The Boot Inn, Holmrook

Will Larter left this review about The Boot Inn

My first time here for a few years, though this is my most visited Lake District valley. For a real ale enthusiast, the presence of the Brook House Inn, a truly excellent real ale pub, mistakenly excluded from the GBG, in the same tiny village requires a special reason to come here rather than there. The note on the Camra website "no regular beers" gave me that reason: it's a Robinson's pub, of course there are regular beers! The talkative lad behind the bar confirmed that Trooper, Cumbria Way and Dizzy Blonde are all on "90% of the time", but I went for the Amo, a single hopped pale badged as Unicorn Brewery. It was in good condition (NBSS 3.5) but ultimately a bit too one dimensional to be considered for 4-dom. The pub seemed better than I remembered, or perhaps it was just later in the day, with tourist crowds from the narrow gauge railway long since departed. I'd come here more often if it was the only pub in the village.

On 23^rd June 2024 - rating: 6
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