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The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside |  | 1 |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | | 3 |
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | | 1 |
| Cairngorm - Trade Winds | | 2 |
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | | 1 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | | 3 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 2 |
| Dark Star - Porter (aka City) |  | 2 |
| Dark Star - Espresso Stout | Not Tried | 0 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
09 Jan 2009 (Andrew)
Popped in on the dot of 6pm to get a bottle of something Jane would drink too (which ruled out Hophead unfortunately - I'm starting to get withdrawal symptoms).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 |  | In excellent condition with crisp clean Harvey's flavours. The kind of pint you'd want after a 5 mile walk in the country. I hadn't walked anywhere but I drank it anyway. |
| 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 | I miss you |
06 Jan 2009 (Glyn)
With the aid of public transport I visited the award winning pub, again.Ex old bill were in, in strength(Pete and Dickie) as was Ulster Ken, Bluto,Bobby Grant, and KB(63).Tried Harveys Old for the first time and was quite impressed. How nice to see SN Ken blogging at last. Happy New Year to Mr & Mrs SN.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Old Ale (or Sussex XXXX Old Ale) | 4.30 | | Quite distinctive taste and dark in colour |
05 Jan 2009 (Glyn)
Congratulations to SN Ken,60 today. Anyone wishing to celebrate Ken's special day is welcome to the Butchers tonight to buy the old boy a pint. Please also bring cake or jelly and ice cream. Martyn wishes to inform all, of the beer now on tap.They are as follows,Hophead, Harveys,Dark Star APA, Old Hooky, Critical Mass and Fullers ESB.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton - Old Hooky | 4.60 | | luvly |
01 Jan 2009 (Ken)
Sadly Mrs SN & I were away for the festive period so we had to rely on Adam collecting a carryout of Critical Mass for consumption the other side of the channel. The beer, of course, was delicious but never quite the same when you're away from base. Hopefully someone else picked up the Talking Bullocks award in my absence!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | |
30 Dec 2008 (Andrew)
Popped in to pick-up some beer for tomorrow - although I had some of it tonight. A small crowd were in including Glyn who I met for the first time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Strong, dark and with some really good red fruit in the finish. I do like this beer. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Fruity with that Harvey's yeasty taste |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Espresso Stout | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Critical Mass | 7.80 | Not Tried |
20 Dec 2008 (Glyn)
Crazy days in this award winning pub, never seen it so busy, our host must be doing something right at last!! Good news, Masalla Bay reopened after the cockroach incident.Great combo mutton vindaloo and Dark Conspiracy, but beware Gandhi's revenge!Many regulars in attendance as you would expect, including Ralph impersonating Rupert Bear, Andy the Onion as himself, Dr Petts and Jubbly Kate. Met a jolly nice chap on saturday, beer boffin Ian from Ashford,such is the attraction of this little pub, regulars from 30 miles away.Dont forget to logon to Axe the Tax website and register to get Mr Brown to reduce the tax on beer.(it won't happen).
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | Dark and strong |
20 Dec 2008 (Ian)
I had a one day Explorer bus ticket burning a hole in my pocket and I wanted to make the most use of it. So after saying goodbye to Andrew, I got something to eat, some bottles of Punk IPA from Oddbins and caught the bus back to Herne, even though the sensible thing would have been to go home. Glad I did go back as met Glyn the Roof for the first time and a very pleasant chap he is as well. Also spoke to Lofty about Brugge. And we found out what a Runcible spoon is from the Owl and the Pussycat. And there was an element of self serve with the beers too. General air of bonhomie that made me happy for the rest of the weekend.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | 2 pints disappeared in 25 minutes as it was just so drinkable and I had to catch the bus. |
| Dark Star - Porter (aka City) | 5.50 | | This was a little flat in condition, but still quite rounded and had a good oily dark roast malt flavour. |
20 Dec 2008 (Ian)
Busy Saturday lunchtime for off sales for Martyn which is good news for the pub. There were 4 guys from Thanet who were visiting for the first time and were very impressed. I sat next to Evo Kev and had a few pints before meeting up with Andrew on the bus to Canterbury.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Fresh on as someone came in for takeaway and cleaned out the previous cask. Good intensity of flavour, bit earthy on finish. Good yeast/hop flavours. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Fantastic condition, lovely hop, no soapiness at all. Fresh. Great grapefruit, really suppable. Really sherberty and sparkling. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | Towards the end of the barrel, but the flavours are still amazing. Choc is really good, good malty flavours, rounded. |
| Cairngorm - Trade Winds | 4.30 | | Crystal clear gold. I was looking forward to this and expecting the trademark elderflower aroma which wasn't there, it was mostly dominated by a sweaty sox hop aroma. Decent condition, but not quite got that elderflower crispness I associate with this beer. |
20 Dec 2008 (Mick)
Called in early with Rosemary, we were the first in, soon followed by some locals, Glyn, Simon and Ken. Ian then called in and gave me some excellent advice on places to visit in Bruge.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairngorm - Trade Winds | 4.30 | | Golden with a real citrus, fruity zesty taste, a super pint. |
| Dark Star - Porter (aka City) | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
19 Dec 2008 (Mick)
James dropped me off, I had 2 hours to sample some beers. The place was heaving, at least 30 people plus a couple of dogs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - Dark Conspiracy | 4.90 | | Very nice, dark and rich. Roast malt, molasses, chocolate, very smooth, a bit sweet for me but still v nice. |
| Dark Star - Porter (aka City) | 5.50 | | Nice, with malt, roast malt and chocolate but not exceptional. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Cairngorm - Trade Winds | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The Butchers Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 239 |
| 424 |
| 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 378 times, seen 164 different beers and tried 135 of them.
Postcode: CT6 7HL