The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Fresh cask to replace the Number 5. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - 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 | |
13 Dec 2018 (Jack William)
Lunchtime visit - Martyn in good form.
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Delicious - especially on a clean palate just after noon. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | New barrel, a bit sweet after the Uber. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
24 Nov 2018 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, quiet at first but full by afternoon closing. Much excitement about pickle night this evening.
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | |
| Adnams - Sloe Storm | 4.00 | Not Tried | Just a taster, not for me. |
28 Oct 2018 (Dosser)
Big crowd in for such a small pub. First pint of real ale in 5 weeks!
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | |
15 Sep 2018 (Jack William)
5 pm opening - relief staff on as Martyn is on his hols. Pleasant as always.
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 |  | Had a 1 litre takeaway in a plastic bottle - it didn’t travel that well. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
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