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The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) |  | 4 |
| Larkins - Porter | | 5 |
| Larkins - Traditional |  | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 4 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Adnams - Mild | | 4 |
| Adnams - Broadside | | 4 |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Prince's Ale |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - Festival | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
04 Jun 2011 (Mick)
First in tonight, wonderful choice of ales, as always.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Took 2lt as a takeaway, superb! |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | good pint, good colour and flavour, served in top condition. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | | Super condition, pale and full of flavour. |
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
01 Jun 2011 (Andrew)
Arrived at 8 and apart from Gavin, "behind the bar", it was empty. After Glyn arrived (thanks for the pint Glyn) it started to get busier. Talk was around stories of Martyn's glorious ascent to becoming a God amongst landlords, Goacher's (I do worship him) and his recent visit, a Butcher's trip to Edinburgh, and the best pub conversation I've heard for ages that went along the lines of, "So if nuns live in a nunnery, why don't monks live in monkeries. Umm (came the answer), because they don't fly?". I love the Butcher's!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Ha ha ha ha ha. This is THE best porter in THE best pub. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Okay a 5 out of 5 for Hop Head at the Butcher's. ...but this was actually better than 5/5. This was so good (as, frankly, it usually is here) that it makes a mockery out of any scale. Just mind blowingly good. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Blue Top | 4.80 | | The condition on this was superb. Great beer. Well constructed and complete in terms of it's body. Very drinkable. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | Give 'em the wink to get a pint! |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Gale's HSB | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
22 May 2011 (Ken)
Sunday lunch time. Spuds courtesy of Mrs Scotty. Delicious. Sunday Telegraph crossword clue. 'To egg on'.. 5 letters. Instant response from the floor. TOAST............ Only in the Butchers!!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | Fresh, bright and very more-ish. Everything you'd expect when Kent's finest brewer meets Kent's finest host. |
21 May 2011 (Mick)
Two regulars in when we arrived, a good evening with much banter.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Traditional | 3.40 | | Smooth, excellent balance of malt and hops, hard to believe it's only 3.4%, Very drinkable. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Reliable beer from a reliable brewery, served in top condition, hoppy with good citrus notes. |
| Canterbury Ales (sometimes badged as Canterbrew) - The Prince's Ale | 4.00 | | A pale hoppy beer, like hophead but a bit more rounded and smooth. |
| 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 |
14 May 2011 (Mick)
In early, a small group of regulars in tonight, much banter, a good evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | I like this, malty and rich but with just enough bitterness. |
| Adnams - Mild | 3.20 | | Everything a mild should be. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
12 Apr 2011 (Ken)
Beer and banter up to the mark as usual and a couple of pints of Larkin's Porter produced only the best quality tabbing.......Or so I seem to recall.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Pure nectar from the man reputed to talk to his hops to get the best out of them |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | |
08 Apr 2011 (Mick)
First in tonight, heard the Larkins was on, just time for a quick one but had to try the Adnams as well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Andrew said it all really. Sublime. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Super, possibly my desert island beer. |
| Adnams - Mild | 3.20 | | Looks like a mild, not sure it tastes like a mild, a touch of Over the Moon? To fruity for a Mild but very nice. |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
08 Apr 2011 (Andrew)
Ah the Butchers Arms. Plenty of folk in, including Glynn and KB. Conversation was revolving around the fun you can have at a swimming pool without needing to necessarily be in the water.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Oh yes. The Daddy of Porters is back. Just stunningly good. Stunningly good. Initial flavours are fruity with hints of burnt perspex. The main body is milk powder, roasted malt, slightly sour, slightly acidic. The finish is of acrid milk. Just lovely. |
| Adnams - Mild | 3.20 | | This had an intriguing taste to it that I couldn't quite put my finger on. My synaesthesia told me it was green. Why? I've no idea. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
06 Apr 2011 (Blair)
Gorgeous, sunny day so we decided to hike it over to the butchers. Great line-up, great atmosphere. awesome.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | The perfect porter, end of. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Just the beer to coolf off after the stroll here. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Still a gorgeous beer, not as dark as I remember. |
| Adnams - Mild | 3.20 | | I really like this beer and I like the fact it's only 3.2% even more! |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | | Not my favourite dark star beer but still a jolly good pint. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | Not Tried |
02 Apr 2011 (Andrew)
A flying visit to pick up some take-out. It was busy with pork pies being consumed in large quantities. Convivial as always.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Woohoo! |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Lovejoy again popped into my mind. Bit of Tinker too. Clearly an evocative beer. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | A Kent classic. |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Festival | 5.00 | Not Tried |
About The Butchers Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 241 |
| 430 |
| 93 |
 | 14 |
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The pub is found in Herne, Kent, CT6 7HL.
In the middle of Herne village in Herne Street, 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). Regarded universally as the first micropub, which has spawned many similar ventures in East Kent and throughout the UK. Real ales are kept on gravity dispense in a cold room to the right and you will view this when you walk through it to the unisex toilet at the rear. Displays a Micropub Association Certificate of Registration warranting, annually, that it adheres to the tenets and ethics of the Association's definition of a micropub. Since post-Covid re-opening in October 2021 now open 5-8 Tuesday to Friday only. The landlord and founder of the Micropub Association, Martyn Hillier, was awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Years Honours list for services to Business and to Hospitality. Cash only accepted, no card payment facility.
We have visited this pub 382 times, seen 164 different beers and tried 135 of them.
Postcode: CT6 7HL