UK beer in the new era

xxp Cherry Red's on John Bright St is somewhere I always visit when in Brum, what's the one you would recommend?

Blue Moon can sometimes be sighted

oh that's true

xxp Houblon down in King's Heath (& Hop & Scotch their sister bar with more regular UK/US offerings next door but one).

thanks, looks good, I'm going to the cricket at Edgbaston later this year so will keep that one in mind post-match

What's that European one called ledge? Had a few nice beers in Stirchley weekend before last, though they kind of blurred together sadly.

Hop and Scotch is great, I grew up two street away from there

I really love wheat beers, they do seem a little out of time now.

Sad times for people selling slices of orange to pubs, etc

What's that European one called ledge?

That's Houblon, next door but one to Hop & Scotch.

I had no idea about this wheat beer fall off, I'll take a look next time in the two godawful chain pubs my parents force me to go to lunch in.

blue moon is terrible

istr sam smith’s do a wheat beer

hefe weizen! that was always my pick.

"This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery." :((( - now there's an 'organic wheat beer', probably much the same.

Cherry Red's on John Bright St is somewhere I always visit when in Brum, what's the one you would recommend?

― Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S)

Are you not better off going up Hill Street into the Post Office Vaults?

Other dead central options would be Tilt on Union Passage or the Head of Steam on Temple Street. I also don't mind Purecraft on Waterloo Street but last time I was in the selection wasn't as good as before. I think there's a Bundobust on Bennett's Hill these days but I've only been in the Manchester one (which is very good).

birmingham fap!

The Wellington is good unless you're allergic to cats or CAMRA members.

Schöfferhofer or Franziskaner are often hiding in the fridges in pubs.

Our local has Schneider Weisse permanently on tap, which is a blessing. We are the only two punters who like it with half a slice of lemon (we’ve tried and failed to popularise it), so the order has long been “Schneider with gay lemon”.

Haha. Blue Moon does unfortunately seem to have become quite popular, probably because it's always served with a slice of orange so meets the hip criteria or whatever it is that youngsters look for in a beer these days

went out to two pubs in Cambridge last week and had a "ruby ale" and a porter, both absolutely foul, could not finish either. A Blue Moon would have at least been drinkable.