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The Blue Boar, Leicester
Leicester
LE1 5JN
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Blue Boar
A single square roomed alehouse with the bar counter to the rear being home to some nine handpumps, eight in operation on my visit, I had a pint of Lune Brew LB 401 Stout accompanied by a giant cheese and onion cob, both went down very well. The pub was buzzing on a friday mid-afternoon and is undoubtedly the place to be beer-wise and is right up my street. If I lived locally it would be my local.
Visited Jan 2025.
On 15th April 2025
- rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Blue Boar
An unusual-looking building, with plenty of glazing on the three-storey facade, but with the ground floor only converted to pub use in 2016. The single room with the counter at the back (and glass-fronted cool room beyond) is probably a bit large to be called a micro-pub, so you could probably call it a small alehouse instead? Excellent choice of cask beers from eight of the nine handpumps, including those from Nene Valley, Three Acre, Wishbone, Shiny, Lune Brew and the associated Rock Ales. Up to ten crafty keg beers are also available from somewhat inconspicuous taps on the side wall. However, I went for Found's Iron Tusk mild (£4.10) to accompany a cob (£2.50) and much enjoyed my brief visit here.
On 9th February 2025
- rating: 8
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paulof horsham left this review about The Blue Boar
I was surprised, not to say slightly alarmed, at the number of Sam Smiths beermats dotted around The Blue Boar, and that brewery's bottled ales were also displayed on the beer screen. Not only that, but my pint appeared to be short of the top in a way that Mr Humphrey might approve of. No need to worry though: this is a proper Free House which serves its beer in oversized lined glasses.
9 handpumps serve up a wide variety of ales at decent prices. Half a dozen keg taps extend the range, while they also offer what must be the full range of Sam's bottles, along with several ciders.
No complaints with either of the ales I tried, and getting a seat in the busy room was easy enough, so I'd be happy to return.
On 2nd September 2024
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The Blue Boar
Continues to be LE1’s premier cask venue and was rammed on my visit despite it being 3pm on a Thursday afternoon. Pints of North Riding’s Tiramisu (NBSS 4) Chapter’s Dead Man 7 (NBSS 3.5) attested to turnover.
November 2022
Cobs, cheeseboards and lots of dark beer. 8 cask plus keg. Our Brass Castle Trinitario (NBSS 4) and Totally Brewed Into The Portal (3.5) went down well. Surprisingly busy for a midweek afternoon with a nice bunch of drinkers in situ. Is this now central Leicester’s best cask pub? Might well be. Rated 8.5
August 2019
A newish (2019) Leicester micro-ish pub, bizarrely lit in UV as you approach which makes it look more like a cocktail and shots bar. Enter to a straightforward single room. Light wood heavy – floor, panelling and bar. Some simple unfussy bench seating and a couple of large barrels for those who want to stand to perch their beverage on. Tasteful decor majoring in old maps aerial photographs of Leicester. No music; sometimes a blessing, othertimes a slightly weird curse, I got both extremes here in the hour or so I stayed. Nine handpumps with a stock of micro and small regionals at the bar, presided over by the friendly owner. I went for Titanic Plum Porter (NBSS 3), Beowulf Porter (3) and Nene Valley IPA (3.5). Also proper cider and a key keg sampled from Twisted Barrel. Cobs available for 2 quid. I enjoyed my visit here and it also got the thumbs-up from Mrs Quinno too, an evening more discerning punter than me. 7.5 Rated 8
On 14th August 2024
- rating: 9
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Blue Boar
Not the best time to visit - 10pm on a the first weekend night after new year - there was only one other punter - and she looked like she had been there an awful long time.
A single roomed micro but with a pubby feel. Not sure about the patio door keeping the cellar separated.
Maps of old leicester on the walls. An electronic scoreboard lots and lot of choice. St Barnadus and Delirium Xmas Ale detailed at £12.50 a pint.
Maybe thats what my drinking partner had been on :-)
On 8th January 2024
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Strongers . left this review about The Blue Boar
The Blue Boar is a small floorboarded single room open plan pub with a mix of standard and high furniture, some of which is made out of old barrels. The walls are wood panelled, a wooden bench runs along the left-hand wall and a beer shelf runs along the right. There are lots of framed old maps of Leicester interspersed with multiple award certificates up on the walls. According to the drinks list on the TV screen, the bar counter along the rear wall was supporting nine cask and four nitro products during my recent midweek evening visit. I went for Beowulf Brewing’s Finn’s Hall Porter which went down well. The food stretches to rolls on the bar. If you’re looking for love I’d probably give this place a miss, but if a few decent pints take your fancy then come on in.
On 7th March 2023
- rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Blue Boar
I still rate this micropub as the best pub in Leicester. It's a fairly large and simple, square-shaped room, with the bar at the rear. Cask ales and craft beers are all listed on TV screens, whilst real ciders can be found listed at the side of the bar.
With tables and bench seating on the left-hand side and taller tables suitable for upright drinking in the centre, there is plenty of space, even with the usual number of customers late on a Sunday afternoon after the football match. Service from the single barmaid was swift, despite the numbers and she was even happy to make us extra cobs which we devoured on the train back home.
Regular real ales are Shiny Rocky & Beowulf Finn's Hall Porter. Guests were 8 Sail Doomed Baa, Blue Bee Reet Pale, Beowulf Black Cherry, Wensleydale High Fives, Salamander Gecko Gecko, Alter Ego Future Sailor & Mr Brown & Church End Grave Digger's Ale. Ciders were Abrahall's Thundering Molly, Biddenden Dry & Lilley's Tropical Cider. Craft beers were S43 Windowsill of Conspiracy & Alter Ego Stockholm Syndrome.
On 13th May 2022
- rating: 9
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custodian 42 left this review about The Blue Boar
Fine place. No frills with the bar to the rear. Nine real ales and some craft on the wall. Definitely worth a revisit.
On 19th March 2020
- rating: 7
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Blue Boar
Stripped bare boarded pub, small, many beers shown on big screen. High barrel tables set for standing around in the middle, other areas for goups.
On 9th November 2019
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Blue Boar
Opened in 2016 ,CAMRA branch POTY in 2018 and a must visit if you care about top quality real ale.Formerly an office,the square room is well described below and although calling itself a micro,I've been to lots of smaller pubs.A huge display of hops both on a roof beam and above the bar give you the focus here,although ciders and wines are well represented too.
Leatherbritches brew the house beers,sold at £2.90 and called Blue Boar(standard bitter),Packhorse (session pale) and a Best Bitter but these brews are cheap for a reason and nothing to write home about.However what caught the eye were the 9 guests ales from outstanding brewers such as on my trip Wilde Child ,Squark,XT (their M was an outstanding strong IPA 6.4%),Arbor (Breakfast Stout sumptious and drinkable at 7.4% ) with more options from Hartshorns and Beowulf.Expect many of these guest ales to be high ABV and out there in terms of flavour and prices will reflect strength.There will also be unfined ales which may catch the unwary,but the bar staff are excellent at highlighting issues before pouring.
Millstone Lane is popular with many GBG hangouts,but from my point of view this is the outstanding choice.The guests will rotate but the owners can be trusted to stock only from highly respected brewers.I could have stayed all night and next time I probably will.
On 25th February 2019
- rating: 9
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