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Black Horse (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
West Berkshire - Good Old BoyGood1
Rebellion - IPANot Tried0
West Berkshire - Old Father ThamesNot Tried0
Picture 1. Black Horse, Checkendon, Berkshire
Picture 2. Black Horse, Checkendon, Berkshire
Picture 3. Black Horse, Checkendon, Berkshire

Visits Details

10 Jun 2014 (HSB)
12:30 Second stop on our tour of CAMRA Heritage pubs. I last came here in 1991 and the only thing that had changed was the Landlady. Six people drinking outside so we had the bar to ourselves.
BeerABVScoreNotes
West Berkshire - Good Old Boy4.00Good
Rebellion - IPA3.70Not Tried
West Berkshire - Old Father Thames3.40Not Tried

About the Black Horse

The pub sign. Black Horse, Checkendon, Berkshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent-
Good1
Acceptable-
Poor-

The pub is found in Checkendon, Berkshire, RG8 0TE.

A much overused expression is gem. This pub however, does deserve the epithet. Totally unspoilt rural freehouse. Three rooms, the bar where all beer is fetched from the cellar and the landlady is summoned by a bell, a lounge area the other side of a massive chimney breast and another lounge that really does look like someone's front room. The toilets are outside with the stand up Gents at one end of the pub and the sit down at the other.

We have visited this pub once, seen 3 different beers and tried 1 of them.

Map location

Postcode: RG8 0TE