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The Salmon (Black Country Ales)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Brass Castle - Bad Kitty |  | 1 |
| River Leven - IPA |  | 2 |
| River Leven - Dark | | 1 |
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | | 1 |
| Tempest - Into the Light | | 1 |
| Haworth Steam - Iron Clad 957 | | 1 |
| Arundel - Black Stallion | | 1 |
| Whitworth - Sobriety |  | 1 |
| Big River - Big Red | | 1 |
| South Downs (see now Downlands) - Ruskin's Ram | | 1 |
| Born in the Borders (formerly Scottish Borders) - Game Bird | | 1 |
| Nobby's - Ralph's Revenge | | 1 |
| Ledbury Real Ales - Ledbury Gold | | 1 |
| Blackedge - Pike Pale Ale | | 1 |
| Tom Smith - Tom's Tipple Mild | | 1 |
| Loch Lomond - Bonnie N' Bitter | | 1 |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Majic Mild | | 1 |
| Liverpool Craft - Icon Dark | | 1 |
| Loch Lomond - Bonnie & Blonde (was Bonnie N’ Blonde) | | 1 |
| Golden Duck - Alchemist Yelm | | 1 |
| Andrews Ales - Wee Willy Wonky | | 2 |
| Hastings - Hastings Porter | | 1 |
| Loch Ness - Red Ness | | 2 |
| Little Beer Corporation - Little Rosie | | 1 |
| Ballards (now a sub-brand of Greyhound) - Southdown Bitter |  | 1 |
| Born in the Borders (formerly Scottish Borders) - Dark Horse | | 1 |
| Shed Ales - GJE | | 1 |
| Tom Smith - Goat's Sanctuary | | 1 |
| Fisher & Co. - Vicar's Daughter | | 1 |
| Coniston - Bluebird Bitter | | 1 |
| Shortts Farm - Strummer | | 1 |
| Cairngorm - Tomlinsons Liquorice Stout | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Newby Wyke - Kingston Topaz | Not Tried | 0 |
| Julian Church - Martyr | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brass Castle - Cliffhanger | Not Tried | 0 |
| Barney's - Good Ordinary Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Barney's - Lager Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
| Blackedge - HoP Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Haworth Steam - Fallwood 4x | Not Tried | 0 |
| Liverpool Craft - Icon Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Loch Ness - Light Ness | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mobberley - Hedge Hopper | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brightside - Solstice | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Sep 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
New breweries festival in progress along with a seperate office leaving party made this pub very busy indeed on a Friday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Smith - Tom's Tipple Mild | 3.40 | | Red/brown mild with subtle malt and fruit flavours and low hopping. My score 15/20. |
| Whitworth - Sobriety | 4.00 | | Pale ale with biscuity malt dominating over hop. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Ledbury Real Ales - Ledbury Gold | 4.00 | | Well balanced golden bitter, quite bitter but with some malt and fruity hop to complement each other. My score 15/20. |
| Golden Duck - Alchemist Yelm | 4.50 | | Brewed at Golden Duck until their own brewery is set up. Amber bitter with a full bodied bitterness and good hop and malt character. Some fruit in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Little Beer Corporation - Little Rosie | 5.50 | | A strong fruity pale ale with hints of raspberry which increase towards the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Fisher & Co. - Vicar's Daughter | 3.70 | | Amber bitter with a dryish bitter flavour, some hoppiness and a dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Shortts Farm - Strummer | 3.80 | | Amber bitter with a bittersweet character, some hoppiness and a dry finish. My score 14/20. |
| Shed Ales - GJE | 4.10 | | Amber bitter with some hop character but rather a dry bitterness lacking any malt base. Dry finish. My score 13/20. |
| Tom Smith - Goat's Sanctuary | 4.00 | | Very pale bitter with bitter hop character with some citrus hints. Little malt balane and a dry finish. My score 13/20. |
10 Mar 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Tail end of the Sussex beer Festival still with some brews available.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballards (now a sub-brand of Greyhound) - Southdown Bitter | 3.20 | | Some hoppy bitterness but rather thin with a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
07 Mar 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Sussex beer festival in progress and the pub was packed.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel - Black Stallion | 3.70 | | Sweet and malty full flavoured dark brown mild. Low hoppiness and a fruity finish. My score 16/20. |
| Hastings - Hastings Porter | 4.50 | | Very strong roast malt flavour to this, perhaps a little overpowering. Some hop trying to win through. Dry, roast malt finish. My score 15/20. |
| South Downs (see now Downlands) - Ruskin's Ram | 4.00 | | Brewed at Kent until their own plant is ready. This is a darkish bitter with a good balance of hop and malt. My score 15/20. |
25 Nov 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
New breweries festival in progress with a distinct Scottish slant and some rarities too. Pub very busy on Friday lunchtime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Leven - Dark | 4.00 | | Malty dark brown bitter with good toasty malt and bitterness. Some fruit and hop in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| River Leven - IPA | 4.00 | | Amber in colour with a good balance of malt and hop with some citrus notes. My score 15/20. |
| Loch Lomond - Bonnie N' Bitter | 3.80 | | Amber coloured bitter with a good bitter flavour balanced by some malt and citrus flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Andrews Ales - Wee Willy Wonky | 4.20 | | Bitter amber beer with dry hop bitterness and a dryish finish. My score 14/20. |
| Loch Ness - Red Ness | 4.20 | | Fairly dry and bitter red style ale. Low on hops but quite bitter from the malts. My score 14/20. |
25 Nov 2011 (Stu)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Leven - IPA | 4.00 | | |
| Loch Lomond - Bonnie & Blonde (was Bonnie N’ Blonde) | 4.00 | | |
| Loch Ness - Red Ness | 4.20 | |
24 Nov 2011 (Stu)
Very busy with a new brewety beer festival taking place.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Castle - Bad Kitty | 5.50 | | |
| Haworth Steam - Iron Clad 957 | 4.30 | | |
| Andrews Ales - Wee Willy Wonky | 4.20 | | |
| Big River - Big Red | 3.90 | | |
| Blackedge - Pike Pale Ale | 4.00 | | |
| Liverpool Craft - Icon Dark | 4.80 | | |
| Brass Castle - Cliffhanger | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Barney's - Good Ordinary Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Barney's - Lager Beer | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Blackedge - HoP Pale Ale | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Haworth Steam - Fallwood 4x | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Liverpool Craft - Icon Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Loch Lomond - Bonnie & Blonde (was Bonnie N’ Blonde) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Loch Ness - Red Ness | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Loch Ness - Light Ness | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
| Mobberley - Hedge Hopper | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| River Leven - IPA | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| River Leven - Dark | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Brightside - Solstice | 4.50 | Not Tried |
01 Oct 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Scottich and Northern England beer festival in progress, although many ales had gone by Saturday after a busy Friday night. Good value food served.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempest - Into the Light | 4.10 | | Pale and hoppy with good citrus hop flavours. Lingering citrus finish. My score 16/20. |
| Born in the Borders (formerly Scottish Borders) - Game Bird | 4.00 | | Sweetish and malty golden bitter with little hop character to speak of. Fruity finish. My score 15/20. |
| Coniston - Bluebird Bitter | 3.60 | | A long while since I'd sampled this. Pale and quite bitter with moderate hop character but little malt flavours. My score 14/20. |
| Cairngorm - Tomlinsons Liquorice Stout | 4.50 | | Brewed to 6.0% for this rare outing of a cult beer originally brewed in Yorkshire. Rather strange liquorice flavour superimposed on a rather sour tasting stout base. Not to everyone's taste. My score 12/20. |
| Born in the Borders (formerly Scottish Borders) - Dark Horse | 4.50 | | A dark ruby/brown bitter with a good deal of bitterness and a dryish hop character. Some crystal malt in the finish. My score 14/20. |
03 Jun 2011 (Stu)
Busy lunch time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Vale - Amarillo | 5.00 | | Golden coloured with a crisp peach hop flavour,some biscuit malt. |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Majic Mild | 3.20 | | Dark ruby in colour with burnt malt and coffee flavours. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Newby Wyke - Kingston Topaz | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Julian Church - Martyr | 4.10 | Not Tried |
12 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Busy with drinkers form the nearby Beer Festival.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobby's - Ralph's Revenge | 5.00 | | A fairly malty strong bitter, golden in colour with a fruity character. My score 15/20. |
About The Salmon
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 3 |
| 29 |
| 52 |
| 20 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 4QA.
Two bar former Banks's pub in Butt Close Lane, for a while a Free House and in 2016 taken over by Black Country Ales. CAMRA Leicester Branch Pub of the Year in 2012 and 2013. 12 handpumps.
We have visited this pub 29 times, seen 164 different beers and tried 102 of them.
Postcode: LE1 4QA