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The Black Boy is listed in Good Beer Guide 2010

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July 2010
	Black Country Special	Holdens Brewery, West Midlands	5.1% abv
A dark amber premium beer,with robust malty overtones and a bitter sweet full bodied taste.brewed using english maris otter malt and goldings hops this big,beautiful malty monster is an industrial strength beer at its best.
	Midsummer Madness	Phoenix Brewery of Heywood, Lancashire	4.5% abv
An amber coloured beer that is full of strength and character,brewed using traditional english malts and hops
	Elmos Fire	Moles Brewery of Wiltshire	4.4% abv
An amber coloured beer that is full of strength and character,brewed using traditional english malts and hops

June 2010
	Two Bob Bitter	Vale Brewery, Buckinghamshire	4.4% abv
Take England's finest barley,her best grown hops,brew a beer and name it after her greatest footballer and most loved manager,what have you got? A superb english golden ale.
	Three Lions	MAULDONS BREWERY OF SUFFOLK	4.4% abv
An amber coloured beer that is full of strength and character,brewed using traditional english malts and hops

March / April / May 2010
	Gold Amber	Atlas Brewery of Argyll	4.5% abv
A light floral,palecoloured beer with a delicate aftertaste of sweet honey,and a refreshing gentle bitterness.
	Pitchfork	R.C.H Brewery of Somerset	4.3% abv
A golden bitter with a floral/citrus hop aroma.it has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity which leaves you wanting more.
	1823	Tirril Brewery of Cumbria	4.1 % abv
A full bodied session bitter that is quite dark yet not heavy.it has a gentle bitterness from challenger hops to complement its full body and has been carefully finished with goldings,for aroma.the name has been taken from the date of Tirrils original brewing rooms as found at Brougham Hall.
	Doombar	Sharp's Brewery of Cornwall	4.0 % abv
A beautiful tasting copper coloured session beer,named after an infamous sandbank in Cornwall.
	6 Eggs	Wadworth Brewery in Devizes, Wiltshire	4.3 % abv
a beautiful beer brewed for the easter period,dark brown in colour and tantalisingly tasty,
	Death or Glory	Tring Brewery	7.2% abv
A STRONG DARK BITTER,NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED
	Old Slug Porter	RCH Brewery of Somerset	4.5% abv
A DELICIOUS TRADITIONAL PORTER WITH A FULL BODIED TASTE OF CHOCOLATE,COFFEE,BLACKCURRENT AND BLACK CHERRY WITH A GOOD AROMA.A NEAR BLACK COLOUR.
Regular House Ales
Our house ales are always available
	London Pride	Fullers Brewery	4.1% abv
	Black Sheep	The Black Sheep Brewery	3.8% abv

February 2010
	Captain Smith	Titanic Brewery, Stoke on Trent	6% abv
A RED/BROWN ,FULL BODIED BEER HOPPY AND BITTER WITH A SWEETNESS AND ROAST MALT FLAVOUR AND A GOOD STRONG FINISH.
	Pilgrim's Pride	Naylors Brewery of West Yorkshire	5.2% abv

January 2010
	Colleys Dog	Tring Brewery	5.2% abv
	Pride Of Potton	Potton Brewery Company	6% abv
	Legless Lals Winter Ale	Tring Brewery	4.5% abv
	Doombar	Sharps Brewery, Cornwall	4% abv

November 2009
	ABBOT RESERVE	Greene King Brewery, Bury St Edmunds	6.3% abv
	ABBOT ALE	Greene King Brewery, Bury St Edmunds	5% abv
	Sticky End	Tring Brewery	4.8% ABV

September / October 2009
	LBW	Greene King Brewery, Bury St Edmunds	4.3% abv
	Double Header	RCH Brewery, West Hewish, Somerset	5.3% abv
A golden brew made with only pale malt and goldings hops giving it a well balanced hoppy flavour. VERY DRINKABLE-BEWARE
	Figgy's Brew	Skinner's Brewery, Truro, Cornwall	4.5% abv
A classic dark premium strength bitter,full flavoured with a smooth finish.Named after Madgy Figgy a character from local cornish folklore,who caused many a shipwreck by creating storms out at sea.
	Rhatas	Black Dog Brewery, Whitby, North Yorkshire	4.6% abv
A dark,rich bitter which is creamy and very smooth to the palate.

August 2009
	Red Mist	Traditional Scottish Ales of Throsk in Stirlingshire	5% abv
Brewed in small batches to lock in the wonderful raspberry flavour of Scottish fresh fruit. A vibrant summer brew which will satisfy your taste buds, light red in colour, with a slight haziness from the heavy use of wheat and fruit and a zesty tang, packed full of fruity flavours.
	Thirsty Moon	Phoenix Brewery of Lancashire	4.6% abv
A light brown bitter with a strong hop aroma. The slight maltiness is dominated by a full crisp bitterness giving a dry and satisfying finish.
	Well Blathered	Rudgate Brewery of North Yorkshire	5.0% abv
A pale,straw coloured premium beer, well-hopped and deceptively easy drinking for a beer of its strength.
	Andromeda	Elland Brewery of Yorkshire	5.0% abv
Andromeda is made with a superbly balanced blend of lager malt and german hops.it has a fruity nose and a long bitter-sweet finish........out of this world!
	Will 'o' The Wisp	Holden Brewery, Dudley, West Midlands	4.5% abv
An amber coloured premium beer.Fruit and malt predominate in this easy drinking cheeky little number which results in a spirited bitter kick.

July 2009
	Carnival King	Exe Valley Brewery of Silverton in Devon	4.5% abv
A special brew for the Silverton Market. A mid-brown best bitter, brewed with challenger, cascade and goldings hops. Full bodied and hoppy.
	Abbot Ale	Greene King Brewery	5.0% abv
	Old Speckled Hen	Greene King Brewery	4.5% abv

June 2009
	Landlord	Timothy Taylor Ales	4.3% abv
This fine award winning ale needs no introduction
	Double Gold	Phoenix Brewery, Lancashire	5% abv
A deep golden premium bitter with a full malty flavour and a hoppy finish
	Double Swan	Elgoods Brewery, Cambridgeshire	4.5% abv
A pale premium quality cask ale with a complex palate and a refreshing light hop character
	Hullabaloo	Loddon Brewery, Oxfordshire	4.2% abv

April 2009
	Flankers Tackle	Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds	4.3% abv
Golden in colour,late hopped with four different hop varieties to achieve a wonderful depth of flavour and fruity aroma.Well worth a TRY
	Hare Raiser	Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds	4.1% abv
This freshly hopped seasonal ale is perfect for spring,bursting with fruits with a crisp bitter finish
	Alepril Fool	Westgate Brewery, Bury St Edmunds	4.3% abv
Don’t let this seasonal ale trick you with its dark appearance,it has a light refreshing and fruity taste
	92 Squadron	Buntingford Brewery, Hertfordshire	4.5% abv
An award winning premium ale usually only available in bottles
	Knight Templar	Buntingford Brewery, Hertfordshire	4.9% abv
A strong golden ale ,brewed especially for the Baldock beer festival in May

March 2009
	Pinch Noggin	Three B’s Brewery, Blackburn Lancashire	4.6% abv
A golden beer with a balance of malt hops and fruit
	Lady Mary	Grafton Brewery of Worksop, Nottinghamshire	5% abv
A superb blend of crystal and pale malt giving a golden glow in colour,blended with fuggles and north down hops,producing a slightly bitter aftertaste.
	Holey Moley	Moles Brewery of Melksham, Wiltshire	4.7% abv
A deep honey coloured beer with lots of up front maltiness ,balanced by a satisfying aftertaste.

January / February 2009
	East Green	Adnams Brewery	5% abv
carbon neutral beer
	Norman's Conquest MM	Cottage Brewing Company	5% abv
camra supreme champion ale
	Lotus Elite	Cottage Brewing Company	4.7% abv
a dark hoppy beer ,with a well balanced finish
	Old Raby	The Village Brewer, Darlington, County Durham	4.8% abv
a dark ruby beer with a high hop quantity
	Haggis Hunter	Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire	4.3% abv
a blend of pale and crystal malts with floral spicy hops create the perfect ale
	Crop Circle	Hop Back Brewery, Salisbury, Wiltshire	4.2% abv
pale flaxen colour,clean fresh taste,very thirst quenching,a subtle blend of aroma and bittering hops

December 2008
	Christmas Cracker	Cottage Brewing Company	4.5% abv
	Norman's Conquest Christmas Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	4.5% abv
	Lotus Elite	Cottage Brewing Company	4.7% abv
	Bristol Britannia	Cottage Brewing Company	5% abv
	Old Speckled Hen	Morland Brewery	4.5% abv

November 2008
	Fireside	Greene King Brewery	4.8% abv
	Abbot Reserve	Greene King Brewery	6.5% abv

October 2008
	Dawlish Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	4.2% abv
	Howling Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	4.6% abv
	Wessex Banger	Cottage Brewing Company	5% abv
	JT	Cottage Brewing Company	4% abv

September 2008
	Summer Conquest	Cottage Brewing Company	4% abv
	Whippets of the Caribbean	Cottage Brewing Company	4.8% abv
	Going For Gold	Cottage Brewing Company	4.4% abv
	Doctor's Orders	Fenland Brewing Cambridgeshire	5% abv
A copper coloured and well rounded strong complex bitter.
	The Bishop's Tipple	Wadworth Brewery, Devizes, Wiltshire	5% abv
To quote the Bishop of Salisbury "This blessed beer will be my undoing" its so damnably refreshing,a temptress with its pale golden hue and soft after palate from those Saaz and Styrian goldings hops giving the beer that divine drinkability."
	Rocket	Wylam Brewery, Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland	5% abv
A lovingly crafted copper coloured best bitter made with the best ingredients to give a fine taste experience using pale and amber malts and all fuggles hops.
	Supreme	Nottingham Brewery, Nottingham	5.2% abv
Light in colour and hop balance giving an easy drinking,strong ale that commands respect.

August 2008
	Gold Rush	Cottage Brewing Company	5% abv
	Cleopatra (Apricot Fruit Beer)	Derventio Brewing Burton on Trent	5% abv
A combination of low colour and caragold malts are infused to produce a complex beer. Then rounded off with first gold hops and a hint of apricot.
	Groovy Moover	Hopback Brewing of Salisbury Wiltshire	4.6% abv
A medium to strong pale ale with spicy bitterness and a strong hoppy finish with herbal notes and fruity flavours to balance the bitterness.

July 2008
	Johnson Single Bitter	Cottage Brewing Company	4.8% abv
	Silver Shadow	Cottage Brewing Company	5% abv
	The Pawfather	Cottage Brewing Company	4.2% abv
	Concorde	Cottage Brewing Company	4.6% abv

June 2008
	Cornish Blonde	Skinner's Brewery of Cornwall	5% abv
A combination of the highest quality wheat malt and British and American hops makes this light coloured wheat beer deceptively easy to drink with a superb citrus finish.
	Lincoln Imp	Tom Wood's Brewery of Lincolnshire	5.1% abv
Pale and hoppy, nicely balanced with a delicate maltiness in the mouth and a hoppy bitter finish.
	Blakes Gosport Bitter	Oakleaf Brewery of Gosport, Hampshire	5.2% abv
Strong dark and intensly malty,this bitter has everything you need for a cold winters evening,yet it is surprisingly easy to drink for a hot summers day

May 2008
	Dragons Blood	St Georges Brewery	4.8% abv
Chocolate and crystal malt combined to give a ruby red coloured beer with fuggles and styrian goldings blended for a citrus flavour.
	Thrappledouser	Inveralmond Brewery of Perthshire	4.3% abv
A golden copper coloured ale which has a thick creamy head.Amarriage of pilgrim,goldings and cascade hops presents a delicate citrus aroma and a spicy floral taste .Thrapple is scots for throat and this beer with its crisp hoppy aroma delivers a tangy yet quenching taste
	St Georges Heritage	Coach House Brewery of Warrington, Cheshire	4.9% abv
A medium coloured bitter which drinks with a creamy texture preceded by a pleasant hoppy aroma.

April 2008
	Smokestack Lightnin'	Bank Top Brewery of Bolton, Lancashire	5% abv
Pale,straw coloured beer with hoppy aromas and a lingering malty finish
	William Wallace	Throsk Ales of Stirlingshire	4.5% abv
A classic, dark and interesting ale derived from a traditional Scottish strong ale recipe.Delightfully refreshing with a complex hoppy and fruity aroma,and a hint of treacle.
	Mucky Duck	Buffys Brewery of Norfolk	4.5% abv
This dark smooth beer is brewed to give a wonderfully balanced subtle combination of flavours,with understated chocolate and roasted tones.

March 2008
	Mars Magic	Wold Top Brewery, Driffield, North Humberside	4.6% abv
	After Dark Coffee Porter	Suddayby's Brewery, Malton, Yorkshire	5% abv
	Hidden Treasure	Hidden Brewery, Salisbury, Wiltshire	4.8% abv

December 2007 / January 2008
	Norman's Conquest	Cottage Brewing Company	7% abv
	Western Glory	Cottage Brewing Company	4.7% abv
	Santa's Steaming Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	5.5% abv
	Christmas Cracker	Cottage Brewing Company	4.5% abv
	Abbot Reserve (Limited Edition)	Greene King Brewery	6.5% abv

November 2007
	Stunned Mullet	Garton Brewery	5% abv
	Winter Fuel	Blackawton Brewery	5% abv
	Hibernator	Old Bear Brewery	5% abv

July 2007
	Abbott Ale	Greene King Brewery	5% abv
	Yer Tiz	Scattor Rock Brewery Devon	4.7% abv
	Devonian	Scattor Rock Brewery Devon	4.5% abv

June 2007
	East Street Smooth	R.C.H Brewery The West Country	5% abv
	Barebones	Springhead Brewery Nottinghamshire	4.7% abv
	Coachmans Tipple	Shugborough Brewery Staffordshire	4.7% abv
	Moonbeam Rider	Elland Brewery West Yorkshire	4.7% abv

May 2007
	Jack and the Dragon	Cottage Brewing Company	4.8% abv
	Wessex Premium Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	4.5% abv
	Great Western	Cottage Brewing Company	4.8% abv
	Windsor Castle Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	4.5% abv
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED!
	Norman's Conquest	Cottage Brewing Company	7% abv

February 2007 - April 2007
	Western Glory	Cottage Brewing Company	4.7% abv
	Father Brown	Church End Brewery Nuneaton	6% abv
	Fallen Angel	Church End Brewery Nuneaton	5% abv
	Pride of Potton	Potton Brewery Co	6%

December 2006 / January 2007
	Yule Be Back	Hydes Brewery	4.6% abv
	Old Growler	Nethergate Brewery	5% abv
	GWR Ale	Cottage Brewing Company	5.4% abv
	Norman's Conquest CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain	Cottage Brewing Company	7% abv
	Western Glory	Cottage Brewing Company	4.6% abv
	This Time Next Year	Cottage Brewing Company	4.1% abv
	Plunge Bitter	Cottage Brewing Company	4.5% abv