The Swan, Stourbridge

Attractive pub both externally and inside, with an opened-out but traditionally furnished and decorated U-shaped interior. Six cask ales - Black Country Bitter and Golden Glow (£4.40) from Holden's, Hobson's Town Crier, Salopian Hop Twister, Hop Back's Crop Circle and Man o' Hoy from faraway Orkney - a cider and a perry from a total of eight handpumps. Doing good business on a Monday night, and you could see why.

CAMRA page of The Swan - camra.org.uk

CAMRA page of The Swan - camra.org.uk

Official site of The Swan - www.theswanamblecote.co.uk

Official site of The Swan - www.theswanamblecote.co.uk

Nasty snot green exterior. Decent interior if a bit gloomy and not many people were in. My Birmingham BC Blonde Brummie was in decent nick (NBSS 3.5). Owned by the same people as the upmarket Red Lion down the road. GBG’23 listed. 6.5

Now owned by the same company as the Red Lion, further down Brettell Lane. Now an open plan U shaped pub, which has been refurbished to a good standard. The outside area looks nice, too. Quite a few beers on handpull, but the Glow was £3.60 and mediocre. Early days for them, but even if the quality improves it's a bit expensive.