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The Flowerpot, Derby

25 King Street
Derby
DE1 3DZ

Phone: 01332204955

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Derby Central

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Quinno _ left this review about The Flowerpot

Re-done interior at some point in the last 10 years (2021, says WhatPub) and it’s a nice clean traditional feel. Friendly barmaid on the jump. Rolls for £2. Rear garden. Another pint of Bass here (NBSS 3.5).

November 2015
I always seem to end up here at the fag-end of a crawl when my notes are sketchy. Anyway there were nine pumps in the front bar, eight plus a cider. My first one, Gunpowder Rat was a bit flat, my follow-up of Ashover Font was better. Four more ales to the rear from Black Iris, the in-house brewery which has replaced Headless since the death of the previous brewer (I forgot to note the blackboard listing all the brews available so missed these as a result). Plenty of breweriana around to keep you amused and I quite liked the ‘library’ area as a seating space It’s a major music pub and inevitably there was some fairly loud modern music going on which wasn’t to my taste. Also worth noting there’s a 20p off a pint CAMRA discount. So still good. Rated 8

September 2010
An interlinking multi-roomed beerhouse (sort of horseshoe shaped, with a pair of spurs either side) with around 12 ales on. The ones I tried were in very good condition, coming mainly from Micros and the in-house Headless brewery though the Marstons Pedigree was slightly incongruous in its presence on the bar. The brewery can be viewed through a glass wall which is a nice touch. Décor consists of old gig posters and some bottle collections. TV sports available and big on live music, it seemed. Rear beer garden. On beer choice and quality alone, this is a must-visit. Rated 8

On 17^th September 2025 - rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Flowerpot

Good sized, and very popular, two-room ale house on the fringe of the city centre. You enter to a bare boarded main bar area with a small, carpeted seating space immediately to the right, full of padded banquettes and with a fireplace on the end wall underneath a plain mirror with various old brewery adverts dotting the surrounding walls. The servery is to the left and has a plain panelled counter and nice old bar back with some cool retro Bass signage and an impressive integral clock. Pump clips cover many of the surrounding pillars and beams and helpful beer boards hang to one side of the bar. The counter runs on into the rear room where loads more seating can be found, although the pub was so packed when I arrived, I couldn’t even get into the room, never mind find a seat. I eventually squeezed my way through to find a large, carpeted room with its own bar which sported an eye-catching bar back covered in sunflowers. Seating is almost entirely in the form of padded banquettes with chairs and high stools in support. Loads of framed photos of various subjects line the walls and I spotted another beer board and plenty of plain mirrors.
The pub has an extensive ale range which was getting a good road testing from a packed house, with options on this visit comprising Oakham Bishops Farewell, Marstons Pedigree, Harrington Whim IPA, Blue Monkey Infinity Plus 1, Abbeydale Restoration Porter, Lenton lane Pale Moonlight and Ampersand Corocan. I took a pint of the latter and spent the rest of my stay wandering around trying to find a seat, but all in vain. There was a riotous atmosphere on a Saturday night and had I been able to claim a seat, I may well have decided to stay here all evening and soak it in.
This seemed like a great ale house, with plenty of interesting, well-kept beer and a cracking atmosphere. It suffered a little bit from its own success on my Saturday evening visit, but I imagine its easy enough to catch it at a more suitable time and enjoy a relaxed pint or two instead. Definitely one of my favourites in Derby.

On 4^th September 2023 - rating: 8
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Strongers . left this review about The Flowerpot

The Flowerpot is a large pub with lots of different seating areas served by front and rear bars. My visit was late on a recent Tuesday so a couple of beers were off, which left Oakham’s Bishops Farewell, Whim Ales’ Hartington IPA, Lenton Lane’s Moonlight and Zoo Not Out, Marston’s Pedigree and Burton Bridge’s Damn Dog as the cask options. Some traditional ciders were also available alongside a craft lager list. The very friendly governor was having a bit of beer chat with a couple of locals at the bar so I decided to stop and listen meaning that I didn’t have much of a nose around the pub. However, there was a lovely strong smell of curry, either the chef is amazing or this pub allows take-aways to be eaten in. I liked it in here and will pop back in when next in the area.

On 2^nd August 2023 - rating: 8
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