The Good Intent, Birmingham

Official site of The Good Intent - www.craddocksbrewery.com

This is a new venture in a shopping arcade, owned by Craddock's though I went for a Hobson's Green Hop. Quite spartan, with an upstairs, this makes for a good ale stop, but ticks few boxes when it comes to traditional pub atmosphere.

Official site of The Good Intent - www.craddocksbrewery.com

In the middle of the Great Western shopping arcade,the interior of this pub is quite minimalist with the bar to the right,some seating towards the loos and room for vertical drinking around a support column away from the bar.A staircase leads to a higher level but unvisited by me on a brief crawl visit.It is well known as a "Not for Profit" operation,hence the name. The 6 handpumps will always feature a good number from Craddocks with Troll,Saxon Gold,Crazy Sheep and Capra on during my visit.The two guests were Fixed Wheel Speed Simcoe and Hobsons Green Hop (NBSS 4). With a friendly welcome , very decent ale quality and the opportunity to sample Craddocks ale in the city centre this pub is worth including on any ale tour and next time I will spend a lot longer in here.

Visited earlier in the week. My last pub visit before the Coronavirus shutdown (though obviously I didn't realise that at the time). At first I wasn't sure if it was open as it looked quite dark inside, but I am glad I investigated further and found that the place was indeed open. Service in here was friendly, at the bar there are six hand pulls with a few from Craddocks, which seem to be a regular brewery on the pumps from looking at the previous reviews. I went for a half of the Confused Brummie, by Birmingham Brewing Company, a 6% white stout which set me back £2.35 for a half. This was a decent drink. The barman knew his stuff and was talking me through the various beers available while I was trying to make my mind up. I could easily have stayed for another but I had a train to catch. Well worth a visit and I hope to be able to call in again once the Coronavirus madness is a distant memory.

What a cracking little place! Hidden down amongst a shopping arcade this place has 6 handpulls of which 3 were from Craddocks Brewery. Bare brick, wooden floored and an upstairs part. Very good.