The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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27 Apr 2022 (Blair)
First visit since before the pandemic. Great time had as ever. Pub no longer open on a Saturday, so Tuesday to Friday.
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 |  | |
Hopdaemon - Incubus | 4.00 |  | |
26 Oct 2021 (ChrisE)
It was good to be back here, I was the first customer at 5pm opening but was soon joined by a steady trickle of customers. Good conversation all round.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 |  | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - HPA Hoppy Pale Ale | 3.60 |  | |
23 Feb 2020 (ChrisE)
This pub currently opens from 14:00 to 16:00 on Sundays, I did the first hour of opening and enjoyed some very good company but left at 15:00 as a Rugby game was about to start. I assume that they all enjoyed the game and probably stayed a bit longer than the advertised closing time.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 |  | |
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 |  | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Uber | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
13 Feb 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening visit. Every seat taken and usual banter, venom and bull in barrel-loads.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Black Pearl Oyster Stout | 6.20 |  | Glorious, albeit I was rather rushed to finish it |
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 |  | Lots of zingy mouthfeel |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | Ran out |
Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
18 Dec 2019 (Jack William)
Lunchtime - nearly all seats occupied. Two guys on a pilgrimage from Blackpool where they are planning to open their own micropub in the new year. Martyn gave them a tour and some sage advice including “go for a soft opening”. Wise words.
Oakham - Citra | 4.20 |  | Spot on. |
Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
07 Sep 2019 (ChrisE)
A lucky connection with a bus at Sturry meant that I arrived in Herne earlier than planned. I tried the door here although the pub appeared closed. I was lucky enough to be given a buckshee half pint before the pub closed for Martyn's sixtieth birthday celebrations in the nearby village hall which was my destination anyway.
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 |  | |
21 May 2019 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, a group of us chatted about the Castle pub in Oldham Street, Manchester.
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 |  | Fresh cask to replace the Number 5. |
Old Dairy - Über Brew | 3.80 |  | |
Adnams - The Rule of Twelfths (collaboration with Lost and Grounded) | 4.10 |  | |
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | This ran out just before I was about to purchase one. |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
16 May 2019 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. Usual good arguments about whether blue is red.
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 |  | Good English bitter |
Adnams - The Rule of Twelfths (collaboration with Lost and Grounded) | 4.10 |  | Cask newly tapped, red rye ale |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Old Dairy - Über Brew | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
29 Jan 2019 (Jack William)
I had been away in the Caribbean for over a week and was in desperate need of a decent pint. I wasn’t disappointed.
Adnams - Tally-Ho | 7.00 |  | An absolutely delightful ale belying it’s strength. |
Oakham - Citra | 4.20 |  | |
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | On the board simply as “Cu Top” - I think Martyn delights in making life difficult for the occasional drinker (there were no brewery names on the blackboard either). |
Old Dairy - Über Brew | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
13 Dec 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. A local made his first visit here whilst we were there, he was obviously aghast at what he had found.
Old Dairy - Über Brew | 3.80 |  | |
Old Dairy - Copper Top | 4.10 |  | More cloying than crisp on the palate these days |
Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
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