The Figure of Eight, Birmingham

Posted on 14. Nov, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

The Figure of Eight, Birmingham

The Figure of Eight is a JD Wetherspoon pub located on Broad Street, Birmingham, a 15 minute walk from New Street railway station.

Featured in both the Good Beer Guide and Real Ale Pub Guide, the pub is named after the canals that were built in the area and together made a figure of eight pattern around Birmingham.

Although the pub is probably modern, part of the frontage features a bowed window similar to what you would find on a Victorian pub (e.g. The Princess Louise).

The Interior

The pub is relatively small and is a single floor with a slight raised seating area on one side. The décor is standard Wetherspoons with high tables near the bar and more comfier booths around the edges of the pub. One of the corners has more comfortable seating with half a dozen bookshelves creating a ‘mini library’. At the rear of the pub is a outside seating area.

The Beer

As with most Wetherspoons there is a good selection of beers. I visited during the autumn beer festival and they were serving 5 festival ales along with festival ciders. There were also 8 casks on stillages near the door but due to heat (probably from the windows), the beer had been spoiled.

Opposers of Wetherspoons say that the beer they serve is not kept well but the Thornbridge Lumford I had was spot on.

Venue Location

The Figure of Eight

236-239 Broad Street

Birmingham

B1 2HG

Tel: 0121 633 0917

twb.im/figureofeight

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Robert Gale likes beer, pubs and beer festivals. He also likes to take photos of beer, pubs and beer festivals. Most weekends of the year you can find him travelling around the UK (and sometimes beyond) photographing and reviewing good quality pubs and beer festivals. He also has a day job in the form of a web developer for Ozum.