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The Black Horse Hotel, Otley

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Westgate
Otley
LS21 3AS

Phone: 01943466383

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Otley Town

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Will Larter left this review about The Black Horse Hotel

My first visit since Kirkstall have been in charge here, with four of their beers plus two guests on the eight hand pumps (see photos). My pint of Kirkstall Pale was very good (NBSS 3.5) and I was impressed all over again by the interior of this pub (see photos from this visit and 2013). It's a pity that Otley is a little harder to get to than a lot of West Yorkshire towns of this size, having carelessly lost its railway station, but the 10 minute bus ride from Menston is not so bad, and I must see if I can get back here a little more often.

On 13^th July 2025 - rating: 8
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david hammill left this review about The Black Horse Hotel

A very nice pub a gem in fact but not so for the beer i drink kirkstall three swords on a regular basis and itis a lovely beerbut not so in here rather wishy washy not looked after i first came in here just after the refurb and gave it six months still the same nice pub bland beer i gave it 8 out 10 just for the pub not the beer

On 28^th September 2019 - rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about The Black Horse Hotel

Cleaned up but no changes to the lovely Victorian interior under new owners Brudenell and Kirkstall brewery. Obviously the beer choice majors on Kirkstall beers, so no problem there. Two banks of four pulls have four from Kirkstall plus four guests from far and wide. The keg choice is decidedly non standard on three t-bars. Even the ceiling rose in the tap room appears to be Kirkstall. Other than a poorly trained barmaid it was a fine drinking experience.

On 21^st June 2019 - no rating submitted
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