Hail to the Ale is a

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, WV6 9JN. The pub is owned by Gary and Angela Morton of Morton Brewery, based in nearby

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. The pub was the first micropub to open in the

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, opening on 5 September 2013 in a building that was previously occupied by the former Claregate Post Office and an antiques shop. Hail to the Ale won the

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's Wolverhampton City Pub of the Year for five years in a row in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 as well as the Campaign for Real Ale's West Midlands Regional Pub of the Year

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West Midlands County Pub of the Year awards 015 & 2017and Wolverhampton CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year

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The micropub was also named in the Daily Telegraph's Thirsty Thirty pubs list, picked by the writers of the Pint to Pint column in the newspaper's Weekend supplement. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hail to the Ale operated a non-profit cash and carry of essential goods for the benefit of the local community.

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