March 29, 2012
The traditional Tower Brewery and Beacon Hotel of Sarah Hughes is a very welcoming place, the locals and staff are friendly and the beers top notch at all times. The old till in the central bar is worth seeing, let alone trying all the Sarah Hughes beers on tap, Sedgley Surprise and the famous Dark Ruby Mild to name but two. The serving area covers all drinking areas and must be difficult to work in, with screens and openings on all sides, certainly not your ordinary bar space. No Black Country tour would be complete without a visit here for any roaming beer lover, my 6th visit was in March 2012.

September 15, 2011
A lovely, nay classic boozer, which regularly features on CAMRA’s pub of the year list. Some quaint and unspoilt features and a bizarre central serving ’hatch’ from which you order and receive your beers without actually seeing the barman! Home, of course to Sarah Hughes brewery and it’s Ruby Mild. Unmissable in the area.

December 29, 2008 [ Updated January 12, 2009 ]
This is a fantastic Black Country gem. It is an unspoilt brewpub producing its own brewed ales, and it is worth coming to the English Midlands to visit. The landlord and landlady are friendly, as are the regulars. I live nearby, but I am not biased having travelled (and drunk) extensively in Britain and Europe, Flanders in particular. There are other pubs within a few miles, some of which are almost as good.