The Flowerpot, Derby

This 2013 Good Beer Guide pub has always been on my list of pubs to visit when in Derby and has improved over the last year or two. The interlinking rooms give plenty of seating choice, and the massive glass wall to the stillages of beers is a great feature. Home to Black Iris brewery we enjoyed Black Iris Sunflower. What I love about this pub is that it also serves a great range of ales from other micro breweries, and we stayed awhile to enjoy Bays Spooky Ale, Blue Bee Shake Rattle and Roll, Revolutions EP, and Wood Street Devil Wood too.

Pub has been much extended and contains several rooms. Excellant choice of 10 real ales.Judging by the posters it is a lively music scene too.Food is also served.

Having been in this place numerous times before on our visit on a May bank Holiday Monday the range of ales was not what it was on previous visits but still about 10 on which is still and exellent range. However the place was not very busy and despite waiting to be served, a small group came in and got served before us. I can accept this in a busy place when its difficult for the staff to keep track of whos next but this was a very quite time in the pub and we were clearly waiting for a while in front of the barmaid. We didnt stay as there are plenty of other good pubs in Derby to do.