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The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Harvest Ale |  | 2 |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | | 1 |
| Oakham - JHB | | 8 |
| Larkins - Porter | | 6 |
| Larkins - Chiddingstone |  | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord |  | 1 |
| Mauldons - Black Adder | Not Tried | 0 |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
02 Jun 2005 (Ian)
Small corner shop in the pretty village of Herne opposite the church. Beer is purchased direct from the barrel in 3.5 pint bottles, mini or polypins. Check for opening hours on the beer shop website. Beer is always kept very well. Hopefully it will become a pub later in the year and from last night's visit, it is likely to serve beers from micros only
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Owner said that he had had some trouble with the fining of this barrel and had to put into minipins with extra finings before serving. Still tasted good though. Nose of grapefruit/tangerine and hops. Blond gold beer that is an easy drinking session beer with lots of interesting citrus flavours that make you want to keep trying it. |
07 Apr 2005 (Ian)
Corner shop in the pretty village of Herne serving 3 beers on this visit (Harvey's Sussex Best, Oakham JHB and Larkin's Porter) direct from the barrel for home consumption
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Pale gold colour. Wonderful aroma of hops and citrus fruit (grapefruit and tangerine). Good in mouth with a hoppy, flowery, bitter, citrus fruit finish. Superb session beer |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | Not Tried |
22 Mar 2005 (Ian)
Little corner shop in Herne that supplies up to 3 beers for home consumption. Beer is always bright and very well kept. Will become a pub in November 2005
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Pale gold colour, grapefruit and tangerine on the nose, light in the mouth with citrusy fruit, hops and a zingy finish |
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Lots of different flavours from the malt, coffee and chocolate amongst them. A stunning mouthful |
| Oakham - Bishops Farewell | 4.60 | | Same as JHB, but fuller in mouth and a bit more malt. Altogether more satisfying |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
13 Mar 2005 (Andrew)
He's still got 3 barrels of Larkin's Porter and may save one for when he opens as a pub in November
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Well I've nothing new to add about this beer. It's great |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried |
29 Jan 2005 (Andrew)
He told us he has 8 barrels of JW Lees's Harvest Ale!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | The proper use of American Hops in a beer you can and would drink all night |
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | What can I say that I haven't said before. Fantastic |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Harvest Ale | 11.50 | | Just like a sherry. Bit too strong for a session though! |
29 Jan 2005 (Ian)
Excellent beer shop with up to 4 beers available to take home. Always kept in superb condition
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Great grapefruit and lemon fruit with quenching dry hoppiness on end |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Harvest Ale | 11.50 | | Sensational barley wine with raisins and brown sugar balanced by a hoppy finish. Magnificent. Like drinking a good sherry |
22 Jan 2005 (Andrew)
He tells me that Brains SA is coming on soon and that when he becomes a pub he'll definitely have a mild on.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | This stuff is just fantastic. It just doesn't taste like a 5.2% beer. The caramel and burnt malt balance is perfect and I just love drinking it |
| Timothy Taylor - Landlord | 4.30 | | Perhaps this will get better after a day or two but at first taste it's a bit 'busy' |
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | Not Tried |
15 Jan 2005 (Andrew)
Still not a pub (but will be by the end of the year he thinks)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | A loverly pint of hoppy, dry, fruity pale beer |
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Every time I have this it gets better and better. The ballance between burnt malt and caramel is fantastic and this now rates as one of my favourite beers of all time |
31 Dec 2004 (Andrew)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Very crisp and refreshing |
| Larkins - Chiddingstone | 4.00 | | Copper coloured, sweet intense beer |
| Larkins - Porter | 5.20 | | Very caramely and burnt. Loverly but I probably wouldn't want more than half a pint of it |
11 Dec 2004 (Andrew)
This is the first time I've ever been here although I've heard a lot about it. The front room looks like a cross between a workshop and a beer-obsessed nutter's bedroom. Though some see-through plastic slitted drap you can see a row of barrels... lots of barrels. Ummmmm....I like this kind of shop.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakham - JHB | 3.80 | | Now a score of Excellent from me is saying somethign when it comes to JHB. ...but this beer really was excellent. Very very hoppy but with a fruity depth to it that I've rarely tasted in pub bought pint of it. Loverly. |
| Mauldons - Black Adder | 5.30 | Not Tried | Well I did actually try it but only a sip. Tasted like a very alcoholic porter: far too alcoholic for me. |
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