Drinking by the Ground

[VillaTim]

FFS used to love going in the Villa Tavern. Another piece of history gone

Villa Tavern still open.

oh cool, someone above said it closed on Boxing Day

[Nev]

Called into the Manor Tavern for the first time in years. It was magic, nothing north of Carling, Brew XI on tap, and no Sky Sports. It was like being in  the King Edward in 1991.

[colin69]

Me and the lad sticking to a couple of beers in Aston park with some cricket on today too.

[Holte L2]

Called into the Manor Tavern for the first time in years. It was magic, nothing north of Carling, Brew XI on tap, and no Sky Sports. It was like being in  the King Edward in 1991.

was it rammed though?

[Pete3206]

We tried the Witton Arms on Saturday. Props to them for taking advantage of the fans losing the Holte Suite, but it was absolutely rammed with massive queues outside and, I wasn't a big fan of having to make a contactless payment of £3, just for the privilege of entry. One off for me.

[Jean Quereue-Quereue]

A new place is going to open in Newtown round the back of the sorting office according to Birmingham Live:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/new-brewery-open-birmingham-live-29066346

A good option for the town-walkers to take a breather in-between.

[Des Little]

That’s a good option for next season

[The Edge]

A new place is going to open in Newtown round the back of the sorting office according to Birmingham Live:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/new-brewery-open-birmingham-live-29066346

A good option for the town-walkers to take a breather in-between.

I'll give that a try. I don't live very far from there.

[Jean Quereue-Quereue]

Walked it back to town tonight and I stopped at Silhill Brewery on the way.

It's a taproom so all the equipment takes a fair bit of space.  Still enough seats inside though.  About half full inside which is fair enough considering it's a new venture.  There was a woman singing a few songs with her guitar on the balcony above which is a nice touch.  There's a marquee outside as well for those that want some fresh air.

[martin o`who??]

Becoming increasingly problematical getting a beer by the ground these days - the age of the Rat pan, the Ads and the Aston Hotel etc etc etc seems another world ago.

[Accent Guy]

Drinking in town and getting an Uber to the game is the only thing we ever even consider anymore.

A couple in the Witton after the game to see old faces and let the traffic die down and that's about it.

Such a shame we haven't made the most of places like the Aston Hotel. What a gorgeous old building.

Its just not worth pre match drinks by the ground anymore.

[Pete3206]

The Diggers is under new management and should be open for the Bologna match.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

Thinking of trying somewhere new for a pre-match pint as The Witton Arms is great, though you can queue to get in and then queue for 20 minutes to get a pint.

Has the Diggers Inn re-opened on Moor Lane?

And what do people think of the Silhill Brewery Taproom? The Bartons is another under consideration. UTV

[Clampy]

We're planning on trying something a bit different today as well. Might check out the Aston Social. Not been in there for years.

[Martyn Smith]

The proposed venue to be incorporated into the new North Stand.

Am surprised to hear about this as I had rather assumed that the plans for redevelopment on TNS had been abandoned with a view to shortly announcing a brand new 70,000 seater somewhere.

I wouldn't be at all surprised in fact if our lot have been in touch with The Brady Bunch to discuss a possible billion seat megapolis New National Stadium type of thing...