So, I visited Two Towers Brewery for the second time last night. As it was an event, I am going to…read morepost about my first experience of this beery treat. So... I tend to plan something fun for a group of us to do around my Birthday. We've been to Monkey Forest and done all sorts of things... but last year I was at a loss. Whatever I plan has to be sufficiently fun to appease me, a group of goths and my lovely parents. It also helps if it's cheap and there is plentiful booze (this is generally the case in most dilemmas in life). After a brief poke around the interwebs, I stumbled upon the Two Towers website. Being an attraction that's local to me and makes beer, I was on to a winner. I dropped the fabulous Peter an email to enquire as to the chance of getting a private tour (as there were about 25 of us). About the same time, there was a groupon offer floating about (2 people for £6 for the tour). After having a conversation with Peter, it was decided they would do us the tour for the promotional rate of £3pp (very kind of them). As it's a little hidden away in the backstreets of Hockley, it's worth doing your homework first. It's actually only about a 10 minute walk away from the Clocktower in the JQ, but if you don't know where you're going you can get lost easily. A normal tour price is £10pp (but is well worth the cost), but keep an eye out for offers. From the outside, it doesn't look like much. The first comment I got last night was "Vicky... are you taking us to a carpark?". Well, yes, in a manner of speaking. The Brewery is in an mini-industrial estate. After arriving at the white door (normally surrounded by kegs and polypins), you might think it was closed! Just give it a push and if it opens, the brewery is open! It's actually open 8:30am - 5:30pm most days for sales to the public, but you need to pre-book if you want to do the tour. It's a small unit, but it doesn't need to be large. As an aside, there are plans in the works to extend and buy some new equipment; but I imagine it won't be ready and open in it's new state for a little while yet. There is a small area with beers for display and sale, a hatch for the serving of the drinks and the equipment at the back of the room. Despite it's small size, a tour can be between 1.5 - 2 hours in duration. Mark takes you through the background and history of the brewery and it's beers, the brewing process and the details of all of the ingredients used in the making. Whether you are an experienced home brewer yourself or have no idea about the process, it's interesting to learn the minute details of what makes the Two Tower beers so special. I have done the tour twice now and love it. I thoroughly recommend giving it a go (or you can always just pop in and grab some of the delicious beer for sale). The current facilities are basic, but will be changing this year!

A tour of a Birmingham Brewery that takes its names, and inspiration from the huge history of our…read moregreat city??? Yes Please I was invited to visit the Brewery on a Saturday afternoon. Most of the 16 or so people attending had been given the tour as a Christmas Gift which sounded like a fantastic idea. I'd tried Two Towers before at Hotel La Tour with their amazing Steak and Brummie Ale Pie which made it even more fun to try some of their other ales. The building itself is two units of a warehouse on the edge of Jewellery Quarter with several "vats" to create the beer in. I tried Electric Ale which is an exclusive to the Electric Cinema (The oldest working cinema in the UK) It's tasty and citric as ales go. If you are looking to sample some locally produced ale and hear all about how the history of Birmingham ties in to the beer then you can't go far wrong.

WOW, what a find!!!! This is a fabulous relaxing but contemporary bar/shop and micro-brewery where…read moreyou can buy a pint or half of real ale (or tea/coffee and soft drinks) to drink there and then or you can buy sterile filtered beer in a bottle to take home! Also available is the same 4 beers (all bitters) in a 5ltr mini cask to take home. This is just like drinking from a bar tapits got its own built in tap and after letting it to settle at home (because of the yeast still in the beer) just vent it and drink! Brillient idea for who ever thought of it. They also sell gift packs of the bottled beer, tshirts, a glass cask flask (which is a 2ltr bottle with a pewter handle) that for £20 can be filled with beer free (the first fill only) from the bar tap and drunk back at home, then you can keep taking it back to any bar tap and have it filled up again, even your local pub. Back to the place itself, its also a fully working micro-brewery where on certain days you can watch the master brewer (Julia) and her husband (Scott) make the beer and then 2 weeks later its bottled where again you can watch. Children are allowed in accompanied. There is a more relaxed seating area upstairs with tub chairs and coffee tables some seats even overlook the brewing vessels. I know they are licensed until 11pm so are available for hire as a function facility.what a unusual place for a party, even have Julia (Master Brewer) or Scott (Brewing Engineer) giving a talk on the brewing process both in that place or the main brewery in Kings Brommley (where the cask ales are produced for the bar and the pub trade) while you have your party. Ideal for a stag or hen night? Its ideal for any function and its ideal for a relaxing drink while having a day out shopping.

From the owner: Quartz Brewing is a microbrewery brewing some great alesread more

Rock and Roll Brewhouse is exactly what the Jewellery Quarter needs right now, and what you'll find…read morehas been missing this whole time. This is not strictly a brewery, although you might get a glimpse of the 'sausage making' when a door or two is opened by one of the owners. This isn't an old man pub, though you'll see many old man patrons. This isn't a night club, though some of the guests on a given night will be dressed to impress. This isn't a hipster-modern speakeasy either, though a lively colour palette and decor choices may attract some of that clientele. The best way to think of Rock and Roll is as a semi-exclusive house party that only happens once a week for fours hours. Rock and Roll had always been a bit unique over the years, beginning with their start literally on the roof the Lamp Tavern in Digbeth, Now they've moved on to bigger and better digs in the JQ, home to two other breweries and counting. Rock and Roll is set apart from the crowd with a small batch focus. You can find their bottle conditioned real ales in local, independent shops and restaurants like Otto Pizza down the street. The taps in the brewhouse, totalling three, are changed out each week. Try to log your beverage on Untapped, and you'll most likely find that it does not yet exist in their database. The vibe here is ultra relaxed, with an often crowded front room and bar, and a back room complete with turntable, vinyl records, and a couch. Being open from only 5-9PM on Friday (and the occasional Saturday), the brewhouse is packed with a virtual who's-who of JQ residents and employees.The ales are £3 a pint, and they usually sell bottles of Hogan's cider for those who aren't on the real ale bandwagon. Rock and Roll Brewhouse is the perfect place to spend a low-key evening out, sipping on some brews, making new friends, and not having much of a care about anything - my perfect Friday night out.

Hidden away in Regent Place, hard to find and feels like a speakeasy. Rock & Roll Brewhouse offers…read morevegan beers made by themselves and it is good. Cheap prices, £1.50 a half pint, £3 a full pint. Only open Friday's 5pm to 9pm. You can also find them at many farmers markets and festivals.

Small Brewery with great award winning beer, in a great location in Chasewater park. Under new…read moreownership of master brewer called Joe Dash, Joe is really helpful, friendly and knows his beers, happy to show you around, and talk about where you can get a great pint of any of the award winning Beowulf pints. if you want purchase and take it away he will help with that too. Love a small business with huge enthusiasm and a big heart. Cheers.

I wanted to give 5 stars so badly, but I just can't. I looked forward to visiting this place for…read moremonths (had to wait until my trip in town - I'm based in London). The food was excellent. The bartender and kitchen staff were wonderful and had smiles on their faces. The home brews were great. The ambiance was awesome. However, and I say this with the sincerest hope that this feedback helps their business, their two wait staff seemed like they needed to star in a remake of Fawlty Towers - such a terrible experience it nearly ruined the place for me and could take down the reputation of the whole restaurant despite its many many high points. One staff member informed me what I ordered wasn't possible - I read the menu on what half&half naan combos you could do and couldn't do and what I ordered wasn't listed as an exception but she told me the menu needed an update and that's a mistake. I then had to go for my second choice which confused the other waiter as he seemed to have no idea what the "half & half" option even meant and told me I couldn't have it. It's their signature dish. How could he not know? The bartender saw he was confused and came over to help and told him my order was fine, clearly seeing it was the waiter at fault not me. I ordered a half pint so I could try 2 x half pint beers. I was delivered a full pint. When I pointed out the problem the bartender just told me to keep it and I'd only be charged the half (again, another server mistake he had to fix). When I finished dinner I tried to order the dessert they were advertising on the board, gulab Jamun & ice cream. I was told they had no ice cream. All their desserts had ice cream, so they had no desserts as they're advertised. I ordered a starter and chai jnstead. They brought me some cutlery for my starter well after bringing me the dish. I'd nearly finished it at that point. I ate it at a normal pace for dahi puri but the bottom fell out of the last one, which I've never experienced in a restaurant before (but maybe that's just because of all the tasty filling, maybe too much yogurt for the thinner shell to manage). Meanwhile, one of these servers spilled an entire pitcher of water all over the people at the table nearby, barely apologized, and left the floor soaking wet after the other ran a mop over it maybe once without much care to do the job properly. One of the gentlemen at that table had to sit his whole meal with visibly wet trousers. I had planned to go and try several beers and even purchase some to bring home. Unfortunately I had no desire to stick around after all this. I was so disappointed as this place has SO much potential and I want to be their biggest advocate! If it were in my hometown I would go all the time if they fixed this one problem. I know they have plans to expand soon - maybe if they're aware of the service problem they can ensure both locations are an absolute smashing success!

Another new taproom in Brum, adding to he growing list of quality establishments serving excellent,…read moreown brand beer. The difference here is that they also serve delicious Indian street food! Very reasonably priced all round. Beers are £3-4, smaller plates are £4ish with some bigger stuff up to a tenner. The two beers I tried (their IPA and a fruity red ale) were both superb. I also tried a pal's stout which was excellent. Had a chicken tikka roti to line the stomach which worked a treat and was delicious. The vibe is very cool, it was busy (we struggled to get a table) and the decor is colourful and funky. Like this place a lot and we'll be visiting many times in future I'm sure

Funky little craft bar in a back street of Birmingham. Lots of seating - inside & out. Great…read moreatmosphere and great list of weird & wonderful brew to try!

Quaint and quirky brewery / tap house / bar / pub / venue in Fargo Village. This place is truly a…read morehidden gem and I can't believe more people haven't heard of it. There are a great variety of real tasty locally brewed beers (many if not all of them I think are brewed in the bar itself) and the staff are incredible. Real rustic punky / folky vibes inside and there's always some great music playing in the background. Usually things like Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Sum41, Bowie, AAF, Blink 182 etc! Fab place for an evening wind down, and sometimes they have more bouncin' events on like their recent beer festival, and the occasional pub quiz

I've really enjoyed my time spent at Twisted Barrel! It has…read morea chill Hipster/Boho sort of vibe. Warm and cozy in the winter, and sprawls outside in the summer. Most of all the beers, cider and ales on tap were created in this shop! You can literally see all the equipment that was used around the seating area. Although they're not brewing it while you're there, it's sort of like eating in the kitchen of a restaurant. The staff there are all super cool. Especially on Friday and Saturday nights. They always recommend different drinks to what sort you like, and even let you have samples sometimes. They used to serve vegan food, but now it's only drinks and some nuts. There's also beers to take away, and sometimes they do deals with the other local FarGo vendors so keep an eye out. I've seen events going on there some nights as well like open mic night and quiz night. Some nights I go by and it's so packed there's standing room only. Other nights you can get the place to yourself. It's a bit hit or miss. But all in all if you're planning to go with a group of friends, best to send someone ahead early to snag a table with chairs. Boys beware: Not the sort of place to pick up chicks. This is usually older generation clientele who really appreciate small batch beers and a chill vibe associating with their own friends. This is Not a pub or bar for PUA's! Haha. Great drinks and independently owned. Definitely recommend stopping in! ;)