The Roger Reunion: Wordsley

It had been a good few months since I last met up with Rog of Stourbridge Interchange fame, but last Saturday we arranged to catch up for a chat and a few drinks around Kingswinford and Wordsley. Here are the pubs and ales we sampled...

- Bumblehole Beer in the Glasscutters -

• Park Tavern, Cot Lane, Kingswinford: my ride to Kingswinford was rather eventful when the 256 was pulled out of service and the 255 was subjected to incessant screaming children. My eardrums recovered in the Park Tavern, a homely place with Enville Ale, a fully-loaded cob basket and much discussion about the forthcoming Formula One season.
• Glasscutters Arms, Barnett Street, Wordsley: a little backstreet local with a name reflecting local industry. Some Bumblehole ale from Netherton is always a favourite with its links to Ma Pardoe's.  

- Samson & Lion -

• Queens Head, High Street, Wordsley: formerly an Enville Ales Tap House but now part of the Black Country Ales portfolio, where it's Lancashire Stout vs Voodoo Dawn accompanied by a mustard-coated pork pie.
• Rose & Crown, High Street, Wordsley: a large pub just down the hill from Holy Trinity Church. Enville and Holdens were represented here as was the Six Nations rugby (Wales taking on Ireland).
• Samson & Lion, Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley: a canalside Marston's pub next to the Stourbridge Locks where we check the Wolves score and enjoy some Banks's Mild. 

- Silly Sombrero -

• Red Lion, Brettell Lane, Amblecote: Salopian Lemon Dream is the tipple of choice, the refurbished pub having been transformed from depressing dump into a stylish modern bar.
• Maverick, High Street, Amblecote: we finish with a blast from the Wild West frontier complete with cowboy characters, carved chieftains and a Malvern Hills Dodgy Banker to round off an enjoyable afternoon.