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The Butcher's Arms (Freehouse)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Hopdaemon - DominatorExceptional1
JW Lees - Harvest AleExceptional1
Old Dairy - Blue TopExcellent1
Fuller's - ESBExcellent1
Hopdaemon - LeviathanExcellent1
Oakham - JHBExcellent1
Oakham - CitraExcellent3
Marble - Manchester BitterExcellent1
Adnams - BroadsideExcellent3
Hopdaemon - IncubusExcellent6
Marble - PintExcellent1
Old Dairy - Silver TopExcellent1
Dark Star - HopheadExcellent2
Hopdaemon - Golden BraidExcellent1
Old Dairy - Snow TopExcellent1
Fuller's - Gale's HSBGood1
Old Dairy - Copper TopGood3
Oakham - Bishops FarewellNot Tried0
Gale's - HSBNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Butcher's Arms, Herne, Kent
Picture 2. The Butcher's Arms, Herne, Kent

Visits Details

04 May 2013 (Mick)
Quite when we arrived became busy and then quite again.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Leviathan6.00ExcellentDark, rich, malty with christmas pudding richness, lovely and in perfect condition.
Marble - Manchester Bitter4.20ExcellentNice, a little smoother than pint and a tad less hoppy.
Marble - Pint3.90ExcellentVery nice pint of this hoppy pale beer a good hop edge and a super finish.
Old Dairy - Copper Top4.10ExcellentSmooth dark bitter, very full bodied.
Gale's - HSB4.80Not Tried
20 Apr 2013 (Andrew)
The final stop in Tony and my tour of the triangle-bus-route. The is truely an almighty pub. It was heaving and within 20 seconds of entering we were in conversation with the locals. No Martyn, which was a shame, but Gavin was doing an admirable job. Spent a lot of time laughing in here. Great pub to end a great tour.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Dark Star - Hophead3.80Excellent
Oakham - Citra4.20ExcellentThe only thing that would make this better were if they dropped it to 3.8%. Lovely beer.
Old Dairy - Copper Top4.10GoodI like Old Dairy for their solid basic flavours.
Fuller's - ESB5.50Not TriedTony had this and liked it a lot
Hopdaemon - Leviathan6.00Not Tried
Fuller's - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
13 Apr 2013 (Mick)
Fairly quiet early evening, nice to see the regular locals in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00ExcellentNice pint of this local beer.
Adnams - Broadside4.70ExcellentA good pint of this rich malty beer.
Hopdaemon - Leviathan6.00Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead3.80Not Tried
Fuller's - Gale's HSB4.80Not Tried
14 Feb 2013 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Room for everyone to have a seat. Martyn away for Valentine's Night.
BeerABVScoreNotes
JW Lees - Harvest Ale11.50Exceptional2006 version which seemed more rounded than the 2005 which my colleague pushed down
Oakham - Citra4.20ExcellentNew cask - kept head and superb bitterness
Old Dairy - Snow Top6.00Excellent
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00GoodRich in taste indeed
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Oakham - JHB3.80Not Tried
Fuller's - ESB5.50Not Tried
09 Feb 2013 (Brian)
Pretty full on a Saturday lunchtime due to visit from a group from Ashford CAMRA.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Oakham - JHB3.80ExcellentReally nice, stingy hop.
Fuller's - Gale's HSB4.80GoodNice fruity dark brown beer
Old Dairy - Copper Top4.10AcceptableFine malty brown beer
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00Not TriedReplaced the Copper Top
Fuller's - ESB5.50Not Tried
Oakham - Bishops Farewell4.60Not Tried
Old Dairy - Snow Top6.00Not Tried
26 Jan 2013 (Mick)
Good crowd of regulars in, good to be back in my old local.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00ExceptionalPerfect pint of Incubus, I love this beer, rich and malty with just enough hops, full bodied and good mouth feel.
Dark Star - Hophead3.80ExcellentPale, hoppy a good finish.
Old Dairy - Blue Top4.80ExcellentNice dark bitter, perfect balance of hop and malt.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Old Dairy - Snow Top6.00Not Tried
28 Dec 2012 (Ken)
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Broadside4.70ExcellentNobody serves it better
Old Dairy - Silver Top4.50ExcellentConsistently good
22 Dec 2012 (Mick)
Back to my old local for a quick pint and a take away. Nice to see so many old faces.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00ExcellentGood pint of this dark ale, full bodied and rich.
Adnams - Broadside4.70ExcellentOne of my favourite beers, such depth of flavour, distinctively Adnams.
Dark Star - Hophead3.80Not Tried
16 Nov 2012 (Blair)
My uncle is over from Australia so we had to take him to the Butchers! Really busy night, great fun as always.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Golden Braid3.70ExcellentAs good as braid gets.
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00ExcellentLovely, goes down way too quickly.
Fuller's - ESB5.50ExcellentPerfect beer to finish up on!
Oakham - Citra4.20GoodVery bitter and hoppy but still really drinkable.
03 Nov 2012 (Mick)
Good bunch of locals in discussing a wide variety of topics.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hopdaemon - Dominator5.10ExceptionalFull rich malt with syrupy fruits, good depth of body, very drinkable.
Hopdaemon - Incubus4.00ExcellentExcellent pint of Incubus, Good malt, some hop, malty finish.
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Dark Star - Hophead3.80Not Tried

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About The Butcher's Arms

The pub sign. The Butcher's Arms, Herne, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional222
Excellent325
Good53
Acceptable8
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Herne, Kent, CT6 7AN.

Once the Canterbury Beer Shop selling beer straight from the cask. It is now a pub (with the same owner as before) and still does off-sales which is fantastic! Voted CAMRA Kent Pub of the Year in 2008 and East Kent CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2009 (...and not surprisingly).

We have visited this pub 301 times, seen 118 different beers and tried 105 of them.

Map location

Postcode: CT6 7AN