PUB TA TALK THE ANCHOR, Digbeth.(Features)

WHERE IS IT? The Anchor, 308 Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6ET WHEN IS IT OPEN? 11am to 11pm (Monday to Satur-r day) and midday to 11pm (Sunday) WHAT IS IT? The Anchor is the current Bir-r mingham CAMRA pub of the year, and is a four-times of the title.

As such, it's a must-v for any ale enthusiast.

In the heart of Birmingham's Irish Quarter, it has been in the care of the Keane family for 37 years and brings a real local pub feel to a city centre location.

It's a Grade II listed inn built at the end of Queen Victoria's reign and has reputation for a convivia mosphere and the war welcome offered to all.

Live sporting events are shown on large screens, and regular themed beer festival weekends are held. There's even a treasure hunt map available on the pub website!

WHAT'S ON TAP? Hobsons Mild, Tetley Bitter and regularly changing guest beers, with house favourites from Nuneaton's Church End Brewery often available.

DOES IT DO FOOD? There are plenty of reasonably priced pun grub favourites, such as fish and chips, steak and kidney pie and Chicken Balti. Vegetarian dishes are also available.

DID YOU KNOW? The Anchor has a policy of seeking out new beers and brewer-r ies. Owners scour the internet for new brews and then contact the producers directly to order casks of ale.

Over the years many beers have been especially brewed for The Anchor, usually to celebrate some special event or milestone for the pub. They've even made their own ale! To celebrate 25 years of the Keane family at The Anchor, a special brew called Silver Anchor was commissioned and produced at the Shugborough Brewery.

GET IN TOUCH Call 0121 622 4516 or click www.anchorinndigbeth.co.uk ALENAMAMEESESSLEEPING POLICEMAN ? Not while I m on duty, sir!" How many times have you heard that in TV cop shows? Well, this copper has copped a pint of the traditional copper-coloured bitter produced by the Sandstone brewery in Wrexham. And that really is a fair cop, guv.

PUBNAMOLD FOURPENNY SHOP HIS was originally the Warwick Tavern in Warwick, but the name now reflects the days when nav-vies working on the local canal and rail-way cuttings could buy refreshing items on the site, all at the price of fourpence.