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The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) |  | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 4 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | | 3 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB |  | 4 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | | 1 |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Snow Top | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Citra | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
28 Oct 2018 (Dosser)
Big crowd in for such a small pub. First pint of real ale in 5 weeks!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
18 Jul 2018 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit from minutes after opening. All seemed at peace here with massive gas main replacement works closing the side road and added roadworks traffic lights, plus a mandatory burst water main then some early doors customers wielding mobile phones. Usual argumentative banter seemed so very tame after all of that action.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Best beer of the evening, either first or second out of new cask |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | Not the ESB of old |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Always dependable. My compadre stuck on this one all through our stay |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | Ran out |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
14 Jul 2018 (Andrew)
Charlie and I were on the bus home and he was very keen to visit the Butchers. We only had 30 mins before the next bus so we stood and talked to Martyn.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Charlie thought this the best beer he'd had all night. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Oakham - Citra | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
10 Apr 2018 (ChrisE)
Evening visit, Kevin the Pickle was covering for Martyn who is currently on holiday. A most enjoyable visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | Not Tried |
10 Apr 2018 (Magnus Greel)
Just after evening opening we were the first to arrive soon joined by many others. Kevin was at the helm as Martyn was off enjoying a well earned holiday.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | So this brewery can make decent beer after all! |
| 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) - Snow Top | 6.00 | Not Tried |
10 Mar 2018 (Andrew)
Busy. Martyn was on good form if a little 'tired' from the days activities :)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried |
13 Jan 2018 (Wittenden)
My first visit here.I'd been seeing someone about a dog in the badlands of The Blean,so decided to look in.Noon on a bleak January Saturday:standing room only.Reminisced with the Guv about the glory days of the Smarden Bell.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Top notch pale ale.Succulent malt and raspberries. |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Red Top | 3.80 | Not Tried |
12 Dec 2017 (Jack William)
Just after noon - first in and a nice welcome and interesting chat with Martyn.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 |  | So much flavour and body for a session strength brew. Superb. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | Delicious full-bodied winter warmer. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried |
12 Oct 2017 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. We were of just 4 in until a party of a dozen arrived in one hit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | Rather the old taste of ESB - tending toward barley wine type bitterness |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Über Brew | 3.80 | | Tasty but poured rather flat |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | Always popular here |
| Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
About The Butchers Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
| 240 |
| 428 |
| 92 |
| 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.
We have visited this pub 380 times, seen 164 different beers and tried 135 of them.
Postcode: CT6 7HL