The Butchers Arms (Free House)
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24 Aug 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Bus from outside Parkerville to front door of Butchers with maximum of 15 yards of walking. Quiet tonight but a former pub licensee from London told us a thing or two about the foibles of Pubcos.
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 |  | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
08 Jul 2016 (Andrew)
The chaps from work eventually phoned me as I was on the bus from the Two Smoking Barrels. I met them in the Butchers! Good fun.
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 |  | Had a few of these! |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Gold Top | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
06 Jul 2016 (ChrisE)
Early doors before 12:00 and the full session until just after official closing for the afternoon. A very good conversation with Martyn on various subjects to do with beer, pubs and campaigning.
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
05 May 2016 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit from shortly after opening time. Just the two of us in for much of the time so a great opportunity for us to joust with Martin over Micropubs, breweries and beers.
| Dark Star - Hophead Dry | 3.80 | | Excess bitterness from the dry hopping |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 |  | |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Deverell's - Darkside | 4.80 | Not Tried | Taster but not to my style |
16 Feb 2016 (Mick)
Chatted to Martyn about beer, brewers, CAMRA and SIBA. Also drank excellent beer.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| Burning Sky - Aurora | 5.60 |  | |
| Austendyke Ales - Sheep Market | 4.00 | | Very good crisp golden ale. |
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