My pub of the month is the Black Country Arms in Walsall. http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/38862/

A great pub in a lovely building with a fantastic range of beers (16 hand pumps) at prices that I can barely remember ever seeing down in London. Should the footballing Gods see fit to send me here again next season, I won't bother with a crawl around town, as I could happily spend all my time in here.

I also really enjoyed the Dove Freehouse in Bethnal Green (visited on the strength of Bucking Fastard's review, so thanks for that) and my first visit to the Euston Tap.