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The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Wherry |  | 2 |
| Larkins - Porter | | 2 |
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | | 1 |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 2 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter |  | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 5 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | | 1 |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale |  | 1 |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Harvest Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
17 Jun 2006 (Ian)
Came here on Saturday evening with Andrew and Martin on the very regular bus service from Canterbury. And what a great evening. Pub is small enough to be intimate and the conversation is excellent. 4 beers on, all extremely good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Like Andrew with Goacher's Mild, I am so critical of this beer, because I like it so much and I've had many pints of it in all sorts of conditions. Still this was excellent and I stayed on this all evening as it was so good. Pale gold, aromatic US hops and a taste that makes you come back for more. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | The sip from Andrew's pint held the typical Harvey's flavours but also a bit deeper on the malts. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried | Had a sip of Andrew's and it was on fine form |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | Again a sip from Andrew's pint was good, but maybe a bit too strong and syrupy for me. Nice strawberry and raisin fruit though |
17 Jun 2006 (Andrew)
Arived on a baking day just before evening opening. This is a great pub. It's about the size of a bath tub which means you get to talk to virtually eveybody in the pub without having to move.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | A bit too cold but very drinkable. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Again, a bit too cold. Good harvey's syrupy yeast taste. |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | Again, a bit too cold but clean and crisp. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | Again, a bit too cold. Nice rich fruit flavours with the hard hit of 5.5% |
31 May 2006 (Ian)
Just one other local in when I arrived for a pint of JHB and to pick up some take home for later consumption. Must come here for a session one Saturday. Still very good.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Had a pint whilst at the pub, which was good but just lacking its usual clarity of flavours. However, the take home I had the next day was absolutely superb. |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | I had the first and last of this barrel over a 3 week period. The last 3.5 pint bottle, the landlord had been keeping for another customer, but let me have it instead as I liked it so much. Still had great hops, but just a little tired from its supreme freshness when I first had it. |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried |
12 May 2006 (Andrew)
Absolutely heaving. Having said that it's not a big place but even still it was a struggle to get in. Good friendly atmosphere. Must come here for a session
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | | Now my problem with scoring Goacher's Mild is that it's my favourite beer and I've had it when it's on top-form so I know exactly what it can taste like. However, I fully recognise it can't always taste fantastic. Anyway, this was good. Lots of coffee and a bitter sweet finish. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried |
09 May 2006 (Ian)
I can't believe that it has taken me this long to visit here since it became a pub. I am almost ashamed of myself. It is still a fairly small room, but there are a couple of tables and a bench seat on the wall. Apparently a local was telling me that they got 23 people in there one night. Now that would have been a squeeze. 4 others customers came in after I arrived. I really liked this place as a pub and I will definitely come back to do a session.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Pale gold with a lasting white head. Stunning grapefruit, tangerine aroma, plenty of hops. Good and juicy in mouth with distinctive hop finish. Just a stunning beer. My favourite beer and in this condition was unsurpassable. |
| Dark Star - American Pale Ale (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 4.70 | | The landlord tapped this and gave us a sample before I bought it. And what a huge beer this is. I had this in the Wenlock Arms a couple of weeks back and could only give it a 4/5, but this is better. Strong intense American hop aroma. Good juicy pale malt in the mouth, shebert in mouth and then this harsh strong intense grapefruit on the finish. Very dry. Even better at home. Massive hops. But I love it. Not exactly a session beer, but certainly has a huge flavour. |
| Goacher's - Real Mild Ale | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried |
29 Apr 2006 (Andrew)
Popped in to pick up a take-out and found a couple of drinkers in from Deal having a pint. Must come here one day for a session. Great place.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Over The Moon | 3.80 | | Smelt of lemon, mellon and roasted malt. Black in colour with a lemon and elderflower flavour and a sharp long bitter finish. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried |
31 Dec 2005 (Andrew)
As usual there was an excellent selection of beers on and Martyn was as informative as ever.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | This is such a good beer. Lots of rich burnt chocolate flavours with a very smooth finish |
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | | Fanstastic beer with a good rounded fruit flavour to it. Good malt hop ballance and very very drinkable |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Very pale yellow. Astringent hoppyness with a lemon citrus nose. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Harvest Ale | 11.50 | Not Tried |
02 Dec 2005 (Andrew)
Early evening and there were 3 people in drinking. It officially opens as a pub next week and I'm sure it will be a good one too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Dark red black in colour. The aroma is of coffee and milk and the initial taste is sweet and milky but quickly followed by a tart bitter burnt coffee flavour. The finish is sweet acrid and burnt with the mouth left buzzing. |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride | 4.10 | Not Tried |
29 Oct 2005 (Ian)
According to Martin the owner, this will be transformed into a pub on 26th November and we wish him every success. Had 3 beers on and as usual all in good nick.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodforde's - Wherry | 3.80 | | Brown bitter with really good citrus notes throughout. Very suppable session bitter. Hops are excellent |
| Whitstable - Oyster Stout | 4.50 | | Black beer with thin beige head. Lots of chocolate and molasses and richness that comes from the oysters. Some acids to balance the richness. |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
24 Sep 2005 (Andrew)
The owner told me that his application to become a pub in November had been passed which is good news. Also, the Larkin's Porter will be coming on in November too, which is even better news!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | | Subtle apple and flowery nose followed by a delicately intense hop taste with a sweet bitter finish. Fantastic |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | Not Tried |
About The Butchers Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
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| 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