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Black Boy, Winchester
Winchester
SO23 9NQ
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Reviews of Black Boy (Average Rating: 9 of 10) see review guidelines
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paulof horsham left this review about Black Boy
Ephemera allover in this old and traditional pub just outside the very centre of Winchester. You'll find numerous rooms and spaces inside as well as a garden outside. There's 4 pumps on the bar, all pretty much local and all pretty expensive if my pint of Saxon Gold (3.8% at £5.50, all the way from Winchester Brewery) is typical. Not a bad pint though and slipped down easy enough after a walk up and down a nearby hill.
I've no hesitation in recommending, whether as part of a pub crawl, or you simply want to spend some time exploring the wonders within.
On 12th June 2024
- rating: 8
[User has posted 561 recommendations about 523 pubs]
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Black Boy
This was our first pub to visit on our crawl around Winchester and what a good place to start. You could spend hours in here spotting different paraphernalia around the place. We called in here early, which gave good opportunity for a nose round. I came across a Warthog under the table football game in the far right lounge, which seemed to be hiding there. Five handpumps, with four in use serving Hopback Summer Lightning, Hopback Pickled Santa, Flowerpots Bitter and Alfred's Brewery Saxon Bronze. The barman along with the couple of locals were friendly and chatty and gave us good directions to the Queen Inn.
On 11th December 2023
- rating: 9
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Quinno _ left this review about Black Boy
Remains a beguiling place. Sadly on a hot day my choice of Flack Manor Gold was flabby and lacklustre (NBSS 2). Worth a visit for the interior but not somewhere that truly excels when the going gets tough on the cask. 8.5
February 2017
This eclectic place trundles on much as it ever has done. My visit found Saxon Brewery Alfred (barrel-end), Itchin Valley Russian Winter (good), some old tosh from Cotleigh, Flowerpots Pale and Hop Back Summer Lightning. Always a must-visit in the city. Rated 9
July 2011
An eccentric freehouse with a cosy atmosphere, sporting a good selection of five interesting ales on my last visit (Summer Lightning, Andwell King John, Dark Star Saison, Cheriton Flowerpots and Ringwood Best), with a real cider too if I remember right. All the samples came out well. The teenage female barmaids were, well, teenage in their approach and the piped music rather suited their tastes, unfortunately. As mentioned extensively elsewhere, there are a number of different rooms to explore with more stuffed animals than Ray Mears' shed, more tat than David Dickenson’s attic and more worn rugs than Terry Wogan's dressing room. No fruit machines or TVs to annoy you either. Board games and table football available. The owner also operates a restaurant (Black Rat) and wine bar (Black Bottle). Ten to fifteen minutes’ walk along the river Itchin from the centre of town and well-worth it. One of Winchester’s best places and a well-kept secret from the tourists. Rated 9
On 9th August 2022
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes - First Mon - last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 13 May 2024 by paulof horsham
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 09 August 2022 by Quinno _
