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Just Beer Micropub (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Hammerton - Baron H Black IPAExcellent1
Naked Brewer - HopsessionExcellent1
Milestone - Dark GalleonExcellent1
Cornish Chough - Fire RavenExcellent1
Clouded Minds - Coffee Dolce VitaExcellent1
Top Out - Smoked PorterExcellent1
North Riding Brewpub - V.A.T.S. IPAExcellent1
Bad Co. - Wild GravityExcellent1
Salamander - VerdentExcellent1
Elland - MobiusExcellent1
Abstract Jungle (cuckoo at Bexar County then at Totally Brewed) - JackalGood1
East London (ELB) - CowcatcherGood1
Double Top - Treble 20Good1
Corinium - Ale Caesar IPA IIIGood1
AJ's Ales - Best BitterGood1
Cheeky Imp - Gorilla Mash IPAGood1
Nine Standards (now brewed at Settle) - No. 4 Amber AleGood1
Horncastle - Wicked BlondeGood1
Isca - D'Artic Black CitraGood1
Stamps - Inverted JennyAcceptable1
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the MooseAcceptable1
Brentwood - Chockwork OrangeNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - JamboreeNot Tried0
Lacons - Pale AleNot Tried0
Dunscar (formerly Dunscar Bridge) - Rialto 47Not Tried0
Pickled Pig - ApacheNot Tried0
Rebel - Eighty ShillingNot Tried0
Magic Dragon (formerly New Plassey) - Dusky MaidenNot Tried0
North Riding Brewpub - Just Beer SorachiNot Tried0
Vibrant Forest - Flying SaucerNot Tried0
Clouded Minds - Hazel NutterNot Tried0
Clouded Minds - Clout StoutNot Tried0
Rebel - Surfbum IPANot Tried0
Shiny - Bee HappyNot Tried0
Partners - BohemiaNot Tried0
Salamander - Blackbeard's BountyNot Tried0
Welbeck Abbey - SligoNot Tried0
East London (ELB) - Red AleNot Tried0
Rat - Rat AttackNot Tried0
Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Alton AbbeyNot Tried0
Ossett - Mill End MildNot Tried0
Alechemy - Citra BurstNot Tried0
Revolutions - The Golden Age of WirelessNot Tried0
Maypole - Wonky DonkeyNot Tried0
Tonbridge - GoldNot Tried0
Wentworth - JubilantNot Tried0
Ran Ales - Hedge HopperNot Tried0
Maypole - Platinum BlondeNot Tried0
Picture 1. Just Beer Micropub, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Picture 2. Just Beer Micropub, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Michael Croxford

Visits Details

29 Dec 2015 (HSB)
14:00 5th stop. We met up with the other group of crawlers and obviously filled the place.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Abstract Jungle (cuckoo at Bexar County then at Totally Brewed) - Jackal4.20GoodStrange beer, roast liquorice taste, but not enough body for a stout or bitterness for a porter.
Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Alton Abbey4.50Not Tried
Alechemy - Citra Burst5.40Not Tried
Maypole - Wonky Donkey5.20Not Tried
Wentworth - Jubilant3.80Not Tried
30 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Cornish Chough - Fire Raven4.70Excellent
Top Out - Smoked Porter5.60Excellent
Horncastle - Wicked Blonde3.90Good
East London (ELB) - Red Ale4.00Not Tried
08 Oct 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Buzzing with some refugees from a visit to Nottingham Beer Festival.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hammerton - Baron H Black IPA5.80ExcellentChewy
Double Top - Treble 204.50GoodForgettable
Clouded Minds - Clout Stout4.50Not Tried
Shiny - Bee Happy4.60Not Tried
Salamander - Blackbeard's Bounty4.00Not Tried
02 Aug 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Quiet apart from the occasional raucous banter. Local IPA trail is on for the next week.
BeerABVScoreNotes
North Riding Brewpub - V.A.T.S. IPA6.10ExcellentA heady brew
Isca - D'Artic Black Citra6.00GoodDisappointment. If there were any Citra hops in it it was probably a single cone
Pickled Pig - Apache4.00Not Tried
Magic Dragon (formerly New Plassey) - Dusky Maiden4.40Not Tried
Vibrant Forest - Flying Saucer4.30Not Tried
23 Jul 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening, I am usually here several hours later in the day.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Corinium - Ale Caesar IPA III5.00Good
Cheeky Imp - Gorilla Mash IPA5.40Good
Brentwood - Chockwork Orange6.50Not Tried
East London (ELB) - Jamboree4.80Not TriedRan out
Lacons - Pale Ale3.90Not Tried
07 Jul 2015 (HSB)
16:00 Track bashing aims for the day achieved, I met two chums here. Six others in.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Naked Brewer - Hopsession3.80ExcellentAptly named
Tonbridge - Gold4.00Not Tried
Ran Ales - Hedge Hopper4.50Not Tried
Maypole - Platinum Blonde5.00Not Tried
04 Jun 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Quiz night so I gave it a whirl and got 9/21. How DO you address a Cardinal? Which of the Kennedy brothers was the eldest? What instrument did Pablo Casals play?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Bad Co. - Wild Gravity5.20ExcellentA big hitter
Elland - Mobius4.60Excellent
Rat - Rat Attack3.80Not Tried
Ossett - Mill End Mild3.60Not Tried
Revolutions - The Golden Age of Wireless4.50Not Tried
05 May 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Towards end of visit some acoustic music jammers started up.
BeerABVScoreNotes
East London (ELB) - Cowcatcher4.80Good
AJ's Ales - Best Bitter4.00Good
Nine Standards (now brewed at Settle) - No. 4 Amber Ale3.70GoodFresh cask just on
Stamps - Inverted Jenny4.60AcceptableSoon ran out
Welbeck Abbey - Sligo5.40Not Tried
29 Mar 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Rarely, no Tapster in residence.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Salamander - Verdent3.80ExcellentRan out shortly after mine was poured
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the Moose4.60AcceptableMaybe first out for a while
Clouded Minds - Hazel Nutter5.00Not Tried
Rebel - Surfbum IPA3.50Not TriedCame on during visit
Partners - Bohemia4.30Not Tried
12 Feb 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Bit of a spruce up with new blood maroon back wall and some decluttering of shelves. Quiz night.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Milestone - Dark Galleon5.40Excellent
Clouded Minds - Coffee Dolce Vita6.20Excellent
Dunscar (formerly Dunscar Bridge) - Rialto 473.90Not Tried
Rebel - Eighty Shilling5.00Not Tried
North Riding Brewpub - Just Beer Sorachi4.50Not Tried

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About the Just Beer Micropub

The pub sign. Just Beer Micropub, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent102
Good71
Acceptable14
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1BG.

May be a tad difficult to find first time as it is Swan and Salmon Yard just off Castle Gate. A Micropub modelled on The Butchers Arms at Herne, but a bit bigger, this one roomed bar usually has four real ales available. No juke box, pool table, machines or lager. Just Beer! Awarded CAMRA Newark Branch's Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded CAMRA's Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded East Midlands Regional Pub of the Year 2012 meaning it went into the last 16 for the CAMRA National Pub of the Year 2012 competition - it might just crack it you know. In the end went no further in the 2012 competition but didn't they do well anyway? Awarded CAMRA Newark Branch's Pub of the Year 2013 and, for the third year running, in 2014 too then in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Awarded CAMRA East Midlands Regional Pub of the Year 2017. Awarded CAMRA Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year 2018. 8 handpumps on the bar counter dispense beer kept in the same level cellar at the rear. Ciders come from the cellar behind by gravity dispense. In Spring 2014 introduced a small but welcome CAMRA card carrying members' discount on real ale, cider and perry but then subsequently withdrawn in spring 2018. A Tap Wall of 6 keg taps was introduced in early 2019.

We have visited this pub 78 times, seen 322 different beers and tried 182 of them.

Map location

Postcode: NG24 1BG