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Just Beer Micropub (Free House)
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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Copthorne - Mild not meek |  | 1 |
| Holden's - Buffalo Soldier | | 1 |
| Black Iris - Iron Gate Stout | | 1 |
| George Wright - Sterling 41 | | 1 |
| Salamander - War Path Stout | | 1 |
| Ascot - Starting Gate (formerly Alley Cat Ale) | | 1 |
| Caythorpe - Classic | | 1 |
| Blackjack - Black Jack Stout | | 1 |
| Jarrow - Amazing Grace | | 1 |
| Plain Ales - Sheep Dip | | 1 |
| Ha'Penny - London Stone | | 1 |
| Derby - Pure Gold | | 1 |
| Moonshine (see also Cambridge Moonshine) - Barton Bitter | | 1 |
| Salamander - Practical Pipsqueak Porter | | 1 |
| Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic | | 1 |
| Exeter - 'fraid Not | | 1 |
| Nottingham - Legend | | 1 |
| Brentwood - Chockwork Orange | | 1 |
| Maypole - Solar Storm | | 1 |
| Tollgate - Ashby Pale | | 1 |
| Arkwright's - Original | | 1 |
| Copthorne - Barnstormer | | 1 |
| Brentwood - Project Venus - Sugar & Spice | | 1 |
| Maypole - Midge |  | 1 |
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Black Peg | | 1 |
| Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Amber Ale | | 1 |
| Milestone - Celebration | | 1 |
| Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Chained Oak | | 1 |
| Old Cottage - Oak Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | Not Tried | 0 |
| Salamander - Love Bug | Not Tried | 0 |
| Oakham - Mompesson's Gold (superseded by 5.2% version - see separate entry) | Not Tried | 0 |
| 8 Sail - Black Widow | Not Tried | 0 |
| Welbeck Abbey - Diamond Jubilee | Not Tried | 0 |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Kirkstall - Black Band Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Golden Duck - LFB | Not Tried | 0 |
| Double Top - Serendipity | Not Tried | 0 |
| Corvedale - Normans Pride | Not Tried | 0 |
| Great Heck - Slaughterhouse Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Milestone - Decathlon | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
14 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit with 3 of the 4 Tapsters in working (1) and drinking (2) residence.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrow - Amazing Grace | 4.60 | | Pleasant golden ale |
| Moonshine (see also Cambridge Moonshine) - Barton Bitter | 4.00 | | First rate mid brown traditional bitter with creamy body |
| Oakham - Mompesson's Gold (superseded by 5.2% version - see separate entry) | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| 8 Sail - Black Widow | 5.50 | Not Tried |
01 Oct 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit - the longest I have ever had here. Conversation is king.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset Brewing Company - Jurassic | 4.20 | | Good standard bitter |
| Brentwood - Chockwork Orange | 6.50 | | A strong dark beer - have to say it seemed a bit light on both chocolate and orange flavours |
| Brentwood - Project Venus - Sugar & Spice | 4.60 | | Top form - a collaboration brew between 5 brewsters |
| Salamander - War Path Stout | 4.50 | | Just very tasty |
| Burton Bridge - Golden Delicious | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Salamander - Love Bug | 3.80 | Not Tried |
02 Sep 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2055 hours visit. Friendly welcoming crowd and guv. The pub's beer count today is 1373 casks, 1255 beers since opening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden's - Buffalo Soldier | 4.50 | | Sweetish but enjoyable |
| Caythorpe - Classic | 4.60 | | Says it is a traditional bitter in every way and that it were lad |
| Little Earth Project (formerly Mill Green) - Black Peg | 4.00 | | For once I have to take issue with Phil's beer menu description card. A sweetish stout with light bitter taste turned out to me a very dry very burnt malt taste with bitterness to knock one's hat off |
| Old Cottage - Oak Ale | 4.00 | Not Tried |
12 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Mid evening and good crowd in for a Sunday - perhaps Olympics closing ceremony avoiders. When I mentioned Friday's trip to The Snug Micropub at Carnforth I was proudly shown Gregg's (The Snug guv) April 2012 entry in the visitors' book when he visited to be nosey (his word) for ideas and inspiration.
Unusually 5 beers alive tonight - normally 3 at one time.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter - 'fraid Not | 4.00 | | A standard mid brown bitter. At first I thought it had a mouldy aftertaste but the label description said "earthy" and that is exactly what it was - earthy, peaty |
| Tollgate - Ashby Pale | 4.50 | | Sharp and fruity |
| Corvedale - Normans Pride | 4.30 | Not Tried | Ran out during visit |
| Great Heck - Slaughterhouse Porter | 4.50 | Not Tried | Ran out during visit |
| Milestone - Decathlon | 5.00 | Not Tried |
30 Jul 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2045 to 2145 hours. A small Monday evening crowd in but healthy business still.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Iris - Iron Gate Stout | 5.50 | | Superb head and full of body and malt |
| Derby - Pure Gold | 4.40 | | Full on hoppiness |
| Maypole - Midge | 3.50 | | Light with some bitterness |
| Double Top - Serendipity | 4.60 | Not Tried |
21 Jul 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
1945 hours visit. My first Saturday night visit and it was packed with standing room only. Some well oiled customers had been on an earlier beer trip to Southwell by public transport. Found myself talking to Mitch Forster the proprietor of G.H. Porter (Provisions) Ltd and supplier of the pub's superb pork pies. He told me the secrets of the pies but I can not tell you otherwise he would have to kill me. The shop located in one corner of the town's cobbled square has a sign in its window "We open when we are ready and we close when we've had enough". The pub's beer count today is 1292 casks, 1182 beers since opening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham - Legend | 4.00 | | Just plain excellent |
| Arkwright's - Original | 3.80 | | An interesting sharp bitter which grew on me |
| Kirkstall - Black Band Porter | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
| Golden Duck - LFB | 4.30 | Not Tried |
01 Jul 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
21 to 2200 visit. Euro Football final taking toll of numbers as only 2 of the 4 Tapsters in situ when I arrived. Michael Gove would never call this a failing educational institution as I learnt of the derivation of the word oche, about helicopter forward thrust, missing Dad's Army episodes and Sharpness Docks. All this left a little room in my head for mild intoxication.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copthorne - Barnstormer | 3.80 | | A darker bitter |
| George Wright - Sterling 41 | 4.10 | | Refreshing and well hopped |
| Blackjack - Black Jack Stout | 5.00 | | Excellent stout full of flavour from a new brewery from Manchester |
| Loddon - Ferryman's Gold | 4.40 | Not Tried |
19 Jun 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening until almost last knockings. A oasis of calm isolated from Euro football. Merf was in the high chair and his most unintended joke was to tell that they had recently stocked one of the first casks of the new Pheasantry Brewery's Beer BB and that it had "flown off the bar". Time to leave!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot - Starting Gate (formerly Alley Cat Ale) | 3.80 | | This had as good as run out so I had a freebie near half before the pipes were pulled through. Absolutely delicious smell and taste |
| Plain Ales - Sheep Dip | 3.80 | | Zesty with a sharp hoppy head |
| Salamander - Practical Pipsqueak Porter | 4.80 | | Good one to finish on |
| Peakstones (formerly Peakstones Rock) - Chained Oak | 4.20 | | Did not inspire I am afraid |
| Welbeck Abbey - Diamond Jubilee | 6.00 | Not Tried |
04 Jun 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
2000 hours visit - just the time to arrive. The 4 Tapsters had only been told 45 minutes previously that they had been awarded CAMRA's Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year 2012 against damned stiff competition. A great achievement well done!
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ha'Penny - London Stone | 4.50 | | Fruity after the Milestone |
| Maypole - Solar Storm | 6.00 | | 50p from every pint goes to Beaumond House Community Hospice |
| Copthorne - Mild not meek | 3.80 | | Should have had this as part of drinking beers of ABV ascending order not as last of session |
| Milestone - Celebration | 4.00 | | Unexceptional Jubilee celebratory |
25 May 2012 (Martin the Mildman)
Pre Newark Beer Festival visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Brewhouse (uses Moongazer brand name too) - Moon Gazer Amber Ale | 4.00 | | Malty amber ale with biscuity malt dominating. Some hop in the dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
About the Just Beer Micropub
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 102 |
| 71 |
 | 14 |
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The pub is found in Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1BG.
May be a tad difficult to find first time as it is Swan and Salmon Yard just off Castle Gate. A Micropub modelled on The Butchers Arms at Herne, but a bit bigger, this one roomed bar usually has four real ales available. No juke box, pool table, machines or lager. Just Beer! Awarded CAMRA Newark Branch's Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded CAMRA's Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year 2012. Awarded East Midlands Regional Pub of the Year 2012 meaning it went into the last 16 for the CAMRA National Pub of the Year 2012 competition - it might just crack it you know. In the end went no further in the 2012 competition but didn't they do well anyway? Awarded CAMRA Newark Branch's Pub of the Year 2013 and, for the third year running, in 2014 too then in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Awarded CAMRA East Midlands Regional Pub of the Year 2017. Awarded CAMRA Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year 2018. 8 handpumps on the bar counter dispense beer kept in the same level cellar at the rear. Ciders come from the cellar behind by gravity dispense. In Spring 2014 introduced a small but welcome CAMRA card carrying members' discount on real ale, cider and perry but then subsequently withdrawn in spring 2018. A Tap Wall of 6 keg taps was introduced in early 2019.
We have visited this pub 78 times, seen 322 different beers and tried 182 of them.
Postcode: NG24 1BG