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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 |  | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Plateau (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Gale's - Prize Old Ale | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 10 | | 1 |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 |  | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | | 1 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | | 2 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | | 1 |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | | 5 |
| Mighty Oak - The Ruby One | | 1 |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB |  | 2 |
| Adnams - Southwold Bitter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Revelation | Not Tried | 0 |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Cattle Shed | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mighty Oak - Blackbird | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | Not Tried | 0 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Ossett - Silver King | Not Tried | 0 |
| Dark Star - Original | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
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 |
04 Sep 2015 (Mick)
Lunchtime. A couple of locals in, a good chat with Martyn and Kevin the Pickle.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | | Gadds No 5 super. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | Excellent, smooth and well balanced. |
| 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) - Silver Top | 4.50 | Not Tried |
03 Sep 2015 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening. Martyn's 56th birthday so nibbles and cake as well as beer on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Silver Top | 4.50 | | On the blackboard tonight as "Rev' Top" in honour of the barman subbing for the Guv tonight |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | | |
| 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 |
06 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, a group of four of us met here and stayed. Martyn was on top form and we talked about micropubs in beach huts and the problems being encountered by the people who are trying to open a micropub in Upminster.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | Not Tried |
18 Jul 2015 (Andrew)
Met Ian for a night on the beers! Drank Hop Head all night and lost count of how many. Good fun evening in the pub that gave birth to the Micropub revolution.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | Jolly nice stuff. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
18 Jul 2015 (Ian)
Where to start? Saturday evening session meeting up with Andrew. Martyn was a great host as usual, Sue from Ramsgate brewery turned up, a Liverpool/Deal party in a pink bus dropped in for a drink, there was a pub ticker from Lancaster talking about micropubs in Wigan, Glyn the Roof popped in to say he doesn't do guttering anymore and I ended up drinking some high end beers that could only have been purchased in this small ex butchers in the tiny village of Herne. Who cares that it takes me an hour each way to get here. It's the first and still the best.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Harvest Ale | 11.50 | | 2008 version, slight sourness, dry oloroso sherry. Unbelievable. |
| Gale's - Prize Old Ale | 9.00 | | 2005 bottled version with the cork closure. Dark cherry and damson. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 10 | 10.00 | | Dark chocolate, espresso coffee, great strong dark stout. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | As good as it gets these days. Light drinkable refreshing hoppy. |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Dark Star - Sunburst | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | Not Tried |
26 Jun 2015 (Mick)
First in at lunchtime, nice to be back at my old local. A good chat with Martyn about pubs and beer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | | Superb pint of this dark rich beer. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | | wonderful,light and hoppy. |
| Old Dairy (being contract brewed after it closed) - Copper Top | 4.10 | | |
| Ramsgate Brewery (Gadds') - No. 5 | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - ESB | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Mighty Oak - Blackbird | 4.00 | Not Tried |
02 Jun 2015 (ChrisE)
Just after mid day, initially we were the only customers but regulars and their dogs soon filled the place. I had a good chat with Martyn about micropubs in Worthing.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Oak - The Ruby One | 4.10 | | A new beer for me, as its name implies it is a ruby coloured ale. Very tasty. |
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
06 May 2015 (ChrisE)
Lunchtime visit, just a few in. We had a good chat with Martyn. I did not make a note of all the beers on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | |
About The Butchers Arms
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 240 |
| 428 |
| 92 |
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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