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The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora |  | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top |  | 2 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | | 2 |
| Dark Star - Hophead Dry | | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | | 3 |
| Austendyke Ales - Sheep Market | | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Adnams - Old Ale |  | 2 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | | 3 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 1 |
| Ossett - Silver King | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
16 Feb 2016 (Mick)
Chatted to Martyn about beer, brewers, CAMRA and SIBA. Also drank excellent beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Perfect pint to finish on. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Superb condition, dark and full bodied. |
| Dark Star - Hophead Dry | 3.80 | | First try of this, very nice. |
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried |
28 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening until close. The other two customers left just after we arrived. One other customer came in with a dog that investigated all corners, perhaps bemused by the fermenting beer smells. Good chat with the Guv, lots of gossip on existing and proposed Micropubs.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | New sweeter recipe perhaps? |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | Priced at £3.33 - half the price of the devil! |
16 Jan 2016 (Andrew)
Last stop in my random bus pub tour. Sat and talked to Martyn untill the bus was due.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Not usually my favourite of Gadds beers but this was in excellent condition and went down a treat. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 3 | 5.00 | Not Tried |
31 Dec 2015 (Jack William)
Lunctime - jolly banter ongoing.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 |  | Disappointing, ok condition but rather tasteless for an old ale. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| 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 | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
20 Dec 2015 (Dosser)
Maidstone camra in. Well just Jeff Tucker plus one so we joined our old colleague. Martin a fountain of camra knowledge. Ifyour local sells these beers better than the Butchers you are drinking in a top pub.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | What the wetherspoons pubs selling this can aspire to |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | A quality pint at £3.75. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | | Quality beer |
24 Nov 2015 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit to celebrate the pub's tenth birthday. The landlord of the Priors Oven at Spalding was busy cleaning the windows and then struggling to get the boards back in place afterwards and his wife produced some very nice food. He had also brought down some ale from his brewery, Austendyke Ales which went down very well.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 | | |
| Austendyke Ales - Sheep Market | 4.00 | | Very good crisp golden ale. |
12 Nov 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Not too crowded. Usual banter across the benches and with the Guv.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | |
| Adnams - Old Ale | 4.10 | | |
| 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 |
06 Oct 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Much talk about Micropub development, theory and practice. I hold a purist's view which excludes some currently given the tag.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | | Fresh cask, first pints out |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | Ordered but the Guv offered a taster first for a second opinion, the sale did not proceed |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
25 Sep 2015 (Andrew)
Martyn had let me know that Burning Sky Plateau was on so I got a (late running!) bus and spent an hour in the Butchers talking to Martyn and drinking Plateau. Although brief, it was great fun.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Top stuff. It's like a better version of Dark Star Hop Head (but then it was brewed by the former Dark Star brewer!) |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Revelation | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | 4.50 | Not Tried |
20 Sep 2015 (Jack William)
Lunchtime. My prediction of the 30k visit being here today was a bit premature (what has everyone been doing for the last few days?) 35 to go still - who will it be and where?
A pleasure as always at the home of micropubs - had a good chat with a small CAMRA contingent from Essex.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Ossett - Silver King | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Original | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
About The Butchers Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
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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