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The Leopard, Norwich
Norwich
NR3 1NQ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The Leopard
A back street corner pub reinvented into a beer destination. Now with two rooms, the counter in the prime spot opposite the entrance in the right hand room, seating in the left. A bit of a mix of styles maybe for a wide ranging appeal. Eight pulls in two sets of four with local stuff, one set is bracketed by repurposed Watneys Red Barrel fonts, now serving rather better keg beers. In between the pulls is a horseshoe of 8 taps with interesting kegs. There’s a long bench under the big front clear windows with a mix of Britannias and other cast iron based tables, by the counter there’s some taller seating. Decor is a range of trade signs and the tongue and groove is green rather than grey. Beers are displayed on blackboards about the place but not really in useful places and above the servery it’s just a sea of information, fortunately it’s just about bottles and cans. The walls of the left hand room are covered in mirrors and pictures, CAMRA awards and stuff.
On 21st April 2024
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Leopard
Corner pub with distinctive facades featuring green-and-white paintwork at ground level and large mural pub sign above the entrance. Less traditional inside that one might expect; opened out at some stage to create a L-shaped layout, with relatively light furniture and decoration. Five real ales available from the two banks of four handpumps, including Mr Winter's Chin on the Bar (£2.00, half) as the 'house' beer.
On 13th May 2023
- rating: 7
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Steve of N21 left this review about The Leopard
A very pleasant green and white exterior to this corner pub and the pub sign is replicated in expanded size on the apex above the front door, leaving you in no doubt where you are.
Yes it has been modernised internally and the light wood makeover and wooden herringbone flooring does give the U shaped space a bit of a sparse feel. However there is enough breweriana dotted about to give the place a bit of character and I also especially liked the display case with assorted brewery ashtrays glasses and beer bottles, the Yates sign indicating the way to the toilets, the Bateman Brewery barrel end clock, the etched Leopard Freehouse mirror and the two Watney Red Barrel keg dispensers delivering modern craft ales.
The bar supports eight hand pumps and an array of keg dispensers, including the two Watney Red barrel ones, and you really shouldn’t have trouble distinguishing between them. But just in case there’s also a large chalk board on the wall opposite the bar as you come in, which clearly details the cask and keg beers available. For the PuG crawl visit these included the five ales detailed by Steve below and seven craft keg products. So if you do choose a keg product when an array of ales are available you cannot really blame the pub for your own schoolboy error. I went for the Kent brewery’s Comfortably Plum Stout cask ale and it was in excellent nick.
These were all available in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or pint measures and a 3 x 1/3 wooden paddle is also offered. Then there is a second chalk board on the wall between the two bar sections that detail a range of available ciders, which were five for our visit.
This can also be done as a double with the nearby Plasterers Arms. The local CAMRA member, who was still with us at this point, was keen for us to take a shortcut path out the back of the pub which delivers you virtually at the Plasterers and was a bit distraught when the bar man informed him that it was currently closed due to building work. However the walking route via Bull Close takes a whole minute to walk and we all agreed the extra 30 seconds caused by the path being closed really want a hardship.
On 30th April 2023
- rating: 8
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Steve C left this review about The Leopard
With dark wooden flooring throughout, the Leopard has seating across front windows and an L-shaped bar counter that comes out of rear wall to create two rear areas, seating in the left and standing in the right service area. The two banks of four hand pumps were drawing Howling Hops Brewery’s Tropical Deluxe, Kent brewery’s Comfortably Plum Stout, Derby Brewing’s Mercia, Black Iris Brewery’s Till the Bitter End and Mr Winter’s Chin on Bar. Two hand pumps were unused and one was reverse clipped. Craft keg was also available during a recent Friday afternoon visit. The service was friendly and there was a good atmosphere. Worth a look.
On 29th April 2023
- rating: 8
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Tris C left this review about The Leopard
Another backstreet pub, with distinctive green and white paintwork to the ground floor façade, the rather bland interior dating from a 2014 refurb.
What initially strikes the fear of God into the cask aficionado is actually an amusing conceit: a couple of keg ales are dispensed from two infamous Watney’s Red Barrel kegs of yesteryear, my typically lovely Brew York’s Tonkoko being cold, lacking in flavour and substantially inferior to the cask version, proof if any were needed of the massive superiority of cask over so-called ‘craft’ keg.
Worth a visit, but there’s better to be had locally.
On 18th April 2023
- rating: 6
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Leopard
A good looking street corner boozer,L shaped inside with a mix of traditional furniture and some nice touches like the illuminated Yates sign pointing to the toilets and the two Watney Red Barrel keg dispensers which were actually pouring decent craft keg beers.
The handpumps were offering Black Iris Till the Bitter End,Mr Winter Chin on Bar (NBSS 3.5),Derby Mercia,Kent Comfortably Plum,Bowline Tropical Deluxe .There were a total of 7 craft kegs too.
Deserves its 2023 GBG listing,should be included on any real ale crawl.
On 16th April 2023
- rating: 8
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Leopard
A good, solid beer exhibition locals' pub, if that's not a contradiction in terms. Nicely furnished and well-kept, as is the beer with a good range from far and wide. Although I prefer to drink local brews I was tempted by a Kent Brewery Comfortably Plum stout, which didn't disappoint. Well worth a visit.
On 15th April 2023
- rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about The Leopard
A beauty on the outside with distinctive green and white paintwork. However the sparse U-shaped interior is quite a bland light wood modern refurb, though positive features include big herringbone flooring and some racing green and off white colour scheme. Eight pumps with four ales on via table service which I found perplexing given the size of the place. My Moongazer Pond Hopper was again, like a number of Norwich pubs that weekend, under-par (NBSS 2.5) - thin and clearly not turning over.
Visited early August.
On 12th September 2021
- rating: 6
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Moby Duck left this review about The Leopard
A pub that has clearly been modernised internaly resulting in losing a large amount of any character it may have once had. There are eight handpumps on the bar four of which were occupied with a reasonable range of beer I ommited to note at this stage of an evening visit, the beer I chose was though was Brass Castle Misfit (Citra & Comet}, this was in good condition. The pub itself didn't really do it for me and was one of a very small number of pubs that didn't live up to my expectations.
On 11th July 2021
- rating: 6
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Emma Thurston left this review about The Leopard
Had a superb night in the newly reopened and renovated Leopard. The place looks simply amazing, the pool table has gone and there was a roaring wood burner, there were lots of great ales and a really friendly vibe. I'll definitely be back!
On 12th November 2014
- rating: 10
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