The Imperial Tavern, Worcester

This Black Country Ales pub consists of a long carpeted room in the shape of an unused staple. It's in a central location near Foregate Street station but was quiet on my Thursday afternoon visit but the whole city centre seemed fairly dead. The ten hand pumps had the three regular BCA beers plus their seasonal English Summer. Sadly the other guests were all golden ales at around the 4% abv mark. There were numerous boxes of cider stacked behind the bar but being served in that way they would have been far too warm. I went for the Wye Valley Butty Bach (£3.60) which was only OK. Overall I found this one disappointing especially as it's in a city centre.

Called in as this was one of the 12 bars hosting a pub beer festival in Worcester. Friendly Black Country Ales pub with a good selection of cask ales, 3 from their own brewery and a selection of guests which included Halton Turner Hornblower, Enfeld London Porter, Wye Valley Butty Bach and HPA, Milestone Azacca Gold. The Halton Turner and Enfeld beers were fine. Customers are allowed to smoke their e-cigs in here and the cloud of smoke from the one we saw was a little off putting though.

Typical Black Country Pub establishment - a proper looking boozer - gentle music in the background - their own stock of beers and a massively eclectic range of guest ales - 90% that I am unlikely to have heard of, or ever see again should I like them. Exmoor Dark taken on this visit - a brewery I know well. Good condition. Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2hq9lPM

now owned by Black Country Ales