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Silk Mill Ale & Cider House
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Monkey - Cathedral Quarter Ale |  | 1 |
| Boggart - Rum Porter |  | 1 |
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Blackout | | 1 |
| Dancing Duck - Ay Up | | 1 |
| Holden's - Golden | | 1 |
| Parish - On Ur Bike |  | 1 |
| Strathaven - Summer Glow |  | 1 |
| Tap House - Kingdom Victory | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kipling | | 1 |
| Wentworth - Damson Porter | | 1 |
| Wentworth - Prism Porter | | 1 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brewster's - Hop a Doodle Doo | Not Tried | 0 |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dancing Duck - Dark Drake | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dancing Duck - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | Not Tried | 0 |
| Leatherbritches - Hairy Johnson | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - JHB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Purity - Mad Goose | Not Tried | 0 |
| Purity - Pure Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salamander - Nick of Time | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Springhead - Roaring Meg | Not Tried | 0 |
| Stancill - India | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
24 Jul 2017 (ChrisE)
Late Monday evening, welcoming and not too busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing Duck - Ay Up | 3.90 | | |
| Springhead - Roaring Meg | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brewster's - Hop a Doodle Doo | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Dancing Duck - Dark Drake | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Stancill - India | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Salamander - Nick of Time | 4.00 | Not Tried |
21 Jul 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival here with casks on stillage to the rear of the pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathaven - Summer Glow | 3.90 | | Pale bitter with an earthy hop character and a dryish malt character. Dry, earthy finish. My score 14/20. |
| Parish - On Ur Bike | 4.40 | | Golden in colour, sweet and faintly malty with an appley taste and little hop character. Hint of aldehyde. My score 11/20. |
| Tap House - Kingdom Victory | 4.50 | | Ruby coloured bitter that was suffering from aldehyde - i.e. appley taste with little or no hop or malt character coming through. My score 11/20. |
26 Nov 2011 (ChrisE)
A fairly quiet lunchtime. I was on my way to the bus station, but this pub had a sign informing me that it was Derby Camra pub of the year, so I decided to catch a later bus. A large bar area, with a real log fire.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth - Prism Porter | 5.20 | | A good dark and creamy beer, very enjoyable. |
| Sarah Hughes - Dark Ruby | 6.00 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Castle Rock - Harvest Pale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | Not Tried | |
| Dancing Duck - Gold | 4.70 | Not Tried |
13 Nov 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth - Damson Porter | 5.20 | | Black porter with quite a fruity Damson kick that works well in this beer giving a slightly tart fruit flavour. My score 16/20. |
28 Aug 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival in progress so fairly busy.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cropton (see also Great Yorkshire) - Blackout | 5.00 | | Dark brown porter style beer dominated by a vanilla toffee flavour that might be a bit overpowering for some but worked for me. My score 16/20. |
| Holden's - Golden | 3.90 | | Without the Glow at a lower strength, this was a fairly malty golden beer with a bittersweet finish. My score 15/20. |
| Blue Monkey - Cathedral Quarter Ale | 3.90 | | New house beer for the Old Silk Mill, this is a very pale and hoppy beer with a good balance of flavours. My score 15/20. |
14 Jul 2009 (Ian)
Mid afternoon and came here as pub number 4 on the Derby crawl. Down by the river and in a very nice part of Derby. The kind of place where I would have been happy to try the JHB and the Schiehallion.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boggart - Rum Porter | 4.60 | | Outstanding dark choc cherry liquer flavour. |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Kipling | 5.20 | | Slightly sweaty sox hop. But still lovely, really aggressive gooseberry on finish, but a bit too sweaty sox overall. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harviestoun - Schiehallion | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Purity - Pure Gold | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Purity - Mad Goose | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Leatherbritches - Hairy Johnson | 4.50 | Not Tried |
About the Silk Mill Ale & Cider House
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 5 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
The pub is found in Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3AF.
Formerly Old Silk Mill until re-opening after a major refurbishment in late 2013. Fall out of the back of Ye Olde Dolphin and you find the Silk Mill. Food has been introduced as has a generally airy and light style of decoration and an outside garden area.
We have visited this pub 6 times, seen 28 different beers and tried 11 of them.
Postcode: DE1 3AF