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The Black Horse (Brew Pub)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
XT Brewing - PalominoExcellent1
XT Brewing - XPAGood1
Barnet - Barnet BestGood1
Barnet - PalominoGood1
Farr Brew - Chief JesterAcceptable1
Barnet - Summer BreezeAcceptable1
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier Pale AleNot Tried0
Marston's - PedigreeNot Tried0
Little Valley - Stage WinnerNot Tried0
Triple fff - Alton's PrideNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - MermaidNot Tried0
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - The Usual (at one time 4.1%)Not Tried0
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - RA (was 4.3%)Not Tried0
Brightside - Manchester SkylineNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (was 5%)Not Tried0
Black Sheep - Best BitterNot Tried0
Adnams - Ghost ShipNot Tried0
Moorhouse's - Stray DogNot Tried0
Barnet - Pryor Reid IPANot Tried0
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland AleNot Tried0
Brewster's - Rutterkin (superseded by 5% version)Not Tried0
Picture 1. The Black Horse, High Barnet, Greater London
Picture 2. The Black Horse, High Barnet, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

07 Jun 2017 (Stephen Harris)
Not a sniff of anything brewed on the premises unfortunately.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Farr Brew - Chief Jester3.60AcceptableA hazy amber colour. A very ordinary Bitter, probably not in peak condition.
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Cumberland Ale4.00Not Tried
Brewster's - Rutterkin (superseded by 5% version)4.60Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier Pale Ale3.60Not Tried
Little Valley - Stage Winner3.50Not Tried
12 Jan 2017 (ChrisE)
Afternoon visit, my first visit here and it was a good experience. I had a steak baguette with my beers which I thought was a bit pricey but was extremely good. The weather outside was absolutely awful but it did not deter the smokers from using the garden area.
BeerABVScoreNotes
XT Brewing - Palomino4.10ExcellentCollaboration brew between XT and Barnet Brewery. The XT web site shows it as 4% but the handwritten pump clip in the pub said 4.1% it also had the spelling Palomeno. A good tasty traditional bitter ale.
Barnet - Barnet Best4.20Good
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Triple fff - Comfortably Numb (was 5%)5.40Not Tried
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80Not Tried
Adnams - Ghost Ship4.50Not Tried
Moorhouse's - Stray Dog4.20Not Tried
Barnet - Pryor Reid IPA6.00Not Tried
21 Jun 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Quite busy in the early evening, many of the customers here to eat rather than drink. I was offered a view of the small brewery, which is very much in its early days at present.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Barnet - Palomino4.00GoodThe main product and, in order to keep up with demand, this beer is not actually brewed in Barnet, but by sister brewery the Thame Brewery. Amber-coloured. A fruity, malty, pale ale.
XT Brewing - XPA5.90GoodGolden, crisp, fruity hop tastes. Strong and a little sweet.
Barnet - Summer Breeze4.20AcceptableBrewed on the small plant at the Black Horse, Barnet. A reddish amber colour. Thin tasting, fruity and sweet, but somehow also dry. Needs more work I think and I almost gave two stars.
Marston's - Pedigree4.50Not Tried
Triple fff - Alton's Pride3.80Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - Mermaid3.80Not Tried
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - The Usual (at one time 4.1%)4.40Not Tried
Frome (formerly Milk Street) - RA (was 4.3%)4.10Not Tried
Brightside - Manchester Skyline4.60Not Tried

About The Black Horse

The pub sign. The Black Horse, High Barnet, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

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Acceptable2
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Website.

The pub is found in High Barnet, Greater London, EN5 4HY.

A large pub at a prominent road junction on the west side of Barnet. Formerly owned by Allied Breweries, the pub has been opened out into one large space, with a garden to the side and a courtyard area to the rear. Now owned by small pub chain Oak Taverns, the pub has been smartly refurbished and a two barrel brewery was installed in an outbuilding in 2013.

We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 22 different beers and tried 5 of them.

Map location

Postcode: EN5 4HY