green Duck Beer Co.	Crafty Jar 161	4.3	The Crafty Jar	Stourbridge	Draft
Black Country Ales	Thomas Guest IPA	4.5	The Queens Head	Stourbridge	Cask
Brew York	Keras	4.1	Red House Boutique	Stourbridge	Cask
Brew York	PARTICIP8	4.5	Red House Boutique	Stourbridge	Draft
DEYA Brewing Company	Obligatory Sound Bites	4	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Cask
Pomona Island Brew Co.	POMPATUS	4.5	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Cask
Nothing Bound Brewing Co	Silent Sleep	5.2	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft
Azvex Brewing Company	SCOOP	6	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft
DEYA Brewing Company	Frightful Machine	4.5	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft
Mount Saint Bernard Abbey	Tynt Meadow Blond	5	The Hop Vault	Stourbridge	Draft