1000 Trades, Hockley, Birmingham

Small and scruffy small main bar with a longer extension at the back. Two cask on midweek, my Titanic First Class tasted a bit old (NBSS 2), plus one other hazy thing from a brewery I didn't recognise – the blackboard bore no resemblance to what was actually on. Eclectic soundtrack. Pin badge board and a stylised Hitchcock picture noted. I didn’t get much out of this one and the GBG listing seems a bit odd to me.

It's all about Indie at 100 Trades in the Jewellery Quarter. That means 4 cask and 7 keg lines across a range of styles, while the kitchen is given over to local caterers serving up their own specialities. The soundtrack is 6Music and there's an event of some sort on most evenings. My visits, though, have been during the afternoon when the pub's quiet and I've been able to enjoy some quality ales served by a friendly barkeep. A recommended stop in this part of the city (the centre is easily walkable from here).

A long narrow room that stretches back some way with the bar on your right as you enter, Four handpumps and a selection of craft beers on keg. There was only one cask beer on offer, Printworks Helvetica, another pump was dispensing Lillys Mango Cider. I thought it decent in here.