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The Blue Boar (Free House)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Wantsum - GolgothaExcellent1
Pentrich - Glass Half FullExcellent1
Wilde Child - Slippery CustomerExcellent1
Shiny - RockyExcellent1
Twisted Oak - Slippery SlopeExcellent1
Ashover - WakatuExcellent1
Pentrich - Lone PineExcellent1
Baja Brewing Co. - SuperunknownExcellent1
Brinkburn St - American Pale AleExcellent1
Pentrich - Beyond StarsExcellent1
Beowulf - Finn's Hall PorterExcellent1
Shiny - Vanilla Milk StoutExcellent1
Neepsend - Labyrinth of DaedalusGood1
Northern Alchemy - Galaxy And Eldorado AmberGood1
New Bristol - Homebrew Mango SoupGood1
Campervan - Wheat RevengeGood1
Good Chemistry - Time LapseGood1
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Packhorse PaleGood1
Pentrich - Glass Half EmptyGood1
Leatherbritches - Hairy HelmetNot Tried0
Pentrich - AzaccaNot Tried0
Blue Bee - Sorachi Session PorterNot Tried0
Nene Valley - Best BitterNot Tried0
Pentrich - Late Night GhostsNot Tried0
Brass Castle - QuenchNot Tried0
Pentrich - Sky LanternsNot Tried0
Sentinel - Cherry PorterNot Tried0
Pentrich - KiamaNot Tried0
Wilde Child - Pushing BoundariesNot Tried0
Pentrich - Broken ColoursNot Tried0
Milestone - Black PearlNot Tried0
Fierce & Noble - Session IPA S.I.P.A.Not Tried0
Brass Castle - Bad KittyNot Tried0
Milton - MedusaNot Tried0
Arbor Ales - RocketmanNot Tried0
Shiny - WrenchNot Tried0
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar BitterNot Tried0
Leatherbritches - Spiced Berry MildNot Tried0
Bang the Elephant - Blue Boar BitterNot Tried0
Flash House - BreezyNot Tried0
Lymestone - Stone FacedNot Tried0
Caps Off - Hotwired Tuk TukNot Tried0
Beowulf - CloutNot Tried0
Dancing Duck - Ay UpNot Tried0
Metalhead - Little Red RoosterNot Tried0
Untapped - Tripple SNot Tried0
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - OktobearfestNot Tried0
Torrside - Lost TimeNot Tried0
Marble - Chocolate MarbleNot Tried0
Bath Ales - The HoodNot Tried0
Ashover - ZooNot Tried0
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Pack Horse LightNot Tried0
Cromarty - Red RockerNot Tried0
Potbelly - Beijing BlackNot Tried0
Little Critters - Nutty AmbassadorNot Tried0
Dancing Duck - Waddle it be?Not Tried0
Bristol Beer Factory - FortitudeNot Tried0
Torrside - FranconiaNot Tried0
Abstract Jungle (cuckoo at Bexar County then at Totally Brewed) - JackalNot Tried0
Pentrich - Little FuryNot Tried0
Furnace - FriendsNot Tried0
Potbelly - Piggin SaintNot Tried0
Pentrich - BrandrethNot Tried0
Shiny - Thunder BridgeNot Tried0

Visits Details

07 Nov 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Mid afternoon and much quieter than my previous visit with many tables available. I successfully snake style disengaged my lower jaw to chomp into a paving slab of cheese and car tyre onion rings sandwiched between a Millenium Dome sized roll.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Baja Brewing Co. - Superunknown4.60ExcellentHoppy fruity slightly hazy brewed with Chinook, Simcoe and HBC 644 hops.
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter4.70Not Tried
Ashover - Zoo5.50Not Tried
Little Critters - Nutty Ambassador6.00Not Tried
Shiny - Rocky4.10Not Tried
Torrside - Franconia5.20Not Tried
Bang the Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter4.50Not Tried
Furnace - Friends4.10Not Tried
Shiny - Thunder Bridge3.70Not Tried
Blue Bee - Sorachi Session Porter4.10Not Tried
11 Oct 2023 (Magnus Greel)
Lunchtime and rammed with many folk opting to stand. We managed to spread out over two tables thanks to the kind curious and friendly locals shuffling about to accommodate us and enjoying sharing our today's and previous pub tours with them! The cheese and onion cobs were huge requiring a flip top head to consume them to which a couple of us struggled to finish!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shiny - Rocky4.10ExcellentMoreish citrus fruity hoppy refreshing ale.
Ashover - Wakatu3.80ExcellentDry refreshing unmistakeable NZ hops fest.
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter4.70Not Tried
Brass Castle - Bad Kitty5.50Not Tried
Shiny - Wrench4.40Not Tried
Bang the Elephant - Blue Boar Bitter4.50Not Tried
Caps Off - Hotwired Tuk Tuk4.30Not Tried
Metalhead - Little Red Rooster4.60Not Tried
Torrside - Lost Time5.00Not Tried
12 Jul 2019 (Stu)
Pentrich tap takeover.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Pentrich - Beyond Stars6.00Excellent
Pentrich - Glass Half Full7.60Excellent
Pentrich - Glass Half Empty5.00Good
Pentrich - Little Fury4.10Not Tried
Pentrich - Brandreth4.20Not Tried
Pentrich - Lone Pine5.50Not Tried
Pentrich - Azacca3.80Not Tried
Pentrich - Late Night Ghosts4.50Not Tried
Pentrich - Sky Lanterns4.80Not Tried
Pentrich - Kiama5.00Not Tried
Pentrich - Broken Colours5.80Not Tried
06 Apr 2019 (Stu)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wilde Child - Slippery Customer5.50Excellent
Pentrich - Lone Pine5.50Excellent
New Bristol - Homebrew Mango Soup6.50Good
Potbelly - Beijing Black4.40Not Tried
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter4.70Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar Bitter4.40Not Tried
Bristol Beer Factory - Fortitude4.00Not Tried
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Packhorse Pale4.10Not Tried
Shiny - Rocky4.10Not Tried
11 Nov 2018 (Stu)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Shiny - Vanilla Milk Stout4.90Excellent
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Packhorse Pale4.10Good
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter4.70Not Tried
Lymestone - Stone Faced4.00Not Tried
Dancing Duck - Ay Up3.90Not Tried
Beartown (latterly part of Manning Brewers) - Oktobearfest5.00Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar Bitter4.40Not Tried
Bath Ales - The Hood4.30Not Tried
11 May 2018 (Stu)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twisted Oak - Slippery Slope5.30Excellent
Good Chemistry - Time Lapse3.80Good
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter4.70Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar Bitter4.40Not Tried
Fierce & Noble - Session IPA S.I.P.A.4.20Not Tried
Arbor Ales - Rocketman6.00Not Tried
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Packhorse Pale4.10Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Spiced Berry Mild4.20Not Tried
07 Apr 2018 (Stu)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Beowulf - Finn's Hall Porter4.70Excellent
Wantsum - Golgotha5.50Excellent
Neepsend - Labyrinth of Daedalus4.30Good
Leatherbritches - Hairy Helmet4.70Not Tried
Nene Valley - Best Bitter4.10Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar Bitter4.40Not Tried
Brass Castle - Quench3.20Not Tried
Sentinel - Cherry Porter5.50Not Tried
Wilde Child - Pushing Boundaries8.10Not Tried
24 Feb 2018 (Stu)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Brinkburn St - American Pale Ale4.10Excellent
Marble - Chocolate Marble5.50Not Tried
Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Pack Horse Light3.80Not Tried
Cromarty - Red Rocker5.00Not Tried
Dancing Duck - Waddle it be?4.50Not Tried
Abstract Jungle (cuckoo at Bexar County then at Totally Brewed) - Jackal4.20Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar Bitter4.40Not Tried
Potbelly - Piggin Saint4.20Not Tried
01 Jul 2017 (Stu)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Northern Alchemy - Galaxy And Eldorado Amber4.60Good
Campervan - Wheat Revenge5.00Good
Milestone - Black Pearl4.30Not Tried
Milton - Medusa4.60Not Tried
Leatherbritches - Blue Boar Bitter4.40Not Tried
Flash House - Breezy3.80Not Tried
Beowulf - Clout6.00Not Tried
Untapped - Tripple S4.90Not Tried

About The Blue Boar

The pub sign. The Blue Boar, Leicester, Leicestershire

Summary of Beer Scores

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Excellent12
Good7
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Website.

The pub is found in Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 5JN.

Micropub in Millstone Lane, in a conservation area, most recently used as offices. There is a single wooden panelled room with the bar in front as you enter. One of the few places in Leicester to use oversized glasses.

We have visited this pub 9 times, seen 63 different beers and tried 19 of them.

Map location

Postcode: LE1 5JN