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The Parcel Yard (Steamin' Billy)

We believe this pub is CLOSED

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - BitterExcellent4
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - 1485Good3
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - SkydiverGood1
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy FishermanAcceptable1
Black Sheep - Best BitterNot Tried0
Charnwood - SalvationNot Tried0
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Sheehans Music Draft PunkNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Parcel Yard, Leicester, Leicestershire

Visits Details

11 Oct 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Looks like it's been closed for a while given the state of the windows on passing..
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07 Jul 2022 (Magnus Greel)
Late morning and meeting point for 30ish of us for the start of our annual Three Counties coach tour of various historical monuments, landmarks, stately homes, museums, galleries et al. A lot to fit in in one day!!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30ExcellentGolden 3 hop English bitter, pronounced floral flavour and aroma followed by a lingering aftertaste that goldings hops provide
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
10 Jun 2017 (ChrisE)
Changing trains at Leicester and I would have had time for a swift one had this pub been open at its advertised time of 11:00. I waited until about ten past eleven and went back to the nearby railway station for my connecting train.
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10 Aug 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Pint downed in 5 (minutes) then to the railway station next door.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30Good
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Skydiver5.00Not Tried
Charnwood - Salvation3.80Not Tried
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Sheehans Music Draft Punk4.10Not TriedSheehans is a long established local music store. No brewery provenance on clip so I wouldn't touch it - guessing it is Steamin' Billy though - itself contract brewed at Belvoir
02 Sep 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Almost empty.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Skydiver5.00Good
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30Not Tried
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy Fisherman3.60Not Tried
18 Feb 2014 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - 14855.00ExcellentBest beer of my Leicester crawl. English bitter with English hops insisting on being noticed
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30Not Tried
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy Fisherman3.60Not Tried
23 Oct 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - 14855.00Good
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30Not Tried
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy Fisherman3.60Not Tried
25 Jul 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Last hop on my Leicester visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30ExcellentVery fruity
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy Fisherman3.60Not Tried
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - 14855.00Not Tried
02 May 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Handy for last knockings before the adjacent station. Airy high ceilinged with exposed brickwork some of which is fake.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30Good
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy Fisherman3.60Not Tried
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - 14855.00Not Tried
07 Mar 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Very large, quite smart pub next to the railway station. Surprisingly un-crowded, given its location, between 6 and 7pm on a Thursday evening. I think I’m right in saying that Steamin’ Billy beers continue to be brewed at Grainstore Brewery.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - 14855.00GoodDark amber in colour. A nice, fruity beer with a long finish.
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Tipsy Fisherman3.60AcceptableAn amber-coloured, malty brew. Served rather too cold.
Steamin' Billy (contract brewed by various) - Bitter4.30Not Tried

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About The Parcel Yard

The pub sign. The Parcel Yard, Leicester, Leicestershire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent3
Good5
Acceptable1
Poor-

The pub is found in Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0QB.

A full renovation by Steamin' Billy Brewery of the former Time Bar. An L shaped property with entrances in London Road (right next door to the railway station) and round the corner in Station Street. Opened February 2013 and has a cocktail bar feel with restaurant seating away from the bar. 3 handpumps (a 4th added later) on opening intended to sell Steamin' Billy real ales. The layout is on several levels. Steamin' Billy beers were brewed originally at Leatherbritches Brewery then Grainstore Brewery then Tower Brewery then, once again, Grainstore and since March 2013 at Belvoir Brewery. CAMRA card holders receive the same discounts here as holders of the Steamin' Billy loyalty card. Pub closed in July 2023; the building is proposed to be demolished in connection with alterations to the entrance to Leicester railway station.

We have visited this pub 11 times, seen 7 different beers and tried 4 of them.

Map location

Postcode: LE2 0QB